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The quality certainly has not dropped off. There is little in volume two that commands reassessment. Amazingly, the anime is able to work these threads together so that they complement each other rather than fighting for attention. It tries to get fancy with recreating environments, putting together elaborate 3D models of rococo decor. It tries to incorporate ideas from classic shoujo.

It tries to be a swashbuckler, featuring fast, precise sword fights courtesy of the director of one of anime's most admire sword-centric in Ruruoni Kenshin's director Kazuhiro Furuhashi. It tries to be literate, exploring figures of history and conspiracy legend as they scheme to arrange France and Europe in such a way as to cement their power. All of the interlocking facets of storytelling fit together to form an immense work.

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However, getting burned makes a series like Le Chevalier D'Eon all the more satisfying. It is more disappointing to be failed by an anime that aimed to be mature than it is to come up short with something that was either intended for a younger audience, or rehashing favored elements from earlier work. As they did with the Ghost in the Shell anime, the series' studio Production I.G turns out an immense series where the talent at work keeps pace with the ambition. Unless the 18th Century aesthetic is a deal breaker, there's no reason why anyone should miss Le Chevalier D'Eon.