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Please Twins!: Anime Legends Complete Collectionx$18.63
  (14 reviews)
Best Price: $39.98 $18.63
MPN: 21037 - UPC: 669198210372
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A worthy follow-up to an anime classic
By A3AAK33K3BUUTM on 2007-01-17
After the success of the impeccably put together "Please Teacher!" romantic anime series, it would have been very easy for these folks to simply produce another season of that show filled with the episodic, predictable predicaments relying on running gags that so many other anime series use. But, the studio kept with the theme of "Please Teacher!" and continued moving forward, and "Please Twins!" is the result. And although watching "Teacher" before this series will increase your enjoyment of it, it isn't really a necessity as this one stands on it's own two feet just fine. Now, onto the plot: picking up a year and a half after the ending of "Teacher" we are introduced to our three twins in question. You read that right: three twins. Self-made man Maiku, fiery Miina, and demure Karen all show up at the same house with the same childhood photo showing them and their only sibling, the same eye color, and the same story of childhood abandonment. That is to say that one of the girls is Maiku's twin sister, and the other is not. The question quickly becomes which is which? The plot thickens when both girls fall in love with their possible brother. Icky? Yeah, but any anime veteran knows that this kind of implied incest is pretty much par for the course in this genre. Plus, it's comic gold. That is, if you have kind of a sick sense of humor. (ahem) Needless to say, this show opts to push the bounds far past the levels of inappropriateness that "Teacher" went to. This turns out to be a good thing as the humor in "Twins" is raucous and thoroughly enjoyable throughout. My favorite episode, for example, focuses on rumors that Maiku is in a homosexual relationship with a fellow student, so the girls put him to the test to see if he really is gay. The results are more than a little bit amusing. Not to be forgotten, the fantastic cast of "Please Teacher!" play supporting roles, most prominently the teacher herself, Mizuho Kazami, a beloved anime girl if ever there was one. In fact, she shows up so often that it leads a main character to wonder aloud whether there are even any other teachers at the school. But the best returning character by far is Ichigo Morino, the little girl who shared Kei's disease in "Teacher" which causes her to go into a state of suspended animation (or "standstill") when she loses the will to move forward with her own life. Morino is now a devious class president with an evil little chuckle and a full-time hobby involving surveillance of her classmates and taking inappropriate pictures of them. Shidou, on the other hand, has been relegated to uber-loser status this time around, becoming a one-note joke about lusting after his underage sister. As if there wasn't enough incest in the show already, sheesh. Despite the fact that this show is populated by characters from it's predecessor, it shares little in common with "Teacher" on the surface. Still, the creators manage to put together another fine romantic comedy series that ends too soon, continually evolves and moves forward, and keeps you both entertained and rivetted. The ending is a suprisingly definitive one, but it doesn't stop there. After the initial 12-episode run, we are again treated to a bonus episode that acts as a coda to the series. The plot involves Morino organizing an impromptu summer camp where the entire casts of both series get together for a great send-off to two of the best romantic-comedy animes out there. It's also fun to see the huge shift in the dynamics of the relationship between the three "twins" following the events of the television show. Faithful to the philosphy presented in both series, the show never stops accelerating, even at the end. If you saw the first series and want more "Teacher", or if you thought that series was too tame then this is as good as it gets. But if you are looking for some family-friendly entertainment to share with the kids, maybe you oughtta look elsewhere.
Very Funny!
By A3GJD2JQ5IWUOH on 2007-05-14
2 girls, both in love with the same guy. But one of them might be his twin sister, and they have no idea which one it is! Naturally this leads to many very funny situations.
Please Twins is all about drama and comedy, and both are very enjoyable. The storyline has a great begining middle and end, to keep you entertained the whole time you're watching.
If you're a fan of teen romantic comedies, then Please Twins should definately be a part of your collection.
good stuff
By A3BROUDBQ79643 on 2007-03-27
well it reviews much of please teacher - so thats good enough for me....
Very Good Anime!
By A1RRM10BY1VKAF on 2007-05-06
Please Twins is a wonderful anime! It's the second story from the anime Please Teacher and watching Please Teacher before this will help out some. If you want to get all the jokes and charcthers. But Please Twins stands on it's own. It has a good story line, pretty animation, good cast, all around Please Twins is a delightful anime!
Please Twins! Anime Legends Review
By A30R7N38HQMNYH on 2008-01-21
This title is a great follow up to the hit series Please Teacher. It is not a direct sequel for the series (at least not for the main characters) but they do make cameo appearances in Twins as Ms. Kazamai is the teacher for Mike Kamishiro. The story follows Mike as he struggles to lead a normal life with two girls claiming to be his long lost twin sister. They both have possible proof of their blood relationship to Mike but as all three of them are orphans who have no clue who their parents are they have no real proof. The comedy is continuous with a serious story to boot. I highly recommend this title. But it is necessary to know the background of please teacher to understand some of the details of this series. If you have not seen Please Teacher then several things may not make since but the series does hold it's own
- Great series
By A5X0G8LTO1J9E on 2008-04-22
This was a great drama romance and comedy i really enjoyed every second of it. It starts with three siblings that did'nt no eachother that well then they started living with eachother and got to no more about their childhood and how they were seperated, then they started to remember their past and they were family this was a great show a nice feeling to it.
- Great series, but pales when compaired to Please Teacher
By A2C5LMJT0JCH1P on 2007-05-03
This is the sequel to Please Teacher. The characters of the first series appear throughout this one in a supporting capacity... enough to remind you what universe you're in. Mizuho and Ichigo from the first series are the most prevalent of the first series characters in this installment. Ichigo actually steals the scenes every time she appears. She's much more lively (or demonic if you will) in Please Twins than she was in the Teacher series. She is constantly spying on people, taking photos, and video. She has a deadpan laugh that borders on sociopathic. Mizuho is more one dimensional and ditzy than she was in the Teacher series, but it makes sense as she tries to be a professional teacher to the kids.
Overall, Please Twins is a lot of fun, but pales in comparison to Please Teacher. Having seen Please Teacher is by NO means needed to enjoy Please Twins, but it is a nice bonus. The characters are interesting, but not overly complex and most of the situations are standard fare. It's a different type of story than Teacher was. Teacher was very much a love story and about trying to make a marriage work. Twins is much more about family and friends with undertones of love. It's still a love story, but you never really get the sense of a passionate love. Perhaps this is due in part to trying to keep the true identity of which one of the twin and which is the sister a secret till the end. However, by the end of the 2nd episode I felt it was pretty obvious which girl was going to be the sister and which the girlfriend. I'd recommend the series to anyone who likes stories of family and love (Love Hina, Tenchi, Ah My Goddess, etc.) Just don't expect it to be a simple rehash of Please Teacher.
- Which is the Real Sibling?
By A3GN3T9CYI1CUY on 2007-06-06
In "Please Twins", three teenagers, a boy and two girls, who never knew their mother see a house on the news that resembles a house in a photograph they all have. The photo has the house in it with children playing in a kiddie pool in it as well. All three head to the house to try and find their family. All are surprised to find each other there and they quickly discover that they all used to live in the house. Only one problem...there are THREE teenagers and there are only TWO children in the photograph. Since the photograph has a boy and a girl in the pool, then obviously one of the two girls the the boy's sister and the other is just a stranger. Antics ensue as they all try to earn a living, make it through school, and find out which of the two girls doesn't belong. If you enjoy romance-comedies and Anime, then you'll love "Please Twins!"!
NOTE: Contains adult situations. Recommended for HIGH SCHOOLERS!
- Great "Please" Sequel
By A14LI0F8QVKCPI on 2007-10-02
When I saw Please Teacher, I wanted to see Please Twins. "Twins" has a different story line. This is about a boy named Maiku Kamishiro, who grew up in an orphanage with no past except for a childhood picture of himself and a person who he believes is his missing twin sister. After a long time, Maiku left the orphanage to live on his own in the house in the picture. Maiku works as a programmer in order to pay the rent and goes to the same high school the "Teacher" cast goes to. One day, a girl named Mina arrives at his doorstep with the same photo. She then asked Maiku if she can since they were twins, but Maiku didn't know what to do. In the middle of all the confusion, another girl named Kaden shows up with the same photo. The only to tell who is that the twin is that in the picture the twins has blue eyes, but both the girls has blue eyes. Who is the twin and who is the stranger? This is a great show and you will see co-stars from "Teacher" on there too.
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By A1DONZLJ97EB1T on 2007-10-17
It arrive in exelent conditions.I love it.It is one of the best anime out there.
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