Epic Story Telling
Fantasychick18 | Buffalo, NY | 09/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Twelve Kindoms is my favorite show in anime. Each new chapter is compelling and wonderful. Especially Reflections; it held me in its tight grip right until the end- then I wanted more.
Youko, now the Queen of Kei, is still not fully comfortable in her new role. Heading down to live amoungst her subjects, she starts to learn about life in her new world. Suzu, still on her quest to find the Queen of Kei, finally realizes that people are just the same as her. They can feel pain and grief, something that she thought could never happen. Finally, Shoukei, former princess of Hou, begins to see through her own disillusionments about her family and being a ruler.
The animation is top notch and is beautifully vivid. The voice actors in both languages are excellent. No over acting or corny lines here. The English voice actors are a little more expressive but they don't over do it.
Another great aspect about Twelve Kingdoms is that it makes you think, well, aleast it made me think. Most of the conflicts that the characters have are internal, there aren't that many external enemies that they have to go and beat up. When there are external antagonists, they mostly symbolize the insecurities of our protagonists.
This show is one of the greatest and should be recognized along with some of the flashier animes out there(Inyuasha, Gundam). I recomend the show for anyone looking for a different anime show. It will certainly impress.
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