Scrapped Princess

[Zane]

It might be called something else in the US; its about a princess who on the 16th birthday will destroy the world according to prophesy, so shes on the run with her siblings.

Has anyone seen this? I was wondering if its suitable for my younger sister and enjoyable?

[eva-boy7985]

I have the first DVD, and it was very enjoyable. How old is your sister? There's magic, as it is a fantasy-oriented anime, but it also takes places in a completely fictional world which can make a big difference :-) It's rated 13+, and thus far, there's been nothing horrid to speak of: there's violence (sword-play mainly) but it is not bloody; however the story in general, even in the first disc, got intense at some parts that may or may not be a little edgy for her depending on how young she is. It's what I call a very well balanced anime so far, as it has some good action, pleasant characters, comedy, and probably some romance down the line. I'd definitely recommend it; you're the one that know your sis best (obviously) between the two of us, but I hope I was somewhat helpful in that particular area :-)

[MyrrhLynn]

There is a review of Scrapped Princess in the reviews section that should cover anything you may have questions about: http://www.christiananime.net/reviews.php?display=59

[termyt]

I wonder if MyrrhLynn is a fan

There's quite a bit of sarcasm in the show as well and human life is not valued as much as it should be. I don't think either of these is a problem in general, but I think these elements make the 13+ rating very justified.

[Ashley]

I loved this show; it's quite the entertaining series, and definately quite original in terms of design--definately got a celtic flare I don't see very often. I think 13+ is a good rating.

[Kaligraphic]

Many of the characters are also named after guns - there's a list in a thread called "The Guns of Scrapped Princess" or something like that.

[MyrrhLynn]

[quote="termyt"]I wonder if MyrrhLynn is a fan ]
(for those of you that are wondering what termyt is talking about, my avatar is Raquel one of the main characters in scrapped princess)

Anyway yeah I guess I never actually said my opinion. Scrapped Princess is one of my favorite animes ever, but I think a 13+ age rating is appropriate. I've only seen the sub though, so depending on how they choose to translate it could make a difference as well.

[mitsuki lover]

I read about it in Anime Insider and want to see it.

[Zane]

Thanks guys.

My sister is around 17, and she liked Escaflowne so this should be down her lane, I just wanted to check to see if there wasn't any major magic/occult stuff, admittedly Escaflowne has alot, so if its less then that then there is no problems. Cheers again.

[Ashley]

There is some magic spells, and they do talk about the "gods"--Mauser and a female one I can't remember. So there IS some religious stuff in there, but certainly not worse than Escaflowne (I've seen both).

[Kaligraphic]

Browning is the other.

[MyrrhLynn]

There is some magic spells, and they do talk about the "gods"--Mauser and a female one I can't remember. So there IS some religious stuff in there, but certainly not worse than Escaflowne (I've seen both).

Plus there is a HUGE plot twist at the end of the series that will sort of show that Mauser and Browning aren't gods at all. (I remeber I was like "Holy crap! That's what happened?!?" O_O

[termyt]

Many of the characters are also named after guns - there's a list in a thread called "The Guns of Scrapped Princess" or something like that.

"or something like that" he says plugging his own thread.

[Kaligraphic]

Plus there is a HUGE plot twist at the end of the series that will sort of show that Mauser and Browning aren't gods at all. (I remeber I was like "Holy crap! That's what happened?!?" O_O

Yeah, they turn out to be [spoiler]the two writers who created the series[/spoiler]