Pacifica Cassul is a girl with a destiny. But unfortunately it’s not a good one; she is the Scrapped Princess, a girl who, according to prophecy, is the poison that will destroy the world. Naturally, this means that people want her gone. But two powerful people have sworn to protect her- her brother Shannon, whose swordsmanship is impeccable, and her sister Raquel, who is able to wield devastating magic when the mood strikes her. But traveling without attracting attention proves to be very difficult for the outspoken Pacifica, and they soon find themselves in trouble from various sources. Traitorous friends, assassins, and even an operative from Special Forces all stand in their way. But along the way, they’ll meet new friends and together will unravel the mystery behind the supposed Armageddon. From Studio BONES! Genre: Fantasy/Action/Drama.According to the revelations of St. Grendel, Pacifica Cassul, the heroine of the fantasy-adventure Scrapped Princess (2003), will cause the end of the world on her 16th birthday. As the fatal day approaches, she’s on the lam with her adopted older brother and sister, Shannon and Raquel: They’re charged with protecting her from worshippers of the god Mauser, who believe in the prophecy. As they wander from place to place, they make new friends, including would-be knight Leo and innkeeper’s helper Winia, and treacherous enemies: Even Pacifica’s favorite aunt can’t be trusted. Both groups bring clues to the complicated plot that involves the Church of Mauser, its prophecies and its hierarchy; rivalries among feudal kingdoms; three groups of sophisticated cyborg warriors; and the ancient war that pitted humans against powerful aliens. The series ends with a major mecha battle that features interesting rainbow effects, and rather unexciting choreography.
At 24 episodes, the story of Scrapped Princess feels both padded and underdeveloped. Instead of exploring the characters in depth or explaining the needlessly convoluted backstory, the screenplay by Atkasuki Yamatora and Reiko Yoshida rambles aimlessly. Secondary characters appear and disappear, only to pop up several episodes later, and the emotional moments sink into bathos. Although the series enjoys an enthusiastic following in the US, Scrapped Princess often feels too silly to work as an adventure, but too dark to work as a comedy. (Rated 13 and older: violence, brief nudity) –Charles Solomon
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March 31, 2010
#1
The DVD set was delivered quickly and in excellent condition. I would be willing to buy from this seller again.
March 31, 2010
#2
it didn’t even work at all. so can’t say if the episodes are good or not.
March 31, 2010
#3
Let me just say this first, like a few other reviews out there I think that this is one of my favorite anime’s of all time, and definently worth the buy. I bought it just looking for an anime to pass the time with, not really expecting anything, just maybe hoping to waste time I suppose. It blew me away. For one thing I could really relate to Pacific’s character. Not that I am doomed to end the world or anything, but by the fact that I feel guilty about things that I have no control over, and I always feel like people are trying to protect me…or somthing. but the point is, is that it is filled with characters with real human emotion that you can relate to.
At one point, kinda towards the end, I was begining to think “huh, whats gonna happen now? were almost to the our destination, and there are still a good number of episodes left, whats gonna happen??” ( I think of things in terms of video games somtimes in anime’s like this) and then it happend!! I guess I shouldnt spoil it, but it took me by total surprise!! I was so worried that the characters would never see each other again, and then to bring in such a fantastic character towards the end and- Oh!!! I’ll just tell you, I cried…..but then again, Im a sissy towards that kind of thing, I actually cried a few times…at varies places, but at that one particular instent, and then at the end…I cried good…if that makes any sense…I do wish, however, that it was just a smidgen longer, for Pacifica and Leo’s sake….somthing could have developed there.
March 31, 2010
#4
I ended up buying this at an anime convention a few years ago because it had gone on “Sunday Sale” for $25 and I had seen artwork for the series and liked it. I think it’s probably the best $25 I have ever spent.
I was so enthralled by the story and the gorgeous animation that I had the entire series finished in two days and re-watched it again the next week.
The plot follows Pacifica Cassul, the titular scrapped princess whose birth foretold the end of the world, and her two adoptive siblings and they travel the countryside trying to avoid assassins and religious crazies trying to kill her before her 16th birthday.
The series starts off as high fantasy, but takes a twist that totally changes the genre to sci-fi about a third of the way through. Each episode seemed to bring about some sort of twist to the story that added to the plot and really gave this title great substance.
I enjoyed that the first three-quarters of the series had nice dramatic elements laced with bits of comedy to help keep the plot from getting too heavy. The last quarter dropped quite a bit of the humor (but not all) and mostly concentrated on the drama and action. I was close to tears quite a few times during those last few episodes.
The English dubbing was quite good and I managed to get all the way through it without switching to the Japanese tracks with subtitles.
Definitely a great buy whether you’re into mecha, magical girl or heroic adventure anime genres =)
March 31, 2010
#5
Well, if a stranger had told me that an excellent anime series could be made that combines the renaissance time period with a sci-fi theme…I would have vaporized him with my phaser.
Fortunately for the stranger on the street, he would be right in this case. Scrapped Princess offers a middle-age time period anime (with excellent music to match) yet it has a sci-fi spin that grows as the series progresses. The emphasis on this case is on character development and a well-thought out plot that keeps you guessing the whole way through.
Several animes, which I will refrain from mentioning, have a tendency to go all out on the main characters special abilities in order to immediately “wow” the viewer. Unfortunately this tactic will eventually fail as everyone will grow weary of the hype. In order for true character development to work you have to have build-up and meaning – Scrapped Princess had this fine tuned to near perfection.
If I were to give this series one flaw it would be that the ending is a tad too short. But this is a minor criticism as I found the epilogue adequate…but not perfect.
Most viewers will find themselves hooked by episode 4. If you’re not..then odds are you probably will not like the series.
No filler episodes…which is always a plus
Cheers.