The Twelve Kingdoms Forum

O_o This forum...it's ali~ive! Stopped by here on a whim, but since I'm bored, here's a list of the JK merch that I know of (*'d ones I own, so I can answer specific questions about those, but please don't ask for scans of everything, as I haven't the patience to do that and besides, who knows if I ...

Wow! This must be a recent posting...I was browsing NHK's site this morning when I was d/l'ing ep 43 (raw), and that info hadn't been updated yet.


From what I can make of it, it relates to how the producers don't have enough information at this point to properly integrate the next arcs into the ...

Ah Anime Expo, aka (Mis)adventures in Line Management. :P For those not familiar w/ it, AX is the largest anime-focused con in the US, and it’s also generally considered the “industry con” (as opposed to other more fan-based cons). For the heck of it, here are a few JK-related rambles about the con ...

Well, this falls strictly in the realm of rumor yet, but for those who don't read AoD, one of the staff there posted this to the forums:

"I talked to Meredith at Fanime about 12 Kingdoms. Yes, it will have a box. Basically, they are see-sawing between 2 different DVD counts right now, so until that ...

Bwahaha, Rakushun with a sword? Hmm, given the level of skill & coordination he shows in his human form (ep 22), I'd be more worried about him harming himself, let alone an opponent. And somehow I think those thin gnarled rodent arms might make it difficult to swing a sword in rat form. :P

...... O ...

I really hope they continue with another season of Fruits Basket.


Someone asked Daichi (FB director) about this at Fanime, and he apparently replied pretty much in the negative about this. Plus, the anime-only plot points (Akito's relation to the curse) introduced at the end of the anime and ...

Well according to the faq there are no plans to broadcast the other half of the taiki story yet.... But if they do have new plans they will notify it on the nhk website. I'm assuming they will sooner or later :)

Actually, that's just talking about no planned rebroadcast of the 3rd arc, 風の万里 黎明の空 ...

On Berserk...


It ends up being pronounced way to many different ways to make a diffinite decision on which is "right". I've heard Guts, Gatsu, and Gatts.


FWIW, Guts is the "official" spelling per Miura Kentarou, Berserk's manga-ka. It's also the spelling found in all 3 of my Berserk artbooks ...

According to NHK's site (See: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/faq.html#12kokuki ), the new episodes in July will start with the one-shot "Jougetsu". This is one of five short stories from the "Kasho no Yume" collection (novel #11), set in Hou not too long after "Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora". After ...

AFAIK, there are 7 CDs available. The 6 related to the anime can be found listed here: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/Listups/anime/12koku-ki.html
Basically, it's ED single, OST, Image OST, drama CD, and 2 new CDs coming 6/03. The new CDs contain BGM rearranged for piano on one CD and for Chinese fiddle ...

Agreed, I thought this episode was the best of this arc... but now the arc's ending. *sigh*

Seishuu's death seems to be a recurring theme. Sagelike kid gives down-to-earth advice to main girl who then learns to cope with her new life. Seishuu was Suzu's, and he died. Sugimoto's was the catboy, who ...

Very nice analysis.

Thanks. :)

(And so that this doesn't become a stupid one-liner thing to bump my post count above "lucky" 13...)

As for why Youko has red hair in the first place, only Tentei knows...don't you? :)

Seriously, though, it's probably just a plot necessity. If Youko had the more ...

Anyways has anyone bought the Juuni Kokki Drama CD, yet? Just wondering what it's about. I want to know because I'm thinking of purchasing it.

Reviving an old topic b/c I recently bought the drama CD, at least the one based on the anime.

Juuni Kokuki Yume Sanshou
VICL-60893
running time ~73 min ...

except for the fact that the hinman dissapears later on, appearantly.. cause she asks Keiki to bring him back again... Wasn't that when she specifically asked the Hinman not to enter her after it came out to speak to her? She wanted to test her own strength against Sugimoto, and the Hinman remained ...

I'm going to try and summarize what I know. Some of this has already been pointed out, but I'm trying to consolidate here, so bear with me. :)

Youko's hair is naturally red in both Tokoyo (JK-land) and Hourai (Japan). It's a darker red in Japan/Hourai presumably due to taking on _some ...

Hmm...comparative "looniness", huh?

Sugimoto vs. Asano: Not sure which is scarier, to be honest. Sugimoto was delusional, mostly functional (able to take care of self, etc.), but actively homicidal. Asano at this point is even more delusional and none-too-functional; he's not actively homicidal but ...

It seems that R2 non-japansese speaking PAL only people are really up shit creek when it comes to anime hehe...
Seemingly I'll let patience win and maybe look for Haibane Renmei if it has any possibility of being launched nearby, I saw some EVE stuff in shop in the capitol(Oslo,Norway) maybe they ...

Hmm, there isn't much on the Asmik Ace site. It just says that it'll be a Web browser & email-based RPG, set to go online this spring. Then it says to watch this site -- next update due early April (which is quickly passing by...).

The PS2 game will be based on the "Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi ...

I have been looking at the sites now, and the cdjapan seems to be the easiest for me to look trough, altough it states that the DVD's are without subtitles and NTSC format.

Question then is wether I can play this NTSC on my PAL system, maybe the DVD player can handle it..or I can probably play it ...

Even though I can get my hands on this stuff elsewhere, I would like to add it to my DVD collection anyway...
Particularly twelve kingdoms sooooo then there is the question...where can I get European DVD compatible stuff from....
Sone 2 I think I am atleast..anybody have any clues?...

Janster ...

Some items can be found here, but the shipping may be kind of expensive unless you combine with other items:

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/anime/goods/c-12.html

Or, if you have something specific in mind, the guys at US Anime (www.usanime.net) make regular trips to Japan and reportedly are willing to ...

Ah, that's very helpful! Thank you very much, Tentei-sama! ^_^

This isn't a problem so much as a suggestion.

Would it be possible to make a central index of the individual terms, for easy reference? I find myself getting mixed up sometimes with all the councilor/advisor personal names & official titles -- it'd be nice to have a main index so I don't have to ...

Oh, I know they'll straighten everything out in the end. It's just annoying to see her forgetting the lessons she's learned so far and running right back to her old self. No wonder the Suiguutou's so antsy right now.

Heh, well , I don't really blame her. She's been thrust into a position of ...

FWIW, here's my take.

I think Kou-ou knew pretty well that he was acting against Tentei's will; he just didn't care by then. At one point he says to Kourin that his rule is failing (ep. 11? -- I think his words were actually to the effect that his reign was at its limit). My impression from the way ...