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zettai-jin-stray
Detatoko Princess is a comedy fantasy anime by J.C. Staff that was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, if you like the comedy of the Slayers movies and specials, this is recommended, however the fanservice is tuned up a tad. This OVA is surprisingly impressive with the key animation, many moments with dynamic camera movement with long durations are to be seen, a check on Sakugabooru can confirm this quickly. The character designs have a cute look and the main girl, a silly blonde elf, is again a bit like Lina Inverse, she even has a purple antagonist girl which is like Naga minus the friendly rivalry. The quality of J.C. Staff art direction in their late 90’s OVAs is consistently impressive, the art direction here is beautiful, colorful, and soft. Personally, I'm fond of when light greens and blue…
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Suddenly Princess is a bizarre, gorgeous little 90s OVA about a magical princess obsessed with pudding and her motley crew of friends as they adventure through the intriguing world they inhabit. It's one of those titles that goes to show that anime as a medium is littered with countless little gems that go completely unnoticed, nearly forgotten by time and certainly forgotten by the majority of modern audiences. Beginning with the story, it's a charming setup where a quirky, high-energy magical girl princess gets accidentally transported across the continent, and her and her friends have to find their way back by foot, encountering mysterious strangers and enigmatic towns, helping out with their various problems along the way, often by accident. These episodes are largely self-contained, a…
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Detatoko Princess is an OVA from '97-'98. The OVA is from JC Staff and it's based off of an Okuda Hitoshi manga. Interestingly enough, the OVA came out around the end of the manga's six year run. So, hopefully they had some strong content to work with. I'm really not sure what to expect since I've seen good, mediocre and terrible OVAs, and anime in general, from JC before.
Story:
Lapis is the Princess of Sorcerland. One day she causes a floating island to collapse because she wanted to save a falling baby bird and decided that using her magic eraser spell to collapse a floating island was just the best solution. This results in her parents sending her through a portal thereby forcing her to journey back as a way for her to clear her head. On the way she's targeted by Topaz, a witch who…
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Very much like I said about Dragon Half, Detatoko Princess is a wacky, early 90's fantasy comedy that's a delight to watch. I know I harp on this frequently, mostly in relation to OAVs, but the comedy fantasy/parody genre was an art that passed with time, and with the exception of the on/off again Slayers franchise, you see nothing like this anymore.
Akin with the aforementioned Dragon Half, albiet a slightly sillier premise, our young protagonist Lapis embarks on a quest in search of adulthood and maturity, which quickly becomes a dangerous struggle to stay alive. Keep in mind that her pursuer is a curvy, dark witch with lesbian tendacies who is about as threatening as Jessie and James in Pokemon. Lapis herself, while far from original or impressive, is a very enjoyable ditz and she holds…
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