Tiara is an adept magic-user from the Guardian World. She has been tasked with
retrieving the Throne of Yord, a mysterious painting which is said to be the
source of the Guardian World's power. The problem is, the Throne of Yord was
stolen by Tiara's former lover Kagetsu.
All Kagetsu wants is to save his sister Sara, who's imprisoned in the
painting. But Sara is also Tiara's best friend. Their fate, and the Guardian
World's, now seem to rest in Tiara's hands. Will Tiara forsake everything for
the sake of the ones she loves?
Shamanic Princess Anime Review
I first saw Shamanic Princess anime a few years ago, fansubbed. Back then only the
first two episodes were available. I was craving for the rest but the local
fansub distributor didn't have the remaining eps. Much to my delight, the
whole six episode OVA series has finally been released in English -- in one
DVD!
There's a mystical air about this series that's hard to describe. But while
Shamanic Princess's plot and premise are intriguing, its chronology is quite
strange. Episodes 1 to 4 cover the Throne of Yord storyline, and episodes 5 to
6 are prequels. Episode 5 shows Shamanic Princess Tiara's childhood days while episode 6 tells
us what happened before the first episode.
The conclusion leaves something to be desired as well. Despite the positive
note in which Shamanic Princess ended, I'm not sure about how the Sara /
Throne of Yord problem was resolved.
The most outstanding thing about Shamanic Princess is definitely the
breathtaking art and animation. The characters are gorgeously drawn, and they
possess the grace to match their physical beauty. The way they move is sheer
poetry in motion.
The magical battles are truly mesmerizing to behold -- music, sound, and
visuals merge perfectly to bring you some of the finest scenes in anime-dom.
The English dubbing is tolerable at best. I find some of the dub voices
terribly miscast. Japolo sounds like an old Mexican woman
(nothing against Mexicans but Japolo isn't supposed to sport such an
accent); Lena and Sara sound too old for their respective ages; Kagetsu probably has
the most fitting dub voice of all. I suggest you turn to the original Jap
dialogues instead. Shamanic Princess's songs and music are also pretty good,
making the soundtrack worth checking out.
Negative point’s aside, I enjoyed watching Shamanic Princess and I consider
the DVD worth every cent I paid.
Miscellanies: Shamanic Princess
Shamanic Princess DVD contains all six episodes and comes with a lot of extras - an image
gallery, scripts, trailers, character profiles, etc.
Shamanic Princess | |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Romance |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 6 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Jun 25, 1996 to Jun 25, 1998 |
| Producers | Bandai Visual, animate Film, Movic |
| Studio | Triangle Staff |
| Rating | PG-13 - Teens 13 or older |
| Themes | - |
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