Now I'm watching ANIME - Pretear

Intro

Prétear (新白雪姫伝説プリーティア, Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Purītia?, Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White), is an anime and manga series. The manga story was created by Junichi Satou, and the art was made by Kaori Naruse. The anime started production in 2000, and is published in North America by ADV Films. The manga is published in English by ADV Manga. The Pretear anime (as spelled in Singapore) is published in Singapore by Odex.

The television series was produced by Geneon, aired on WOWOW from April 4, 2001-June 27, 2001, ran for 13 episodes, and 4 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.

Plot

Prétear is about a girl named Himeno Awayuki who aims to live a happy life especially after the death of her mother. Himeno meets Hayate, and eventually discovers that he is one Leafe Knight (pronounced 'leef-ay') in a group of seven. The group consists of Hayate (Knight of Wind), Sasame (Knight of Sound), Go (Knight of Fire), Kei (Knight of Light), Mannen (Knight of Ice), Hajime (Knight of Water), and Shin (Knight of Plants). The knights explain that Takako(or Fenrir), the 'Princess of Calamity', or 'Princess of Disaster' in the ADV translations, escaped and sent demon larvae (monster worms in Odex translations) to Himeno's town, and that the Leafe, which the larvae are absorbing, is the energy for all life itself. The only way to destroy the demons is for Himeno to become the Prétear and fight them alongside the Leafe Knights.

Differences between the Anime and Manga

• In the anime Himeno met Hayate first.
• In the anime Hayate was clearly in love with Himeno.
• In the anime Sasame went on the Fenrir's side.
• In the manga, Fenrir was named Takako.
• In the manga, while Himeno was talking with Shin he grabbed her hand and she fainted.
• When she woke up, the knights were there to greet her and told her the story of the pretear.
• In the manga, Sasame was in love with Himeno.
• In the manga, Sasame was never on Takako's side.
• In the manga, Himeno became the White Pretear twice.

Characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretear#Characters

Theme Songs
Opening Theme: "White Destiny" by Yoko Ishida
Closing Theme: "Lucky Star" by Sayuri Yoshida