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Jul 9, 2015
Well here we have an one of a kind anime. First of all i'd like to say that it's not an ordinary anime in terms of storyline and art style which gives it a some good headstart points in my opinion. So let's see my rates per section,

Story: 7

As i said Chevalier D'eon storyline can't be easily compered to any other anime's storyline. As a historical anime it takes place in France in the time of Loui's XV reign some time before the French Revolution. It includes a variety of historical figures such as the King Loui XV, Madame de Pompadour, Marie Antoinette and even Chevalier D'eon himself (even if he's not faithfully portraited). It also takes a wonderful advantage of historical events as well, something which can be as good as it is bad since many people are unfamiliar with France's history. However with basic knowledge of French revolution i didn't meet any difficulties to follow the flow, but since anime has a huge part of its fanbase in Japan and America it might be a little difficult for some people to relate the events. Now speaking of the story's flow. Chevalier D'eon's first few episodes could be characterised as "slow" and "unintriguing" in some terms but i well petience shall always be rewarded and in this case it was rewarded indeed. At episode 10 or so personally it got my attention fully caughted. Many things remain a mystery until the later episodes where we have a rather too quick turn of events. Plus i'd like to say that is not one of those "lived happily forever after animes". Quite a few characters deaths are included so if you ask for the happy ending anime this might not be for you. The negative thing with the storyline though is that the whole "poets" and "psalms" thing is kinda difficult to fully underestand with the first watch of the anime.

Art: 9

Well this was the most pleasant part of the anime for me! It is one of the few animes that prefered the semi realistic anime art style instead of more stylish anime styles. Where shall i begin; Let's start from the characters. Considering the faces i would describe them as pleasently melancholic specially the down pointed eyes. The rest characteristics such as face shape are more subtle yet characteristic for each character. The hair were quite pleasant too with natural tones and realistic hairstyles. The outfits however were simply eye gasmic in my opinion specially the ladie's ones (exept Lia's which was out of era since they gave it a lolita style as a tribute to the manga i guess). Lastly considering static scenes well ofcourse there was some static dialogue here and there but i don't think it was too much of a problem. The one thing that bothered me in art style though were the psalm's letters. They looked kinda like out of place watermarks in many points but well i guess they were added as a layer upon the frames since it would be quite troublesome to be drawn directly upon the scenes because of movement etc.

Sound: 7

Well this rate field is always the most short one for me. The anime had nice opening and ending songs however i don't seem to remember any characteristic music through the show. I think it might have lacked in this part but it doesn't concerns me though

Character: 7

Well character development in this anime could be this anime's weakest point. First of all we have the protagonish D'eon. Again even if he's a main character he doesn't seem to have much depth. He is the usual idealist kind of guy who tries to ensure everyones safety with his qualities such as his siste's soul peace and to serve the king and his country. However one could say his other hald Lia spices up the interesting upon him a bit because of her abnormal story and presence. Durand from the other hand is the "sacrise for what is really worthy" character and even if he's a little bit cliche there is a interesting contrast between the first impression you get about him as he seems the egoistical type of person, the one who serves a secret and probably evil purpose and the later impression which is this of the one who puts his duty and personal favot away from his friends. For the most of the other character i simply say " don't rely on the first impression because nothing is what it seems to be". The most interesting character for me though was Robin. Yes the little red haired boy. He seems indifferent at first but after all the attrocities he has witness, the traitory and the cruelty of the world he get's a 180 degrees turn as he will question what is the right and what's wrong and in the end well i promise he puts all of his experiences from this story in a good place.

Enjoyment: 7

It was a pleasant anime indeed a bit confusing maybe but pleasant for someone who seeks a rare anime delicatessen. The characterisation historical might put off a lot of people but i promise it's full of intrigue, traitory, unexpected turns and it even contains romance. Just be patient through the first few episodes and i promise it'll pay off later as we speak of an one of the kind anime.

Overall: 7 (with a mathimatically average mean) but for me it's an 8
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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