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Kurau Phantom Memory Kurau Fantomu Memorī |
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rocklobster's Review Note: This anime is available from FUNimation. It is also currently streaming at Youtube in dubbed format. This is one of the sweetest titles I’ve ever watched. What I like best is how character-driven the story is. There is a great dichotomy between Kurau and Christmas. Christmas is every bit as naive as Kurau was at twelve. Kurau, on the other hand, has all the experience that Kurau lacks. It’s quite similar to the relationship between a mother and her child. Another interesting dichotomy exists between former GPO agent Doug and current GPO agent Ayaka. Doug sees Kurau and Christmas as actual people and attempts to help them keep as low a profile as possible. Ayaka, on the other hand, sees them as targets and a menace. I truly enjoyed this title and would recommend it to any anime fan. Music/Score: The music is very poignant. Although I wouldn’t call it spectacular, I did like it. Sometimes it’s nice to have music that just establishes the mood without trying to stand out. Sub/Dub: I was only able to watch the dub, which was very well done. Jessica Boone in particular was adorable as Christmas. Violence: 3/10. For the most part, this is very mild. Spoiler: In a late episode, we meet a Ryna-sapien who has lost his pair and attempts to make Christmas a replacement. After Christmas refuses, he goes off to be alone and attempts suicide. Nudity: There is silhouetted nudity in the pilot episode and the final episode. Nothing is detailed. Related Media: The show is based on a light novel of the same name. According to Wikipedia, there was a manga, but it was never published in the United States. |
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