Mittwoch, November 02, 2005

Juuni Kokki - zum Ende!

Banzai!

Finally finished the entire Juuni Kokki series. Pandoraprism was right though, the last episode didn't really conclude the fate of Juuni Kokki... So sad... I understand they ran out of funding during the course of the production... Arrghh...

For those of you out there who aren't anime-fans, Juuni Kokki literally means "Twelve Kingdoms". However, as I've mentioned, the series wasn't completed and though all the main storylines did conclude, there are still plenty of hanging plots here and there.

1)Kei [Yoko & Keiki]
At the end Empress Yoko, with Keiki's little help, "clean up" her corrupted government and re-established the entire court mannerism.
2) En [Shouryuu & Enki]
The most stable kingdom of the Twelve. The last few episodes touched on the past of Shouryuu & Rokuta (Enki). En on extremely good terms with Kei
3) Hou [???]
The entire tyrannical Imperial family (except the princess) was murdered and the leader of the rebellion took over the ruling of the kingdom. The denounced princess was at first exiled to Ryuu, then to Kyou where she started to change after meeting Rakushun. In the end, she ended up in Kei where she befriended Empress Yoko and played a major role in the "rebellion". In the last episode, it was hinted the rebel leader might proclaim himself Emperor, but who knows? Another mystery here: the Kirin for Hou had not appeared yet.
4) Kou [??? & Kourin]
We know the Emperor of Kou is responsible for Yoko's plight at the beginning of the series. After Kourin sacrificed her life to save Yoko, it is only sooner or later that the Emperor's death will follow (the rule of Juuni Kokki:the Emperor/Empress is unable to live without the Kirin, however, the Kirin might or might not die if the Emperor/Empress is dead). Well, Kourin is dead, and the Emperor will be soon/or is already. What will happen to the kingdom? No sign of a new Kirin yet.
5) Tai [??? & Taiki]
The longest plot following Kei's. Taiki chose his Emperor after going through such hardships. However, a year or two later both disappeared leaving the kingdom in chaos. And Taiki mysteriously re-appeared in Japan having no memory of his time spent in Tai. No light is shade on this huge mystery.
6) Ryuu
Not much is covered on this kingdom. All we know (from Rakushun) is that Ryuu is famous for its universities and righteous court officers. However, it is soon revealed that discrimination in the universities is evident against half-human, whom Rakushun is one, and the courts are not really "upright" either.
7) Kyou [??? & ???]
Ruled by a young-looking but cruel Empress. Even her Kirin was also mistreated.
8) Sai [??? & ???]
Sai is a stable kingdom. Suzu flees from her tyrant-mistress to seek help from the Empress of Sai. The Empress is an aged lady, and her Kirin is also good-hearted. However, the Empress doesn't allow Suzu to stay in the Imperial courts (because she wanted Suzu to become more mature and cast away her self-pitiness). Suzu decided to go to Kei, where she met Empress Yoko. Suzu also played a major role in Kei's "rebellion.
9) Sou
The kingdom was touched on very little in the series. Nothing much is known, except the fact that the kingdom is built on mountain slopes.
10) Han
Not covered in the series.
11) Ren
Not covered in the series.
12) Shun
Not covered in the series.

In the end I wrote a brief summary of the series... =____=
Oops... Apologies!

But you can now see that there are so many unresolved matters in the series! What had and will become of Taiki? When will Suzu and the denounced princess return to join Yoko? And lastly what of the states of those kingdoms without a Kirin? Also... Of course I would like to see more of Keiki... *blushes* He got no screening time at all after the rebellion in Kei was resolved! *frowns* It will be nice to see if his heart had grown...

Now it's so tempting to get the novels... So that I can find the answers to my questions! I want the novels... I want the novels...

I want the novels...

posted by empress @ 7:45 PM