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The Twelve Kingdoms
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Title(s): The Twelve Kingdoms
Doce Reinos (Spanish)
Dwanaście królestw (Polish)
Els Dotze Regnes
Juuni Kokki (Japanese)
Les 12 Royaumes (French)
Двенадцать королевств (Russian)
Двенадцать Царств (Russian)
Хроники Двенадцати Царств (Russian)
十二国記 (Japanese)
십이국기 (Korean)
12 Kingdoms
12 Kokuki (Japanese)
12 Reinos (Portuguese)
Creator: Fuyumi Ono
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Age Group: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage: April 9, 2002
Status: Completed
Summary: Yoko Nakajima, an unhappy high school student, is one day suddenly faced with a strange man who swears allegiance to her. After a battle with demon-like beasts, he then takes her to another world along with two of her classmates. There, her appearance has changed and she can understand the language even though her classmates cannot. But their status as "Kaikyaku" (people who come from Earth) makes them hunted fugitives, so they wander the land of the 12 countries, simply trying to survive and to figure out the reason why they were brought to this world.
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The Twelve Kingdoms
Written by ALBINOLORD on September 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Excellent
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
It's Not Finished
Written by Dazzikins on February 12, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Firstly, I have to agree with one of the previous reviews in saying this anime is extremely slow and the protagonist was annoying for the first few episodes. But the first time I saw this (back in 2007), I managed to watch the rest of the anime and I have to say that I was high impressed and wanting more. I came back to this anime quiet recently, and it felt like I was watching it for the first time, even though I had seen it already. The story is AMAZING; I haven't seen a storyline as detailed and beautiful like this one in a while and I'm very (read more)
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
JUST WATCH IT, you won't regret it.
Written by shakespearina on June 18, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This is one of my most favourite anime. Youko is summoned into a world of mystery and magic along with her two friends. Deprived of her protector, Keiki, must survive and find the reason she was brought here and fulfill her destiny so that she can return to her prim and proper life. Along the way, she and her friends learn the true meaning of friendship, life, and a reason to live but most of all, a sense of self-worth. Though the story is mostly from a feminist perspective and the narrative is modern, even whimsical as some stories are left incomplete (read more)
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
A Story of People
Written by MachiAkaash on April 4, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
The first time I watched this anime I was on the fence. Particularly because I watched it with english dubs and everyone was whiney. I hated it at first. Then I rewatched it because the story was so different and I wanted something fresh, this time with Jap dub and Eng sub. The voice actors were so much better and it allowed me to really analyze the characters. Without such an annoying voice I was able to look kindly on Youko. This series isn't filled with amazing heroes. Its a mish-mash of different people. Ordinary people who have to cope (read more)
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Can't believe it is the same person who wrote Ghost Hunt!
Written by Mascarade on March 14, 2012 at 3:47 AM
Overall Rating
Poor
Story: 1
Dialogue: 1
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 1
Literally nothing happens in this anime it's a lot of smoke and no fire it's like Hamlet, if you don't know Hamlet is a guy who when you first hear about him he's cutting off a guys head. Cool right? Wrong after I don't remember how many chapters it builds up to a climax in the story that never happens, one minute he's talking the next thing king is dead I got whiplash reading it. The rest of the story is them whining about a scene you never even got to see this pretty much sums up Twelve Kingdoms. A girl goes to another world to help save it from (read more)
4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Not Perfect but Pretty Great
Written by andrewhyatt89 on March 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
I watched this show when I was looking for something different and I must say I was surprised. It was much better than I anticipated.

I will admit during the first couple episodes I was on the fence, since everyone was kinda freaking out, but the visuals and what it was building up to is what kept me watching, and I am glad they did.

The character development is phenomenal. You can watch the characters grow to maturity steadily as they endure their hardships.

But the great story kept me intrigue. The world that this takes place in has (read more)
8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
DaMMiT!
Written by JazonX on March 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Overall Rating
Poor
Story: 3
Dialogue: 2
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 1
WTh is with this anime? It was because of the first 3 reviews which gave 5stars for this anime that I watched it.. Zzz! Rediculous .. stupid girl(main), acting like dummy. If i was there, i would've killed the heck of them. ****
3 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
12 kingdoms is great!
Written by lunastar on December 4, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
When I first started to play this series I said to myself - "This is going to be poor anime at it's worst. I am not going to like this" - I was completely wrong. Just 5 minutes into the story it picked up and became one of my favorites. Thsi is a great anime that is a must see in my opinion. I want more of it!!
4 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Great Anime
Written by biggiebody on August 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This is a great anime. Great dialogue, great story, good animation. I will have to warn you though that this anime is incomplete because the novel wasn't finished. I also have to warn you that the first few episodes are extremely annoying mainly because of the main characters and you will probably want to drop it. I dropped it once because of it and decided to pick it up again. I'm telling you not to drop it and just deal with because from the first episode to the last you can see the character development. I think that's the best thing about (read more)
12 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Great!
Written by Thedrek on June 11, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This is without a doubt one of the best animes I've ever seen.
The story makes many twists and turns, and you wonder how it will all fit together in the end.
The main story is divided into four main archs, but since the bookseries is unfinished, so is the anime.
The first and third arch are the only ones completed, but the second and fourth gives a preview of things to come.

The main characters are well presented, and you grow to care for them. The dialogue is well made, and the voiceacting is done very well.
The animation hints to the (read more)
16 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
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