The Twelve Kingdoms

release year: 2002-2003
genre: animated fantasy TV series (45 episodes)
viewing setting: home streaming 5/19 to 6/20/2025

synopsis: A high school girl and two friends are taken to another world, where various kingdoms, rulers, and magical creatures interact.

impressions: So...this started off slow and confusing, with too many characters and lands (both of whose names often sounded very similar) and it was hard to keep track of what was going on. It sped up a bit around episode 10, and again around episode 30. In retrospect, I think this was an exposition of various ideas about how to build an effective country/society, versus how not to. There were a lot of lessons in here, and a lot of examples of the results of both noble and evil behavior. xxxxxxxxxx

acting: n/a but all of the (many) different character voices were well-done

final word: xxxxx

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