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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles [Volume 28]
Reviewed by JuliaAerides
The story begins in the desert country of Clow where the protagonists Syaoran, a devoted and kind archaeologist is continuing work of his late father of excavating the nearby ruins. His childhood friend Sakura, the kind and well-loved princess of the kingdom where Syaoran lives who holds undeveloped magic, however mysteriously has her memories scattered across the dimensions in the form of feathers and will die if they are not returned to her. To save her, Syaoran takes her to the Dimensional Witch where he meets two more of the series' protagonists who've arrived with similar wishes: Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja, and Fay D. Fluorite, a laid-back magician with a dark past. In order to journey across the dimensions, they receive a cheerful white creature named Mokona, from the Dimensional Witch Yūko. On their journey across the dimensions to retrieve Sakura's feathers, they encounter many characters that they have already encountered before in other dimensions.
-adapted from wikipedia
Okay, let's face it: this is a "big" series, one of those that drags for chapters and chapters with minimal progression, etc etc. The ending COULD have sucked big time. We see that all the time.
I think that, considering how confusing (REALLY confusing) the series is, the ending was okay, and it gave a certain closure. CLAMP also ends the story with a solid ‘whoa!’ moment that’s bound to make a good lasting impact after you’ve closed the book.
You should be warned, TRC contains crossover characters from various Clamp series. (As shown in the diagram)The only manga necessary is xxxHolic that runs parallel to TRC.
Volume 28 picks up where Yūko is revealed to have suffered a fate exactly the same as R!Sakura in that her own time had been stopped after Clow indirectly wished for Yūko when she was dying.
It is then explained that as clone Sakura and Syaoran are artificial beings, they're not bound by the rules of the universe and therefore could be revived. When given the choice to be reincarnated, Syaoran is initially hesitant before being convinced by Sakura due to the atrocities he previously committed.
After playing her part to aid the crew against FWR, her time begins to move again, bringing an end to her life.
The clones are then reincarnated with her memories intact by Yūko, and the two would eventually meet and give birth to a boy, who through a paradox turns out to be the original Syaoran. They raise him until it is time for him to begin the events of the series, and then they are sealed in a glass tube in order to await a certain event, with being unable to touch each other as the price.
Through an epic battle between the two Syaoran and Sakura, Fai and Kurogane, FWR was finally defeated. However, before he disintegrated, he revealed to Syaoran that they were the same--that is, they were both created beings.
After the defeat of FWR, the two Syaoran and Watanuki are pulled into a void between time and space as they are now entities disconnected with to world and must pay the price to leave. R!Syaoran decides the price he would pay is for his journey to continue while Watanuki's price to never be able to leave the shop.
However, the clones disappear and turn into feathers which are memories and return to their original self. At the end of the series R!Sakura finally confesses her love to R!Syaoran, and remains in the Kingdom of Clow awaiting Syaoran's return from his never ending journey.
Whew!! That took me quite awhile to summarise. My eyes spiraling more than once as I reread panels to try and grasp who was talking about what. And most importantly I did not expect that the original Syaoran and Sakura's real name are actually Tsubasa! How ironic and yet fitting.
Verdict: 9.0
The story begins in the desert country of Clow where the protagonists Syaoran, a devoted and kind archaeologist is continuing work of his late father of excavating the nearby ruins. His childhood friend Sakura, the kind and well-loved princess of the kingdom where Syaoran lives who holds undeveloped magic, however mysteriously has her memories scattered across the dimensions in the form of feathers and will die if they are not returned to her. To save her, Syaoran takes her to the Dimensional Witch where he meets two more of the series' protagonists who've arrived with similar wishes: Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja, and Fay D. Fluorite, a laid-back magician with a dark past. In order to journey across the dimensions, they receive a cheerful white creature named Mokona, from the Dimensional Witch Yūko. On their journey across the dimensions to retrieve Sakura's feathers, they encounter many characters that they have already encountered before in other dimensions.
-adapted from wikipedia
Okay, let's face it: this is a "big" series, one of those that drags for chapters and chapters with minimal progression, etc etc. The ending COULD have sucked big time. We see that all the time.
I think that, considering how confusing (REALLY confusing) the series is, the ending was okay, and it gave a certain closure. CLAMP also ends the story with a solid ‘whoa!’ moment that’s bound to make a good lasting impact after you’ve closed the book.
You should be warned, TRC contains crossover characters from various Clamp series. (As shown in the diagram)The only manga necessary is xxxHolic that runs parallel to TRC.
Volume 28 picks up where Yūko is revealed to have suffered a fate exactly the same as R!Sakura in that her own time had been stopped after Clow indirectly wished for Yūko when she was dying.
It is then explained that as clone Sakura and Syaoran are artificial beings, they're not bound by the rules of the universe and therefore could be revived. When given the choice to be reincarnated, Syaoran is initially hesitant before being convinced by Sakura due to the atrocities he previously committed.
After playing her part to aid the crew against FWR, her time begins to move again, bringing an end to her life.
The clones are then reincarnated with her memories intact by Yūko, and the two would eventually meet and give birth to a boy, who through a paradox turns out to be the original Syaoran. They raise him until it is time for him to begin the events of the series, and then they are sealed in a glass tube in order to await a certain event, with being unable to touch each other as the price.
Through an epic battle between the two Syaoran and Sakura, Fai and Kurogane, FWR was finally defeated. However, before he disintegrated, he revealed to Syaoran that they were the same--that is, they were both created beings.
After the defeat of FWR, the two Syaoran and Watanuki are pulled into a void between time and space as they are now entities disconnected with to world and must pay the price to leave. R!Syaoran decides the price he would pay is for his journey to continue while Watanuki's price to never be able to leave the shop.
However, the clones disappear and turn into feathers which are memories and return to their original self. At the end of the series R!Sakura finally confesses her love to R!Syaoran, and remains in the Kingdom of Clow awaiting Syaoran's return from his never ending journey.
Whew!! That took me quite awhile to summarise. My eyes spiraling more than once as I reread panels to try and grasp who was talking about what. And most importantly I did not expect that the original Syaoran and Sakura's real name are actually Tsubasa! How ironic and yet fitting.
Verdict: 9.0
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Spice & Wolf II
Reviewed by kuro-hime
Synopsis :
Lawrence, a travelling merchant, meets with Horo, a wolf deity. Somehow, Lawrence promised Horo that he'll bring her home in the Northern region and that he will look after her. While Horo promised that she'll be his business partner so that they will earn money. At first, they argue alot and has lots of witty remark about each other but in the end, they end up falling with each other.
Storyline :
This anime storyline is simple and not much. Even so, it's sweet. The storyline is neat and simple without much complication but of course, once in a while, troubles are throwed in the anime.
Music :
The medieval music fits the medieval theme and feel of the anime, making the anime more real and alive. The Opening and the Ending music is nice and sweet.
Animation :
The animation is quite nice. It's nothing special but the art is not bad either.
Characters :
CRAFT LAWRENCE
He is a very smart merchant who dares to take big risks. He understand alot about business and how it works. He is looking for big money. He is a very rational person but later in the season, he becomes a little more emotional because he fell in love Horo and he is afraid to lose her. Sometimes, he overthinks about things. No matter what, he is a lovable character.
HORO
Horo is a very smart but cunning wolf deity. She is also pretty and witty. Sometimes, she uses her beauty to fool people and to get what she wants. She is a damn good drinker. Sometimes, she behaves like a spoilt brat. Slowly, you will begin to love her character.
Review :
This anime is not a very good anime nor is it a terrible anime. It's one of those so-so anime that is very sweet and nice. It's the kind of anime that you would want to watch after watching epic and awesome anime. It's one of those anime that you watch to relax yourself.
Overall, it's a very nice anime. And you would want to see Lawrence and Horo together at the end of the season. So I rate it 3 stars.
Synopsis :
Lawrence, a travelling merchant, meets with Horo, a wolf deity. Somehow, Lawrence promised Horo that he'll bring her home in the Northern region and that he will look after her. While Horo promised that she'll be his business partner so that they will earn money. At first, they argue alot and has lots of witty remark about each other but in the end, they end up falling with each other.
Storyline :
This anime storyline is simple and not much. Even so, it's sweet. The storyline is neat and simple without much complication but of course, once in a while, troubles are throwed in the anime.
Music :
The medieval music fits the medieval theme and feel of the anime, making the anime more real and alive. The Opening and the Ending music is nice and sweet.
Animation :
The animation is quite nice. It's nothing special but the art is not bad either.
Characters :
CRAFT LAWRENCE
He is a very smart merchant who dares to take big risks. He understand alot about business and how it works. He is looking for big money. He is a very rational person but later in the season, he becomes a little more emotional because he fell in love Horo and he is afraid to lose her. Sometimes, he overthinks about things. No matter what, he is a lovable character.
HORO
Horo is a very smart but cunning wolf deity. She is also pretty and witty. Sometimes, she uses her beauty to fool people and to get what she wants. She is a damn good drinker. Sometimes, she behaves like a spoilt brat. Slowly, you will begin to love her character.
Review :
This anime is not a very good anime nor is it a terrible anime. It's one of those so-so anime that is very sweet and nice. It's the kind of anime that you would want to watch after watching epic and awesome anime. It's one of those anime that you watch to relax yourself.
Overall, it's a very nice anime. And you would want to see Lawrence and Horo together at the end of the season. So I rate it 3 stars.
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