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The 26-episode TV series, Zone of the Enders: Dolores,i is the second anime work of the Zone of the Enders video game series. Like 2173 Testament / Fist of Mars, Dolores,i takes place in the same universe as Zone of the Enders and features a new story with original characters.
Z.O.E: Dolores,i adds a comical and adventurous theme to the world of Zone of the Enders, depicting the events that occur as the origin of a strange Orbital Frame are discovered. |
"This is one of the most entertaining mecha shows I have viewed in a while. While on first glance I was worried that it would just be another Gundam clone (colonial wars, mecha made out of mysterious alloys, civilians roped into conflict), it ends up being a totally different type of story and surprisingly entertaining and unpretentious considering it was adapted from a video game. After all, anime adapted from video games tend to, on average, to be less than stellar.
First and foremost, it is the characters that primarily make this show such an enjoyable romp. James, and later on his children (they are both in their twenties), aren't laconic action heroes..."
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Listed below are frequently asked questions regarding Zone of the Enders. The questions and answers henceforth are focused primarily on the Dolores,i animated TV series and anything closely related -- such as the movie in which it takes place after -- ZOE: 2167 Idolo.
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What does this have to do with the Zone of the Enders games? |
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ZOE: Dolores,i has more to do with the animated movie, ZOE: 2167 Idolo, as characters there re-appear in this TV series. It has little to do with the video game series apart from a name drop here and there ("..Just like the boy who stole Jehuty!") and focuses more on "what's going on behind the scenes" around the events of the ZOE video game continuity. |
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I can hardly find this anywhere! Is there a Blu-ray? |
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Well, yes, actually, there is one... |
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Does this take place before or after the games? Or the movie? |
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It definitely takes place after the movie 2167 Idolo. As for the ZOE games... it is understood that the first twelve episodes take place before the first ZOE game, and then from episode thirteen on, it takes place after, all in the background. From our understanding, there was no explicit collaboration between the team behind the games and the team behind the anime.
It is probably best to treat the movie and anime (2167 Idolo and Dolores,i) as their own continuity, and the two main ZOE games (ZOE1 and ZOE2) as their own continuity, with the anime continuity making a reference to ZOE1 here and there. |
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| ZOE:TUS cannot speak on behalf of the developers. Please keep this in consideration as we answer questions to the best of our ability, providing official sources where necessary. |
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