Snow White with the Red Hair #19-21 Review

<p>In these next three episodes of<em> Snow White with the Red Hair<&sol;em>&comma; Shirayuki and her precious friends become even closer through the kidnapping ordeal&period; They each learn just a little bit more about themselves and each other&comma; which makes this story all the more genuine&period; In <em>Episode 19&colon; Wave of Determination<&sol;em>&comma; Kiki begins her part of the plan by giving Shirayuki the walnut shell bell necklace to use as a signal for Zen&period; The continuation of the special blue birds and their ability to hear and respond to the sound of walnut shells &lpar;a sub-plot in earlier episodes&rpar; is greatly appreciated&period; Too many anime shows will have a sub-story play out and be entirely forgotten or rarely mentioned again later on in the series&period; The promise made by Zen to institute the birds from Yuris Island as a means of communication among soldiers is fulfilled and remembered by viewers as soon as the blue bird&&num;8217&semi;s wings are seen flying in the gorgeously painted sky&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The writing and art has been consistent throughout this second season of<em> Snow White with the Red Hair<&sol;em>&period; The overall storyline that flows gracefully between each episode onto the next builds upon previously revealed information&period; Viewers will have little trouble following along as <em>Snow White<&sol;em> becomes increasingly intriguing&period; Episode 19 continues with the kidnapping of Shirayuki and now &&num;8220&semi;pretty-boy&&num;8221&semi; &lpar;as he is sometimes referred to&rpar; Kazuki&period; Prince Zen and&comma; surprisingly&comma; Raji are working seamlessly alongside the Lions of the Mountains to take down the infamous pirates Claw of the Sea&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;107620" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-107620" style&equals;"width&colon; 958px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-107620" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;snow&lowbar;white&lowbar;with&lowbar;the&lowbar;red&lowbar;hair&lowbar;funimation&lowbar;pic-6&period;png" alt&equals;"Snow White with the Red Hair &sol; FUNimation" width&equals;"958" height&equals;"536" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-107620" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Snow White with the Red Hair<&sol;em>&comma; FUNimation&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>As someone who is extremely fond of old courtly romance stories of knights and of pirates battling over treasure&comma; I believe <em>Snow White<&sol;em> does a marvelous job of bringing the two types of stories together&period; The Claw of the Sea are ruthless and go so far as to physically hurt Shirayuki&period; The horrible nature of pirates without honor or gracious conduct is exhibited quite clearly as foils to the graceful knights who come to Shirayuki&&num;8217&semi;s aid&period; In between the two opposing enemies&comma; in terms of life station&comma; are the Lions of the Mountains&period; These ruff outlaws look scruffy and act tough but they have kind hearts underneath their coarse clothes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The world of <em>Snow White with the Red Hair<&sol;em> is rich with various groups of people in all sorts of class stations&colon; royals&comma; nobles&comma; knights&comma; servants&comma; merchants&comma; and outlaws&period; Seeing more of this anime&&num;8217&semi;s world and the people in it gives the story a deeper&comma; richer&comma; and more vivid picture&period; Now the audience can see the type of people and organized outlaws that make up the show&&num;8217&semi;s world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After successfully rescuing Shirayuki and Kazuki&comma; the Claw of the Sea are in the custody of Tanbarun and can no longer kidnap and sell off humans to high paying nobles&period; <em>Episode 20&colon; The Temperature of a Smile<&sol;em>&comma; a Cherished Place reveals where the Lions of the Mountains live and thrive with nature&period; These outlaws have built an incredible village amongst the trees of the mountain&&num;8217&semi;s forest and there they are free to live happily&period; Kazuki asks Shirayuki to stay with the Lions and make it her home but she gracefully declines&comma; saying that she has made Clarines her home&period; A complete juxtaposition between the wild life of the lions living in the mountain forest and the Tanbarun&&num;8217&semi;s castle is quickly shown in this episode&period; Prince Raji decides to have the ball that was originally intended as Shirayuki&&num;8217&semi;s invitation incentive after she has been brought back safely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;107619" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-107619" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-107619" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;snow&lowbar;white&lowbar;with&lowbar;the&lowbar;red&lowbar;hair&lowbar;funimation&lowbar;pic-5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Snow White with the Red Hair &sol; FUNimation" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-107619" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;Snow White with the Red Hair&comma; FUNimation&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The ballroom has been crafted as finely as from any Walt Disney princess film&period; The high windows&comma; soft drapes&comma; golden accents&comma; and elegant persons dancing gives viewers a glimpse into the fantasy world of royals&period; The artwork is best described as breathtaking&period; One forgets there is a world of thieves&comma; kidnappers&comma; and pirates while watching this brief ballroom scene&period; Sadly the dancing and beautiful gowns must be traded in for boots and fast horses as Zen and company make their way back home to their country of Clarines&period; A glimpse into the past of swift and loyal Obi is given in<em> Episode 21&colon; When I&&num;8217&semi;m With You<&sol;em> as he dashes off to help an old pal in a last job&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;107618" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-107618" style&equals;"width&colon; 1684px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-107618" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;snow&lowbar;white&lowbar;with&lowbar;the&lowbar;red&lowbar;hair&lowbar;funimation&lowbar;pic-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Snow White with the Red Hair &sol; FUNimation" width&equals;"1684" height&equals;"995" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-107618" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;Snow White with the Red Hair&comma; FUNimation&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>In a torrential downpour&comma; Shirayuki&comma; Kiki&comma; Mitsuhide&comma; Zen&comma; and Obi make their way to a rather posh inn close to the border of Tanbarun and Clarines&period; This inn serves as a transition for the companions as they are leaving the wild life of rescuing&period; Here Shirayuki lets Obi realize that Prince Zen and herself can be themselves around him and not have to worry about royal protocol&period; A fun and flirty girl appears who convinces Obi to help her with one more job that consists of bringing back a rich runaway boy&period; Obi&&num;8217&semi;s past has always been alluded to as being shady and bit unlawful&period; Now&comma; seeing him basically fly swiftly through the forest trees with the girl Trow makes it seem as if he may miss being an un-contracted man&period; He looks at home gliding his way through the dark night sky as he approaches the job&&num;8217&semi;s target&period; The animation has yet to be choppy or stalling in the scenes that are focused on sword fights or people moving through tree branches like a swift sparrow&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s quick and flowing into each frame perfectly&comma; to the point that it hardly seems like an animation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Snow White with the Red Hair<&sol;em> has not disappointed through its second season&period; The delightful storyline&comma; relatable characters&comma; and rich world all contribute to an overarching romantic fantasy effect that draws viewers into a completely different realm&period; This anime is one that anyone who loves the world of knights and ladies should watch to experience the enchantment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong><em>Snow White With the Red Hair<&sol;em> is available to watch through FUNimation<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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