Rozen Maiden - Ouverture
I was assuming these TV specials would take place after the end of Rozen Maiden ~Träumend~, and would continue the story, but with only two episodes it soon became clear that they would in fact be a sidenote to the main plotline. At some point during Traumend (but clearly before it's end) Jun is told about how Shinku and Sugin-Tou came to grief with one another. From there the story flashes back to Victorian London (I thought I recognized Big Ben), and the last "Alice Game". It was pretty neat--though we know neither combatant can be permanently destroyed, it was an interesting way to add on a "prequel". One nice touch was meeting Shinku's previous medium, Sara. At one point in episode one I thought briefly that I might actually be about to get a concise explanation of the logic behind the "Alice Game"... silly me. Very cryptic (as usual)--I didn't notice any particularly shocking revelations in the first episode, and was left thinking that somebody had better hurry up and pull things together. But they did, and the second episode (which takes place almost entirely during the 19th century) was quite good. Though I didn't completely understand it (as usual), it was definitely powerful in a way. Of course the one thing I would most like would be to be told exactly why "Father" wants the Maidens to duel each other; but I suspect the makers of the various Rozen Maiden incarnations may have taken a vow never to reveal that!
Last updated Tuesday, January 02 2007. Created Wednesday, December 27 2006.
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