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| Genre | Anime & Manga |
| Format | Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Animated, Blu-ray, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Hiroaki Sakurai, Asami Sanada |
| Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 5 hours |
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For years, declining birth rates have forced what's left of the human race to cede more and more territory to other beings who have appeared to take advantage of the emptying ecological niche. Now, only a handful of humans remain among the remnants of civilization and Earth is dominated by faeries - tiny, ten-inch tall creatures of surprising intelligence. But humanity's importance isn't over quite yet, as young Watashi learns as she makes the decision to return to her hometown and assume her grandfather's position as an arbitrator between the races. Unfortunately, the job isn't going to be anywhere near as simple as she expected, and it's going to take wisdom far beyond her years to achieve her most important mission. Because it's not about how often you fall and fail, it's about how often you get back up and try again, and the human race still has a lot left to accomplish in HUMANITY HAS DECLINED.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Director : Hiroaki Sakurai
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Animated, Blu-ray, Widescreen
- Run time : 5 hours
- Release date : December 24, 2013
- Actors : Asami Sanada
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Section 23
- ASIN : B00EZ22976
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #171,208 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,241 in Kids & Family Blu-ray Discs
- #3,331 in Anime (Movies & TV)
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The main character is a girl generally referred to as either "I" or "Ms. Sweets". She's the mediator between humankind and the fairies. She is one of the few humans left capable of creating sweets, which causes the fairies to naturally flock to her. Other characters are "Grandfather" and "Assistant".
On the surface the show looks like a fairy tale storybook anime but is a cover for dark, nihilistic and absurdist humor in a post-apocalyptic landscape. Only 12 episodes long and well worth your time.
I heard good things about this series, so I had some hopes for it. I found the first 2 episodes to be rather interesting, but I couldn't tell if I liked the series or not. It took me a few more episodes to finally grasp the humor and come to love the show. The first arc is still my least favorite, but I enjoyed it better the second time around. Yes, I liked this series so much by the end, that I re-watched it with my sister just days after finishing it the first time. (And then again a third time some months later).
The humor is both dark and dry, with the Mediator running a witty narrative in her head. The fairies are both adorable and terrifying. I loved them.
Finally, I recommend starting the series with episode 10 and then going back to the beginning. 10 is a stand alone episode that is very funny and a great intro to the series. It is also first chronologically (the series runs mostly backwards in time, though that doesn't really matter).
I saw this series streaming on Crunchyroll, but I intend to buy the DVDs, just as soon as I confirm that I haven't received them as a Christmas present :)
Bonus Feature Note: One on of the discs (I can't remember which, but not the first one), has a set of shorts (I think it was call Survival of the Fittest), that combined equal about one extra episode (and they share the same storyline, so it feels like an episode that was just broken up).
Then you have characters that just pop in and out of the show without a real reason who they are except for these robots. Just its funny and all but very confusing for some people
A few random adjectives come to mind: surreal, satirical and absurd. The art work blatantly contrasts with the premise. The art showing a colorful world populated by laughing fairies, befriended by a cute girl wearing clothing reminiscent of Bavarian milkmaids. Oh and all this in a post-apocalyptic world, after society has collapsed and humanity is on the wane.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. When you see these fairies talking about starving to death, while wearing their perpetual grins, the humor should start to become apparent. It's a dark and biting humor, but does not resort to any sort of gory imagery. Well, unless you count plucked and skinned chickens who throw themselves over a cliff, while set to the tune of "Ave Maria", as gory...
There's lots of other things I could say, but I'll just leave it there. If you like things like Eraserhead (not the dark and grim and sometimes disgusting visuals, but rather the entire mind-twist), you'd probably like this.
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BD再生環境は、PS3しか所有しておらず、過去に北米版のSpice and Wolfがなんの問題も無く再生出来たので、何が違うのかと大分調べました。
原因は、リージョンコードに加えての国コードチェックに有りました。
設定>セキュリティー設定>BD/DVD - 視聴年齢制限使用地域
これが、アメリカ(デフォルト)か、Canada以外になっていると、ハネられてしまうようです。
視聴制限は切にしてあり、何も考えずに地域をJapanに切り替えてしまっていた様でした。
PCや、BD再生専用機でも、リージョンコード(リージョンコード自体は、日本も米国と同じAですが)だけで無く、国コードの設定も切り替えられる物で無いと再生出来無いので、再生環境に注意です。
10話から私ちゃんの学生時代の話となるのでここで分けられているのは嬉しかったです。
しかし、国コードがカナダかアメリカに変更できるプレーヤーでしか視聴できません。
北米版で初めてコレに当たり、プレーヤーの設定を変更することになりました。
ストーリーは普通に1話から見ていくと理解に苦しみますが、
何回か繰り返してみると妖精さんのカワイさと内容がわかってきます。
日本版BD画質との比較はしていませんが、もともとこの作品、ハイトーンのパステルカラーに映像が偏っているのでダイナミックレンジが狭く、背景のグラデーション部分などに色の境界が目立ちます。いわゆるマッハバンド。その部分だけ1つ星を引いていますが、これはこの商品のせいでは無いかも。
まとまって観た事が無かったので、価格もコンパクトなパッケージングも丁度良く、自分的には満足しています。
内容物はディスク2枚のみで、ディスク1では1〜9話、ディスク2では10〜12話と映像特典が収録されています。
本編に加えてノンクレジットOP、EDさらに「じゃくにくきょうしょく」まで入っているので大変満足おすすめです。

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