AniWorthFairy Musketeers
Introduction
Long, long ago, there existed a world of magic and science. God, afraid of man's potential, split the world in to the world of science, Elde, and the world of magic, Fandavale. One day in Fandavale, a terrible witch named Cendrillon (Cinderella) revives. Cendrillon plots to rule both worlds, and searches for the "key" which holds tremendous power.
A young boy from Elde by the name of Sōta meets a mysterious girl from Fandavale, Akazukin, and her talking wolf companion, Val. Sōta learns that he is the key Cendrillon is searching for. Now it is up to Akazukin, Val, and the other Fairy Musketeers to protect Sōta from Cendrillon and her Nightmarelians who wish to obtain the power he mysteriously possesses.
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.02/10 · 2091
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Audience reviews
2 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Phydias
One of the few ‘weird’ titles in my list, this one. Me being both male and adult…completely the opposite of the target-audience for the show. I started this because I was interested in what is currently made for the little ones in Japan, and wondered whether it would make me feel nostalgic. Or if I would even consider it good. Fairy Musketeers was picked because it was (and is) legally available for streaming on ANN and looked childish, so yeah. There you have it.
Plot- and premise wise, Fairy Musketeers is pretty unoriginal (no surprise, and no complaint): Take a Fairytale Book from your average shelf here in Europe, mix all the stories, add a LOT of über-cute à la Japan, put in an ‘our world’ in a separate dimension, an evil sorceress who wants to take over the world and make 3 classic…
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Most anime aimed at kids in Japan is for the sake of merchandising. Otogi-Jushi Akazukin is no exception, but it is also one of the few that surpass the commercial need and becomes something respectable in its own right.
Akazukin plays on one of the most familiar of story devices; fairy tales, and still manages to come out with a story all its own. At first, Akazukin gives off the presence of a magical girl show, and though it keeps that essence, its far heavier on the action than most; a factor that works in favor of the series rather than against it. Moreso, it abandons the monster-of-the-week element by the halfway mark and becomes increasingly focused on the main plot, intensifying in suspense up to the climax. In addition, Akazukin provides a handful of unique twists, though it falte…
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