Rozen Maiden - Box Set
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Director: Alex von DavidBrand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Geneon / Funimation Productions
DVD Reviews of Rozen Maiden - Box Set
DVD Review: Cool
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me first say that I was somewhat hesitant to buy Rozen Maiden. Nearly the last thing I wanted to do was buy was another semi pedofeelic anime (if that's a word). Fortunate while the dolls are only about the size of your typical porclin doll the main hero is only in 7th grade. Also the doll is actually the most mature of all the characters so I don't feel like a pedofile watching it and cheering them on.
Now to the actual review. First I'll start off wit hthe good which for a change there is a surprising amount of. First off I feel the need to mention the character designs. For a 13 episode series Rozen Maiden developes each character quite a bit and each are reconigizable not just by their apparance but by their mannerisms and actions. Theres is also a good balance of seriousness and comedy making cure that the sries never gets depressing or overly silly. The music is a delite and while not the best I've ever heard it is one of the best used. The animation, as I've com to expect from Rando Robe, was excellent movements were fluid and crisp. The stills though few were also well done. as a note I want to bring up how well the character designs were again. By the end of the series when th villan finally falls, the develpoement is as such that you actually understand her and fell sorry for her.
Now to the bad parts. Yes unfortunately the series does have a few negatives in the corner. First and formost is th kind of glass over of the plot. This isn't a great detraction as the series focuses more on characters but it is there. I wanted to know more about what was going on. Then again with a plot as relatively simple as this once maybe it was good thing the plot was not more enfusized. The second is the lack of a real ending. While most of the subplots are wrapped up nicely, th villans dead, the hero over comes his obsticales however the cause of the problems for the dolls still exist. The Alice games are not over yet, 'father' has not appeared, and what exactly if alice beyond the perfect girl is not clear either. There are also a number of questions that are braught up at the ned of the series that are never fully answered. I'm hoping this means there will be a second season sometime. If not well, then the ending while not bad does leave lose ends.
In the end I have to say tht Rozen Maiden is an excellent series and well worth purchasing. Though I would recommend waiting until you can buy it for around 30$ as I find 50$ for a 13 episode series a tad o nthe expensive side, even if it is brand new.
Lastly I will review the actual box set. Ths cases themselves are the thinpack veraity, which isn't bad I've grown to prefer these. The covers are reversable and the dvds are completely untouched and intact, unlike with some companies. Yeah I'm staring at you ADV scruppers. As for the box itself, it's kind of flimzy and bare paint so I wouldn't recommened keeping the dvds in it while they site o nthe shelf as it will get scuffed up rather easily.
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