Review of Taisho Otome Fairy Tale

This was one of the most heart warming and amazing animes to grace this planet this year. The build up of anxiety, fear, and pessimism from episode 10 and 11 that had us biting our fingers, desperately hoping and praying for yuzu to be alive. The heart warming ending of episode 12 showing how tamahiko has finally found a man in himself, his dedication to live his life for yuzu and yuzu's unfaltering, unwavering, and unconditional love towards tamahiko. This anime is so deserving of a second season. In fact, the preposterous rating of 7.75/10 on myanimelist.net is utterly insulting to the point of neardisrespect. This anime deserves a minimum of 8/10 . The story, the characters, the relationships. Its been a long time since i've finished an anime in one sitting, this anime kept me captivated through the little trivial moments full of cute interactions between the two protagonists, through the pessimistic downfalls of the Hero, and through the purest of love demonstrated by the Heroine. This anime is a work of art.

The realistic aspects of this anime (The Great Kanto Earthquake) showed how a regular japanese couple at the time may have experienced life, the thought of losing someone so dear to you in the blink of an eye. The though of searching endlessly just to be met with disappointment and sad world breaking news.

The string of thoughts that come after finishing this anime makes you feel a sense of euphoria yet also a deep sense of sympathy and pity. Though surviving the Great Kanto Earthquake, Tamahiko and Yuzuki will be forced into hell as their world shatters once again in WWII. Tamahiko will be forced to conscription, possible and more than likelly losing his life in the war. Yuzuki's life will not be much less agonizing than his, she may have to endure rape and subsequently murder.