Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy 4th of July!

Like everything else at Jinbocho, we're a day late. Never mind. Happy 4th!

To celebrate, we'll look at some anime that have America, or Americans, starting with Kaleidostar.

Kaleidostar is the charming story of a girl who runs off to join the circus, or, in this case, Kaleido Stage, a sort of American Cirque du Soleil. Sora Naegino's first impression of the US.. (L.A., by the look of it) is a dizzying succession of crime, cops, and very large, very nice people. One of the cops that helps her out becomes her first fan and driver for a tryout with the troupe. Always interesting to see yourself as others see you.

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