Guin Saga episode 11 and 12 review
Spoilers included.
I got a little behind with the review of this anime, and episode 12 arrived as well. Well, as not much happens in episode 11, I will review episode 12 as well.
Starting with episode 11, the story moves on from the Nospherus conflict, and starts to point to some internal affairs of the Mongaul, as we are shown a little of the backstage of the Empire, some new characters and some subplots. Plus, some new developments for the twins. Following the crushing defeat of the Mongaul at the hands of the Lagon, Amnelis is called to answer for her defeat in front of the Archduke only to find out that she is going to be marry Aldo Naris, the Prince of Crystal.
It is a marriage made possible only for political reasons, since the father of Naris belongs to the Royal Family of Parros. I guess the archduke thought that she is more useful like a wife than on the battlefield, which is right. Back in Nospherus, Guin refuses to be the King, and although he cares for the people of the desert, he feels he must continue searching for his identity and destiny.
Meanwhile, we are introduced with some new and intriguing characters. Skarl and Beck, the leaders nomad tribes who resemble the ancient Mongols (do not mix with the Mongaul). We are about to see in the next episodes what roles they will play, but they seem they want to help Aldonaris, The prince of Crystal. Another tribe, Kaulos, has joined the Moingaul instead.
Aldo Naris, manages to infiltrate Crystal (which is the castle I guess), now ruled by the Mongaul. But The Mongaul find about him, and he is taken prisoner.
One freaky scene of episode 12 is when Astrias finds out that Amnelis will get married. He reacts like a mad man, banging his head on the fact that she may be “possessed” by another man than him. His obsession with Amnelis is so deep, that I cannot see this ending good for him. He plans to steal her, as he is sure she has the same feelings about him. Poor stalker. But his plans end up bad, as he stumbles upon a boy who proves to be Aldeen, the young brother of Naris.
And at least, something interesting happens with Remus, who seems to connect his mind with a mysterious man, solely with the power of mind. Some dark thoughts start to haunt him, as he experiences a possible total destruction of Parros. He sees in his visions a destiny installed for him, destiny that is different from the one of his sister. Excellent, because him and Linda (Rinda) weren’t doing anything interesting since the beginning of the anime. In good or bad, this will lead to some nice developments for the twins.
As Aldo Naris is meant to marry Amnelis, the two of them meet at a masquerade banquet, where Amnelis acts like a little girl at her first crush, blushing all over and barely beeing able to speak. She falls in love with Naris at first sight. Naris, who is a very inteligent and determined character, sees the opportunity and I think he will use Amnelis to reach his goals.
The animation looks good in this episodes, but again there were no fights in which we could see some possible weaknesses. Great landscapes and backgrounds as ussual, as this proves to be the strong point of the art. For two episodes that started a new important story, I declare myself pleased. May Jarn’s guidance be with you.
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