Audience reviews
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nocturn333
Rozen Maiden has ruined my life, like it has done to so many others.
Less than a week ago, I thought the premise of the show was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard. Suiseiseki was just a meme, and I didn't even know any other characters. But then I watched the first episode. And then the second. And couldn't stop until I was done with Traumend. That was four days ago. By then, I was hopelessly entangled. I was in love with the show and the dolls. I started daydreaming that I was a member of the show's cast, or that I had a Rozen Maiden of my own. I suddenly had a craving for tea, so I went out and bought some, and it's all I've been drinking these past few days. And then it got even worse. Two days ago, I watched Overture. Now, I'm hopelessly in love with Suigintou. All I want from life i…
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Rozen Maiden was the first anime I've seen and it was the very reason I got into the medium. That's why this title is so special to me and because of that there might be some sentiment speaking through me.
The main character of this story is Jun Sakurada, a shut in teenager, who lives apart from his parents, doesn't attend school and rarely ever goes out. He orders many extravagant things online and returns them before he has to pay for them. One day he receives a mysterious letter which he doesn't take seriously, and being asked whether he will "wind or not", he agrees. As a result, he becomes the owner of a living doll, Shinku. (Or maybe it's Shinku that becomes his owner?)
As the story goes on, more dolls are introduced and the reason behind them appearing is being unveiled. Long stor…
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Rozen Maiden, an anime that can have drama, action and comedy all in perfect harmony.
The anime revolves around a creator of dolls created a legendary collection of 7 living dolls, called "Rozen Maiden", he puts them in a game, in order to know which doll is worthy of becoming "Alice" the perfect girl. The story follows Jun, a hikikimori which has a school trauma and accidentally becomes master of the fifth doll, Shinku.
The anime has a melancholy and mysterious air, this can be seen mainly in the opening of the anime and in his scenarios. It has a very interesting story and endearing characters.
Something very interesting in this anime is that the author did a story with a boy as protagonist surrounded dolls, breaking the stereotype that only girls should be involved with dolls without…
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This is a story about dolls that must battle to become the perfect doll. Their creator was trying to create the perfect girl who I believe could be his daughter so he made the dolls to see who was the best. While most people would think that this concept is a lot like other shows where the girls fighting each other is only for the sake of a bit of fan service if a boob escapes their clothing, they are pretty much mistaken. In fact, there is barely any sort of fan service in the show besides maybe one point where the girls are in their undergarments while their clothing is being watched, but even that is rather modest. The dolls are not over sexualized. In fact, they all pretty much have the same body structure as that of a porcelain doll. When I first started watching this, it surprised me…
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Without a doubt this is a series that is not for all taste. I'll make it known right now. If your anime must be of the same breed as Ninja Scroll, Godannar, Burst Angel, or even Ghost in the Shell. Then there is nothing here for you because Rozen Maiden is not a very dark or heavily action driven show in the first place. I will say it more than resembles and blends Angelic Layer and Azumanga Daioh. This is due to its style concerning cute characters, fighting dolls, some drama, and over the top comedy. There are action scenes present but this is clearly not the selling point.
At its core, Rozen Maiden is mainly character driven. Several more dolls soon appear with each having their own distinct personality. There are plenty of characters with each of them given a good amount of time to de…
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Exciting, Heartbreaking, Heartwarming, Adorable, Dolls..? Fun.
A simple anime series, yet quite satisfying all around. Rozen maiden dolls, simply put, a group of dolls that are wound by hand by use of a special key.
At first I was afraid watching this anime. I thought it's some childish doll kind of story. Well, it turns out..not! Shinju, Kanaria, Ichigo, and the other six Rozen-Maiden dolls was made by Rozen. He was a maestro in doll-craft. All the dolls love him, but they have to fight one another to become "Alice"-a symbol of a perfect woman that Rozen always dreamt of. Through each seasons they (and us) will learn the importance of significant others, bonds between sisters, how great a daughter could long to see her father, what is the real beauty, and the most important is...how to…
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Rozen Maiden is a gem lost in a world full of more known titles and will be if not yet a classic. While some of taken jabs at this series for not following the source material and being supposed lolibait, I for one must tell everyone that Rozen Maiden is NOT lolibait and sometimes seperating yourself from source material can work. True, it can be extremely risky and may very well end in complete failure as multiple mediums have proved that very thing, but what if the material is both good and really entertaining? Ladies and folks, you get Rozen Maiden.
When I first started Rozen Maiden a few years back I in all honesty was not sure if it was my thing because up until late 2012 I was a heavy action and DBZ fan, but any doubt ended when got a few episodes in. Firstly, the story in itself is…
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ROZEN MAIDEN: An interesting concept ruined by poor story direction
Battle to the death is actually an overused concept -- we have Battle Royale, Hunger Games, Fate/Zero, you name it. But a clichéd concept can be interesting by adding a new flavour into it. In the case of Rozen Maiden, the new flavour is the fact that the participants of the battle are dolls.
This is an interesting twist because dolls can easily be associated to symbolism. Rozen Maiden imposes philosophical insights on what it means to be a ‘puppet’, what it means to be ‘perfect’, and other concepts that could be linked to the symbolic doll. But sadly, Rozen Maiden has problems with execution, wasting its brimming potential.
Like Fate/Zero, the Alice Game involves Master-Servant relationship, and whoever wins will recei…
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Rozen Maiden was originally an anime I very hesitant to pick up due to the genre of the anime and the premise of the show being talking dolls, but I am glad I gave it a shot despite it's evident flaws.
Rozen Maiden was produced and released in late 2004 by Studio Nomad, which isn't a renowned company but has had successful shows such as OKHC (Ouran Kokou Host Club) and Kampfer. Not soon after it's release, the infamous "Desu" meme with Suiseiseki (It took me about 5 episodes to pronounce her name correctly) was created on 4Chan and the show became relatively popular ever since. All of that aside, let's move on to story.
Story:
The main plot of the story was hard to recognize at first, and not even present in episode 1, despite this the originality of the story was definitely refreshing.…
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Rozen Maiden was an anime I wanted to watch several years ago, but then since I wasn't able to get my hands on it for a very long time, and just like that, all my interest vanished. Until few days ago, upon seeing the list of upcoming anime this year, inexplicably Rozen Maiden is going to have it's third season aired around this year, simply named Rozen Maiden(2013) - Interest regained. Anyway, putting that aside.
Animated by studio Nomad, a studio which is quite well-known and I've seen some of their works back then, namely Kampfer and Ouran Highschool Host Club - though those two titles were not very outstanding, in my opinion. Rozen Maiden starts with a boy named Jun Sakurada who got his hands on a doll - Boy meets doll. Doll meets boy. Boy awakens doll. Doll abuses boy. Hilarity. Firs…
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Rozen Maiden, how I love thee.
Seriously though, I adored this anime more than any other that I've watched. I laughed, and during the last two or so episodes, I cried. I couldn't help it, it was all so touching!
Story: 9/10. It's kind of cliche, with the kid getting teased and stuff and going into hiding, but living dolls that help? That's pretty unique.
Art: 10/10 Oh my goddd, I love this art. Bright and cheerful when needed, but also dark and stormy when the time is right. I do adore the outfits for the dolls, and would even wear them! The doll's eyes-- especially Shinku's-- held so much emotion that it was almost heartbreaking. The only problem I had were the hairstyles for Jun and his sister. I didn't like them at all.
Sound: 10/10 The voices for the characters were very fitting.…
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This an anime that should be appreciated by those who fond of anime. It shows a different side and genre of anime. Full of surprises, emotion and humorous. Rozen Maiden also define the actual meaning of drawing with details. Every inch and waves draws perfectly nice and satisfying your hunger for anime's art remedy. It also shows a variation in plotting an anime's series. Story stirring about :
-Bonds of friendship and among siblings. [Main]
-Each person have different characteristics that give our life more colorful even sometimes giving us much pressure.
-Treasure our happiness without being lonely and felt imperfect.
Sure does this anime rocks, colorful and though have lots variation.
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When I first saw this anime I thought: 'looks quite scary!'
But you get over that.
After the first episode.
You can like Rozen Maiden for just the basic plot line in itself, which is simply unique. However those who can decipher another meaning will notice how it could symbolize how women and girls today are made to think they can reach perfection, and should do so to please others.
Story:
If you like your sinister anime, this is for you. Though of course; it's not all sinister. There are funny parts to balance it out. Art:
The art is lovely, and matches the theme well.
Sound:
I love the BGM ^ ^ it's amazing, and adds a sinister air, tension or a jolly *feel*.
Character:
The characters are, by far, some of the most developed in my opinion.
The first-vengeful,slightly depressed,lone…
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This definitely isn't a genre I'd usually watch from, but given that, I guess it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
STORY - To be honest, despite this series only being twelve episodes long, it took a while for me to figure out what exactly the plot was, and when I figured it out, I wasn't much impressed. In the beginning, everything seemed to happen pretty arbitrarily. Nothing was really explained, and things just seemed to keep happening for little or no reason. This was annoying, and I found myself losing interest pretty quickly. It was slice-of-life with unexplained fantasy elements. And when the story did finally emerge, it still seemed mediocre at best.
Because they were the fantasy elements in an otherwise very ordinary world, the story of the dolls and the Alice Game seemed mu…
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Story (7.0) - The plot is not bad, but its nothing great..
The story of this anime tells us about a boy, Jun, who is different from normal boys, since he has a lot of fears and dont face them...as a result, he ends up spending most of his time at home, not going to school. But one day, a doll appears on his life - shinku...who is a special doll, involved in a special war with other living dolls. From that moment, jun life will change ...
Nothing great..story is very cliche, not very original .... just a 7 in here.
Art (7.3) - This aspect is what i would say acceptable. Is neither bad or amazing...There are some parts where the design is good, in other situations are not so good, the animations are just enough for give some credit to the anime.
Sound (7.5) - Background music is not somet…
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Second Review from me, just made for fun because I'm bad at writing them...
Story:
A unique story which you will not find that fast. It's about Jun a boy who hase a fear for going to school, which becomes the servant of the beautiful living doll Shinku...
Art:
Great and unique also art, the dolls are made with clothes you won't see mutch in other animes that's what making it special all over again...
Sounds:
Great voice actors, Shinku sounds like she needs to be just like all the other characters they really fit in. Also the opening and ending theme, Ali Project which is in my option one of the best ones where singing the opening theme and Haruka Shimotsuki, which I don't know very well the ending theme but it was still good...
Character:
Jun is a boy who fears to go to school and does…
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By some coinsidence on the internet, I came into contact with Rozen Maiden through the probably all to known DESU meme, and random recommendations from several websites. I started watching Rozen Maiden somewhere during fall, and finished watching somewhere before December. Here comes my review of the anime.
Story - This is one of the highlights of the Rozen Maiden. The story about Jun and how he comes in contact with the dolls is an action-filled, emotional, yet humorous sotry. The makers of Rozen maiden has managed to make a fine mix between humor, drama and action, and it is rather clear what nature each scene is of. It should be clear what episodes make the story go forward. Some things, however, may be confusing, but these are explained in one way or another through the anime. The plo…
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Title: Rozen Maiden
Manga, Anime: Rozen Maiden was originally a manga created by Peach-Pit (also well-known for the manga for DearS and Zombie-Loan), and began running in Monthly Comics Birz in September of 2002. Chapters were released regularly up until March of this year, when it abruptly disappeared from the magazine. No one’s quite sure what happened; the two main rumors are that the editorial department supposedly lost the chapter that Peach-Pit submitted, or that there was a disagreement between Peach-Pit and the editorial department. Either way, the final installment showed up in the July issue, and was the cause of some controversy, as it abruptly ended the story, but still left it open to continuation. The manga consists of eight volumes, all of which have been released in…
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Keeping this review simple, this is my favorite anime out of my anime list. I shall split this review into each catergory.
Storyline: The story is very interesting. The concept of dolls fighting is an interesting one which has sparked interest all over the world.
Art: The art is very bright and cheerful at times however at times when needed, can change to the dark and gloomy theme effectively as well when needed. No complaints over this.
Sound: There is a very diverse soundtrack with Rozen Maiden however there is one or two events where other songs in the soundtrack could have been used.
Character: There are a wide variety of characters in the anime that have different personalities. Such characters have become some of my favorite out of any show. Especially Suiseseki who is famous for…
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One of the best animes ever done in my opinion. It contains a unique storyline and does exceptionally well in the character development department. When it tries to be cute and funny, it is cute and funny. When it tries to be serious, it's serious. Since it is first season of the series, it leaves just enough out to stir curiousity in people to encourage people to watch Traumend, the second season, and Ouverture, the story about Rozen Maiden's antagonist.
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