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Format
TV
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
24 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Fall 2004
Aired
2004-10-08 to 2004-12-24
Source
Manga
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Action
Comedy
Drama
Seinen
Studios
Nomad
Producers
Mellow Head
Pony Canyon
TBS
Memory-Tech
Studio Jack
Licensors
Sentai Filmworks
Geneon Entertainment USA
Rozen Maiden (ローゼンメイデン)
Traumatized by school, Jun Sakurada spends his days at home as a shut-in, purchasing things online, only to send them back before the free trial period ends. So when a note appears on his desk, asking whether or not he would wind something, he assumes it was something he ordered and carelessly circles "yes," changing his life forever. A box arrives with a wind up doll inside, but this is no ordinary toy: after Jun winds her up, she begins walking and talking as if a normal person. With a haughty attitude, she introduces herself as Shinku, the fifth doll in the Rozen Maiden collection, a group of special dolls made by the legendary dollmaker Rozen. These sisters must battle each other in a competition called the Alice Game with the help of a human to ensure victory. The winner becomes Alice, a real girl who is worthy of meeting their creator. As more sentient dolls end up taking residence in Jun's house, and a foe from Shinku's past makes her appearance, Jun's life becomes far more complicated than he ever thought possible. [Written by MAL Rewrite]