Rozen Maiden

Subject: Rozen Maiden Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:18 pm

Jun Sakurada is a Junior High School student who refuses to go to school after being traumatized by an embarrassing experience there (see Hikikomori). He has taken to locking himself in his room, never leaving the house, and spends the day ordering goods online and returning them before the date in which he has to pay. His older sister, Nori Sakurada, does everything she can to brighten Jun's dreary existence, but is unable to change his situation.

One day, Jun receives a letter claiming he has won a prize. The letter asks him to choose "Yes" or "No". It states that after he has made his decision, he must place the letter in the drawer of his desk, and Holie will take it to the spirit world. Despite his skepticism, he follows these instructions, and discovers soon after that the envelope has vanished. Moments later, he realizes that a richly detailed wood case has materialized within his room. The box contains a strange realistic doll dressed in French aristocratic (synonymous with Gothic Lolita) attire. Jun examines the doll from every angle before seeing the key and winding up the doll. The doll creaks, stands up on its own, then proceeds to slap him for handling her as crudely as he had. She introduces herself as, "...Shinku, the fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden."

Shinku is a doll from the unique "Rozen Maiden" collection, and before Jun can fully comprehend the weight of his new situation, a stuffed clown (bear in the manga) plush doll attacks. Shinku promises that she will save Jun's life, but only if he will vow to serve her. Thus, Jun becomes entrusted with the responsibility of protecting Shinku's "Rosa Mystica" whilst she is engaged in a centuries old fight with the other Rozen Maiden dolls for the title of "Alice."

Rozen Maidens

1st Doll: Suigintou
2nd Doll: Kanaria
3rd Doll: Suiseiseki
4th Doll: Souseiseki
5th Doll: Shinku
6th Doll: Hinaichigo
7th Doll: Kirakishou

*Barasuishou : the fraud of the seventh Rozen Maiden doll.

Subject: Re: Rozen Maiden Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:24 pm

Rozen Maiden: Träumend (second season)

The second season of Rozen Maiden, subtitled träumend (トロイメント, toroimento?) has a slightly darker tone. Träumend is German for "dreaming." The episodes are more plot-driven and deal with topics such as "Father" — the Rozen Maiden's creator — and the inevitable conclusion to the "Alice Game." Jun does not yet attend school (he has much work to make up before he can go back), but studies at home and at the local library. He is much more willing and eager to go outside the house, and seems to have even grown fond of the ever-present dolls. Shinku has also been changed, thanks to the events of the previous season, but she is generally as aristocratic as ever, lecturing and punishing Jun at every opportunity. Several new non-doll characters are introduced, including a riddle-spouting, tuxedo-attired anthropomorphic rabbit and two mysterious men who operate a doll shop. The final group of dolls also appear this season: Kanaria, the second doll, Barasuishou, who introduces herself as the seventh doll, and Kirakishou, the true seventh doll (though not by name).

Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre

Is a series prologue, and focus on Shinku, the Seki siblings and Suigin-tou and how they met during the Alice Game, focusing strongly on Suigin tou and her past, as well why she developed her personality. This OVA is strongly indicated to all fans, specially those who watched both series.

Subject: Re: Rozen Maiden Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:32 am

woo i love Suigintou

Subject: Re: Rozen Maiden Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:55 am

cute ng kwnto n2 .. >,<