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((Full View please!!))I want to be there to welcome you home...
Series: Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokki
Characters: Gyousou-sama (white hair) and an older Taiki!
These two are some of my favorite characters in the series the Twelve Kingdoms. Taiki is a Kirin (think a Chinese unicorn) who was accidentally born on Earth. At the age of 10 the people in the 12K finally rescued him and brough him back to his home land - a very Chinese-like world with demons and monsters and people who are born from tree-fruits. He is a Kirin, one of twelve, who's duty is to choose an Emperor for their country (the country of Tai).
After a lot of events, he and Gyousou-sama, the chosen Emperor, are separated.
Someone betrays Taiki and cuts off his horn, and he out of instinct summons himself back to earth where he has no memory of the twelve kindgoms. And so six more years pass...Kirins have a human form. ^^ But at the Twelve Kingdoms they are immortal so their bodies never grow older. But at Earth they can...
The Twelve Kingdoms is a beautiful anime with a very good mythology at its backbone. Wonderful music and well-rounded characters who evolve during the course of the show - one character who I really disliked (Youko) at the beginning turned into one of my favorite female characters! She really matured. So do all the characters!
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Heheh. I know what you mean. I started watching it, but Youko was so annoying that I almost quit. But I'm glad I stuck with it because she got so much better, and ended up loving the series.
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My friend did quit after the first three episodes T_T
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Yeah, as much as I appreciate the character development, the annoying characters at the beginning risk turning people off to the rest of it. One of my friends also quit after the first few episodes. XP
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Does the book or anime ever say whether or not Taiki ever returns to the kingdom of Tai? I know the anime left a lot unsaid so I'm curious as to the stories that were left unfinished.
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Actually, you can just download the e-book format here... =______=" i copied the pages one by one OTL (can't believe how dumb i was)
(Taiki's story is "Shore in Twilight")
Translations by Eugene Woodbury:
[link]
(support him by buying one of his original writings in e-book format maybe?) ^^
Here is the link listing various translations available online for the series (unfortunately, not all the novels are available).
[link]
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Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! I've been dying to know what happens for so long. 
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You're welcome ^^
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The story of Taiki returning to the Twelve Kingdoms is detailed here:
[link]
(drop me a note if you want me to email you the .epub version i did)
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Oh, I hated Youko in the beginning! The author did an incredible job with her character development. Actually, all the characters are impressively well-rounded. I can't wait for the anime to continue! I'm glad they're not rushing, though.
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kawaii desnae! (spelling sux)
Don't cry Taiki. It breaks my heart. T.T
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Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, a fanart of Taiki and Gyousou *___* It's such a long time since I've seen Juuni Kokki the last time, but I recognized them immediatley... and now I wanna watch the anime again *g* It's really a wonderful one and I also remember, that I didn't like Youko at the beginning and loved her at the end -^.^- So much that I had to dedicate two AMVs to her, but I also thought about making a tribute only to Taiki, cause this character is so great. Hm, when I'll make one, may it be possible to use your picture at the end? Of course I would mention your name in the end credits, so just tell me what you think. If you don't want to, it's also okay 
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Sure! That'd be awesome <3!
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Taiki! *cuddles picture* They both are drawn beautifully, the expression they convey! It is heart warming.
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It is quite a time I saw Taiki and GyousouΒ΄s beautiful fanart.
Good work
Goes at east to favorites
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Wait wait wait!!! Someone cut off his horn? Is that what happened? They didn't actually say that in the anime did they?
Beyond my confusion, it is a beautiful pictures full of emotions.
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Yeah!! It was in the novels. There are fan-translations of the novel online (use google). Poor Taiki... D: the guy sliced off his horn! But he does return to the 12 Kingdoms eventually, once Youko has all the other Kirins gather to make a massive search.
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Oh, thank goodness! I was afraid somehow I'd missed watching a whole disk. It made me so confused when they never told me what happened!
I'll have to read those translations since my friend is taking his sweet time reading the books. He owns them but seems to be in not much of a major hurry. Though he is busy so I can't blame him.
Thank you a lot.
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I hope you found them
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I looooove these two x3!!! <3 I heart this <3<3<3
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if someone finds a torrent or an e-book please 
(i know they are selling them on amazon, but i live on mexico so the delivery takes longer, and i'm not planing going to mcAllen any time soon)
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Here is the link listing various translations available online for the novels (unfortunately, not all the novels are available).
[link]
Here is the link to download the translations by Eugene Woodbury. (Not all the novels though.)
[link]
(support him by buying one of his original writings in e-book format maybe?) ^^
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love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh taiki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the picture is just.. i'm almost speachless
i wish i could found a torrent or an e-book of the juuni kokki novels
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O_O
Wow! I mean wow! So that's what happened to Taiki?! My poor thing!! The show ended here (Argentina) few days ago (I miss last chapter, though T_T) and I was very sad 'cause the "what happened to Gyosou and Taiki who went missing few time after they take throne" part wasn't animated. Now, part of the mistery revelead, but and Gyosou? :_(
Ah, and beautifully painted picture ^_^ I want to see grown up Taiki too ^_^
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Thanks!! I love the anime! It has some of the best character growth I've seen (Youko is wonderful). As for Taiki and Gyousou, the novels haven't gotten to what happened with Gyousou yet. ;__; There are translations online, but here is spoilers:
Taiki eventually is rescued back to the 12K, but not until after his Nyokai and the Tokantsu-dog-demon-thing go insane and kill his Earth family. They went insane because his family was forcing Taiki to eat meat, which was poisoning him and making him sick... since he's a Kirin and blood makes him ill, eating other animals really does bad things.
He eventually remembers his past in the 12 Kingdoms when he goes back, though! And he and Risai meet up again and head off to the Tai kingdom to look for their King.
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Thank you so much for spoilers! : D
I found Maho no ko (Demon child) on-line few days ago and I read to the part where Takasato tells Hirose he don't want anybody dead (that was after Iwaki's death).
How exciting! I want to go right through the end now! And yay for Risai! I wanted her to marry Gyosou 
Yeah, I hated Youko at the beginning (I still hate her a little XD), but she grew in a fine way, I think, as well as many other characters, except for Asano, who had the end that he deserves Β¬_Β¬
Thanks again!
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This is gorgeous. I just finished watching all 10 discs and am addicted to the 12K series. It hurts that they stopped making the anime so abruptly. I never found out what happened to Taiki!!
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This is beautiful! I don;t know why this series neer became more popular, it is so well made!
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Wow! This is really amazing. I am a new fan of Twelve Kingdoms. I just finished watching the fifth Chapter. The box set of the next five should be in soon. Can't wait 
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ZOMG!!! Juuni Kokki Art! Such a great series and too unkown. This is such a beautiful piece. Captures all that we hope will come to pass for those two.
Out of curiousity, how do you know what happened with Taiki. One of the biggest frustrations for me was that the series ended before tying up that story. Is there somewhere where it is explained?
Beautiful art...you are an inspiration.
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I couldn't just not say something about this pic. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taiki!!! OLDER!!! BACK!!! Love is not a great enough word^^ It's awsome!!! You're awsome!! the picture is awsome!!!... I already said that, but it's so true EEEEEEE!!!!!
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hyahaha finally juuni kokki pairing i love
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Thanks! XD;;; (I love your 12k art!!)
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es hermoso..me encanta..y se ve muy interesante lo que cuentas ^^ jeje..
espero que si se escriba asi..esque yo hablo espaΓ±ol y use un traductor 
It(He) is beautiful .. I am charmed with it(him,her,you) .. and there meets very interesting what you count(tell) ^^ jeje..
I wait that if he(she) writes himself(herself) this way .. esque I speak Spanish and a translator uses
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