Daijoubu

“A forced egg can only become an X Egg or an Embryo!”– Hiseki

Super Condensed Description: Amu has undergone a “character transformation” but lacks the confidence to remain in her transformed state. It appears that she fears change, the poor loli! But looking at the sky in a planetarium is all she needs to regain her genki spirit! (I’ll have to remember that the next time I lose confidence; where’s the nearest planetarium?) So they go to a concert and then they go to the beach. (Turns out the Prince is love with Amu in her transformed state!) There’s dodgeball too. And some sexual innuendo with cat boy about a “key” and a “lock” (Amu thinks he’s reaching for her boobs, and yet it’s already been established that she’s flat chested, lol). And Amu’s eggs are in peril!

Underdeveloped Analysis: Wow, I reviewed vol. 1 of this way back in June! I’m finally getting around to vol. 2, and now the anime is out and there’s clearly a lot of changes in the plot from how things went in the manga. And we all know that change makes poor Amu nervous, lol. Anyway, you can check out other blogs to learn about those plot differences. Here, I just want to say that, while the anime art is not as bad as I originally thought it could be, it still has nothing on the manga. Amu’s cuteness (and loli-ness) in the manga is a force to be reckoned with :) Which makes me wonder who the audience for this is. I thought Rozen Maiden was aimed at male otaku, but with all the romance, this must be intended for a female audience. I’m confused. @_@