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To retrieve the talisman stolen by her beloved, Tiara hunts the might, battling monsters with her awesome shamic powers. Disguised as an ordinary schoolgirl by day, she arrives at his lair only to find her archrival already on the scene... protecting the theif! Dark secrets unravel as Tiara faces these powerful opponents, and her one hope for survival may be to betray her mission.

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With her enormous eyes, Barbie-doll figure, skimpy costumes, and masses of auburn hair, Tiara is almost a caricature of the clichéd anime heroine. The theft of the mysterious and powerful Throne of Yord sends her from the magical Guardian World to Earth to recover it, accompanied by her weasel-like partner, Japolo. Tiara sometimes battles her old friend Lena and sometimes allies with her; both women seem more interested in their friend Sara and in winning Kagetsu's affection than in the fate of entire worlds. Director Mitsuru Hongo, who also wrote the original story, shows more of a flair for choreographing midair battles than presenting a coherent story. Numerous dreams and flashbacks interrupt the flow of the narrative, and much of the plot doesn't begin to make sense until the final episodes. Even fans of the series concede that Tiara's adventures are easier to follow if the viewer begins with episodes 9 to 12, then goes back to "The Throne of Yord." Shamanic Princess embodies the visual style of the Clamp studio at its most flamboyant, with lots of full moons, figures reflected in vast eyes, blizzards of flower petals, and so much hair blowing in sinuous curves, the screen resembles an Alphonse Mucha poster gone berserk. Rated 13 and up for nudity and violence. --Charles Solomon

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 4 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Shamanic Princess
Studio ‏ : ‎ Us Manga Corps Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000056MWR
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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ManWithGoodTaste

THE version to get (at the moment of writing)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2017

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Since there are several versions of this release right now, let me say this is the one you should get. Before, I bought the 2013 release, and BOY did I pay for it. The 2013 version was apparently put through the meat grinder, and some idiot decided to screw up the deinterlacing (60i > 24p), and introduced completely non-removeable horizontal lines accompanying every movement. THIS release, with the cover like the one used here, is just fine. It is NTSC (60i), but if you watch with detelecine finter ON, you will get good progressive footage, with just a few artifacts left here and there. The quality overall is a solid B+, which is not the perfection this anime deserves, but it will do. Perhaps in a few years this OVA will be released AGAIN, this time with A+ picture quality. But in 2017 this release is the best you can get.

I could review the plot here, but there are IMDB and Anime News Network for the purposes. Let's just say it was an ambitions project for a relatively new team, and they mostly pulled it off well, with a few hiccups in pacing and storytelling. Overall solid 7.5/10 story and animation. The voices are great, and music sheer perfection. Shame the soundtrack is near unavailable outside Japan now.

P.S. There are 6 episodes in all, and they are broken down in 11 chapters overall on this release. Since episodes were produced out of order, the proper order of viewing is 5, 6, 1–4. Start with chapter 9, and you'll be fine.

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Katelyn Anton

Shamanic Princess

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 25, 2014

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This series is 6 episodes, the story plays backwards. It jumps you into the action, into the story. The characters are all connected and you learn how, and their personal battles with each other, but how the band together to reach a common goal is the real story. Along the way they fight each other each step, trying to destroy each other. The last two episodes are spent showing you how the story came to be. Well done series, unexpected, witty, fun, and action packed, strong female leads. I recommend it, you won't be disappointed.

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A little known anime makes a big impact

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2002

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Wow. I didn't expect SP to be quite this good. I had read that some people found it confusing or disliked the way the story was laid out and was worried that, even though I was interested enough to purchase it, I would end up not watching it much.
What did I worry for?
The artwork and direction comes from the same people who brought you Magic Knight Rayeart and Outlaw Star, respectively. Though the big "anime eyes" are a bit larger than normal in this series, the characters and scenery are extremely detailed and the voice acting flows with events very well (on both parts, actually).
As far as the story, I really liked it. Of course, this is coming from someone who thoroughly enjoyed Evangelion and LAIN, despite having to think about things a bit. Sure, as people have noted, the last two episodes basically do belong at the beginning of the DVD, but it doesn't take long after the first episode starts to piece together what is going on. Tiara, the "main character," is a powerful Magic User sent to regain the Throne of Yord, a mystical entity that grants power to the Guardian World. Through the series, she interacts with other members of her world as an intricate story unweaves between them all and her objective.
Anyone who's ever read one of my other (short) reviews knows I give away very little about the series.
Anyway, if you are a fan of CLAMP work or interested in something a little less mainstream and more gothic in plot and style, don't hesitate to look this up.

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L. Gabriel

Great classic.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2015

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love it! I watched this anime when I was in high school, and I felt in love with it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 3, 2010

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I'm not going to lie and say that "Shamanic Princess" is a masterpiece of storytelling and character development. It's
not the deepest, most meaningful anime out there, and it certainly isn't a cutting-edge drama. But, much like director
Mitsuru Hongo's other anime, "Outlaw Star" (which is one of my all-time favorites), it doesn't NEED to be any of those other
things. Why? Because, for the course of it's six episodes, it keeps the viewer constantly entertained, which is an achievement
in it's own right. While there is some genuine intrigue to be had in this series, you don't really have to pay much attention
to it in order to be satisfied. Cute girls with ludicrous proportions wield ridiculously powerful monsters, fight each other
and search for lost loves. There is never a dull moment, and the way it spins something that should be cheesy into pure
anime gold reminds one of the classic "Slayers" series. Twelve bucks for three hours of non-stop enjoyment and thrills...
how could I NOT recommend this?

NOTE: CLAMP had NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. "Magic Knight Rayearth's" character designer just did the designs for this show, as
far as I understand.

Animation: B+

Dub: N/A (Central Park's dubs were never that great, so I'm assuming it's not too good.)

Sub: B+

Plot: B+

Entertainment: A-

OVERALL: B+ (Watch it; You won't regret it)

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Amber

A+

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2014

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Fast shipping, awesome anime!

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Joe Zachry

Some very good Anime art

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2012

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I ordered this DVD because I happened across one of the original cells from the movie (the line drawing on velum together with the acetate color cell). I have it nicely framed and hanging in my home. The story was convoluted, like so many of the Japanese animated films, but I enjoyed it very much. I had to view it twice to actually get the story arranged in my head. I really have an appreciation of Anime Art and I found much to like in the art work in this one.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2001

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I enjoyed Shamanic Princess very much, and on a number of levels. Most obvious is Tiara's visual appeal, but at least as strong is the appeal of both the dynamic magical battles, with their wonderful ritualized feel, and the storyline in which nothing turns out to be quite as it appears. (...)the 'in media res' opening, with the backstory supplied later, is a perfectly respectable and in this case extremely appropriate method of telling a story: We get the main story first, and enough information to usnderstand it, then the backstory is given us, the main sory and backstory illuminating each other in a way a linear telling could not..

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Format	Color, NTSC
Contributor	Shamanic Princess
Language	Japanese
Runtime	3 hours