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I will say this though: Suisei Seki is definitely awesome, and ten times moreso in both the manga and the second season of the TV series. So you have that to look forward to. She's already plenty good though in the first series. In fact, like so many people, Suisei Seki was what got me to check out Rozen Maiden in the first place. Although my story's probably a bit different than most people's since I investigated Rozen Maiden back around the December 2004 thru February 2005 (Feb 2005 being when I watched it), long, long before there was ever a "DESU" meme on 4chan. Hell, 4chan was just a baby back then too. But yeah, I remember the .gif very well even to this day: I was like, "Who is this beauty? And why is she throwing acorns? " They ended up not being acorns, of course. hahaha Quote:
Looking forward to your thoughts on the next episode. It's a fun one.
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So I actually finished Season 1, Season 2 and what the files said was Season 3 but turned out to be an OVA. Now I'm up to date with the new anime and I have one big question. Spoiler: show
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Spoiler: show Here are some posts I wrote last year that might be beneficial to you now that you've watched all of the original TV series. They're posts where I discussed my thoughts on the original manga. The posts get more detailed as you near the end, which is good for you if you're not planning to read the manga yourself any time soon but would appreciate being filled in on how exactly we got to where we are right now. Talon's thoughts on Volumes 1, 2, and 3 Talon's thoughts on Volumes 4 and 5 Talon's thoughts on Volumes 6 and 7 Talon's thoughts on Volume 8 I realize I write a lot, but you've also got to realize that these posts covers forty-five chapters' worth of manga. I'd say it's a pretty good trade-off to read these posts if you're not planning to read the manga yourself. If, after you read these, you still have further questions, feel free to ask them here. I'll determine whether I can and should answer them yet or not.
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Spoiler: show Speaking of which, my brother refuses to watch the original series because it "reminds [him] too much of Sailor Moon". Yep, the same one who proudly claims SAO to be "epic". OTL This generation is leaving me in despair!
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Episode 05:
This episode was pretty much everything I could have asked of Studio Deen given what they skipped over in Episode 01 and given what I knew was approaching by the end of Episode 04. They delivered both the bulk of the next chapter in the manga (Tale 04; we received all but the final nine pages) as well as a bunch of material relevant to our surprise guest that a) was omitted from Episode 01 of Zurückspulen and/or b) differed from the original TV series' canon and so needed to be corrected as we pressed forward. While I would have liked it if Studio Deen had somehow managed to better explain to viewers what the differences were between the manga and the second season of the original TV series, I was glad at least that they did show them, did cover them. So, without further ado, into the spoiler box we go! Spoiler: show You can probably tell -- I really, really enjoyed this episode. And now that I've finally written up this, I can allow myself to move on to Episode 06. Looking forward to it.
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Episode 06:
I held off alluding to any of this in my Episode 05 post as I didn't remember exactly when it happened, but dun dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUN! Episode 06 starts the ball in motion ... Spoiler: show
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Just a friendly little PSA before I post my thoughts post on Episode 08 ...
First off, Episode 08 was good, and in case you're wondering it carries us right on up to the very end of Tale 08, catching us back up with a 1:1 ratio between manga chapters and anime episodes. (And technically outstripping it since the first episode of Zurückspulen was that recap episode for Part I.) Second, if you're the sort who really likes to be surprised, you should try to avoid the sneak peek at the end of this week's episode. I know that that might be frustrating to you if you normally love sneak peeks, but trust me, I think you'll be even more pleasantly surprised by next week's episode if you should manage to avoid the sneak peek at the end of this week's. Third, I knew to probably expect something like this to happen but I was really hoping it wouldn't. Well ... *sigh* ^^; ... the sneak peek suggests that we'll be covering four manga chapters next week all in one go. Tales 09, 10, 11, and 12. (Something is shown in the sneak peek which doesn't occur until the very end of Tale 12.) While I'm really excited for what that means next week's episode is going to contain, my disappointment stems from the fact that this might very well mean that Zurückspulen is indeed going to end around Episode 13 like everyone's been reporting it would. Still crossing my fingers that that isn't the case and that we're going to get a 24er or longer! But given the sneak peek for Episode 09, I'm not holding my breath. Kinda disappointed though: four chapters in just one episode is a bit excessive. And some of them aren't any lighter on dialogue than the chapters we've been seeing.
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My silly perfectionism's driven me into an absurd corner where I'm now four weeks behind on posts and two weeks behind privately on seeing new episodes. Ridiculous. Going to try and catch up on everything -- posts and episodes -- and we'll start things off here with my thoughts on Episodes 08 and 09.
Episode 08: Spoiler: show Episode 09: Spoiler: show And I think that does it! Thoughts on Episodes 08 and 09 posted. Now I can finally, finally watch Episodes 10 and 11. :3
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Episode 11:
Spoiler: show Comparisons with the manga: Spoiler: show Some delightful pacing information: MyAnimeList is currently reporting no known end date for the Rozen Maiden 2013 anime. This suggests that while the summer season will still likely end roughly where I thought it would, it might end one chapter further, which (to me) makes perfect sense because ... (manga pacing spoilers! no plot spoilers though, just pacing) Spoiler: show Of course, this isn't a guarantee. For all I know, Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen will still be ending for the season next week and won't be back for who knows how long. I have yet to see any definitive announcements about it one way or another. Keep your fingers crossed!
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Episode 12:
Sorry this is one week late. The sub group I switched over to mid-season, EveSenshi, didn't release Spoiler: show Other than that, there's really not too much to say.
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