Conflict, hatred, sadness, pain. That which allows one to savor them all. Thats is… love. The two of you taught us the joy of love.
— William Farnese, Romeo X Juliet, Fin
Shakespeare’s novel have come down to ages & passed generation through generation. And in our time, the reenactment of one of the legend’s novel had come to action. The anime adaptation ofRomeo x Juliet has its great depth. This one is not of those ~fantasy romance~ where one story leads to a happy ending.
Never I encounter a story such as this; where both protagonist offered lives for the one they love. This may be a loose idea from W. Shakespeare’s idea of the original, the adaptation itself have rights to stand on its own.
What I like about this is that its uniqueness from others. The anime holds that same emotion throughout the series. Every episode leaves you hanging and makes your spirit ecstatic.
William Shakespeare, himself, had his own appearance in the person of William Farnese. Though he may be the only one who hold the wittiness of the story, he never failed to show his playwright’s enthusiasm. The way he ended the series really did give a smooth satisfaction to me, though the important persons vanished.
Romeo and Juliet. These two persons was destined to fall in love, but was toyed by fate. Through them, never did I realize that their “In life & in death”vow may be a strong promise for them to face their battle.
Though the anime disappoint me in a way that these two will be alive ‘til the very end, I was very impressed that the aftermath of their battle seemed to satisfy me.
And please, who wouldn’t cry out when you hear the anime’s theme song on the background, playing while the last episode is playing? Inori ~You Raise Me Up~ is a very very very good choice for this melodramatic anime. I admit, I cried like child when the first note of the song played already. The song itself was very… immaculate. It will moved your heart to tears.
— This anime is one of a kind. ASDFGGHJKL;; I SOLEMNLY VOW TO FOREVER LOVE THIS ANIME. The story, the effects, the song, the setting… everything. Everything is wonderful and amazing. I could die.
