Here’s the second post on the series “Your Anime Sucks“, where I, someone who is unfamiliar with anime, casually share my opinion on a series recommended by Hikago or Eien.
The Twelve Kingdoms is adapted from a series of fantasy novels set in a mythical (and very symmetrical) world that lies on an alternate plane of existence somewhere west of Japan. This world is evenly divided into twelve kingdoms and is closely watched by its creators. The ruler of each kingdom is chosen by twelve holy unicorns (Yes. I said unicorns…), and the ruler rules the kingdom by the will of the heavens.
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This will be the first post of a new series titled ‘Your Anime Sucks’ where I will critique an anime that I just happened to have seen from Hikago’s collection. Sounds just like millions of other blogs out there? Well, here’s the twist - I’m not actually a fan of anime. I never watch anime, much less associate myself with them. It also doesn’t help that my impression of anime comes from Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, and Naruto. The only decent series I’ve seen so far is Basilisk (because ninjas are freaking cool), and even that lost a lot of momentum towards the end.
For those who are not familiar with Honey and Clover, it’s about a group of college students, mostly in arts, and how they deal with romance, friendship, and misfortune. It seems like a promising premise with something that actually has something to say, and not, as hikago might put it, cater to the lowest common dominator.
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