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Rozen Maiden is based off of a manga of the same name.

In this anime, a high school student named Jun Sakurada has a problem. He refuses to go to school because of the high pressure placed on him, and has a hobby of ordering things from the net and returning them back.

One day, he receives a letter that tells him he has won a prize, and asks him to 'Wind' or 'Unwind'. He sends back a positive answer, and receives a doll in return. He then winds it up, and the doll introduces itself. "My name is Shinku. From now on you will be my servant."

And that is where it begins.

Jun sakurada becomes a "medium" for Shinku who has to collect Rosa Mysticas to end the Alice game. His life changes as his life is being influenced by her and the other dolls.

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Rozen Maiden (ローゼンメイデン, Rōzen Meiden?) is a manga by the group Peach-Pit, with an anime series of the same name.[1] The story centers around Sakurada Jun, a young hikikomori boy that finds himself indebted to a living doll by the name of Shinku. Jun's sometimes comedic, sometimes dramatic, experiences with Shinku--as well as the other six dolls of the Rozen Maiden--slowly bring him out of his depression and back into the world that he had abandoned.

In TV Asahi's "Top 100 Anime Ranking" polled in 2006, Rozen Maiden was ranked 9th on the list. [2]

[edit] Story
Jun Sakurada is a Junior High School student who refuses to go to school due to mental trauma from an embarrassing experience there (see Hikikomori). He has taken to locking himself in his room, never leaving the house, and spends the day ordering supernatural goods online. His older sister, Nori Sakurada, does everything she can to brighten Jun's dreary existence, but is unable to change his situation.

One day, Jun receives a letter mysteriously. This letter states to place it in the drawer on his desk and a liaison from the spirit world, Hollier, will take it to the spirit world. Jun only has to circle agree or not agree. He circles agree and following the instructions on the letter, he places the envelope in his drawer, and a richly detailed wood box appears in his room. The box contains a strangely lifelike doll dressed in french aristocratic attire. Jun, after a brief and somewhat crude examination of the doll, winds its included key carefully. The doll creaks a bit, stands up on its own, then proceeds to slap him for handling her so indelicately. She introduces herself as, "...Shinku, the fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden."

Shinku is a doll from the unique "Rozen Maiden" collection, and before Jun can fully realize just what he's got himself into, he is attacked by a knife-wielding plush toy that enters through the window. Jun finds himself pledging service to Shinku to save his life, and is thus endowed with the responsibility of protecting Shinku's "Rosa Mystica" whilst she is engaged in intense battles with the other Rozen Maiden.

[edit] The Rozen Maidens
The Rozen Maidens are a collection of dolls created by a craftsman named Rozen, whom the dolls refer to as "Father". Their primary source of power is a human host (a "medium") that wears a ring to symbolize their bond with the doll, although certain dolls have been shown to act without a medium. According to Shinku, she can only be at full power when her medium is present. Each Rozen Maiden has her own distinct personality, guardian spirit, and supernatural ability.

[edit] Characters of Rozen Maiden
Further information: Characters of Rozen Maiden

[edit] The Alice Game
Their apparent purpose is to participate in the "Alice Game", a lethal competition that promises the winner the right to meet "Father" by becoming "Alice", a girl of supreme beauty that lives inside of "Father", which is said to be "more sublime than any flower, purer than any gem, and without a touch of impurity".[3]

The game is played through duels in which the dolls fight using both their guardian spirits and respective abilities — such as the manipulation of strawberry vines — as well as the spiritual energy from their medium. The doll that loses the duel loses her "Rosa Mystica", the very essence that endows her with the ability to move. The lost Rosa Mystica is then collected and absorbed by the duel's winner. This Rosa Mystica contains the doll's memories and emotions. The doll that gains all of her sisters' Rosa Mystica will become Alice. Shinku, the central doll of the series, is notable in that while she does not refuse to fight, she does refuse to take the lost power and kill a sister doll. Supposedly, a doll can no longer become Alice if she loses her Rosa Mystica or her ring (which is used to transfer power from a medium), but there have been exceptions to this rule.

[edit] Manga
The manga currently has 7 volumes in print, and was continually serialised in Monthly Birz Comics until the March 2007 issue. At that point, publication stopped for several months. Some speculated that the editorial department lost Peach-Pit's draft, while others said there was some kind of disagreement between Peach-Pit and the editorial department.[4] The finale of Rozen Maiden was serialised in the July issue of Monthly Birz Comics.

The storyline between the anime and the manga have significant differences, including different stories, characters and sequence of events. Each volume costs 590 yen (excluding tax).

Volume ISBN Published
1 Japan: 4-344-80212-8 Japan: 24 March 2003
2 Japan: 4-344-80340-X Japan: 24 December 2003
3 Japan: 4-344-80452-X Japan: 24 September 2004
4 Japan: 4-344-80505-4 Japan: 24 December 2004
5 Japan: 4-344-80620-4 Japan: 24 August 2005
6 Japan: 4-344-80691-3 Japan: 24 January 2006
7 Japan: 4-344-80822-3 Japan: 24 September 2006
8 Japan: 9784344810303 Japan: 23 June 2007[5]

Note: Besides Japanese, it is also available in Chinese, Thai, French, German, Korean, Italian and English.

Manga conclusion

The conclusion to the Rozen Maiden manga has been somewhat controversial among the fans as it abruptly ends the story. However the story is left open to continuation.

TV manga

A series of manga based on the anime have also been released. It uses the anime storyline, and is in full color with scenes taken from the anime itself and fitted into manga format.

[edit] Anime

[edit] Rozen Maiden (first season)
The first season of Rozen Maiden focuses primarily on the psychological rehabilitation of Jun Sakurada. He is a hikikomori, and spends most of his time locked in the safety of his room and ordering items from the internet. However, through a strange order form, he finds himself in possession of an enchanted doll that calls herself "Shinku, the fifth Rozen Maiden doll". Much to Jun's displeasure, Shinku calls on him to realizate a strange bond with her, and the socially disinclined boy winds up being her "servant". The series follows the two of them as they encounter more Rozen Maidens, dolls that for the most part seem to want nothing more than to drink tea, destroy windows, and draw on his floor with crayons. In this season, five dolls are introduced: Shinku, Hinaichigo, Suigintou, Suiseiseki, and Souseiseki. Suigintou is the primary villain.

Rozen Maiden's first season consists of twelve episodes that began airing on October 7, 2004 and ended on December 23, 2004.

[edit] Rozen Maiden ~träumend~ (second season)
The second season of Rozen Maiden, subtitled träumend (トロイメント, toroimento?) has a slightly darker tone. Träumend is German for 'dreaming.' The episodes are more plot-driven and deal with topics such as "Father" — the Rozen Maiden's creator — and the inevitable conclusion to the "Alice Game." Jun does not yet attend school (he has too much catching-up to do), but studies at home and in the local library, happily goes outside, and seems to have even grown fond of the ever-present dolls. Shinku has been changed due to the events of the previous season, but she is generally as aristocat-like as ever, lecturing and punishing Jun at every opportunity. Several new non-doll characters have been introduced. These characters include a riddle-spouting, formally-dressed rabbit and two mysterious men that operate a doll shop; one of which, a dollmaker, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rozen. The final two dolls are introduced in this season: Kanaria and Barasuishou.

Rozen Maiden: träumend consists of twelve episodes that began airing on October 20, 2005 and ended on January 26, 2006.

[edit] Detective Kunkun – Duell Walzer OVA
Duell Walzer OVA is a 7 minute Detective Kunkun episode. The show is presented as an opera performance with curtains, showtime buzzer and stage. The story is about how Detective Kunkun foils the evil cat's plans to steal a beautiful gem from another character. The story may be short, but the means Detective Kunkun uses to solve the crime is brilliant and well thought out. This episode portrays watching Detective Kunkun's show from a Rozen Maiden doll's perspective.

"Duell Walzer OVA" consists of only one episode and has been ripped from the Rozen Maiden-Duellwalzer PlayStation 2 game disc.

[edit] Rozen Maiden ouvertüre OVA
This two-part Rozen Maiden special was aired on the December 22, 2006 and December 23, 2006 on TBS in Japan. It is a brief prequel to the events of the TV series. ouvertüre (オーベルテューレ, ōberutyūre?), German for "opening", is set at some point during träumend (most likely between episodes six and eight) and answers critical questions about Suigintou's past, particularly those pertaining to the rivalry she holds with Shinku. The majority of the two episode singular is told by Souseiseki and takes place as a flashback to the nineteenth century in London. Ali Project once again lends their talents for the opening song. As with the series, Kukui sings the ending theme.

Rozen Maiden ouvertüre consists of 2 episodes that began airing on December 22, 2006 and ended on December 23, 2006.

[edit] Theme songs
Opening
Forbidden Game (禁じられた遊び, Kinjirareta Asobi?) by Ali Project (Season 1)
The Domain of Holy Girls (聖少女領域, Seishōjo Ryōiki?) by Ali Project (Season 2)
Rose Jail Maiden (薔薇獄乙女, Baragoku Otome?) by Ali Project (Ouvertüre OVA)
Ending
Transparent Shelter (透明シェルター, Tōmei Sherutā?) by kukui (Season 1)
The Spiral Melody of Light (光の螺旋律, Hikari no Rasenritsu?) by kukui (Season 2)
The Empty Cicada's Shadow (空蝉ノ影, Utsusemi no Kage?) by kukui (Ouvertüre OVA)