Reviews

Much of what I would write has already been written about this being a vey interesting twist on a classic story, so instead I will focus on how much fun this was for a Shakespeare fan. While the differences are obvious, the play with which the writers made of the classic script was rather interesting. Romeo X Juliet is filled with literary references to the original as well as to other works of the Shakespeare.

Often times side comments made in jest were excuses to allude to actual phrases from the original. For example, Mercutio telling Hermione that Juliet might have gone after "the object of her idolatry" is a direct reference to the following line of Juliet's from Act II of the play "Do not swear at all; Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, Which is the god of my idolatry, And I'll believe thee".

That is just one taste. I apologize if this wasn't as useful a review in terms of giving a full account of the anime, but as I said, others have done that well enough. I just thought this aspect of the anime shouldn't be overlooked for those who enjoy the Elizabethan era writer.

As an aside: I did not like the opening theme and any of the similar style of music that sometimes cropped up in the anime. I just dislike that disney style whitney houston diva singing. The rest of the soundtrack is fine.