Les Misérables – Shoujo Cosette – 01
Title – Les Misérables - Shoujo Cosette
No. Of Eps - 52
Genres - Drama, Historical
Plot Summary - Set in early 19th Century France, as a little girl Cosette was traveling round with her mother who was looking for work and a place to stay. But back then life was very hard for a single mother and every where she asked about work she was shunned away because of Cosette. The owners of an inn offer to look after Cosette in exchange for money whilst her mum finds work at a factory in a nearby town, so she pays and leaves Cosette in the care of the couple. This was a trick though and the caretakers make Cosette their servant. The kind mayor of the town that Cosette’s mother travels too sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.
Episode 01 - Fantine And Cosette
As far as I gather Les Misérables has received mixed reviews/ratings, and its easy to see why: The character designs are HORRIBLE – they’re plain, ugly, rat faced, frog eyed ect etc but the actual story is lovely.. I’ve never seen Les Misérables (it is a play right?) but apparently this anime version sticks to the original story well. A lot of this episode was predictable but it was still very addictive and I really enjoyed it but I can see how some people would find it too soppy and boring. The best thing it offered for me personally was Cosette herself, her voice actress is brilliant which is what really makes her so cute. I think this anime is one of those ‘love it or hate it’ things. I actually loved it? Somehow it was incredibly addictive! Despite the ugly characters!
Pros - Cosette, lovely story (even if its predictable)
Cons - Character design & its addictive dammit!!
Episode Score - 7/10
