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Princess Tutu, Vol. 6: Abschied

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This is a very dramatic story told with beautiful classical music, somewhat rough but powerful and charming animation, and the American voice actors do a great job of bringing the characters to life (I haven't heard the story in Japanese yet). From a traditional Fairy Tale love story point of view the ending of "Tutu" might surprise the viewer, but I think it is a mistake to categorize "Tutu" as a traditional Fairy Tale - it goes beyond. I found the ending of "Tutu" both emotionally and intellectually satisfying being mindfull of the story's own premises, for Ducks love is not a possessive kind of love, but rather an altruistic kind, and our heroine succeeds to show, that the power of hope makes it possible to influence ones destiny itself, even when you are not a powerful being ... and that's not an unhappy ending in my book ;-)

This was a superb anime, right to its suspenseful and bitter end. Smitten with a prince deprived of his heart, the bumbling but endearing heroine strives to aid the one she adores and ultimately is left with unrequited love and the physical form of a duck. After considering this, I find that this is what so enthralled me. A fairytale which begins in a predictable manner is fed a wicked twist of reality for its finale. I believe that this anime depicts the grimmer view of love as many are accquainted with it. In a brilliant manner, this anime also contrives to portray a finish where wrongs have been rectified yet the good characters recieve misery as evil ones are perserved.
Of course, that is another factor which I would comment upon. What is gradually revealed to the watcher is that no characters are directly capable of being classified as good or evil. Each was compelled to act as their emotions deemed proper, another similarity to reality.
Truly, this anime is intriguing and thought provoking, a must-have for any fan.

I absolutely loved every moment of Princess Tutu. I think it's in bad taste that others have spoiled the ending by mentioning it here in the review, but it still is a MUST see and a MUST own. The story is beautiful, the music is lovely, and yes, the ending may seem sad to some, but I didn't get out of it what others must have. Since the ending has already been mentioned...in the final episode, they make it clear that Fakir will finish the story.. so, what do they end with but Fakir writing by a pond and Duck happily swimming off to the side.. to me, this is an open ending. Who knows what Fakir is writing, Does he now have the power to finish a story that will become real life? Who is to say. I was a bit unhappy with the end and at first when I heard Duck would stay a duck, I felt cheated because I invested so much time and emotion into the characters, but once I saw the final episode myself, I truly feel there is more to the story. I think it's lets the view imagine whatever they want. It's Wonderful! Please add it to your collection!

This is the ending to what I wholeheartled believe is the single most BEAUTIFUL anime EVER MADE.

Though the ending to this gorgeous, flawless anime is subject to heated debate, my true and concrete opnion is that the ending was absolutely perfect. If you are looking to buy this series, COMPLETELY IGNORE anything and everything that is being said about how "the ending ruins the series". This is an absolute lie. As with most things in Princess Tutu, it's all in how you look at it.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Princess Tutu is the most fantastic anime ever, EVER made. The characters are loveable and unique, the storyline is deep, and the ending is just as wonderful in it's own unique way. Princess Tutu is truly an anime for all ages, to be told about through the ages.

It's worth your money, time, and so much more. Princess Tutu is my hero!

(PS- this is written by Lisa's daughter Katherine, not Lisa herself.)

The kinky Drosselmeyer couldn't have done it better. Take a sweet character
that works very hard to help someone she loves - and splatter her in muck to show
that nothing had any purpose after all.
Really all the horrible things that happened in the town were because she
tried to help the Prince. In return, she gets one of the worst outcomes,
so bad that it makes turning into a speck of light sound good.
What started out to be a creative venture into the tried and true world
of fairy tales is rapidly destroyed by the super let down of the ending.
Warning - spoilers ahead.
What was a beautiful and charming rendition of the same old stories we've
all heard over and over is totally ruined with the ending. It's like if
the Prince had made off with the dragon instead of Sleeping Beauty or
Cruella Deville had gotten to make that coat out of those 101 Dalmations
after all . . .
The ending left me that winded and sick and the word I had at the end of
it only rhymed with 'Duck'. What the heck is wrong with anime producers,
you can have a maginficent production and it's like they sadistically want
to ruin it on purpose. In the case of this story, what I like about it was
that it tried to escape the steryotypical fairy tale story and retell it
with an added twist. What started out as a twist ended up warping it out
of all recognition, with the bad guys (gals) not getting the punishment
they deserve, but rewards, and the characters people want to see happy end
up worse than before.
It's like they had that repulsive Drosselmeyer character choose the ending
for maximum cruelty. I was no fan of Prince Mutant or whatever, but come
on, he ends up with the one who imprisoned him?! How about Duck herself?
An added twist I was hoping for was that she really WAS princess Tutu and
that her memories, true self would be revealed at the end. Not so.
What happens to her is in my estimation, one of the cruelest things.
Having loved and sacrificed for a puling milksop she gets, what? Not a
return to lost humanity or even someone else to love. She doesn't even get
to stay human!
She gets turned into a duck.
Even the frickin' cat sensei got a better ending than that!
I think given the story content, that the best ending would have been for
the Prince to go back to being a character, Rue to go out in a speck of
light after she confesses her `love' and for there to be a showdown with
the evil Drosselmeyer. After that, Fakir could realize that love had snuck
up on him unawares and Duck would find out that she had lost her memory
because Drosslemeyer imprisoned her in the story. Whether she and Fakir
would fall in love could be left to a future season, like `Chapter of the
Swan' which incidentally is hinted at with some of the imagery. Maybe a
new character could come and give her the love she so richly deserves.
It is pretty telling at the end that when the old haunts in the story are
reshown in the epilogue they noticibly lack Duck. In fact each scene has a
dark shadow as a blight for half the screen to symbolize the lost presence
of a bright shining personality. Even her friends kind of remember that
someone is missing . . .
It will be hard to watch this again, knowing what happens. You are left
with some vague line about hope springing once more, but the last thing
you see is Duck dozing in a pond while Fakir uses his writing talent to
clean up the mess in the town. Ugghh.
I warn any who start this series to prepare yourself to get the same old
rear-end treatment that a lot of animes seem to give. No just conclusion,
many threads left untied and a near impossibility of watching it again.
Which is a shame, because it is 5 stars all the way until the last 5
minutes of episode 26 when you begin to realize that the 'real' tragedy
is that being perpetrated on the viewer.
'Nuff said.