Just so you know a tad about me, I have an affliction for all things girly. I do know when enough is enough, but a bubble pop background may be all I need to buy the DVD. I also have a fondness of yuri shows, primarily the tasteful ones, like Aoi Hana. I am a biased reviewer, and I will not deny that for a moment, but I will delve into why I didn't like it or what about it I enjoyed. I'll start this week with something nice and fluffy. And I really mean fluffy.
This show was liscensed by Geneon, for a two disc release, and disc one is available at http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/Q-KXPwPMupTWp6xvOh/browse/item/67233/4/0/0
while disc two can be found at http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/Q-KXPwPMupTWp6xvOh/browse/item/67875/4/0/0
Now that all that boring technical stuff is done, let's get to the meat of this review.
In Bottle Fairy there are four absolutely adorable fairies whom are trying to become human girls by learning about human life. The show starts out with the fairies climbing out of jars, which is where they sleep, to greet the boy who takes care of them. In the sequence of this there are stills in which their names are displayed under their pictures. It makes it easy to tell them apart, which is convenient. When a new character is introduced they have a still or repetitively say their name.
I can see some of you getting wide eyed at the idea of cute little fairies being locked in this creepy teenage boy’s room, but I assure you he has no perverse intentions. This show tries to lack sexual fan service which it does for the most part, except for a few of the endings song shots, one in particular, where they were in swimsuits for a minute “playing.”
An episode is about 13 minutes for this show, the whole show standing at 13 episodes, and anymore may kill you. I would not recommend marathoning this show, simply because your teeth will rot out of your head. While their daily tasks are very funny and often very erroneous, there is no real substance. The fairies don’t really fret to much over becoming a human girl, they just live a carefree life where the most they have to worry about is snakes on a “rescue mission.” They are like the cute little four year olds who are learning so much always, but really don’t have a goal.
Do not get me wrong, this show has it’s fair share of laughs, more than it’s fair share, and it does teach a bit about Japanese customs, but it’s not something I’d hand to someone who loves shonen to pieces, this is not a gateway title. If you don’t like shoujo or overall cuteness then you won’t like this. A few of the jokes don’t translate well so Geneon gives notes that explain the jokes, making them slightly less funny, but they really help to clue everyone in.
Rightstuf gave it a 13+ but Geneon gave it a 7+. The two worst things that happen in this whole series are one of the characters, Sarara, makes a suicide joke based on a mishearing of words, the scene plays out and she fake dies, and then goes pale in a corner, and a fake exorcism that is not labeled as such and supposed to be something much more innocent. I’d give this to any little girl who wants to be like mommy and daddy, or big brother or sister, who has a bunch of show they can’t watch. Christmas is right around the corner, so at seven dollars a disc, this may not be a bad buy for a little anime obsessed girl near you.
I enjoyed this series, it was a nice romp of hilarious misunderstandings, but take in small doses, like over the counter cough drop medicine, this may knock you unconscious if not careful. If you like the Tinkerbell movie you will most likely like this. If your favorite show is Elfen Lied and you thrive on gore, dodge this one at all costs.
If you have a series you want reviewed suggest it to me and I will see what I can do. Happy viewing.
