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Here comes another series that reaches its conclusion. Just like Haibane Renmei, Pretear is a 13 episodes show so now I have another series that is out of my summary/review list. Speaking of review, I've been entertaining the idea of adding secondary category to group each series together so you can find them more easily. But this means more categories to sort and I'm not sure if it's worth it. But if you think you like the idea, please drop me a note so I can make the decision easier. Anyway, these three episodes themselves certainly have a lot in spades when it comes to actions, surprising twists and revelations, as well as fairy tale references. I like the fact that two characters that normally were not developed much in the past actually get tidbits of development in these episodes. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the Leafe Knights whose name are not Hayate or Sasame.
February 22, 2004 | 
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Well, I'm glad to know that this series has finally stop moving in circles, especially in regards to Himeno and Hayate's romance as well as the identity of Saihi. I felt that the second DVD volume wasn't going anywhere much, as far as the plot is concerned. Thankfully, this particular volume seems to throw many revelations to the viewers to make up for it. Although admittedly, one of the revelations is not that much of a surprise since the show already gave quite a lot of hints earlier in the series and because the DVD cover turns out to be such a spoiler.
Remember when I said that this series doesn't seem to take itself seriously? Well, I was wrong. Big time. Not only this series starts to take itself seriously starting from episode five, it also starts to feel a bit like the typical magical girl plot which kind of disappoint me a bit. There's nothing wrong with the story or anything bad like it. It's just I feel that I've seen this kind of story beforehand and in a much better shape and form. I was hoping that Pretear will somehow twists the story of Snow White and its breathen rather than following it closely while slightly modifying its storyline.
Heh. This one turns out to be quite an amusing series. It doesn't have much originality or thought-provoking story but it provides a lot of comic moments which did make me laugh quite a bit. This mostly comes from the characterisation of its heroine, Himeno Awayuki. Although this series is heavily based on the Snow White and Cinderella fairy tales, you won't see much similarity between Himeno and the fair maidens from those fairy tales as far as personality goes. And the truth is, I think it's kind of fun to see a heroine who's loud, annoying, and silly. The first DVD contains episode 1 to 4 , clean opening/ending, a 'behind the anime' doco, sketches, and an optional box (which is rather thin) to house the DVDs if you want one.
