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I'm twenty-five minutes into Shaun of the Dead. I love how Shaun shambles around his apartment and slouches and groans just like a zombie-- except of course he's not! But in a cute if slightly over-emphasized bit of theme, his life otherwise closely resembles zombiehood.

12 Kingdoms 3 -11 "You will carry the hope of the people, I will carry the weight of the kingdom."

The Twelve Kingdoms

Episode 3:

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Episode 4:


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According to anime news network, the guy who voiced Kimblee in the FMA original Japanese also did:

Yaegashi in Blue Seed
Amiboshi and Suboshi in Fushigi Yuugi
Hojo in Inuyasha
Hakim in Victorian Romance Emma!!!
Chris in Earth Girl Arjuna

... and Ikuya Asano in Twelve Kingdoms.

So he *is* in Twelve Kingdoms, but he's TokyoBoy, not Puck.

What have we learned from this?

RASHAKA SUCKS AT GUESSING VOICES.


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Episode 8:


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About this show as a whole...

::ENTHUSIASTIC clapping and laughter of fannish delight!::

This show is satisfying all my fantasy/magical/swordfighting/throne-stealing/horseback-riding/adventuring tickle spots. It's dramatic enough to be compelling without making me sob like a baby like FMA. It's... a very fun (and pretty!) distraction. I can tell this was based off a fantasy novel series-- the whole thing feels like all the fantasy novels I used to read in middle school and high school. There's some inevitable comparisons with Fushigi Yuugi (a.k.a. the Neverending Story of anime), which the same studio produced, but this is a fantasy adventure without the slapstick and the random SD/chibi humor. It's very straightforward drama. Also, the animation quality has improved in the years since FY was made so although FY was pretty, this looks *REALLY* pretty. I don't think it'd be fair to compare 12K to FY much anyway, as both anime shows were adopted straight from original sources (book and manga, respectively).

It's kind of nice to be watching an interesting, well-made anime with strong characters and an interesting plotline that DOESN'T fuck with my head. I mean, I'm all down with the brain-melting stuff, but sometimes a girl just wants to have fun. 12K is gonna be good for that, methinks. Save the brain-melting for Paranoia Agent on the weekends.

And let me add, about 12K: OMGWTFUNICORN?!?!


Episode 10:

( I so called that. )

Episode 11:

( OMG flashback! Sweeeeeet! )