Karin: The Complete Series |  | Director: Paul John Pistore
Actors: Chelsea Curto, Yahav Rom, Meriem Bekka
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 10,865
Format: Widescreen, Color, Box set, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 580 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 704400087417
UPC: 704400087417
EAN: 0704400087417
ASIN: B003152YZU
Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: March 2, 2010
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Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 03/02/2010 Run time: 580 minutes
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 Thank You Funimation Entertainment March 23, 2009
Steven Redding (Tunkhannock, PA United States)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
I first began collecting the Karin Series last year when it was released by Geneon after the third volume it was gone. Gone! and all the trades said it was gone for good! Off into a vast anime oblivion, discontinued due to a failed distribution company. Thankfully My Personal Heroes at Funimation Entertainment caught the rights to distribute Karin and other Geneon Niche titles to the US and Canada.
Well enough of the history lesson. This anime is truly a great piece of art, and No I don't believe I'm overstating it either. The Original Manga by Yuna Kagesaki differs somewhat from the anime namely the anime could not be an exact expression of Manga-ka Kagesaki's vision it had to be cut down to fit into a 25 episode series, and "work for TV". The Manga covers over 13 volumes of text and art. (avilable fom Tokyopop under the title Chibi Vampire) originaly published in "Monthly Dragon Magazine" and "Monthly Comic Dragon" in Japan. The animation was done by JC Staff known for fanservice, but, though evident, it is toned way down in the this series. The now defunct Odex of singapore produced the English dub. The English version was written and directed at Odex by American voice artist and puppetteer. Mr. Paul Pistore. Who's script provided a very fluid dialect in English, which in my opinion captured the original writers intent fully. I have shaired many e-mails with Mr. Pistore regarding his work on Karin and other more recent projects. The main cast besides Mr. Pistore consists of Ms. Chelsea Curto as Karin Marker, and Mr. Yahav Rom as Kenta Usui. Both are excelent matches for their respective charicters, along with Mr. Pistore and the balance of the cast, well they should all be recognized for their work.
Karin is a very emotional story of unexpected love between classmates Kenta Usui, the new transfer student from the north with funny eyes, and Karin Marker, a popular, yet youthfully awkward child of immigrant parents who has lived her life in Japan as a native aparently since early childhood.
Here's one of the hooks, Karen is a vampire. Or rather her situation is being an outsider in her own family. Instead of sucking or rather drinking human blood Karin's body overproduces blood which she must either inject into a "victim" or she suffers painful and profuse nose bleeds, this qualifies her as an un-vampire.
"Look for a more friendly vampire mythos in Karin, it's not the same old Dracula, Twilight, Forever Knight, Ann Rice, stuff. It's much more... Friendly, as I said, and Karinesque vampires are more like a subspecies of human than the usual 'undead bloodsucker mythos' which we've all seen before."
Considering this is a vampire title I was astounded to see the morality that each charicter shows. Kenta Usui dreams of working hard and being a good citizen and a family man. Karin also works hard like Kenta is genuenly a moral person, her family, though vampiric is a traditional nuclear family, and despite family disputes they all appear in their own way to love and support Karin. There really are no villans, only people with different perspectives.
One interisting thing is that Kenta is not bound to Karin by some spell, curse, transdimentional warp, Renfield like devotion, or any other anime cliche' devise, as I would have expected. His bond to Karin Grows out of his and her personalities, and his desire to be friendly and a good man. Karin's situation is a little more camplex. She feels uneasy near Kenta and has nose bleeds, she cheers herself, and himself up by making him a bento lunch, daily! As time goes by, boy and girl together, well you know.
I think Love would have come to the couple sooner if they weren't constantly interupted by, Vampire hunters, classmates, and Karin's family attempting to stop their budding relationship.
This anime is also very much about acceptance. When Kenta finds out about Karin's vampiric heritage, he does not freak out, he accepts her as she is. Later Karin's friends find out her secret and they accept her. Even the supposed villians accept her, and eventualy Karin's family accepts Kenta, except for her father Henry Marker (voiced by Paul Pistore) who is stereotypicaly overprotective of his teenage daughter.
I think of this series and it makes me smile. It works as a shonen and as a shojo title. It's so darn emotional and downright sweet, you'll have to brush your teeth/fangs afterwards, or you'll get cavities.
Karin April 20, 2010
Andrew Ingram (Where No Man Has Gone Before...)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, I stumbled upon Karin by accident. I wasn't expecting to like it simply because I didn't really care for the Vampire premise that it was based on, and I had already been vampired out by a series called "Moonphase" (which is also good in its own way).
This story takes its own angle to tell a story about a teenager who isn't really a vampire, but an anti-vampire (blood-giver not sucker). The style of the series reminded me of the Addams Family in the daughter's point of view (The daughter as in the Addam's Family's daughter) In "Karin's" point of view she is not like the rest of her family -a black sheep of the family. As she, a normal teenager, finds interest in a mysterious transfer student things become quite interesting as she has to deal with what any other teen goes through- the challenges of romantic relationships.
If there is one thing that the Japanese artists are best at, it's being able to convey the human emotions and realistic human situations both light-hearted and fun, and heavy-hearted and heartbreaking. I have yet to find an animation done anywhere else that is able to convey that kind of energy so easily.
Anyways, Karin is a great story and well animated and definitely worth holding on to.
Simple, fun, and touching romantic comedy with a twist! August 15, 2009
Not My Real Name (Cambridge Massachusetts, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This series exemplifies something anime does so well - it uses a twisted premise to provide a fun, interesting, and slightly unique take on a very simple human story. It won't change the world - not even the world of anime - but it solidly hits its mark and succeeds where it counts.
From the first couple episodes, Karin-chan sucked me in and kept me coming back for more. Not every episode drove the plot line, but I never got the sense that it veered too far off track or that it was too uneven.
I won't bother with plot summaries, or an in-depth review of the release, as others have covered that quite well. I'll just stick to a simple plug. If you're looking for a lighthearted, cute, funny, and touching series, you won't be disappointed!
Funny and Endearing June 21, 2010
Anika Von Gerhardt
I bought Karin with some reservations, and the first episode made me a little wary that it was just going to be extremely stupid...but the anime grew rapidly on me. It is filled with slapstick comedy, dysfunctional yet loving families, and touches interesting topics. While the side characters are both comical and endearing, I loved seeing the relationship between Karin and Kenta grow from her trying desperately to avoid him---to the incredibly strong friendship in which both trust each other and confide in each other---to finally realizing they're in love...and what that would mean for a vampire (or 'un-vampire') and a human.
Overall I enjoyed this series entirely, and if you want a very good laugh, some sweet romance, and a little dash of the supernatural...give this a try :)
Vamp love story with a comic twist. July 6, 2010
Charles Stuckey (Florida)
Not your generic vampire story. Romantic comedy about an "UnVampire". Great story and writing, good character development. Limited fan service, but parents should watch before just to be aware. Some mild to moderate violence (what's a vampire story without vampire hunters?). Interesting (but a bit too "good") ideas on vampires. This does lend itself to the story though, so it works well. Mostly a character driven story rather than being about vampires. Either despite that or possibly because of it this is an excellent series!
Worth the time and money if you want a laugh or just like romantic comedies. (And maybe even if you don't). It is definitely on my "must see" list.
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