Conclusion [And Saiunkoku Monogatari]

Yes, I foreshadowed this post in the last one, kind of. I foreshadowed the title (minus the Japanese part), but it's still the same and makes no difference whatsoever to the actual post except when I explain what a conclusion is.

A conclusion usually pulls all the points together that were made in the essay by summarizing the points and restating the thesis in new words. However, a problem people have is with the "conclusion" part. Students tend to add a point in their conclusion that they did not have in the rest of their essay. That is bad. A conclusion concludes, and should not be an introduction to other points. Conclusion paragraphs also state a closing statement, which explains the entire essay in one sentence. A quotation is often a good closing statement as long as it fits well with the essay; however, it is sometimes best to just make up some philosophical sentence because those are always fun.

Anyway, time for the purpose of this post: to talk about a specific anime called Saiunkoku Monogatari, or The Tale of Saiunkoku. in it's English dub. I won't give the plot away very much, partly because I haven't watched the entire thing yet, I don't want to spoil it, and there is way too much plot to be able to spoil. I'll just talk about general aspects of it.

Saiunkoku Monogatar takes place in a land called Saiunkoku where a Young leader ascends through the throne, but not because he is the first born. He is actually the fifth born son. Three of his older brothers died in a war and the his other older brother was banished a long time before. Anyway, the main character is a girl who is originally assigned to be the emperor's consort for six months in order to get the new emperor into shape (he was slacking off and not taking care of his responsibilites). Well, the plot thickens and a lot happens after that six months.

I'm here to explain why this anime is interesting. One, it's a romantic, action comedy, so it's very funny and has a lot of action.

Two, at first the anime seems like it has no where to go because time flies in the anime, with six months passing in only a few episodes. This made me think that it wouldn't go anywhere and would be over soon, However, the anime's first season has 39 episodes and a second season with 39 episodes as well. After watching for a while, I am very surprised and entertained about how they keep developing the plot further and further.

Third, the music is pretty good. Not only is there music throughout the anime, but the main character plays the Erhu, an oriental Japanese instrument. It sounds pretty cool.

Fourth, the characters are just hilarious. One character passed the national exams at the top of his class and is an excellent soldier, but he always gets lost. Like, he gets lost in his own house. There are several other characters, but I'll leave you to find out what they're like.

Anyway, it's a pretty good anime. I'll give it an 8/10 so far (I'm over halfway through the first season). So, if you have time, you should watch a few episodes. You never know, maybe you'll like it.