Enjoyable fantasy.
This is one of the better anime series I have seen. I won't give away much of the story but I enjoyed watching this. It was tastefully done, viewable by a younger audience than many anime series and movies these days, yet intellectual enough for an adult viewer. There were character arcs that I would have like to have been resolved better at the end of the series, but this probably cannot be helped since this is an adaptation of the beginning of a large series of books. The way this series ends has closure but leaves room for more story to be told, and the books probably continue the story. I particularly wanted to know the mysterious origins of the character Guin, but this DVD set does not reveal this. I hope that one day they will continue this series so I can see what happens next, but since it has been a few years since this show has aired, that is not likely. Despite the loose ends left at the end, this series is worth watching and I highly recommend it.
Why do all the good ones just go away??
LOVED this series. -And in ENGLISH TOO@!!???!?!??
Normally I'm not so into the english-dubbed versions, but the acting was top notch and the story, -that I honestly happened to pick randomly for no reason, had me watching non-stop for three days. -Only to find out that there is No Season 2!!!
Waaaahh. Need Prozac now :(
SUCH a great and very intricate and incredibly well-woven story and very well done.. such a shame they didn't produce a second, and continuing seasons. -so if you're reading.... producer people,. Please get on it. You guys did an amazing job.
I will definitely be picking up the books, but the show is outstanding. -Also, Eureka 7 is another absolutely fantastic show -I watched that in Japanese. One of my all-time fav's. :) -anyhow, Guin Saga:
I'm still in shock at how much I enjoyed it. Now I miss it. -Been looking for anything even close only to turn off netflix in frustration at there being nothing as yet I've found to be its equal -...
Entertaining, but...
14 year old twins, Princess Rinda and Prince Remus, escape from their home city when it is attacked by the Mongaul, using a strange device hidden in the palace which transports them to the Forest of Rood. There they encounter a strange leopard-headed man named Guin. Guin saves them from Mongaul solders and then continues to travel with and protect them while he searches for his lost memories and the meaning of the only thing he does remember, the word "Aurra."
I enjoyed this series. I couldn't really care about any of the characters (the twins are especially annoying), but the world was fascinating and the mysteries many. It was interesting just to see where the characters ended up next. The politics were also fun. The plotting, the scheming, the deception!
Guin Saga is an epic fantasy story that spanned 130 light novels (short books, but it adds up). The series ran from 1979 to 2009, when the author died before finishing it. Needless to say, the anime doesn't...
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