Introduction
Meimi Haneoka, 14, is a normal girl during the daytime, but during the night, she assumes the "position" of Saint Tail, a modern-day Robin Hood who steals from thieves and gives items back to their original owners. She is aided by her friend, Seira Mimori, a nun-in-training, and she is chased by her classmate (and soon-to-be love interest), Daiki Asuka (often called "Asuka Jr.").
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Audience reviews
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daigo0080
An adorable and sincere series, with a great balance between romantic and other feelings among the characters. The ending was satisfying; while the final, in essence, seems predictable and cliché, it is so emotionally charged that it doesn't bother you at all, either while watching or after it's over.
The main characters - both Asuka Jr. and Meimi - are incredibly warm and engaging. This type of romance is not my usual cup of tea, but here it is always fitting and handled wonderfully.
I'm giving it a thumbs up for the great time I had, for being an innocent slice-of-life story intertwined with a slow-moving romantic line.
Read at the sourceMahouShoujo100
I love St. Tail very much. I'm heavily nostalgic for it, and the overall premise I enjoy quite a bit.
Story- Kept me interested and actually cared about the romance, which is not something I usually pay attention to if not am annoyed by. Sometimes felt like it was a bit contrived (Asuka Jr. isn't very observant, is he? And how many red headed 14 year old Japanese girls with a talent for stage magic are there in this town?), but never enough that it really took me out. 8/10
Characters- Meimi, Asuka Jr., and Seira are all stellar protagonists. I like them, and they never felt overly cookie cutter. The only real issue I had was that I am well versed in Christian traditions (went to a Catholic college with actual Sisters, and was raised in the Lutheran Church with Catholic family members) an…
Read at the sourceTheHypermew
I got into Kaitou Saint Tail with no real thought of it actually being good. But after watching it I can say that it did not take long for me to complete it, and here is why:
Story: The story follows a young boy in junior high called Daiki Asuka, but he is often referred to as Asuka Jr. He wants to become a detective and catch crooks, just like his dad. And one day the police can't catch a well known criminal called Saint Tail. She is a thief who steals and gives back the items to their rightful owner. Asuka Jr. gets excited to catch her, but what he doesn't know is that she is actually her classmate Meimi! And I love this simple story because it always keeps you on your toes, especially when Meimi starts to get emotionally attached to Asuka. Because then you are scared of her reavealing…
Read at the sourceMonjaElisa
Kaitou Saint teeru is an anime not to be underestimated.. I watched this anime because in generally I am a huge fan of shoujo romance animes, aswell as oldschool ones.. and alltho I was kinda sceptical to the plot upon reading... I forgot about that pretty fast.
I will be writing a spoilerless review about the anime kaitou saint teeru.
Haneoka Meimi is a girl very much unlike any others. While she seemingly is like all other girls you can see, Nobody knows that in reality she is the mysterious phantom thief Saint Tail. Saint tail working for the sake of greater good and helps people toubled by stealing or using illegal means for helping... she is also being chased by the police. Among the police force you'll find Asuka jr, a boy with a sincere wish of catching saint tail, thus proving to…
Read at the sourcemsrcali
Okay I first would like to make clear that everything I say here is my own opinion and I will give my reasoning, a full fleshed review of three pages is not necessary. Those of you who are thinking of passing this anime by as a bad graphical oldie I suggest you give the first few episodes a watch this show while the art is fairly average for its time it uses color and the magic tricks as a backdrop for Saint Tail's capers and the use of illusions really males up for much of the lack of sophisticated graphics. Art is a 7 ish give or take what you will. The sound track itself shines throughout the show really setting the tone the entire time, the ops and eds are cute but nothing jaw dropping. 9 for me in sound. I loved the character development of the family of both Asuka Jr and his dad Poli…
Read at the sourceSophiaReim
Basically, I love this Robin Hood meets Sailor Moon kind of thing, from beginning to end I wa always curious to what the next robbery was gonna be and how would she do it, I also loved to see love between her and her classmate/detective junior that was after her
Read at the sourceBellflower
This anime is great. The action scenes put me on edge and i even enjoyed the romance part of it. This is a great show for anyone it has magic, girl power, and you get to see a mans true strenght when it comes to love. I would recommend this to eveyone!
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Saint Tail is incrediby similar to Kaitou Jeanne, but i'd prefer St. Tail better. St. Tail was so cute, this type of romance is hard to find nowadays. If you haven't watched it yet, you are really missing out. St. Tail is your average, typical middle school girl, who secretly turns into Mysterious Kaitou (Thief) Saint Tail. This was such a sweet and amazing anime, i cried when it was over with...It was so good, i even considered asking Japan to make another series, like season 2, but I realize now that i am statisfied, even without season 2, i will enjoy St. Tail forever.
Read at the sourcemegara
If you\'re looking for a good cops and robbers / cat and mouse anime like Lupin the 3rd, keep looking - because even though this series is about a thief and a detective trying to catch her, the robberies aren\'t really what you will watch out for. In fact, I would describe Saint Tail as a love story or romance anime extended over 43 episodes. The thefts are merely a backdrop to the developing romance between Meimi Haneoka and Asuka Jr.
Meimi, of course, is Saint Tail and the young detective trying to catch her is her classmate Asuka Jr. You\'ll have to suspend your disbelief with this one as one impossibility after another keep Saint Tail out of the cops\' grasp. And another thing - it\'s not as if she actually hurt anybody. Who will persecute someone who steals somebody\'s running shoes…
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