The first half was enjoyable, but the second half was really disappointing. The first 14 episodes are a charming story about a boarding school in England. The rest feel more like a modem Japanese high school, the characters personalities change, and the stories become trite. I've now read the books that this is based on and know that the last 12 episodes are original and not from the books at all.
When I started watching this, I wondered why it wasn't more popular, but now I know. I struggled to finish the series and only my strong completionist tendencies saw me through.
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Alternative Titles Synonyms: Ochame-na Futago, Mischevious Twins: Story of Clare Academy, The Twins at St. Clare's, Hanni & Nanni Japanese: おちゃめな双子 -クレア学院物語- Information Type: TV Episodes: 26 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jan 5, 1991 to Nov 2, 1991 Premiered: Winter 1991 Broadcast: Unknown Producers: Tokyo Movie Shinsha Licensors: None found, add some Studios: TMS Entertainment Source: Novel Duration: 25 min. per ep. Rating: G - All Ages Statistics Score: 7.341 (scored by 1,353 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #28442 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #9729 Members: 3,346 Favorites: 3 Available AtResources |
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