Simoun review - 94/100
Simoun is a weird anime. Not because the anime itself is weird, no, because I decided a long time ago to drop it. Yes, after watching episode one in the Spring Season, I decided that I didn’t want to know anything else about that. That was an incredible mistake. Because, it turned out to be quite good! This Month, I decided once again to watch the first and second episode again, and I came to a discovery: the second episode is so incredibly good that I really got attached to this anime already. After that, we have some weak episodes, but when episode 10 comes, the fun really begins. And it’s getting better and better! I have one advice for everyone: Shut up and watch.
What is also the weird thing about Simoun is that you can’t describe it in a few words. I mean, this anime has yuri’s, it has feminism, it has war, it has science fiction, it has religion, it has heavy drama and so on. The nice thing about this anime is that it only conclude females. And the males that are in the anime, look like females as well. In this anime it’s so that every one is born as a woman and when people turn into 19, they can choose their gender. Unless you are a priesteress.
The character cast is just simply amazing. Of course, they are priesteress and they fly in the Simouns. We have something like 15 characters, and every character has a story of her own. As priesteress, they fly in the Simoun, which are considered as holy creatures, given by god. But they can also do remergions. A remergion is a drawn line in the sky, and when it’s done the right way, it explodes. The priesteress fight in the war, and they killed so many. This also gives in the question if it is good to fight this way.
Anyway, with the characters on the battlefield and everyone with a different story, it can go really dramaticly sometimes. We see people break down, completly, and it’s al so nice done that I couldn’t help feeling sorry for them as well. And yes, this anime made me cry. Once again. There aren’t a lot anime that can make me cry, but episode 19 really had me there. The main characters are also really, really nice. The ending really gave me a warm feeling. It was a great ending. In most of the anime, creators try to give it one more time and give everything they have in action or something like that. This action came in episode 22. After that, nothing much happens. But damn it, wat a great ending!
The art is INCREDIBLE, I’m addicted to the music, so the only thing I can say after this is: Shut up and watch. It will satisfy you, Simoun is a great anime that deserves to be in the spotlights.
Ratings: 94/100
It’s actually age 17, not age 19 — “19″ was a mistake in the older fansub. We’ve recently released (this week) episodes 1 and 2, which correct this and some other errors.
Comment by Futaba-chan — September 28, 2006 @ 9:21 pm
Hey thanks for the comment! I already wondered because they said in the beginning that Kaimu was almost ready to go to the spring, but that girl just didn’t seem 19. With the age of 17, it all makes much more sence.
Comment by Chief — September 29, 2006 @ 4:30 pm