Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Galilei Donna: the story of three sisters in the search of a mystery
Japanese: ガリレイドンナ
English: Galilei Donna: Storia di tre sorelle a caccia di un mistero
Information
Episodes:
11
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 11, 2013 to Dec 20, 2013
Broadcast:
Fridays at 00:50 (JST)
Source:
Original
Duration:
22 min. per ep.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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6.431 (scored by 2437424,374 users)
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Popularity:
#3397
Members:
54,981
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Ranked #8362Popularity #3397Members 54,981 Three sisters, Hozuki, Kazuki, and Hazuki, are descendants of Galileo and have completely different personalities and tastes; they never meet eye-to-eye. One day, the girls are suddenly attacked by a mysterious organization. The organization was after the "Galileo Tesoro" which Galileo Galilei was said to have discovered. Still unaware of what was going on, the sisters escape on the airship they built after the sudden attack. But it won't be so easy for these three sisters to help each other out in a pinch when they're constantly at odds with each other. What is the Tesoro, and what is the organization after? And what about the relationship between the sisters? It's a threesome of cute girls, action, and mystery!
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Dec 20, 2013
“Grand Rosso, start engines!”
So, I just finished watching Galilei Donna and I honestly didn’t plan to make a review on this but as I went to add this series to my complete list I noticed the top reviews and it honestly surprised me why this series got so much hate. Since I don’t agree with most of the reviews about this anime I’ll be writing my own with my point of view about Galilei Donna.
Galilei Donna’s about three sisters, Hozuki, Kazuki and Hazuki, these sisters are descendants of Galileo. They end up ultimately getting in trouble and become essentially wanted criminals and are made travelling
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around the world gathering Moon Sketches left by Galileo with the objective of discovering the Galileo’s Tesoro and avoid the people targeting the sisters from actually getting it first.
After watching all the episodes I can say that the plot execution is not perfect, however, it’s not horrid or even mediocre like most of the people around here seem to think, it has its flaws and a few plot holes here and there but it isn’t by all means unwatchable and I’ve watched really really worse things that didn’t get rated as low as I’ve seen around here.
Now that I got this out of the way, let’s get to the characters shall we?
The main characters, the three sisters aren’t by all means you stereotypical sisters, they’re all really different from each other and all of them want different things. Hozuki, being the youngest, is portrayed as a really pure and nice girl. She’s really good at physics and science, developing the Galileo (the big fish mecha) by herself and her objective was the attaining of the Moon sketches and the Galileo Tesoro. The middle one, Kazuki who is shown to be a really emotional girl that seems to deny as much as possible what’s happening, she also had knowledge on some sort of martial art that she used one or two times throughout the series. And finally we have the oldest sister, Hazuki who was studying law before the incident with the sisters; she’s your typical hot-headed girl who says everything that comes to her mind.
Despite its duration, the series is really good at actually making character development of the sisters, Hozuki, for once, starts as a really shy and timid girl but becomes a really solid thinker and strong character towards the end. Kazuki starts off really childish but starts making really mature decisions for the sisters and even cooking for them and eventually accepts the difficult condition that the sisters are in and finally Hazuki who also shows some development throughout the series, she starts as really hot headed girl who I honestly thought to be kind of annoying but she becomes this “shield” to the sisters, trying as hard as she can to protect them from any harm.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but these are the major changes I noticed over the course of this anime regarding to the sisters and I think that one of the objectives of the series was for the psychological growth of the sisters as their journey to find the moon sketches and the Galileo Tesoro occurs. These changes are also really gradual and hardly noticeable from episode to episode.
As far as the art goes, I can say that one of the things that I liked the most about this series was the art, it was honestly superb, the characters were really well drawn, the art was colorful and solid, the mechas also were really fluid with nice animation and the backgrounds were simply beautiful.
The sound was also not bad at all, both the OP and ED are catchy and the BGM is also blend really nicely with the scenes but since the sound if not really my specialty I might be a little biased here, but overall I think it was good.
In sum, Galilei Donna is BY NO MEANS a bad show and with the little time it had it managed to bring a decent story with characters that get new mindsets as the show progresses and that also brings a really nice ending with not much questions unanswered as far as I can tell.
If you’re looking for a quick show with decent plot, interesting and diverse characters, one badass of an antagonist and colorful and gorgeously designed mechas then recommended you to check this one out; it’s also relatively short so it won’t take you much time to actually complete it.
Thanks for reading.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Nov 11, 2015
Set in a fictional future, the world of Galilei Donna is faced with an impending ice age where there is not enough resources to supply the populace. The world now depends on methane hydrate for fuel and is desperate for new power sources. Enter our protagonists, three descendants of Galileo, who in this world is held in regard akin to Einstein. A chaotic series of events forces these three, very different, girls to work together and find Galileo's inheritance.
This adventure is a short but interesting ride with some pretty unique themes and an interesting take on history. I definitely don't recommend using this as a
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last ditch guide for AP History as other than Galileo's rejection of the Heliocentric universe model and his sketches of the moon, nothing is historically correct. If you're looking for a relatively tame sci-fi adventure with a fairly interesting setting, give this a go.
Animation:
Galilei Donna is nicely drawn with nice coloring and adequate backgrounds and shading. There is heavy CGI usage for the mechs, which annoys but doesn't detract too severely from the experience. While the atmosphere isn't anywhere near as rich as Kaminai, the setting is interesting in its own way. The world is convincingly depicted as a cold, bleak place. I found myself having difficulties placing a date at which the series takes place; old cottages and villages seem like an anachronism next to flying mechs and almost-sentient AI - very similar in nature to parts of Fractale.
As for character styling, A-1 pictures definitely does a good job here presenting a varied and unique cast. Hozuki definitely hits the moe mark with almost Kyoto Animation levels of accuracy. Characters using their hair as a pocket is also a novel if rather (realistically) cumbersome technique.
There is quite a bit of action in this show with a lot of mecha-based missile and gun spamming battles as well as rampant killing in the everyone-for-themselves fight for resources. There is definitely a supernatural or magical aspect to Galileo's gifts, which (maybe for the better) is never explained. Don't expect much ecchi with this predominantly female cast.
Sound:
The show starts with an ambient, light rock piece. It's a bit of an odd piece with a meandering melody, but fits overall with the tonality of the series. The ED is a pleasant, uplifting piece; one that invokes a "hope for a better tomorrow" feeling. The BGM doesn't stand out as much. It is used frequently enough but the orchestration lacked cohesion and identity, utilizing way too many different instruments.
The VA cast is composed of relatively fresh talent with the exception of Marina Inoue. The main cast does a fair job overall though I have harsh criticism for the antagonists who are given the standard villain voice, totally killing any chance for depth of character. The standout for this show for me is the humorous, smooth, and witty AI voiced by Misaki Kuno.
Story:
The plot follows the Ferrari sisters as they drive, er... fly around searching for Galileo's inheritance, whatever that is. They find clues in Galileo's paintings, which for some reason are scattered around the world much like Dragonballs. Along the way, they bump into rowdy sky pirates and are constantly harassed by a corporate army led by an emotionless assassin. It's a fairly engaging story overall with quite a few tense moments, so much so that you actually grow weary of the story selling how the girls have yet again cheated death. The story has one main central plot thread that builds to a final climax in the final episode, where all the pieces are neatly tied into a cohesive knot. The story did a great job giving foreshadowing that, for once, didn't give away too much.
There were also small touches to the story that helped differentiate it among the crowd. First off, there is a constant theme of goldfishes. Hozuki is obsessed with them and apparently others were as well. There is actually a purpose behind all the fishy madness but the story conceals it well until the tail end of the show. Another noticeable point is Hozuki's obsession with Japan. The sisters are half Japanese, but they talk about Japan and its culture in such quantity that you'd half think this was sponsored by the Japanese tourism board.
Despite the many positive qualities in this production, there were definitely significant holes and underdeveloped aspects. Though some may blame it on the short length of the show, I counter that there are plenty of shorter works that have more complete executions. In many ways, this is one of those stories where thinking is only going to be detrimental to your overall enjoyment. Yes, it doesn't quite make sense historically for Galileo to have discovered flying. Yes, it seems impractical for a pre-teen to have built a flying mech the size of a house without anyone noticing, and possessing a spirited AI for that matter. And yes, it seems completely illogical for a huge conglomerate to target three girls over a completely unproven hunch. Accept these as given faults and go on enjoying the other aspects of the show.
Character:
The weakest elements of the story are compounded by the underdevelopment of key characters. There is little exposition in the story, it basically thrusts you into the middle of the action immediately. I seriously question the decision to show the antagonist's past over that of the main protagonists. You get why the antagonist has no emotions but struggle to understand the sisters and the decisions they make. This is made even worse by the fact that the protagonists are supposed to be dynamic; growth is hard to measure when only given a vague starting point. Sure, the sisters and escorts are lively and have semblances of personality. But Hozuki aside, you never really get a chance to know the others. And that's a real shame since you aren't terribly attached when their life is in jeopardy. Likewise, despite the exposition, expect cookie cutter antagonist personalities with no depth.
Value:
I had little expectations coming in to this show, and likewise recommend that you do the same. This is not going to be the standout show of the season, but it definitely is one of the better, if relatively obscure, adventure-based shows. The plot continuity and successful integration of themes definitely helped in overlooking the woeful lack of character focus and development.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Mar 26, 2015
At first, it looked like a light spot of fun with the addition of awesome airships to spice things up. So, three sisters are going on a quest, pursued by an evil corporation and some colourful pirates, right? "It's fine", I say, "it's normal for anime premises to sound a bit goofy, and the universe looks like it has great potential". So I decided to give it a chance, in the hopes of some good fun, drama, character development and all of that jazz - indeed I got my hopes up in such a way as the show progressed: At a point, it looked like
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the characters were set for some interesting exploration and evolution individually and collectively. Moreover, I was impressed by the tone of two adjacent episodes in the mid-point in which things became pretty serious all of the sudden with some new, darker themes introduced. I believed I might have found a hidden gem, that the sisters' relationship and personalities would be explored satisfyingly, that I would be fearing for their safety in crises and filled with good feelings when they succeeded. Yes, I sensed the tendrils of that goosebump-worthy anime magic that can bump up my ratings of any series creeping their way around GD.
Yet none of these ever happened. The show didn't reach nearly as far or as high as I had hoped, and the bad aspects that were apparent near the beginning only inflated towards the end, snuffing out any magic that might have been had. The characters fly around wielding plot armour and using lazily frequent mechanical hocus pocus, the dialogue gets dull, whilst ridiculous or boring events become the show's bread and butter. Interesting character developments are dealt with in only the most rudimentary and unsubtle manner, and once Kozuki is done it would be generous to say that they slow to a trickle - including one of the most mediocre villains I've ever encountered in anime. The plot and story all but collapse in the final three episodes, culminating in a conclusion devoid of pacing, drama, intensity, emotion, depth or anything that might carry the viewer with it. GD never sets out to be funny, but combined with the above defects it doesn't really have much going for it sadly, just a kind of watered down, lukewarm averageness.
Alright, maybe I'm being a bit harsh. On the technical side, you'll be able to expect a fantastic OP which was a pleasure to watch each time, with the rest of the score and ED being pretty decent. The expressions and animation are decent, while the costumes and mechas are a noticeable strong point. The main strength of this show are the pleasant, positive moments between the characters that surface quite often, as the dark ones are quite rare. They're simple, and in no way exceptional, but they keep the show together and make it somewhat enjoyable on a basic level. And yet, when I think about other shows that I've given four stars and how much I enjoyed them in comparison, the overall result comes a bit closer to a 2 than to a 3 star rating for me. I can see why people might enjoy it, but if you don't like the idea of investing a good amount of time in something that turns out to be kind of dull, I hope you find my feedback helpful. Whatever the case, I find this all a big shame because it's clear that the people who worked on this gave it an honest go to make it worthwhile/special, and if they happen to bring out an OVA, I'll give it a fair chance.
4/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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