Audience reviews
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Guts-Valley
This could have been a lot better. The first few episodes were great but it had it's problems it seem they would fix these over time they don't. The story doesn't follow the original material so read the book not manga. The main bad guy looked to be OP and looked like the "good guys" had no shot. Also the bad guy is awful to everyone including the rich noway he would have stayed in power for that long. Also the bad guys look unrealistic they are cartoonish evil. There a supernatural elements which i won't spoiled but it not necessary and comes out of nowhere. I have no idea if this is earth. Another problem is the characters don't improve. Romeo is weak and timed and I have no idea if Romeo is straight because he seem to like weak boys Juliet passes for a boy when her hair is up so I can s…
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Gonzo is the greatest anime studio ever formed, and Romeo x Juliet is all the evidence you need.
It's based on Romeo & Juliet, but like only the house rivalry, the main characters' names, and their relationships are intact. Everything else has been sacrificed on the altar of Japanification, and hasresulted in a miracle
The first scene after the prologue is MASKED VIGILANTE JULIET a.k.a. THE RED WHIRLWIND
swashbuckling through the city, kneeing guards in the face then jumping across a gap, missing, and getting swept up by ROMEO ON A GODDAMN PEGASUS
Oh, I'm sorry.
Not a pegasus.
a dragonhorse
of course my mistake
Blessed studio Gonzo
Oh, did I forget to mention that Shakespeare himself is in it?
Read at the sourceBalsamina
This is a show that I did not expect much out of, not only from the title signalling that the premise is not 100% original, but that the idea of star-crossed lovers has been done time and again with this anime's source inspiration being probably the world's most known telling of such a story.
Visuals wise, for the time this anime came out, its quality is definitely lower budget than its spring 2007 contemporaries. Still, the feel and character designs are elaborate and distinct enough. This show probably nails around the midtiers. The animation is largely pretty smooth and as it's not too action heavy, there's not a lot of poorly budgetted shots.
Art: 6
Unfortunately, the sound is largely lackluster. There is a distinct lack of originality to be had with the opening song effectively be…
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I somehow expected this to be less sad as an anime, but boy, was I wrong. I have always loved the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, in it's old and wondrous English, full of emotions. Right away when I watched the first episode, I knew that it was going to be good. It kept the older English, and that immediately made me love it. It was just as tragic and beautiful as I remembered. There are some fantasy elements that are not so in the book, and the two families are not feuding, but House Montague has killed House Capulet, and Juliet is the sole survivor. I have to give a warning, the ending is near unbearable. There was so much pain in my heart watching it, and I don't know if I've ever cried so hard watching an anime. Seeing Romeo and Juliet's precious moments together makes it hard to sa…
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When I first saw this Anime on the recommendation of a friend I thought great another shakespeare rip off but in the form of an Anime. But watching this I was gobsmacked. Thinking about it my jaw hit the floor. This was at all not what I was expecting. Floating islands flying horses rebellion all intertwined around the classic story of Romeo and juliet.
And the title song they chose I instantly recognized as it is an all time favourite song of mine. And it is beautiful in japanese and is the perfect choice I felt for this.
If you come to this anime to try and fog off studying the play for an english project just to watch some Anime and try and cheat that way you will be disappointed. It is not the original story that shakespeare wrote but in a way it is plot wise. If you come looking fo…
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Overall I loved the anime. It was not accurate to the original play, but in a way, that's why I liked it. It's because it was so original and different for the way the story was told that I loved it. The ending was BS though. There was no reason for it to end that way. There were so many other ways it could have ended. I'm not going to spoil anything, but the ending for one of the characters was unavoidable and it does happen. Though in this trying to like defy fate they just go in a circle and go back to what they were originally trying to stop. Even so, that's not the reason its BS. The reason is that what they were saying in the end totally contradicts what's happened already in the series. They only think differently in this case because they're all in love. Other than it being BS thou…
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RESEÑA EN ESPAÑOL (obviamente contiene spoilers)
Romeo x Juliet es una de las tantísimas adaptaciones de la historia de amor trágica mas popular del mundo, y al igual que todas estas buscan mantener la línea de la historia original añadiendo elementos y giros de tuerca.
En cuanto a la historia en sí tiene sus negros y blancos. Por un lado, que el odio a los Montesco por parte de los Capuleto responda al exterminio de su casa, la usurpación del trono y posterior difamación, sin contar la incansable persecusión a estos, es un añadido sumamente interesante; sobre todo en un punto que Shakespeare deja tan ambigüo en la obra original. El ver como Julieta es obligada a vivir con un álter ego, escondiendola incluso de sus propios aliados, junto con las escenas que nos muestran los arrestos a la…
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On my scale, 10 is the best of the best (S Tier), 9 is outstanding, no faults (A Tier), and 8 is great, very good, outstanding, BUT ... (B Tier).
Romeo X Juliet was on pace to be a 9 through 16, 18 episodes, and if the ending/story outcome was different could have ended up a 10. Unfortunately, the ending fell short and left a somewhat sour taste on an otherwise outstanding series.
Characters were well done, the story is an interesting take on a classic, and the setting adds intrigue. Not an expert on art/music, but the soundtrack was well done and the art was pleasing.
Romance between Romeo X Juliet is refreshing- no high school timidness, shyness, inept characters etc. A mature, adult, if somewhat "puppy love" -esque romance. Juliet is particularly well done, with her character as th…
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it is a very beautiful anime the story is incredible two guys who are in love with each other who can't love each other because of their families, but this anime taught me what love is, love is a feeling that drives you to do something for another person and I like this a lot and if love is impossible we have to win by force, I hope that this anime has changed many people, thank you who created this anime , and what can I talk about this wonderful soul that stole my heartand then the anime is not like William Shakespeare's initial comedy but this story is more beautiful because in the end the two do not poison themselves but die to save the world and stay forever with one another
Read at the sourceTrishHankins
For a while now, I've been alternating between watching newer and older anime. While I do think it's important to keep up with the great stuff that's coming out more recently, something I failed to do for quite a while, I also think checking out stuff from the past, especially ones a lot of people haven't seen, is a worthwhile exercise too. I'd heard decently good buzz from other critics on "Romeo x Juliet", and I like the Bard alright, so I gave it a watch.
My highest praise for this series, oddly enough, has to go to the dubbing stuff, most especially the writers. They easily could have just translated the dialogue into English and be done with it, but instead they not only used Shakespeare-appropriate dialogue wherever they could, they also fit it into iambic pentameter, the rhythm of…
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It is sad when you see a good show underestimated. This is a good show underestimated.
I wasn't very excited to watch a show about Romeo and Juliet because I'm not too much into romance and drama. The romance on this show was not the dominant hero. It went side by side with a much greater cause.
First, as a person who studied English literature in college, this was a big treat. Imagine having a mash-up of Shakespeare's characters in one place. This is Romeo x Juliet. We even have Shakespeare himself.
The creation of Neo Verona gave the story a new depth and flavor. The conflict is not about merely a teenage couple but it the struggle of a nation. The topic of the star-crossed lovers is accentuated. It does not follow the original plot per se so it leaves you wondering what will happen n…
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Plot & Story Line
First thing's first. The anime doesn't follow the exact story line of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. There are not two influential families in (Neo) Verona, only one, which is the Montague family. They took over the rule over Neo Verona by slaughtering the whole ruling family, the family of Capulet, 14 years ago. One of the few survivors of that night was the true heir to the throne, Juliet Fiammata Asto Capulet who was later on hidden by loyalists in wish to, one day, overthrow the Montagues and take over the rule over Neo Verona.
Juliet would eventually find out the truth on her 14th birthday but even though she never knew what had happened to her family she tired to protect the people of Verona as the Red Whirlwind. She is basically a Red, European version of…
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First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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✦Story
Hmm, what can I say. To be honest I've never seen any of the more "classical" adaptions of Romeo X Juliet story, nor the original. So this is for the most part my first experience with such story. It's possible I've seen similar things but simply with different title. Point here remains that this is my actual first "Romeo X Juliet" experience.
Anyhow, I did find the progression in the story just fine. Although the contents I found oddly boring. It is suppose to be tragic love story. Which I understand, especially how it was bound to be wrapped up, but in the end became less tragic.
Biggest question here still for me is. Why is their relationship tragic, why should o…
Read at the sourceShuuKenji92
This anime is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s novel of the same name without the X for those who do not know. The most obvious difference it is more in-lined with fantasy, semi-action and of course the romance/drama genre.
Its story simple if you read or know the novel, it is basically like this: two families, war, unrest, lovers, romance and death those are its main concepts. The flow of the story is more like the simple introduction, conflict, climax, conclusion and ending. The built up or the pacing is quiet slow and more on story based than action. However it has its different approach on concept it’s more modern or somewhat does not follow the stereotypical damsel in distress and other clichés the characters are okay and easily understandable. The plot is good with mix of fanta…
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Japan, in its history of filmmaking, has adapted Shakespeare's works. There are those which are pretty good (Throne of Blood) and there are those which are glorious masterpieces (Ran). This anime version of Romeo & Juliet falls kind of somewhere between. The story centres around the forbidden love people are familiar with.
BUT WAIT. What's this, everyone is now on floating island? There are horses that can fly?
Ok, fine. it sounds like the worst idea imaginable, I know, but there are forces at work here which make this series pretty good on the whole. The central characters (not just our titular pair) are well written and developed, the animation stands out quite well, given Gonzo's reputation for sometimes letting a few mistakes slip into previous works.
The key thing above all things,…
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Romeo X Juliet
Synopsis:
The story is an excessively exaggerated remake of the popular Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet filled with happiness, strife, an ambitious evil emperor, and the drive for love. The plot itself is about two lovers who were never meant to be together because of their opposing families, but love cannot keep them apart. They will find a way to live together even if it means defying their family name.
Besides the beautiful story line, I did have a few pet peeves with the overall style of the anime. Yes, the action can be intense at times with sword-to-sword battle, but being allowed to jump/fall from the top of building and still land perfectly is beyond realism. It's great that we don't have to watch the main characters sit in a hospital for numerous episodes, but s…
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I discovered this anime by listening to the theme song on an anime playlist I have saved on Youtube. The song is called "Inori" - which is the Japanese version of "You Raise Me Up", one of my favorite songs. This wasn't the first time I fell in love with a song from an anime that lead me into watching it ("Angel Beats!", "The World is Still Beautiful", "Uta no Prince Sama"). I dove into the anime and thought "what could go wrong?"
A lot of things apparently.
First off, I had a really hard time keeping up with this anime because there were some times where it bored me half to death or a character did something pretty stupid. The only character I really enjoyed was Francisco who was one of Juliet's bodyguards. Another thing, Francisco and Curio were far better looking than Romeo, I'm surp…
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I had mixed feelings about watching this anime because of the title and I thought it would just be another drama romance that drags everything out.
I was most definitely wrong, I watched this anime in one sitting and wasn't bored for a second of it.
Watching as Romeo and Juliet's romance continue made me want to ship them like mad.
The soundtrack for the series is outstanding and was brilliantly performed.
The story I have definitely seen in other places but they changed the typical plot for revenge into a exciting romance which I will definitely watch again and buy the dvd.
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I have seen this on my recommended list quite a lot of times but have always been hesitant to watch it. I have never liked Romeo and Juliet the Shakespear play and was expecting this anime to be just as bad. I was wrong........
While the basic storyline is the same, the whole star crossed lovers and all, the details are completely different, and to top it all off, its a fantasy too. There are flying horses and all sorts of magical stuff that improves rather than detacts from the story.
While it may completely destroy shakspears play, it is far more enjoyable and i want to strangle the main two characters far less. Definitely worth a watch! 9.5/10
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If you were looking for a faithful anime adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, sorry to disappoint this isn't it. Please go watch the 1963 film bc that's the closest you will get to one.
Now I'm not the biggest fan of Romeo and Juliet, mainly because the play is full of too many contrivances and miscommunications and weak characters all mixed in with the most flowery of rhetoric. Now my boy Willy Shakes was never really known for his ability as a story teller but HE IS A MASTER OF LANGUAGE! Shakespeare can take the shittiest story and make it classic because he knew how to use language in such a way that makes it so.
So, to see an anime adaptation of R+J not only completely turn the story on its head, but actually making our two leads interesting and likeable characters, while also having li…
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