The great mystery writer Agatha Christie gets her own anime series that follows the adventures of her two greatest characters Hercule Poiret and Ms. Marple. Linking these two characters is the new character of Mable West.
Story: Each episode is it's own individual story or mystery. Occasionally, one of the larger mysteries may stretch out over the course of 4 episodes. I found these to be the most interesting. While the individual episodes were exciting in their right, there was a bit of a rush to get things solved and so I felt it lacked depth.
Characters: There are three main characters (you could argue four). They consist of Mable West (a 16 year old who wants to become a detective), Hercule Poiret (Mable's tutor if you will), and Ms. Marple (Mable's aunt). Arguable, Poiret's other assistant may also be considered a main character, and if you're really picky, Mable's pet duck, Oliver.
I found that while the characters were quite easy to watch and not annoying, they never developed throughout the series. They are all very static and flat. While Mable is expected to develop and hone her detective skills, it doesn't seem like she ever does. This makes the characters lose some appeal. However, the fact that you can still watch the show means that the characters are decent.
Sound: I wasn't a big fan of the opening or ending themes, in fact I just skimmed through them. It seemed a bit too cheerful considering many of the mysteries involved death, but it is a children show (or so it seems), so I suspect that's normal. Not good, but not terrible either, its a pass.
Animation: The show's budget seems pretty small considering there is little animation. Often, movement of the mouth is the only animation that occurs. However, while sometimes dull, it does allow you to focus on the details of the show (which is key to solving the mystery) so it's not too bad.
Value: While it was a fun watch and I enjoyed trying to solve the mysteries, the show has the distinct problem that all other mystery (and arguably crime) shows have; you can't rewatch it as the surprise and fun is gone after the first time. Unless you're a large Christie fan, or you've forgotten the answer, chances of rewatch are slim.
Enjoyment: I enjoyed watching this show and recommend it to any Agatha Christie or mystery fans as a fun way to pass the afternoon. However, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone whose wants a serious, hard sort of show. It's in the iffy area of ratings.
Anime: Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple
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This anime is based on the novels of Agatha Christie. The anime is a collection of 39 mysteries chosen from Hercule Poirot and Marple series. To connect these two detectives, there appeared the original character, Mable West.
Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.
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Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.
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by imokie on 2007-11-04 00:11
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91.9% (2 votes)
Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple, also known as Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, has a few nice parts, but also a few boring parts and one very irritating part.
Art/Animation
The art is clean and simple. There is nothing outstanding about it, but there is also nothing to complain about. In many scenes the only animation is the mouth movement of the person that is speaking, or a glitter in the eye of the person that is spoken to. This makes it seem like the animation budget of this anime was very low.
Story
This anime consists of several stories in which a case is investigated by either Hercule Poirot or Jane Marple. Both have Mabel West as their assistant. The nice parts are the cases that span over several episodes. Usually the longer the case (up to 4 episodes), the better the story. The boring parts of this anime are the 1-episode cases. There isn't anything interesting about them. It would have been better if they hadn't included those.
Character
The most irritating part of the anime is Mabel West's little duck. Why do they put a stupid duck in a detective anime? Because the duck is cute? Detective animes aren't supposed to be cute! Besides her duck, I would have preferred that Mabel herself wasn't in this anime as well. The creators probably added her to make the anime more appealing for a young audience. Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple on the other hand are interesting characters.
Sound
The opening doesn't fit this anime at all. It is too happy/cheerful for a detective anime. The ending matches the anime's genre a bit better, but it's still nothing great.
The background music of the anime itself does fit the genre. There are some nice tunes that give scenes a good mysterious feeling. However, the same tunes are reused too often. It would have been better if there was some more variety.
Conclusion/Overall
I enjoyed watching the longer cases. Without the 1-episode stories and the duck this anime would have gotten a better rating from me.
Art/Animation
The art is clean and simple. There is nothing outstanding about it, but there is also nothing to complain about. In many scenes the only animation is the mouth movement of the person that is speaking, or a glitter in the eye of the person that is spoken to. This makes it seem like the animation budget of this anime was very low.
Story
This anime consists of several stories in which a case is investigated by either Hercule Poirot or Jane Marple. Both have Mabel West as their assistant. The nice parts are the cases that span over several episodes. Usually the longer the case (up to 4 episodes), the better the story. The boring parts of this anime are the 1-episode cases. There isn't anything interesting about them. It would have been better if they hadn't included those.
Character
The most irritating part of the anime is Mabel West's little duck. Why do they put a stupid duck in a detective anime? Because the duck is cute? Detective animes aren't supposed to be cute! Besides her duck, I would have preferred that Mabel herself wasn't in this anime as well. The creators probably added her to make the anime more appealing for a young audience. Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple on the other hand are interesting characters.
Sound
The opening doesn't fit this anime at all. It is too happy/cheerful for a detective anime. The ending matches the anime's genre a bit better, but it's still nothing great.
The background music of the anime itself does fit the genre. There are some nice tunes that give scenes a good mysterious feeling. However, the same tunes are reused too often. It would have been better if there was some more variety.
Conclusion/Overall
I enjoyed watching the longer cases. Without the 1-episode stories and the duck this anime would have gotten a better rating from me.
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appears in ep: 1-2, 5-12, 16-20, 25-26, 28-29, 34-39
male, brown hairThe character has brown hair., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.
voiced by:
Nojima Hirofumi
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appears in ep: 1-2, 5-12, 16-20, 25-26, 28-29, 34-39
male, Belgianno description set, cleverA clever or smart person is generally understood as having broad knowledge and the sharpness of mind required to put that knowledge to good use, especially when applying rational thought to long-reaching decisions, with the broad knowledge leaning more on the smart side and the sharp mind on the clever side. Unlike a genius, the clever person may be skilled, but only mundanely so, and in contrast to a cunning person, a clever person is not characterized by being sly or apt at surreptitiousness., detectiveA detective is an investigator, generally either a member of a law enforcement agency or as an individual working in the capacity of private investigators, tasked with solving crimes and other mysteries, such as disappearances, by examining and evaluating clues and records in order to solve the mystery; for a crime, this would mean uncovering the criminal`s identity and/or whereabouts., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., moustacheA moustache is facial hair grown on the upper lip.
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Satomi Koutarou
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appears in ep: 2-5, 13-15, 21-24, 27, 30-33, 36, 38
female, elderlyAn elderly person is someone that is older than "middle-aged". For humans, this generally covers anyone age 65 and older., glassesGlasses (also called eyeglasses or spectacles) are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. For practical tagging purposes, sunglasses should not be considered glasses; the "glasses" tag is specifically about the type that doesn`t block light. However, a character who wears prescription glasses with dark lenses or who wears both eyewear types should take both tags., grey hairOf a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or an overcast sky.
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Yachigusa Kaoru
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appears in ep: 1-39
16, female, adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., brown hairThe character has brown hair., detectiveA detective is an investigator, generally either a member of a law enforcement agency or as an individual working in the capacity of private investigators, tasked with solving crimes and other mysteries, such as disappearances, by examining and evaluating clues and records in order to solve the mystery; for a crime, this would mean uncovering the criminal`s identity and/or whereabouts., hatA hat is a headgear that typically has a shaped crown and a brim; the shape and size of the brim changes with the type of hat. Hats may be peaked. Hats are worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., long skirtA long skirt is that which extends to or beyond the knees., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., skirtA skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs partially or fully. Skirts are often seen as garments for women, but exceptions exist. In anime, they`re almost always worn by women, generally as school uniform or workplace garments, and a man with one will likely be cross-dressing. Skirts that go below the knee are usually associated with strict rules and at times with winter, though even in winter anime schoolgirls in miniskirts can be found.
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Orikasa Fumiko
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appears in ep: 2, 5, 7, 9-11, 17-18, 25-26, 34-36, 38-39
female, brown hairThe character has brown hair., glassesGlasses (also called eyeglasses or spectacles) are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. For practical tagging purposes, sunglasses should not be considered glasses; the "glasses" tag is specifically about the type that doesn`t block light. However, a character who wears prescription glasses with dark lenses or who wears both eyewear types should take both tags., long hairLong hair is hair from (but not including) shoulder-length, up to (but not including) waist length hair. Sidelocks do NOT count as long hair., secretaryno description set, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.
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Tanaka Atsuko
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| 22.01.2013 | fong | complete | 39 | 0 | ja | DVD | N/A (0) | 0 | ||
| 18.09.2012 | MiniTheatre | complete | 39 | 0 | ja en | DTV | N/A (0) | 0 | ||
| 03.10.2007 | ShaKaw | complete | 39 | 0 | ja pt-BR | DTV | N/A (4) | 0 | ||
| 01.04.2007 | F-B | complete | 39 | 0 | ja en | DTV | 9.50 (28) | 1 | ||
| 29.08.2007 | U-F | stalled | 29 | 0 | x-unk ja fr | DTV | N/A (0) | 0 | ||
| 23.11.2007 | FLF~TnF | stalled | 10 | 0 | ja es | DTV, DVD | N/A (2) | 0 | ||
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