Saber Marionette . . . ?!?!?!?

I finally completed my SMJ DVD collection. Which is nice. But, I have a few questions. Okay.
1) The last episode. What the hell happened there? Why did the Mesmotopia fire them back to Terra II? Is this explained in SMJ Again? Which leads me to my second question...
2) SMJ Again and SMJ to X. What's the deal with them? Are they good? What're they about? etc. And lastly...
3) Saber Marionette R. I have heard conflicting things about it, but I've taken it that it is not following the same story as SMJ. Anyone seen it? Is is good? What's the story?

Well that pretty well covers it. Help will go appreciated.

 

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>I finally completed my SMJ DVD collection. Which is nice. But, I have a few questions. Okay.
>1) The last episode. What the hell happened there? Why did the Mesmotopia

Mesmowhat?

OK, sorry it's just that i love to correct spellings :anime:

>fire them back to Terra II? Is this explained in SMJ Again?

Well this answer isn't covered in J again. Maybe in J to X chapter 5, where Hanagata makes a resume of SMJ.
To answer this, i may need to point you to the "Saber Marionette ORIGINAL NOVEL". Here the Mesopotamia didn't cause the accident. In fact she was the FIRST maiden circuit. Due to some problems with Faust (and the fact that Lorelei did die in the novels), Lorelei's brain cells were kept in cryo for Mesopotamia to clone them. Anyway - at the end of the novels, the marionettes DO stay with Otaru (at least Lime).

Which.... leads to the conclusion. Why did the Mesopotamia (in the TV series) send them back to Terra II? Well. Because the Mesopotamia wasn't just a machine, but a person, with feelings - like Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry. So, in an act of compassion, knowing that the marionettes wouldn't be happy without Otaru... she sent them back to him. (my theory of course)

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>Which leads me to my second question...
>2) SMJ Again and SMJ to X. What's the deal with them? Are they good? What're they about?

J Again is a small OVA (6 chapters) about a lonely marionette named "Marine" which stays with Otaru and Lime,Cherry,Bloodberry,Luchs and Panther. And a plasmatic crisis that is about to destroy the planet. Doesn't add much to the series (well, some international plots and stuff like that), but if you want to see the saber dolls in bikinis (slurp!), this one's for you

J to X. In my humble opinion, the BEST of the series. Why? Because we have marionettes with completely developed personalities. Check this out: Cherry finds a lonely baby and adopts him - Lime makes friends with a fairy, and Bloodberry falls in love with a guy who looks very similar to Otaru. An evil faust appears, making the saber dolls confront their new marionette friends. And the real bad guy is Dr. Hess who is behind Faust. He wants the marionettes for.... (evil plot here). Near the end, we find out that Hess' story is much deeper than we thought... really cool!

Also, the possibility of the marionettes becoming human is a real one. Female clones are about to hatch... and speaking about birds & bees... who will be Otaru's girlfriend? See at the end! You WILL cry, that's a fact :anime:y

This series is more focused on feelings, love, and reflection. What makes us human?

I really recommend you watching JtoX. It's just awesome!


etc. And last, but not least...

>3) Saber Marionette R. I have heard conflicting things about it, but I've taken it that it is not following the same story as SMJ. Anyone seen it? Is is good? What's the story?

SMR is about 200 (or 300?) years after JtoX. It's located in Romana. The good guy is Junior, the emperor's son (yes, son - not clone) and his 3 child marionettes (Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry - whose appearance has nothing to do with SMJ). Starface (or scarface?) has his own 3 sexy marionettes. The story is good and also funny. But doesn't match SMJ. No, sir.

If you want to know more about SMJ, JtoX and J Again, try this site:

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/godfather/919/

It has EVERYTHING. And when i say EVERYTHING, i mean EVERYTHING!

 

Well, that's refreshing. They're getting DirectTV at my grandma's again, so I can try to tune in to J to X whenever I can. ^_^

I've only seen J eps 10-25, but I don't feel that pushed toward getting any more of SM. Dunno why... ^^ I mean, I really did love it. It was whitty (sp?) and emotional, but I dunno. (Maybe I've lost interest…) If you'd asked me if I'd get them last semester, I would've gone insane saying that I would. (Aheh..::blush:: )

My interpretation on the Mesopotamia returning the marionettes to Otaru was (and I thought this before I read these comments) that either the marionettes convinced it to release them, or that it saw their sadness and returned them. (The former was my very first thought) But I guess I was wrong... :sweat:

Anyway, thanks for the summaries. :catgirl:

 

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please, don't lose interest in SMJ! We still need your fics and your reviews and everything , please??

(Everytime you stop believing in SMJ a Lime dies)

heheh... j/k.

BTW, did i tell you how i got in SMJ?

 

It took me forever to figure out that the Mesopotamia was a living machine/has emotions as well..@.@

 

Silly Rick. ^^;

That's cute, the Lime dying thing. ^^ Almost enough to make me cry and come back in a full. Right now I'm more into Megami Kouhosei—but that's not for this particular board. ^^

I'm still gonna write for SMJ. Or, at least, finish what I've started. Nyaa… I just had a thought. ^^ I'll go put up a topic for it elsewhere!! ^_^ :catgirl:

 

Cheers for the info.
Stardust, you should get the other episodes. It's worth it, ya know?
Just another question to add to this.
4) How long after ep 24 did ep 25 take place. It was obviously long enough for Otaru to start a school, and all other junk to happen, but if that is so, then why Mesopotamia(sorry about the spelling before, I just kind of guessed it) take so long to send the marionettes back to Terra?
*scratches his beard, or would if he had a beard.

 

Hmmm...Maybe a few weeks, or a month? Thats my guess!

 

Re: SMJ info

Actually, J Again was released in Japan between October 1997 and June 1998, according to Hanami's SM World (which luvweaver links to in the "quote" below)

Ah yes,Hanami's SM World...Technically,though,only J to X has complete episode synopses. The SMJ section only has a synopsis for the first ep.,and I'm not sure about J Again...

 

Ep. 25 picks up where ep. 24 left off. The marionettes boot Otaru off of the Japonessguar,and kick the Mesopotamia's @$$,then sacrifice themselves to rescue Lorelei.

However,I think you're referring to the halfway point in the ep.,where it changes from Otaru watching pieces of the Mesopotamia self-immolate on reentry to Hanagata teaching those kids (including his own brother! :sweat2: ),with the commercial break stuck in between for good measure. In which case,I would say that my best guess is however long it took to get the paperwork through the bureaucracy.

InuYasha - We're from the government,and we're here to help.

 

*pulls Stardust Phox to the 'SMJ side'*

OH NO YOU SHALL NOT!!! YOU SHALL STAY WITH THE INTEREST OF SMJ!!!