Yumekui Merry is a a Winter 2011 anime that didn’t even make it unto my interesting winter 2011 anime list because from just watching the trailer and reading the plot synopsis it didn’t grab my interest. Two regular readers and fellow anime fans Brad and CS took a look at Yumekui Merry and had good things to say about the art direction and music and so I thought I’d watch the first two episodes and see what I thought on this new series.
Plot Synopsis
Fujiwara is a teen-aged boy with a special ability to interpret dreams by looking at the multicolored auras that shine from a persons body. He himself has been experiencing a weird nightmare of his own for a long time in which he is incessantly chased by a band of cats. One day a strange girl named Merry falls on top of him and later-on invades his nightmare just in time to save him from being taken over by a character in his dream. There begins the story and adventure in this series, which I must admit seemed quite limited at first but after just watchting the first two episodes I can tell there is much more to come story-wise in Yumekui Merry.
Excellent Art direction
I have to agree with those who say that the visuals in Yumekui Merry are well done, nightime scenes, action scenes, dreamworld scenes, real world scenes and a light splatter of fanservice have all been visually a notch above your normal anime. Not all the characters are excellent but I can already find myself liking the design a few, like Fujiwara’s father and school teacher while still hating the generic multicolored type female characters which are a dime a dozen. The body stealing evil dude I saw also benefits from an excellent costume design.
Yumekui Merry has the ingredients
Yumekui Merry will have to do much more than just dazzle me with pretty things on screen to keep me satisfied. I’m looking forward to seeing just how the story develops. I’ve not taken it upon myself to read the manga this anime is based upon, and with my packed schedule I probably won’t get a chance to read it, but in the little I have watched I saw just enough action and a platter of characters and scenes to tell that this show has the ingredients to to be a great one, lets see how it develops. Have you been watching Yumekui Merry? I’d love to hear what you think of it.
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The biggest question I have on my mind right now, in regards to Yumekui Merry, is what’s the deal with the ravens/crows? Why do they not like her? Does it have something to do with what she is/does in the dream world?
And you’re right, those are forgettable female characters. I don’t even recognize them as being from the show, other than from the art style.
I have not watched this series but I may check it out. I will hold you to the light fan-service because I despise loads of fanservice. It drives me insane.
Personally I didn’t notice any fanservice in Yumekui but I may be desensitised to the subtle stuff due to episodes of “Freezing” always before it in cue. Oh and stay far, far away from this seasons “Freezing”. I’d hate for KB to lose his newest commenter due to insanity. [smile]
come back and let us know what you thought of it!
but i like freezing!!! [smile]
Might be an old entry, but I have my share on this.
I’m currently viewing Dream Eater Merry and I have to say that after 7 episodes, my current thoughts on the show is way better than my first impressions. While I agree with you on the art direction, which is fabulous, there’s nothing really innovative on this one. What I mean is I’ve seen better that used that formula.
Though, I’m starting slowly to enjoy that series, so it’s not a bad.
Hmmm I’m thinking I might cosplay merry XD lol she seams a lot like one of my friends characters we maid our own dream wolds when we were 7 now were um well almost 13 and found this anime lol it’s like OMG U HAZ R STORIES lol we used to do r stories all the time at breck during classes and everything! Lol [music]