Princess Tutu, eps 1-5

[telophase]

Just watched the first DVD of Princess Tutu.

Yup, on crack.

Basic storyline: Duck, the main character, is a duck. Who is also a girl. Girl-Duck is a ballet student in some fairytale Eurpoean town, and has a massive crush on a classmate who has a strangely flat affect. She discovers that fairytales have come to life, that there's a Prince that needs rescuing, that she really is a duck, and that she can turn into Princess Tutu, ballet-dancing defender of justice.

Um. Yeah. :) On crack, amusing, silly. I wasn't as OMGWTFBBQ? at it as others seem to be, but I think that's because it was recommended to me as being completely crack-induced, so I was expecting it.






Mind you, I wasn't exactly expecting the ballet-dancing anteater out for revenge, or the feline ballet master who keeps threatening the girls with marriage to him if they step out of line, or the fact that the sentient duck is the only one who thinks that's strange.

Comments

The lead character's name

[cks.livejournal.com]

I think that Ahiru's name makes more sense and is less jarring if you think of her as being called 'Ahiru' by people instead of 'Duck'. While her name means duck, I don't think that the other characters in Princess Tutu think of it that way. (Unlike names like 'Neko-sensei', which I suspect the characters are using literally since their teacher is a cat.)

(There's a long parade of anime characters with names that are actual Japanese words, often with important and/or punning meanings for the character. So Ahiru's name is in good company.)

Re: The lead character's name

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Her name doesn't bother me, actually. In a world where anteaters dance, I can easily accept that "Duck" is also a personal name. :) (Not to mention I've seen too much BBC comedy and read too many British books - I'm used to "duck" being used as a term of endearment.)