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+====================
+ Princess Jellyfish
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+
+A flat-share full of introverted girls, and a girl with a surprise.
+===================================================================
+
+:CreationDate: 2012-09-23 19:58:04
+:Id: anime/review/princess-jellyfish
+:tags: - anime
+       - review
+:rating: 3.5
+:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/princess-jellyfish
+
+"Introverted" is probably an understatement: the five girls of the
+Amamizu-kan are otaku with paralysing social anxiety problems. Chieko
+collects dolls and kimonos, Bamba knows everything about trains,
+Mayaya sees the world only through references to the Three Kingdoms,
+Jiji likes old men, the never-seen Mejiro writes manga, Tsukimi loves
+jellyfishes. And it is while trying to save a jellyfish that Tsukimi
+meets the person who will change her life: Kuranosuke, the
+cross-dressing son of a big-name politician.
+
+Drama, politics, comedy, and romance ensue. The girls will become a
+little less paralysed when out in the world, Tsukimi will find her
+calling, and a significant plot line is left dangling…
+
+I admit that I liked this series way more than I expected to. The
+girls are mostly depicted as irredeemable losers, living off their
+parents' money with no will for change. Mejiro is the only one with a
+job (but she's very tangential to the story), and Tsukimi is the only
+one who can at least imagine changing her condition. Tsukimi and
+Kuranosuke are the only two characters who have some real depth,
+although Kuranosuke's half-brother and the real estate developer get
+some development.
+
+And yet, and yet… Even if the girls are funny, they're not really made
+fun of: we laugh more with them than at them. Kuranosuke's
+cross-dressing is considered a nuisance by his family, but nobody ever
+thinks less of him for it. The way people dress is shown to be very
+important, but in a "let's impress the shallow people of the world"
+way, not as an end in itself. Everything is measured to keep the story
+lively, funny, and intriguing, but never demeaning any of the
+characters.
+
+The original manga, written by HIGASHIMURA Akiko (東村 アキコ), is
+still ongoing, and given that the anime leaves at least one plot line
+to be resolved, I'd really love to see a second series: the anime was
+broadcast soon after the publication of the fifth volume, and four
+more have been published in the meantime. There's no official
+announcement, though…
+
+If you like "slice of life" stories, cute / awkward girl characters,
+and captivating stories, you'll love this series. And even if you
+don't, find a way to watch at least the opening: it's so full of movie
+references that it will take you at least three repeats to get them
+all!