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I’ve already briefly mentioned this one in this post, but because I really want you to watch the actual video, I chose this as the next opening theme to talk about. I hope this will encourage you to give the anime a chance, because even though some of you might not like it, there will be some that do! Read the rest of this entry »

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been used (and abused) so many times in contemporary fiction that people have started to get enough of it. I doubt there is anyone in the English-speaking world (and even outside of it) that doesn’t know the story of the girl and the boy that were not meant to love each other due to family matters. But this was quite a refreshing change from the ordinary adaptations of the play, since we get some fantasy elements thrown in. It’s quite a successful attempt at an original remake, I’d say. Read the rest of this entry »