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Magic
Knight Rayearth
Genre: Action
AndrewC's Overall Score:
9.0
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Reviewer: AndrewC
Type of Review: General
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Plot
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Characters
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Animation
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Overall
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8.0
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8.0
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9.0
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Magic
Knight Rayearth is an anime that almost any anime fan
will be familiar with, but supposing that you are unfamiliar
with this masterpiece, I will explain just why it is
the PERFECT anime to watch.
To
start with, the storyline starts out typical with the
"Earth people taken to another world where only
THEY can solve the problem/bad situation!" and,
the villains are also quite run of the mill, with the
brooding dark lord, insane child, sultry sorceress and
buxom bimbo. Thrown into the mix, an extremely cute
princess is kindapped - and the focus of the girls is
to become Magic Knights and ressurect ancient Rune Gods
to rescue this Princess.
However
- soon, you realise this isn't a run of the mill anime.
The Dark Lord Zagato isn't so dark after all, the Sultry
Sorceress has reasons of her own for being so insane,
the insane child has reasons for lashing out against
the people of the land, and even the buxom bimbo has
her motives for siding with Zagato.
The
three main characters, Umi, Hikaru and Fuu all fit into
stereotypes, however they are developed excellently.
Hikaru is the super-energetic and strongest of the group
who is essentially the hero, whilst the selfish and
headstrong Umi, as well as the bookish, well meaning
Fuu play an excellent second fiddle to her. But as the
series develops, we see that these girls all have their
own goals to achieve, people to protect and reasons
for wanting to become Magic Knights.
The
art, by CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura, X/1999 and Tokyo Babylon)
is superb, with the typical wide eyed, stick thin characters
and femenine looking tough guys! Plus, this show houses
some of the most incredible attack scenes ever (especially
Ascot's Summoning Spell, and Fuu's Emerald Typhoon!)
There are novel twists in this show - and the appearance
of some truly cool mecha! This show combines the magical
cuteness of Sailor Moon with the super powered mecha
action of Gundam Wing. Truly an anime for everyone -
this is a show to be watched and rewatched! Buy it on
DVD or you'll wear it out!
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