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literaturenerd
Time for another Re-review. Princess Tutu was an anime I first watched in 2015 and couldn't really appreciate due to my stressful living situation at that time. If you're in a foul mood and want to watch a Junichi Sato anime, I would probably recommend one of his other works like Aria or Kaleido Star. Princess Tutu is a fairly unusual show and does require a little patience. However, with the right mindset this is a very enjoyable anime that's also genuinely brilliant.
My previous review for Tutu was extremely sloppy and I have no desire to just summarize the full plot again. So instead, I'm going to break down the show into pros and cons so people can decide if they want to try this one out.
Pros:
1. Princess Tutu despite its silly sounding name is actually very well written. Tutu isn…
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The magical girl genre is riddled with many Anime that are looked down upon with disdain by the Anime community, ones that are thought of to be “Too girly and childish” for an audience of Anime that is both well versed and well thought in what they watch and speak of. For such a bold generalization, there is always an exception, and the exception to this generalization is none other than a show called Princess Tutu. Princess Tutu is an Anime that ran from 2002 to 2003, and since that time has amassed a huge cult following of Anime fans who swear by their lives that this show is the end game to all magical girl shows in Anime. While I can see that Princess Tutu is very unique compared to all of the clones that resemble each other in that genre, I still do not view it as a masterpiece or an…
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Princess Tutu is one of the best (if not, the best) shoujo anime I've ever seen with one of the worst (if not, the worst) names I've ever heard. What exactly were the creators thinking when they called it 'Princess Tutu'?! At first I refused to watch it because of the name, it sounded like some kind of corny ballet cartoon aimed at little children. Well, I was wrong, Princess Tutu is amazing! It shows that you don't need gore and forced drama to create an engaging story, the story is dramatic but there's is no melodrama, like in most other shoujo series. This anime is an underrated gem!
~ Story~ 8/10
Let's start with one of Princess Tutu's flaws, yes I know, I praised Princess Tutu but that certainly doesn't mean that it's flawless. The creators didn't seem to know how old the target audi…
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A lot of people have said that Princess Tutu is not what it looks like. It’s not as girly as it sounds. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Well… I actually disagree with this. In many respects, Princess Tutu is exactly what you might expect. It’s a magical girl fairy tale with romance, ballet, a female lead, and a big bad villain who wants to ruin everything for the protagonist and keep her from her true love and there are several points that might make you feel like you’re watching a classic Disney Princess movie. BUT! I do not think that should stop you from watching this. Princess Tutu is truly a hidden gem. I had a lot of fun with this anime and I honestly think anyone of any age, man or woman can still love this show.
--- STORY ---
Princess Tutu in a nutshell is a story of a story. Onc…
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Once upon a time, at an old public library, sitting on a shelf way out of sight, there was a lonely anime DVD. It waited there, for someone to notice it and experience all the love it had to offer, but it kept getting skipped over for other titles.
Then, one fateful day, a young Narcissist walked into the library, looking for a new anime to watch. He spied the lonely DVD, and picked it up off of the shelf. He almost put it back, after seeing how girlie it looked... How could he enjoy a show that was clearly about ballet? But as luck would have it, he examined the case just long enough to notice that it had been released by his favorite dubbing company! Overjoyed at the possibility of hearing some of his favorite actors in action, he took that DVd, and brought it home with him.
The DVd had…
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When you look at the picture cover of a show, that’s usually the deciding factor on whether or not it is worth your time to experience watching it for most who don’t bother to look into depth on what the show is about mainly. There is the common notion of “Don’t judge a book by its cover” in many forms of fiction, but that saying shouldn’t just be limited to books. If there are things to be said about Princess Tutu concerning this quote, it fits that description on every account.
Anybody can perceive that Princess Tutu isn’t your average Magical Girl anime, even though it follows the formulaic structure of one where the girl goes off into one plot arc to help save this person. What is particularly unique about the show isn’t so much its style but how it treats its narrative in a meta-styl…
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Wow, a perfect score;; How did I end up this way? In the beginning I thought Princess Tutu sounded ridiculous and childish, I was against watching until my friends insisted that I give it a try... Now I love it and I think it's an absolute masterpiece, a gem.
For those who are wondering if they should give it a try, I’ll say this: This anime is not an anime about ballet but a ballet itself.
The entire series is like a performance and it’s something quite special.
I’m going to let the simple things out of the way first before I go more in depth with the characters and story.
-Art/Animation –
The art style is very simple but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. It’s cute and consistent. The animation is extremely clean, it’s done very well.
-Sound –
The voice acting is top notch, no questions a…
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At first glance, Princess Tutu seems like it is just another cutesy, overly-sweet magical girl anime. Its name inspires even less confidence. However, it would be a mistake to dismiss this marvelous gem of a show. Princess Tutu is a majestic modern fairytale which deconstructs the genre it belongs to, classic fairy tales and ballets to create a joyful, tragic, and unforgettable experience.
The story starts simply enough with a hopeless ballet student named Duck (or Ahiru in Japanese), who is enamored with a handsome boy named Mytho. Mytho is actually a heroic prince from the story "The Prince and The Raven" who escaped from the story along with the evil Raven and shattered his heart to seal the Raven away. And Duck is actually... well, a duck. She was given a pendant by the author of "The…
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I guess I got convinced to give this series a try, even if it's totally not to my taste. With everybody talking about how good the series can be, how can I not give this a chance? I mean, look at how many perfects scores there are; all of them practically screams "WATCH THIS".
Now, this review is written in 2011, and this anime came out in 2002. I feel that anime standards (at the very least, animation-wise) has increased a lot since then, so my score might not do justice to it's formal glory. But think about it, if you're reading this, you would have access to 2011 titles and the score reflects the value of this show amongst the titles available in 2011. Just so you know.
So, the review proper. Princess Tutu's defining trait is fairy-tale-like. It's rare nowadays since the genre pretty…
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EDIT AS OF 3/22/2011: This review has been updated to include my thoughts on the Japanese dub, as well as a little more information in the story summary.
Princess Tutu is an animated series inspired by famous fairy tales of old. It is also a series marketed as shoujo. At first glance, one may think this is an excessively girly affair that would only appeal to little girls. Its artwork is not outstanding, it lacks the elements that would drive up an anime's popularity, (moeness, excessive violence, and absurd amounts of sexual fanservice are absent) it is often neglected in discussions of people's favorite series, and . . . it is one of the greatest television series I have ever seen in my life. Anime or not, shoujo or not, Princess Tutu is a marvel of storytelling, but why, exactly? All t…
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Real men wear tights.
Writer, Drosselmeyer has died while he was in the middle of writing his latest novel. As a result, the characters and story are in a suspended state, unable to continue. The story in question is of a prince and how he defeated a great raven and pierced his own heart into numerous shards. Wanting to give the story a proper tragic end, Drosselmeyer comes into contact with a young duckling, appropriately named Duck, to put the gears of the story back into motion. Duck, who has seen watching the same prince from his story dance a sad dance, wants nothing more than to make the prince Mytho happy again. Drosselmeyer gives the Duck a magic pendant which allows her to not only become human, but when the time is right to become Princess Tutu. In human form, Duck attends the s…
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~Story~
The story line was unique but if your looking for somthing thats amazing your not ganna find it within this anime. I liked the anime's story line but it got boring half way through the first five episodes and because of this i can not honestly say that this is an amazing story.
The story went like this. A Duck is turned into a human girl by a man. Her job is to collect pieces of The princes heart that he lost long ago. She encounters many people who hold pieces of his heart and so she helps them to release the heart back to the prince.
~Characters~
Honestly speaking the characters were dull. Thats why i found the anime abit boring because even though the prince is supposed to be pupet like and really dull and boring in personality it just gets plain annoying and after all the wor…
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Ok, here's a scenario that doesn't appeal to me in the least, a magical girl series that sound incredibly girly with copious amounts of pink and it's actually called "Princess Tutu". The only positive note I saw going into this was that I really like classical music, it was this and other reviews that convinced me to even give it a shot in the first place and am I ever glad I did, I've seen it through 4 times in less than 18 months and I'm always tempted to watch it again. The first point here is that even if it doesn't sound like your thing in the least, this series is a complete shock at how amazing it is, this is the series that changed how I should look at watching potential anime in the future.
Story and Characters:
Well, the series starts off a little cliche and trope ridden. In fac…
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What are you watching? Is probably first thoughts, from the sound of this show. Your first image would probably conjure up a fairy tale setting of a magical girl, suddenly transformed into a ballet dancing princess, dressed in a tutu, waltzing with a young good looking prince, with people around them suddenly breaking into a dance, as they twirl around the couple. Well ... you aren't far off! But then again this is probably one of the most unpredictable shows I've seen, without having to mind fuck - you in anyway, or put you through a physiological rollercoaster.
'A Story within a story' best describes the plot. Without giving too much away, the plot to begin with is pretty simple. Our Heroine Ahiru is given a task by the mysterious Drosselmayer to help recover young princes missing piece…
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Titles like Princess Tutu automatically send me into a judgmental state of mind, reminding me of all the other Shoujo Anime series with similar titles that I absolutely hated. So while I didn't outright flame anyone--including a friend of mine--when they mention liking Princess Tutu, they had my contempt.
But you know, be a picky eater and you'll be left to starve. Be too picky with the series you'll watch and you'll be bored out of your mind. Around New Years I downloaded and watched a couple episodes of Princess Tutu. I was still very, very skeptical, mind you. The whole spin off of The Swan Princess, the animation style and Fahkir's very suggestive name all rather missed their mark with me.
Not to mention the random appearances of scary talking animals.
But I kept watching. And kept…
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I think the only thing I didn't like about Princess Tutu was the name of the show. With a story that, while original, hails to the great storytellers such as Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, set at a pace that presents itself willingly to ballet, and refusing to pull punches, Junichi Sato's dark fantasy about a duck who wanted to be a girl, and the prince whose heart she wished to piece back together is a fairy tale that children can enjoy and adults can adore.
Like all good fairy tales, the story is most crucial. It must be whimsical yet cautionary, quickly paced, and tightly-knit. Tutu follows this formula well, though not so much the "quickly paced" bit. This is because Tutu has an episodic monster-of-the-week nature that can become an irritance, and would have been if e…
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I remember when I first heard the name "Princess Tutu". First impression: Girly. However, I was intrigued by the praise it received so I looked for a description. Second impression: Cheesy. Still, I was curious about how the show took advantage of ballet suites, so I watched the opening. Third impression: Too pink.
There were few reasons for me to watch Princess Tutu, but I still had a strange feeling about it. Today I regret not having watched it sooner for what I saw was one of the most engaging, clever and downright beautiful shows I had ever seen, overflowing with soul and passion. Story: A unique fairytale which goes far beyond it's limitations. Masterfully written, the story is a perfect blend of powerful moments, unexpected twists, comedy and romance. The fairytale structure takes…
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You want drama, fantasy, romance, and shoujo with a little bit of comedy? I give you: Princess Tutu. Princess Tutu is definitely not your typical shoujo. It's far from transforming into something pink and frilly and calling out "Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!"
Story--Ahiru is a duck that is turned into a human girl. Her passion is ballet, which is what this anime centers around. The funny part about Ahiru is that she will randomly "quack!" and have to dive into any form of water to change back into a human. The romance is great because you want Ahiru, the heroine, to end up with who you think is the hero, and you end up not exactly liking the villain/rival of Ahiru but you pity her and want her to become a sort of heroine (I'm trying not to give too many spoilers away!) One AMAZING thing…
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There are many anime and manga based off of fairy tales, but Princess Tutu is based off of ballets. For example, Sleeping Beauty IS a fairy tale, but it is also a ballet. The entire anime is loosely based off of Swan Lake, with Ahiru in the role of Odette and Rue in the role of Odile. In the case of the ballet, Swan Lake, the two main characters are often seen as two opposing sides of the same young woman. In Princess Tutu they touch on this with there being the two princess vying for the same prince, but they are otherwise clearly separate.
The anime does a wonderful job of pulling elements from various stories without either losing its own originality or creating a jumbled mess of stories.
The ending is a bit ambiguous, which I actually found to be an excellent choice, because it left…
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Story:
Obviously, the story is an enigma within itself. It takes so many different aspects from every fairytale like setting that the watchers are left with a dishevel of fantasy. It\'s an intriguing reality, this plot loves to create things new and fascinating on its own as if it has no ultimate creator such as Drosselmeyer.
Character(s) & Their Development:
Actually, I personally think that the characters grow to fine degrees in this show. I\'m not sure if it\'s because there is such an unrealistic atmosphere surrounding the plot, which in turn throws the rational reactions of the characters off-guard towards the viewers. Or if it\'s because of the way the individuals do mature, by dancing and learning things from that dance. In the end, either is remarkably genius.
First off, most p…
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