Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:27 pm

What are you thoughts on this manga/anime? I adore the manga, but I couldn't get into the anime. Either way, I LOVED the art and main heroine.

DistantMemory · Post by **DistantMemory** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:30 pm

I never read the manga or saw the show, but after hearing about all the good things from other people, I'm considering getting into it.

How are the anime and manga different (though I, personally, want the manga over the anime)?

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:53 pm

DistantMemory wrote:I never read the manga or saw the show, but after hearing about all the good things from other people, I'm considering getting into it.

How are the anime and manga different (though I, personally, want the manga over the anime)?

The Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne anime has much more filler in it, and an entirely new villian halfway through the series. Whereas the plot picks up in around chapter 3 of the manga, it takes as long as 10 episodes in the anime. Also, stuff that happens in the manga, such as [spoiler]Maron and Chiaki finding out each others' secret identities as Kaitou Jeanne and Kaitou Sinbad, which happens fairly early on in the manga[/spoiler], takes, literally, the last two episodes of the anime to be resolved. Oh, and the ending is entirely different. Also, much like the case of Sailor Moon, Maron and Chiaki are a much better couple in the manga than in the anime..in the anime, they're complete jerks to one another at times, not to mention it takes untilnear the end of the series for them to finally get together.

That's why I recommend the manga moreso than the anime. Much more so. ^_^

Sailor Moon · Post by **Sailor Moon** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:58 pm

NDM, are you sure you're not only talking about the first season, since the event you mentioned happens before the last few episodes. Anyway, KKJ is a great series. I love both the anime and manga.

DistantMemory · Post by **DistantMemory** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:10 pm

Do either of you (or anyone else) know where I can find scanlations of the manga? I don't feel like spending money on the Japanese books, and I don't think it's been licensed... not yet, anyway. ^^;

Sailor Moon · Post by **Sailor Moon** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:33 pm

Someone e-mailed Tokyopop and they said they were trying to aquire the liscense.

DistantMemory · Post by **DistantMemory** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 5:16 pm

Well, knowing them, they'll probably succeed. In the meantime, I'll wait and see for the official release.

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:50 pm

Sailor Moon wrote:NDM, are you sure you're not only talking about the first season.

I might be, but I'm not very sure. I only saw a few episods of the tv series, but I have read episode summaries online, which may or may not be on the dot ^^;

Sailor Moon wrote:Someone e-mailed Tokyopop and they said they were trying to aquire the liscense.

Really?! That would be so great! ^_^

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:28 pm

The manga has been liscensed by CMX. According to Amazon.com the first Volume of the comes out November 01, 2005. Here is a pic of it.

Volume 01 (11/01/05)

Usagi04 · Post by **Usagi04** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:13 pm

I can't wait for the release, hopefully it will be good.

Sakuya · Post by **Sakuya** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:10 pm

The manga has finally be licensed!? ReallY!? I love the art, it's just too beautiful. Each page is full of good art, sort of like an artbook.

How has CMX fared in releasing other English manga? Is it the right-to-left Japanese format? How about the sound effects?

I never checked out the anime because it looks really magical girlish and reminds me of Cardcaptor Sakura.

The manga doesn't seem magical girlish to me for some reason. I must be distracted by the art?

DistantMemory · Post by **DistantMemory** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:11 pm

So the manga finally got licensed. Isn't it supposed to go under the title Phantom Thief Jeanne? To me, that sorta detracts from the religious theme that the manga has.

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:27 pm

DistantMemory wrote:Isn't it supposed to go under the title Phantom Thief Jeanne?

They were going to call it that but they changed it back to Kamekaze Kaitou Jeanne.

Sakuya wrote:How has CMX fared in releasing other English manga? Is it the right-to-left Japanese format? How about the sound effects?

I haven't bought any of CMX's manga yet so I don't know about the sound effects. But I do know they release them right to left. So far the only release of theirs I've heard complaints about has been Tenjho Tenge

Sakuya · Post by **Sakuya** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:02 am

Oh! So they're the company that did all the censors!

But I don't think Jeanne has any of those explicit stuff right? I don't remember any more. I only saw the first 5 volumes at my friend's house I think back in 2000.

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:45 am

The anime is being released in an 8-Disc Boxet October 26, 2005. Here is CDJapan's link to the set.

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:55 am

Here is a pic of Volume 02 and an updated one of Volume 01.

Volume 01 (Updated)

Volume 02 (1/25/06)

DreamEmpress · Post by **DreamEmpress** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:08 pm

I finally got to pick up a copy of the first volume. It reminded me a lot of Saint Tail. (another fave of mine) It was just an awesome story! Like everyone said, the art is gorgeous and the story is very intriguing. Kaitou Sinbad is even kind of cool. I can't wait to get the next volume.

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:28 am

Here are pics of volumes 3 & 4.

Volume 03

Volume 04 (7/26/06)

sailor53 · Post by **sailor53** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:19 pm

Here are some pics and release dates for Vols. 5 & 6.

Volume 05 (9/27/06)

Volume 06 (11/15/06)

Kasumi · Post by **Kasumi** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:54 am

My thoughts?
I don't like it ^^° Anime AND manga. Well, the manga is better drawn (of course, since it's from Arina Tanemura), I thought that the animation was one of the worst I've ever seen. It doen't do justice to Tanemura's works in the LEAST.
And the story was just very... "meh" xD;; Very boring, but nonetheless interesting characters. But I still don't like it how Tanemura does seem to have very little creativity left, since all her characters resemble each other. All the men almost look the same, same with the women, although the mangaka sometimes puts in a new hairstyle like with Mitsuki in "Full Moon o Sagashite".

Like I said, I don't like KKJ, but I fancy some o Tanemura's other works. x3