Very well said. I really enjoyed the series, though there was something that prevented me from adoring it the way other people have. I liked it very much, but somehow it didn't quite grab me by the throat or make me sob with emotion. I'm not sure why. It's definitely the best metafiction I've seen, though. Usually, in my experience, metafiction tends to be either for a sort of academic purpose of analyzing archetypes, or as a wink-and-nod to fans. But Princess Tutu is so unashamedly meta that it really transcends all of that; as you said, the whole story is based around it. It's not just for laughs, it's what the story is about, and I think it's pulled off spectacularly well.
I didn't really notice (or, more accurately, couldn't put into words) the emotional aspect of the series. But you're right, it's very blatant. Oddly, I liked that and felt quite comfortable with it. The emotions shown are so pure and sincere that I like that they are so much a part of the story. It adds a real depth to the characters too, I think, that their emotions aren't a product of the plot, they are the plot. I liked that a great deal.
I thought the surrealism of the series was done fantastically well, too. There's such a difference between surreal fiction and art done well and stuff that just doesn't make sense. I really can't put my finger on what it is that allows certain series to pull of the surreal thing with aplomb while others just can't get their readers/viewers to susped their disbelief, but Princess Tutu did it. I always know the surrealism in a piece of fiction has worked for me when I don't even notice it until later, possibly even until somebody else points it out to me. XD I was like that with Princess Tutu. When she danced the flowers into existence, I didn't even blink. I didn't even find the anteater strange!
Whoops, I rambled a little bit there. But yes, I agree, it's a wonderfully done series with a really unique and profound concept and I'd recommend it highly to anyone.
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Date: 2007-09-25 02:51 am (UTC)I didn't really notice (or, more accurately, couldn't put into words) the emotional aspect of the series. But you're right, it's very blatant. Oddly, I liked that and felt quite comfortable with it. The emotions shown are so pure and sincere that I like that they are so much a part of the story. It adds a real depth to the characters too, I think, that their emotions aren't a product of the plot, they are the plot. I liked that a great deal.
I thought the surrealism of the series was done fantastically well, too. There's such a difference between surreal fiction and art done well and stuff that just doesn't make sense. I really can't put my finger on what it is that allows certain series to pull of the surreal thing with aplomb while others just can't get their readers/viewers to susped their disbelief, but Princess Tutu did it. I always know the surrealism in a piece of fiction has worked for me when I don't even notice it until later, possibly even until somebody else points it out to me. XD I was like that with Princess Tutu. When she danced the flowers into existence, I didn't even blink. I didn't even find the anteater strange!
Whoops, I rambled a little bit there. But yes, I agree, it's a wonderfully done series with a really unique and profound concept and I'd recommend it highly to anyone.