Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden has just completed season it's third season.  It's an interesting anime because it's main characters are supposed to be these antique, hand crafted, artisan dolls that were made by a German mastercraftsman.   Each doll strives to become the 'perfect girl' called 'Alice' while simultaneously helping their respective masters.  Each season has different amounts of character development, but rest assured it is never lacking.  Also, each season is it's own complete mini story where the dolls and their masters find some form of resolution.

The Art of Rozen Maiden is fun as it mixes classic European and modern design elements while living in a Japanese world.  Also, the environment design can on a largely imaginative designs when the dolls enter their own world.

While the dolls are very cute and pretty, the author tends to play up the erie aspect of living dolls; so this anime never becomes sickly sweet.

The conflicts that the dolls and their masters face vary from season to season, but the conflict always affects the characters in a deeply personal way.  For this reason, I believe that the conflicts in Rozen Maiden have more significance than conflicts in other stories.

I don't think everyone will find this anime to their tastes, but it is well made and those who do like it will like it a lot.  I give Rozen Maiden a 3.5 out of 5.

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