Daughter of Twenty Faces (spring 2008 anime)

April 25, 2008 at 1:31 am | In adventure, anime, phantom thief, spring 2008 | Leave a Comment

Summary: pulp adventure, promising, slow builder
Based on: 10 episodes
Series Info: at Anime News Network
Also known as: Nijuu Mensou no Musume

Twenty Faces (Nijuu Menou) is a famous phantom thief – for as yet undisclosed reasons he ‘kidnaps’ Chiko from her unhappy home and takes her off into a whirlwind and dashing life of crime, which of course involves plenty of car chases.

After three episodes this is still obviously in the prologue stage – the real story is going to start once Chiko stops being a hinderance,  picks up all Twenty Faces’ skills, and starts her own career. But for now I think this one is definitely worth watching if you like Lupin-style adventure. Just be warned it’s a very slow builder.

Update: Oh yeah, in ep 6 all hell breaks loose. I think the extended prologue is over.

define: phantom thief

April 25, 2008 at 1:21 am | In definition, phantom thief | Leave a Comment

There’s a long history of the phantom thief (kaitou) in anime and manga. You usually know exactly what you’re getting in this genre – a brilliant thief with near magical (or even magical) powers who uses his/her power for mostly good (like Robin Hood) and politely announces the crimes before they take place. Cue the bumbling cops who swear that ‘this time, I’ll arrest you!’ but of course the kaitou makes his escape, often with the help of his lovable bumbling henchmen.

A common subtheme is the thief and the head detective falling for each other.

You’ve seen this with Kaitou Kid, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, and of course Lupin the Third.

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