Saint Tail - Thief of Hearts

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Meimi Haneoka seems like an ordinary 14-year-old, but at night she becomes Saint Tail, a cat burglar-Robin Hood figure. She steals only from the dishonest and returns purloined jewels to their rightful owners. She learns about these injustices from "nun-in-training" Seira, who assures her of the morality of each assignment. Meimi's escapades attract the local police, whom she eludes as easily as the crooks, using a combination of supernatural powers and sleight-of-hand magic. A more challenging foe is her classmate Asuka Jr., an aspiring detective who's determined to capture Saint Tail. Based on a manga by Megumi Tachigawa, the series ran for two years in Japan (October 1995 to September 1996). American viewers will find that Saint Tail plays like a cross between Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura; Meimi is not as ditsy as Usagi/Serena, but she lacks Sakura's unassuming charm. Unrated; suitable for ages 8 and up: Minor cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

Poor, Sweet Saint Tail.......2005-02-04

I've been waiting for what seems FOREVER to watch this anime. Ever since I saw a clip of it on t.v. I've been meaning to watch this series but never got around to it until now. First of all I instantly liked the main character Meimi Haneoka. Compared to Sakura of Cardcaptor, Meimi acts more like a real person than any other mahou shoujo character I've seen. She gets angry, she feels sad, and generally reacts like I would expect a normal person to. Another thing I adore about this series are her parents who have a very sweet loving relationship.

The reason I only gave this DVD 3 stars is because of the god awful job Tokyopop did on it. First off, this DVD contains the karaoke version of the opening and closing sequence, second of all the translations for the subtitles contain inaccuracies. Last of all the audio on this DVD is horrible and sounds like it was recorded straight from the television set. This DVD alone doesn't do any justice to this incredibly sweet and romantic series.

Saint Tail - the Japanese female Robin Hood.......2004-10-02

Everyone says ST is like the story of Robin Hood. Yes and no. Saint Tail is an elementary girl named Meimi. Getting tips from her nun-in-training friend, Seira, Meimi helps innocent victims of stolen goods. STail steals them back and returns them. Did I spoil the story for you? Well, that's not all! Saint Tail is being chased by the police, specifically a detective's son, Asuka. They play the "cat and mouse" chasing game. He doesn't Meimi is Saint Tail, but she knows he's after her alter ego. Asuka insults Saint Tail and Meimi gets all cute mad. He gets real close to finding her (in three episodes?!). The chibi-infested short about sweet potatoes is funny and all the characters are drawn in "chibi" form. Real cute.

All I can say is "wow"!!!.......2004-06-07

I picked volumes 1 and 2 up on a whim a couple of years ago for my birthday. I didn't really have high expectations for the series.
After watching this, I completely fell in love with the series. It's a cute, fun magical girl series with some romance!
If you like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura, I highly recommend getting this, it's one of my faves!

GREAT SERIES!!!.......2004-01-01

I dont have this one but the only saint tail dvd i have is the final collection. I got it for Xmas. This is a good series but hard to read subtitles. If you like sailor moon cardcaptor sakura like me then you'll love this.

Great anime!.......2003-03-25

I waited sooo long to see this anime! Fansubs were hard to find and there were no Hong Kong imports done, so this is it! It's more serious than Sailor Moon and more "grown-up" than Cardcaptor Sakura(which is TERRIBLY, painfully English dubbed), but not as developed as Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, which it is similar in plot to. Of course, there is a small mascot: Ruby the hedgehog, but she doesn't talk. Definitly pick this up, and if you enjoy it, e-mail the company and bug them to bring over KKJeanne and Corrector Yui.

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