lol Something about that is kinda funny. xD And well, I dunno - is it still going on? Or if it ended, how well was the reception?
Scrapped Princess (or Sutepri) was a series that could've been very very amazing, but managed to destroy any and all opportunities to do so. Some spoilers, sue me. The pros: - Excellent animation. It was this series that made Bones my favourite studio. Probably one of the coolest fighting choreographies I've seen from many series. For those who need more references, Bones also did RahXephon and Wolf's Rain. - Character design. While it was sort of annoying that they made almost everything in this series good-looking (Bishies all around, omg), the design for the clothes and the decorum of the spells were were noting. Some of the sceneries were really well-done, and were greatly complemented and emphasized during fight scenes (ex. shards of crystal constantly flew by the screen during a fight scene between Shannon and Christopher in a crystal canyon). The cons: - Story suffered horribly. A great premise had fully gone to waste in this series. They could've went more into detail of some of the supporting characters, but repeatedly allowed each episode to drag on any sort of development right to the very end. As such, by the last few episodes, the story found itself rushing and consequently putting an abrupt end to some of the character's development. Speaking of characters: - Character development. There are too many characters to name that suffered a cruel fate from the stagnant progression of this series, but no one else in my mind got the brunt of the attack more than Christopher Armalite. Right from the get-go, Chris was an intriguing character that I had expected to make some very drastic changes in the story. This was because although he was clearly established as an enemy, there were constant displays of mercy and hesitation in his character--even though it was clear he was a skilled and able Knight. Thus, I expected Chris to slowly defect from the enemy side to the other, and bring a huge turn-over where the entire Obstinate Arrow switches sides and joins Pacifica and the others. This wasn't the case. Instead you have Chris marking a very promising impression at the start, then he slowly fades into the background up until the last few episodes of the series where he "suddenly" feels compelled to assist Pacifica--even if that just meant getting her out of the Kingdom during an attack. Other than this, Christopher and the Obstinate Arrow hardly do anything profound that would stir any viewer to believe they had all turned a new leaf. The ending was also somewhat vague and disappointing, especially with what the series had to offer from the start. If I were to graph the progress of Scrapped princess, it'd just be a straight line angling downwards all the way down to the pits of nothingness. This series just dropped, dropped, dropped and dropped right to the end. I would still recommend this series just for the quality art and somewhat pleasing soundtrack. But if you're looking for an intriguing, breath-taking story, watch 12 Kingdoms, you'll enjoy it far more. This series get a 6.5/10 for simply not following through.
