Alternative TitlesEnglish: Shin Shirayuki Hime Densetsu Pretear Japanese: 新白雪姫伝説プリーティア
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 4, 2001 to Jun 21, 2001
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Popularity: #431
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SynopsisHimeno Awayuki was a normal sixteen-year old girl until her father married a woman who happens to be rich. Since then, she has been perceived as an outcast by both her new stepsisters and her classmates. Later Himeno finds out from seven men called the Leafe Knights that she is something called Pretear, a girl who has the power to merge with and control the nature of the elemental-oriented powers from the Leafe Knights and stop an evil being called the Princess of Disaster.
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Both have very similar aspects but it is hard to tell why because the meaning of tokyo mew mew doesn't really come till the end of the anime. Both do have cute magical girls and or a girl in pretear fighting to save the world. They both also work hand in hand with saving the nature aspect of the world.This just goes to show since sailor moon and or all the other older magical girl animes. That this genre of anime will stand the test of time.
both cute anime of magic girls :D
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Well... Although different but very much alike.
Magic... check
Romance... check
Transforming... check
Well similiar
both of the main characters, which are girls, found out they have powers. They both learn how to use and control it. And one of the characters in both story are not what they seem. People who watched Kamichama Karin would definetely enjoy Pretear
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Dec 11, 200813 of 13 episodes seen 6 of 6 people found this review helpful Upon first looking at the title you may be thinking to yourself, is this some sort of story about someone about to cry? (Pre-tear) Hahahaha but no, in all seriousness this is actual a magical girl style anime with a more interesting concept.
Story: 8/10
Basically it follows our main heroine "Himeno" as she tries to stop the evil demons made from the "Princess of disaster." (main villain) But how she does this is pretty i...nteresting, she basically has to merge with these beings called "The Leafe Knights" in order to temporally take control of their powers, and this is quite important as she will need different elements against the right foe. It basically sticks to this the whole way through, all along giving the viewer some pretty nifty plot twists and surprises after the half way point. There is also a nice love story that takes place between Himeno and the main Leafe Knight, (even if it is pretty standard in anime. You know? The whole love--hate relationship) along with other mini plots to help prevent the story from keeping a sort of straight forwardness to the audience. In fact there are a handful of episodes that deal more with personal problems, and take a break from the overall story. The ending itself is by no means anything spectacular, but it does resolve all plot threads and questions, and should make you feel satisfied at the end. The action scenes I must say are a bit more on the shallow side and lack a certain flare and appeal, as some enemies were defeated in a matter of minutes once Himeno transforms, which might disappoint some viewers. This happens on most parts where they usually are involved with side plots, and make you feel like some of the actions scenes play second fiddle in some episodes. Though this is a magical girl style anime, it also has some pretty funny comedy scenes as well, but it’s never over the top and is mostly there to keep the audience into the anime. When they do gear up for battle and/or show more problematic scenes between the characters, the title quickly shifts into the appropriate mood, so you don’t have to worry about the characters acting comical at the wrong time, as it’s balanced with the seriousness.
Pretear does have some content that should be mentioned, for one there are some scenes that show Himeno and the Leafe Knights in a more nude look. It basically happens when they are about to merge with one another. Though they don’t draw any actual detail in the body, and are more just implied (ie Sailor Moon transformations).
Artwork: 7/10
Well being that this is a 2001 title, it will come as no surprise that it shows age. The character design that went into each is quite nice though, each article of clothing and facial expression is pretty decent to look at with a good scenes of detail and personality, however the backgrounds leave much to be desired, as most come off as a sort of bland watercolor style painting, this is especially true with the more natural environments, (such as the parks and forests) which aren’t the nicest to look at. Though some of the interior (such as Himeko’s house) is pretty detailed and well made with style.
Soundtrack: 6/10
The opening and closing themes are very pleasing to the ears, the first with a more mature magical girl style up beat theme, and the ending with a much more relaxed yet enthusiastic style. The background music is pretty forgettable though, it does play the right tunes at the right time depending on the situation. But you will most likely forget about it once you finished the series. The character voices are pretty nice to hear though (even in the dub version), and mix well with the character’s persona.
Characters: 7/10
Well to be quite frank they are very appealing and give off good vibes to the audience, but they lack real depth found on other magical girl series. As this is due to one problem, there are simply too many characters in the overall story that you really never get a chance to learn about any of them. In fact if I was to give number count of how many of them you get actual back story and/or knowledge of, I would say its around 5 or so. Which isn’t much considering there are around 14 characters in this. Still, they do spotlight the appropriate cast members whom of which are indeed important to the storyline.
Bottom Line: 7/10
All in all Pretear is an endearing tale that should satisfy its audience. Even though it lacks deep character depth, it makes up for it nicely with its mix baggage of generas. (ie love, action, suspense, comedy) While I am not the biggest fan of magical girl titles, I certainly did have fun with this. And I think you will too!
Thank you for reading my review!:) read more
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Jan 8, 200813 episodes 10 of 19 people found this review helpful I stilll remember the date: the 20th of July, 2006, the day I finished watching "Pretear". I won't lie to you: I was totally in love with this, and I watched it 4 times later, and I did from it God. Yes, I was over reacted. But now, after almost 2 years, and after reading the Manga 9 month ago, I still think this is a very nice and fun Anime. Still I can watch it over and over and not get bored. I still think this is a very funny and sweet Anime, but too bad- the Manga was destroyed in... this. The very good art of the Manga was corrupted in it, but I have to say: the voice actors in "Pretear" are amazing! Every chatacter has the perfect voice for it. Good choice.
Overall, again?
Nice, funny and has a lot fun in it. Recommended if you love sweet love and a lot of fun. read more
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Oct 15, 200813 of 13 episodes seen 6 of 14 people found this review helpful At first, I thought Pretear would be some dumb rip off of Sailor Moon using elements instead of planets but man was I wrong. This show was much deeper than I thought it would be and even made me cry at the end! One thing I liked about this anime was that all of the characters developed into likeable people and it also wasnt predictable-- because predictable shows are just plain boring. I couldnt stop watching it and finished the series in one night! So I give this one two thumbs up, although I w...ish I could have watched it over time other than all at once so I dont reccomend my method haha. Well hoped this helped even though it was written kinda bad :] read more
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Opening Theme"White destiny" by Ishida Yoko
Ending Theme"Lucky Star" by Yoshida Sayuri
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