Jan 13 2009
#16 - “Earth Maiden Arjuna”
Take one regular high school girl who dies suddenly, add in a resurrection that is only promised to her if she is willing to help save the world, and add in a few mystical and magical children that may or may not be good guys, and you have the basic premise of “Arjuna.” This was a hard series to decide by only one episode if I liked it or not. And with only 13 episodes altogether, it doesn’t give viewers a whole lot of time to make up their minds. The animation for this series is of the sloppier variety, with thin, wavy lines and shapes that are not consistent from one scene to the next. ”The Legend of Crystania” suffers from a similar animation style, which I’m not fond of and find hard to watch. The story for “Arjuna” is also not what I would consider great or even unique. It feels alot like other ‘magical girl’ anime I’ve watched. Even the main character’s transformation sequence feels a bit done, and her new form is actually kind of silly. While I feel there might be an interesting environmental message to this series, I’m not sure I could get passed the other stuff to find it.
