Wednesday, February 13, 2013

I Watched This: Emma: A Victorian Romance


Emma is a maid, who serves a retired governess, at the height of England's Victorian era. She is a girl with a hard past, but she strives to find the beauty that life has to offer. She never expected such an offer would come to her door. The son of a nouveau riche (new rich) family decides to pay a visit to his old governess. What unfolds is the rare and infectious bit of love at first sight, but how is their love going to survive in a society that forbids their classes from uniting? An Indian prince may hold the answers to their survival in society, and in love.


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What is this, Dave? Another Anime series? A Romance, at that?!

Yep. Another Anime - and this one is a romance. We were curious, checked it out, and it turned out to be pretty good, so we watched the rest of it and were not disappointed. It even surprised me how invested I was in the characters, more than all the Jane Austen movies my wife loves to watch. Why did this ring true for me? The theme of forbidden love, man. Forbidden love, kind of like when you are told you can't do something, but that only makes you want it more? This show totally succeeds in that department, en mass!

I found the animation simple, yet refreshing, with a wide array of characters that are easy to like and easy to hate, and yet I found myself routing for most of them, even William's jerk of a dad. What really drew me in, though, was the way this show executed buildup and did a fine job at handling so many characters, each with their own story. I even got a little teary-eyed during season 2 (don't judge).

The only couple of downsides is the first season is a little slow, but it picks up near the end, and each disc had only three episode on it. Three! That's not enough! There is also no English dubbing (which is crazy funny, because, this takes place in England, right?), but I tend to feel smarter after reading subtitles to foreign films. Same deal. No big. Now, Season 2 is a roller coaster in comparison. Dramabomb!

So, yeah. T'was a good show, so I recommends it all yous guys! It's so totally loaded with tropes, too. Have fun finding them all!

I'm David, and who wants to take a trip to the Crystal Palace?


28 comments:

  1. I finally caved and started watching Downton Abbey which I'm loving. My husband complains about it yet won't let me watch without him. Um...

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  2. Interesting. I think my kids would like this!

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  3. It looks like something I would love. Thanks for making me aware of it.

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  4. I can't watch anime that doesn't involve giant robots...wait there aren't giant robots are there? Because that would be awesome.

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  5. So...not for instant streaming? Boo! I'll have to check it out sometime.

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  6. You've got an open mind, willing to experiment. That leads to all sorts of good things.

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  7. This sounds really fun! I've never been into anime all that much, but I think this looks like something I'd watch. Thanks for mentioning it. :)

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  8. Very nice preview! The Indian prince is certainly a cutie!

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  9. "The theme of forbidden love, man" made me snort. Awesome! This sounds like such a cute movie!

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  10. OMG I have to check this out!! Thanks for posting about it!! =)

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  11. It sounds like an awesome show to really sink your teeth into.

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  12. And I bet that accidental slamming of the door on his nose was the first time they met?

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  13. Nope, haven't heard of this one. But it sounds sweet.

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  14. My list is too long to even say I'll check it out, because I'm 99% sure that I won't.

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  15. Thanks for this David, my cousin would love this, as she loves all things anime.

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  16. Glad you enjoyed it! I really liked Emma because of the romance aspect, and of course because of when it was set. Victorian-era always gets me. :)

    Best Wishes,

    Alexandra~

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  17. Sounds interesting! I will have to see if I can find it :)

    Pride & Prejudice is sort of about forbidden love, as is Jane Eyre. C'mon, you gotta love 'em! :P Okay, I met an older lady last night who doesn't like any Jane Austen, so that befuddled my mind. But anyway, moving on...

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  18. At this rate, my to-be-viewed list will never get smaller. Thanks.

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  19. I might have to check this out. Is it on Netflix?

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  20. I think a better question would be who DOESN'T want to take a trip to the Crystal Palace?!?! I wish that things still stood!

    This looks right up my alley. Maybe if I folded laundry, I could justify....

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  21. For some reason your title to this blog post made me giggle. But this series actually sounds good. I'd definitely watch it!

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  22. This looks sweet, but I kept wanting something steampunkish to come out . . .

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  23. Can't believe you watch this! I'd have to bribe my husband good to watch a Victorian romance with me.

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  24. I've read the manga (fan-translated), and knew there was an animated version, but have not got there yet. I usually just watch fan-subbed versions from streaming sites, like animeseason.com

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