official site: http://www.sutepri.com

24 episodes

emang udah 'tradisi' anime yang pake judul inggris, pemilihan nama kadang kurang tepat. mungkin lebih pas kalo judulnya: The Forsaken Princess, bukan The Scrapped Princess. anyway seperti dari judulnya, menceritakan tentang Pacifica Casull. seorang putri yang dikejar2 untuk dibunuh karena sebuah ramalan. 15 taon lalu dilahirkan bayi kembar, co dan ce. pada hari yang sama keluar ramalan bahwa bayi perempuan ini akan membawa bencana pada umur 16 taon.

bayi tersebut dibuang ke jurang tapi ternyata selamat dan dibesarkan dalam sebuah keluarga. cerita dimulai 15 taon kemudian. pacifica dikejar2 orang yang ingin membunuhnya dengan alasan ramalan, namun masih selamat karena perlindungan dua saudara angkat: Shannon sang kakak yang jago pedang, dan Raquel sang sorcerees.

The Scrapped Princess = Record of Lodoss War (OVA) + Slayers + Last Exile
fantasy world background seperti Lodoss; diselingi comedies di sana sini seperti Slayers; gambar bagus, plot and pace pas kaya Last Exile.

leluconnya ga overacting. pacifica yang depressed juga ga nangis mulu trus teriak2. arrgghhh paling sebel liat orang sedih pake teriak2 (ala shinji di NGE). overall semua character berkesan lebih dewasa daripada anime (dan beberapa cerita silat) umumnya.

contoh percakapan:
winia: "there's no guarantee that someone will come to help me. they could have abandoned me and run away. that's how it was up to now. even when my parents died, none of my relatives wanted to take custody of me. the inn master allowed me to work with him out of pity. i don't have any families or friends...."
chris: "do you want me to symphatize with you?"
winia: "huh?" *suprised*
chris: "you're lucky to remember the faces of your parents. by the time i was able to comprehend what was going on, i was in the task force."
*winia looked at chris*
chris: "i had nothing to rely on, nor anything to protect. all i did was follow orders and concentrate on the lethal training. although if i died no one would remember who i was anyway.
winia: are you crying?"
chris: "cry? me?"
*chris looked at winia*
chris: "no way." *had a big smile*

nahhh gitu dongggg. akhirrrnyyyyaaaaa. masa semua orang nangisss mulu. udah gede masih nangis. jadi tentara masih nangis. cheezzy tears.

actionnya keren juga. berantemnya jelas keliatan gerakan. gua ga suka misal nebas pedang diganti pake layar hitam dikasih garis2 ga keliatan apa2, tau2 musuh udah tergeletak (ala kenshin series). di sini gerakan pedang keliatan semua. kena batu digambar pecahannya, lompat ada debu di tempat kaki menghentak. detailnya amazing.

baru liat 4 episode neh, ntar kalo udah tamat gua bikin full review deh.