Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

Rozen Maiden Träumend returns with yet again wonderful music. Most of it comes from the first series but the opening and ending themes are totally new. Once again ALI PROJECT graces the series with a wonderful piece and the ending is just as good as the previous one in the first series. I was wondering what to expect from Träumend since my favorite character, Suigintou, was trashed at the end of Rozen Maiden. Or was she?

What Träumend brought to the table was the awakening/revealing of the remaining dolls that’ll mark the end of the Alice Games. Barasuisho is that doll who signals the end of the games to be exact. I can’t help but feel that they were trying to replace Suigintou with her. She’s alright but she’s no Suigintou. However, I’ll give her credit for possessing an awesome amount of power just like Suigintou but I do dislike her very much. As the series progressed and much to my joyful soul, halfway through the series…Suigintou-sama appears once more! However, she lacked the memories of what occurred in the original Rozen Maiden but that problem is quickly remedied. Honestly, I don’t think Rozen Maiden would be as good as it is without a character as deep and complex as Suigintou. Personally, she is the one that allows me to enjoy Rozen Maiden so much.

Back to Träumend, it follows Rozen Maiden in that there is somewhat an even balance between everyday life/comedic episodes and those with serious drama and battles. There couldn’t be a better way to carry out both series. Speaking of comedy, I liked the addition of Kanaria to the series. She’s especially hilarious and I honestly couldn’t ever take her seriously. On the drama side…there’s a lot of it. Of course, Barasuisho was behind most of the drama in Träumend. Or rather, the instigator of it all. And as a result that led to the loss of Souseiseki (even though it was Suigintou who defeated her but it was a fair fight) and Hina Ichigo early on. I liked the gathering for the final showdown at the end a lot. Suigintou, Suiseiseki, Barasuisho, and Shinku in a tag-team battle? Awesome! Oh and I can’t forget Kanaria too. After all, she did save Suiseiseki’s Roza Mystica but alas she too was taken down by Barasuisho :(. Oh and remember when I said I disliked Barasuisho a lot? Yes, it’s because she defeated Suigintou by attacking her with her back turned. A cowardly bitch if you ask me. However, the big “whoa” as I call it appeared at the end after the battle ended. That is, finding out that Barasuisho was a false Rozen Maiden, that the Rozen Maidens were revived by Rozen himself, and that the real seventh doll was Kirakishou (a Rozen Maiden that appears in the manga but is not properly introduced in the series).

For me…the ending left me wanting more. Souseiseki and Hina Ichigo are still unconscious, Kirakishou hasn’t been introduced properly, and there’s more I want to know about Suigintou (although that last point will be solved very soon with the release of Ouvertüre). I’m hoping for a third season because I really love the characters in Rozen Maiden and it’d be a shame not to see everyone livingly happily once again.

Now the only thing to wait for is Ouvertüre! Must have more of Suigintou-sama!

Rating:

8/10