It nails the original tone in many ways, portraying love struck adolescence in all of its melodramatic glory, but plot wise it certainly isn’t going to appease any purist. Now, as you can probably tell, Romeo x Juliet is by no means a fair or accurate retelling of Shakespeare’s original play. One day, Romeo and Juliet end up meeting accidentally at a ball, and from there on out their fates and hearts become entwined together even though their warring houses threaten to tear them apart.
Meanwhile, Romeo lives his calm but unsatisfying life in Montague’s castle, where he contemplates why the citizens of his country are distressed while aimlessly wandering through noble meetings and princely procedures.
Juliet, having been kicked out of royalty by the Montague family at a young age, lives in hiding disguised as a boy and performing vigilante justice as a masked figure called the Red Whirlwind. Taking place on the floating continent of Neo Verona, Romeo x Juliet follows the tale of, well, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. And considering what most other Gonzo shows are like (I’m looking at you Witchblade), I’m very pleased that this show feels like it had some thought and effort put into it.īefore diving into any real meaty subjects though, let me divulge you a plot summary that is bound to confuse any Shakespeare fan. Romeo x Juliet feels like it was made by people who cared, or at least were interested in the source material.
In spite of some glaring flaws, it consistently kept me watching with its strong heart. Strangely enough though, I enjoyed Romeo x Juliet. The “x” between the Romeo and Juliet reminds me of the days when my friends would ship school teachers and their classmates, and I shipped Johnlock while watching Sherlock on PBS Masterpiece… Those were dark times. Anime adaptations of classic literature have always weirded me out, especially ones that incorporate fantasy or sci-fi elements (Which Romeo x Juliet has in spades). If there were ever an anime that I didn’t think I would like from my selection of Gonzo shows, it probably would have been Romeo x Juliet.
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