Rozen Maiden ~Träumend~ (Season 2)

[grey_moon]

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

The case with Suisei Seki is similar, too. Even though she realized she'd been picky on him, she still wanted him to look after her and like her. I was a bit pissed at Jun when he only apologized to Hina instead of Suisei aswell, when they blew the egg's crap outt'a the microwave. You see that Suisei Seki was hurt there, but I don't think anyone would have a different reaction, since Hina's never picked on Jun, but Suisei's another story.

I think Sui is just reaping what she has sown, in a way she has trained Jun to act the way he did. He most probably thought that the whole thing was Sui trying to pick on Hina and get her into trouble.

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

It's funny because, with RM, you're first taught to HATE the characters before loving them.

That's a very good point, apart from characters with bit parts, the only person I liked from the start was Nori and I still would not like to see whats going on in her head... Might make for an amusing omake...

Originally Posted by physics223

If anyone would ever be a villain here, it would be Rozen, as Zero (I think) stated in pages before because she made those dolls only to destroy one another ... to become Alice.

Ever since my misdirected anger at Rozen when is should have been aimed at Enju I've been thinking about Alice and the Alice game. I was wondering how much the maidens actually know about Rozen and his real wishes, since they did mistake Enju for Rozen could they be mistaken by other things? For example did Rozen change his mind about how to become Alice because of Jun and Shinku or did he just make a little more clear what he is expecting from them?

Originally Posted by Flo

Fixed for great justice.

Because of this, I have kidnapped Gin! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA~! If you wanna see Gin ever again, send me US$100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in ransom or the Junk gets it. >=D
]

Errr Flo her wings are still free... RUN AND HIDE!!!!

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

Doujins are fan-made manga (as far as I know), though the name normally brings up porn doujins, which are like hentai mangas of other series...

Wow, you're 18 and you don't know Doujinshi? ... Maybe I do need a girlfriend after all.

Or they need to watch Comic Party

The RMT thread had the most posts in the fansubs section

Good luck to everyone with exams!

[Dark Steno]

Eek! Just back from exam hall. >_<

Do anyone here knows good RM doujins? Maybe my group can release something. ^_^

[physics223]

@grey_moon ...

Someone said that in the extra drama CD Nori imagines having sex with her brother. Yes. That's twisted ... okay?

Guys, if anyone can help me review about the organ systems in humans, give me links, please ... I don't want to study anymore ... lol

[Dark Steno]

What the...? Having sex with her brother? >_< Crap, my head hurts.

[Mincemaker]

Of all the anime I had watched, I dare say that Rozen Maiden is my favourite. The characters do grow on me, especially Suiseiseki (though my favourite character is Suigintou) and her antics.

It would be great if they would release a third season. And I really do hope that they include Shinku-Suigintou squabbling parts for comedy as well.

[physics223]

Yes!

Although it has not attained cult-status in my mind as of yet, it will soon ... after I burn all of it and watch it once more! bwahahahahahaha ...

Ergo Proxy ... and this makes physics223 a happy boy! lol

Originally Posted by Mincemaker

Of all the anime I had watched, I dare say that Rozen Maiden is my favourite. The characters do grow on me, especially Suiseiseki (though my favourite character is Suigintou) and her antics.

It would be great if they would release a third season. And I really do hope that they include Shinku-Suigintou squabbling parts for comedy as well.

Yes! Suigintou ... mmm ... (not imagining or thinking about sexual connotations) lol

Go Gin! Gin! Gin! Gin! lalalalala ...

Suigintou really grew on me. And I realized that when I had her as my wallpaper, avatar, desktop ...

[Lost]

Physics I think you have been studying too much...

@Mincemaker: Same for me with SuiseiSeki! I love her antics, and.. Shinku-Gin squabbling would be priceless, maybe even the kind between Hina and Sui

@Dark Steno: so your group translates Manga and Doujin? If you've got the time, could you help me translate the japanese characters on the two recent pics Flo put up? The one with kidnapped Gin and Crazy Hina with Noodles (or watever)

[grey_moon]

Originally Posted by physics223

@grey_moon ...

Someone said that in the extra drama CD Nori imagines having sex with her brother. Yes. That's twisted ... okay?

Poor nameless guy who has been rejected X times... (X is for a number too great for a normal guy to survive without getting a restraining order). I am still waiting for some kind soul to translate it for me. I stopped learning Japanese at level 1 because I have to learn Mandarin instead *sniffle*

Originally Posted by physics223

Guys, if anyone can help me review about the organ systems in humans, give me links, please ... I don't want to study anymore ... lol

When they ask a question about organ systems describe the anatomy of a Rozen Maiden instead

[physics223]

Guys, kindly comment on my introduction to Rozen Maiden found at my signature.
As stated, Rozen Maiden Music (OPs and EDs) are still in construction ...

[Zero Shinohara]

No! No~! Place me beside Suigintou ... and then Lost, ZS, and I can have a foursome. Bwahahahahaha !!! Suigintou will learn the meaning of PLEASURE! lol

Dude, that just scared me! You realized how odd it sounds to hear "Let's have a foursome with a sexual organless doll", first thing in the morning?

J/k, letz do it. /gg

Originally Posted by physics223

Guys, if anyone can help me review about the organ systems in humans, give me links, please ... I don't want to study anymore ... lol




When they ask a question about organ systems describe the anatomy of a Rozen Maiden instead

Lol, yeah. "Humans are made out of porcelane, and their limbs linked together by plastic joints. Their insides are empty, but they are warm and their hearts are warm and lovely (!?1?11)".

And sorry, I can't help you there. It's been a looong while since I've taken any biology class. Actually, I haven't taken any science class since I stepped on the US, since I got all the credits I needed from my freshman year back in Brazil. I've been wondering if I should start learning by myself, just so I can still tell the difference between Medical Nitroglicerin and TNT

Someone said that in the extra drama CD Nori imagines having sex with her brother. Yes. That's twisted ... okay?

LOL! Actually this IS true, and there's even proof of it in the anime. I thought I might have imagined things, but go back at episode 10/11 of Rozen Maiden, when Suisei Seki and Sousei Seki ask for Nori's help to get into Jun's head and try to save her. She's dreaming, and says something like... "No... Jun-kun.. you shouldn't...", then wakes up. Do it do it, you'll see it's teh tr00.

Do anyone here knows good RM doujins? Maybe my group can release something. ^_^

Personally I don't really like seeing h-doujins of series I really like, and this is even worse with RM, since it's a show I like, and I could never think of the dolls with sexual conotation. Maybe a few weeks in the future :P

But oddly enough, I just found one Rozen Maiden doujin, and it was Jun + Hotaru.
But since my fake hentaisource account has been disabled and I'm yet to exchange another one for a highly hacked Gunbound account with a friend, I can't check it there <.<

Suigintou really grew on me. And I realized that when I had her as my wallpaper, avatar, desktop ...

This happened to me with Tessa, from FMP!. I really liked her, but I really started to get passionate about her after watching TSR and staring for hours at my wallpaper

Edit:
It's the start of a whole new day...and having slept less than 5 hours (very poorly I shall add) and then being awakened by the horrendous and annoying sound of my keyboard-tappind-mouse-clicking-god-damn-WC3-player younger brother, I was forced to an intake of caffeine ten times higher than a normal human should ever have. (Literally, my secret recipe for waking up after short nights is a coffee cream, consisted of 1/4 cup of coffee, 1/4 hot water and 1/4 sugar. )
Prepare yourselves, 'cause today I'm really gonna pick on the topic with overwhelming madness!

[Lost]

Armed with Ayu's sub of the 12th and final episode of Traumend, I've finally gotten down to rewatching Traumend, right from the 2nd episode. (Rewatched 1 several times already, I can remember each scene off the back of my head) Since I've got nothing better to do (Holidays, you see) and wishing to provide some material that we fanboys (and girls) can start posting on again, I've decided to post some screen-caps of my favourite parts, and what I think are the highlights of episode 2 (with respect to the dolls only). This is not meant to be an episode review, just a capture of the doll's expressions/actions/and kawaii-ness accompanied by my comments. Hope you fanboys and fangirls enjoy.

Spoiler for episode 2 and length:

SuiseiSeki's smug face here while reminding Jun that they came thru the door this time just makes me *adore* her!! I'm a shameless Sui fanboy. Can she get any cuter??

Apparently she can!! She's up to her antics again, with a totally cowed Hina following at the heel of her every word. I love the expression on Hina's face.. Poor poor girl..

This scene, after a short argument between Jun and Shinku, was sad. The expression on Shinku's face here especially pulled at my heart. It really goes to show the weight of the burden she's carrying, that of the knowledge of the 7th doll, and also reaffirms the love she has for Jun, so much so that she's hurt (and lets it show, which isnt usual for a doll like Shinku) when she gets rebuffed by Jun.

I don't really know how to descibe the expression on Shinku's face here. Perhaps its one of relief, having gotten the burden off her shoulders after telling the rest about Bara, and also I like to think it shows her gratitude at Jun's thoughfulness for her--first, being concerned about here (we see too how much Jun cares for Shinku) and buying the musical box for her.

THIS HAS GOTTA BE THE CUTEST PART OF THE SHOW. Hina in her crazy-unyu overdrive mode. Need I say more?

Well, pls leave a comment. If you guys like it, I'll try to do the same with the rest of the eps as I get to them. If you don't, let me know and it'll be scrapped.

p.s. Captures were from Ayu's wonderfully high quality subs. Great job guys!!

[Zero Shinohara]

I don't really know how to descibe the expression on Shinku's face here. Perhaps its one of relief, having gotten the burden off her shoulders after telling the rest about Bara, and also I like to think it shows her graditude at Jun's thoughfulness for her--first, being concerned about here (we see too how much Jun cares for Shinku) and buying the musical box for her.

Wow, it's episode 2 that Jun buys them music boxes? I really should rewatch it sometime.
And yeah, that scene was really touching. Her expression of amuzement at the box was also very cute; I must admit that seeing a smile on Shinku's face is something worthless.
She also puts it under her Kunkun doll's arm (She really does love Kunkun a lot, too. ), and that really shows how much she's liked her present.

But I felt kind of sad because nor Jun nor Shinku could speak to eachother at the beginning. With Jun studying, he constantly asked her if she wasn't going to sleep. To me, she wanted to be awake to be by his side a little longer, aswel as to not having to sleep and have dreams about Suigin Tou.

Also, physics, I think you're a liiiittle bit off when you say that "The second series comes right after the first one...".
I'd say that between Rozen Maiden and Traumend there's at least a 1-month gap (But that could be more, since we see that Jun has already been studying for a while, and even Hotaru gets amazed at how far he'd gotten with his studies in such a short time. )
No worries, though. Everything else's just fine.

The RMT thread had the most posts in the fansubs section

BY FAR, you mean :P
I think we have over 2 times the second highly posted topic!

[Lost]

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

LOL! Actually this IS true, and there's even proof of it in the anime. I thought I might have imagined things, but go back at episode 10/11 of Rozen Maiden, when Suisei Seki and Sousei Seki ask for Nori's help to get into Jun's head and try to save her. She's dreaming, and says something like... "No... Jun-kun.. you shouldn't...", then wakes up. Do it do it, you'll see it's teh tr00.

Yes yes, I remember that part. I really didnt know what to make of it at that time, and it was too sick for comprehension, so I locked it away in the far recesses of my mind... Now you've gone and released it!! ARGHHhhhh... Thinking about it, Nori is really weird. Scatter brain and now this. Well. At least she makes good flowery hamburgers!

[Zero Shinohara]

Yes yes, I remember that part. I really didnt know what to make of it at that time, and it was too sick for comprehension, so I locked it away in the far recesses of my mind... Now you've gone and released it!! ARGHHhhhh... Thinking about it, Nori is really weird. Scatter brain and now this. Well. At least she makes good flowery hamburgers!

Lol, it's certainly odd to see her dreaming of that. Specially since, throughout Rozen Maiden, the only sex-related parts are really the episode when all the dolls get on their underwear, so Nori could wash their clothes. And that's really MILDLY portrayed, since the focus is Jun paying attention to their joints. Also, after a few episodes, Shinku, quote "Jun's been reading magazines in the bathroom lately, he won't be back for a while". Well, he IS 12-13... lol.

But Nori is weird, but in a pretty loving way. If she had longer hair and didn't wear glasses, she'd be T3H h4wT!

[grey_moon]

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

Dude, that just scared me! You realized how odd it sounds to hear "Let's have a foursome with a sexual organless doll", first thing in the morning?

J/k, letz do it. /gg

Maybe physical attributes can be altered in a n-field...

Originally Posted by Zero Shinohara

LOL! Actually this IS true, and there's even proof of it in the anime. I thought I might have imagined things, but go back at episode 10/11 of Rozen Maiden, when Suisei Seki and Sousei Seki ask for Nori's help to get into Jun's head and try to save her. She's dreaming, and says something like... "No... Jun-kun.. you shouldn't...", then wakes up. Do it do it, you'll see it's teh tr00.

Hee hee but she is still one of the nicest characters from first impressions and from what I can remember we can never be too sure of what are the connotations of what she says in the anime. I need to get my hands on the cd drama and a transcript, not that I am interested in a Nori x Jun thing, but people are talking about it and I feel like I'm missing out. Didn't KJ say there was a Kun Kun, Laplace scene in it too?

[Zero Shinohara]

Well, but KunKun + Laplace would be something that even I, an ultra-macho-gays-must-die (J/k) kind of guy, would find amazingly funny.

Kk: "Oh, Laplace! All I can deduct from your actions is that you are a bad criminal, and I will punish you in name of the moon!".

>CAFFEINE IS KICKING IN!<

But Nori + Jun, or a Foursome with Gin is kind of freaky, no matter how many redbulls you take.

Spoiler for Excuse me, I'd like to know how much is this hairy, nude fella that is vacuum packed right here.:

[grey_moon]

Originally Posted by Lost

Yes yes, I remember that part. I really didnt know what to make of it at that time, and it was too sick for comprehension, so I locked it away in the far recesses of my mind... Now you've gone and released it!! ARGHHhhhh... Thinking about it, Nori is really weird. Scatter brain and now this. Well. At least she makes good flowery hamburgers!

I actually tried to make the flower topped hamburger dish several times all thanks to a mini-egg shaped frying pan I found in Paris (althrough it was cheap tat and now in the bin). I have yet to try unyuu, I wonder what it is like?

[Zero Shinohara]

I don't know. But wow, for you to make flower-topped hamburgers... We have a dish like that back in my country, but the eggs will look like ANYTHING but flowers

And I don't like strawberry that much, so it's hard to say how daifuku tastes like.

[physics223]

Honestly, though, I do not want to see naked pictures of anime girls that I respect. That also is true in real life. No matter how beautiful are some girls I know, I don't even think of them nastily in any way. I'm weird that way, but I somehow don't want to tarnish their image, even if it is only in my head.

I adore Gin. That's true. But I was only joking about the foursome ... for one, I just plan to adore her - to look at her as if some wondrous art piece. That's really what I do with extremely beautiful people or things that I respect in the realm of thought.

I somehow even did not want to see Brokeback Mountain (I'm not gay) because of the fact that the lead of Princess Diaries (Anne Hathaway?) goes nude ...

BTW, my wallpapers for almost a month now have been about Rozen Maiden more or less ... I then intervened with some Bleach, thought it ugly, and then replaced it with cool Gin.

Here is a scenario I thought:

KK: *howls* awooooo!!! okay, push it in, you demon! come on! yeah, bi*ch. i'm going to punish you for the crime of hotness.

LD: uh! uh! uh! the silver moon cries in the desert storm (continues with rhetoric that is barely understandable, while howling)

Gosh ... that is sick.

As for Nori and Jun ... although Nori will be a wee-bit sick for that ... at least we know her excessive motivations for taking care of Jun. I've also seen too much hentai that deal with those things ... I wonder if the hentai creators heard of the Westermark effect ... but anyway ... lust IS unstoppable.

[physics223]

Do any of you guys have all of the full songs of Rozen Maiden and Traumend OP and ED? I for one have it, but I probably won't upload it if you have those anyway ...