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Maetel Legend

2000–2001 · 1 season

A somber, tragic space opera that feels like a dark fairy tale about loss and survival.

Created by
Kazuyoshi Yokota
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Atsuko Enomoto, Satsuki Yukino, Keiko Han
Overview
The princess of a dying world, young Maetel faces starvation and death. Only machines can survive in the new environment, and one by one, an evil scientist transforms her loved ones into soulless mechanoids. Once he captures Maetel and her fiery twin sister, Emeraldas, he will rule the world. Maetel must choose whether to become a machine to save her life, or to abandon her world to fight for freedom.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Kazuyoshi Yokota
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Atsuko Enomoto, Satsuki Yukino, Keiko Han
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • identity
  • freedom
  • grief
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour1
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Kazuyoshi Yokota
Written by
Mugi Kamio
Starring
Atsuko Enomoto, Satsuki Yukino, Keiko Han, Takashi Matsuyama, Yosuke Akimoto, Masako Ikeda, Kouhei Kowada
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 45 min each
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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