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December 26, 2004 · in Rozen Maiden 1
A peaceful day of watching Detective Kun-kun is ruined when Nori makes some strawberry cake and Suisei Seki steals Hina Ichigo’s strawberry (and then blames Hina, woot). Everyone seems content to let Hina pout up in Jun’s room, but Nori threatens a dinner without flower hamburgers if they aren’t all getting along by the time [...]
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December 9, 2004 · in Rozen Maiden 1
Jun’s window strives to be like the rice paper door in Fruits Basket, as yet another suitcase is delivered to the Sakurada residence (via air mail). Inside is a very shy doll by the name of Suisei Seki; moreover, she seems to hate humans, and so refuses to enter into a contract with Jun. Just [...]
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November 22, 2004 · in Rozen Maiden 1
A quick shot of a deserted underground city (very Full Metal Alchemist) and Suigin Tou hints at all the trouble that will brew this episode. Still, the morning begins innocently enough, with Shinku instructing Hina on how to be a proper servant. The instruction annoys Jun greatly, and he even goes psycho on Hina. Hina [...]
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November 15, 2004 · in Rozen Maiden 1
Episode 2 introduces the concept of the Alice game, as well as Shinku’s penchant for abrupt face-slapping with her pigtails. The day begins ordinarily enough with Shinku ordering Jun around and Jun whining that he isn’t a servant, but things change when class representative Tomoe stops by to drop off some homework for Jun. Jun [...]
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November 8, 2004 · in Rozen Maiden 1
Rozen Maiden opens up with some grainy flashback footage of a privileged young girl with a doting father. It seems she is given an extraordinary doll as a gift, but later on the girl is shown with an expression of fear as she locks the doll away in a box. Flash forward to the present [...]