Another series that as of yet, hasn’t recieved any simulcast or acquisition announcement for English distribution. I think the best way to put this series is…. that it is insanely cute from the first few seconds to the lasting moments and Yune is the adorable loli character that this series will most probably be known for. The fact is however, that even better is the environmental eye candy, with it having a very appropriate design for the 19th century France, and all the little bits and pieces you would expect from the era. The storyline is follows, as taken from AnimeNewsNetwork:
The story takes place in the second half of the 19th century, as Japanese culture gains popularity in the West. A young Japanese girl, Yune, accompanies a French traveller, Oscar, on his journey back to France, and offers to help at the family’s ironwork shop in Paris. Oscar’s nephew and shopowner Claude reluctantly accepts to take care of Yune, and we learn how those two, who have so little in common, get to understand each other and live together in the Paris of the 1800s.
and from what I can tell, the series could work well on this concept as no doubt the cultures were very different back in that era. Whilst no simulcast announcement has been made as of yet, as with Kamisama no Memo-chou, it would surprise me if it wasn’t picked up by some company. OH! Incase anyone was wondering, normal reviews should resume starting today (Tuesday), believe it or not I have been doing study all day and couldnt find a large chunk of time to do a review. Eden of the East: The King of Eden review upcoming!
Afterthought….
Expecting some sort of fanservice image like my last two articles like this? Well…. this series from what I can tell is completely devoid of all fanservice, and seems to have more of a serious storyline compared to others this series.
I noticed you don’t comment about the particular decorative style of Claude’s ironworking — which is also the style of most buildings, houserooms and furniture we see in the anime. It’s a pity, because such works of fine art are definitely worth of proper appreciation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_nouveau
This link should lead you to al the info you need. ^_^
I do agree, the iron-working element of the series was brilliantly done as well. This is basically a “few short sentences” review so if I ever get the chance to do a full review of the series, I can guarantee that it would be one of the key areas I would focus on.
But yes, I fully agree that that element of design was well done, and hopefully they keep up the high standard in future episodes. Also, thanks for the link, will get to reading that as soon as possible.
What I like about this anime is the attention to all details of 19th century france that most animes don’t pay attention to. At least from some that I watched, when they take place in a foreign country they tend to ignore some mannerisms etc, and replace them with Japanese mannerisms (or they would put writing in Japanese). I like the effort they made to keep everything in check and even use french (I don’t see that often).