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| Such a heartwarming picture |
A very light and heartwarming anime that is exceeding my expectations thus far. I was really surprised at how moe Yune is. The way she stands out from everyone else makes me feel sorry for her and, yet, she looks extremely happy despite being an outsider. OP and ED were average; nothing too special. This series looks promising though I did find the idea of talking in Japanese while claiming it's French as weird.
The place where this series takes place is in Paris during the 19th century. As everyone is buzzing about, eyes turn towards a small girl who stands out from those around her. Coming from Japan, young Yune is fascinated by everything in France. Our story beings at the "Enseignes du Roy" where talented blacksmith Claude works. Upon hearing the door to the store open, he goes out to see who it might be. There, he sees his grandpa who has brought back some fine items from Japan. However, it isn't these materialistic things that catches Claude's attention. Instead, Yune's presence is what interests him. His grandfather explains that Yune has been sent to France by her family to work as a maid. To introduce herself, she gets down on her knees and bows with her face almost touching the floor which causes Claude to think that his grandfather is some kind of pervert who likes little Japanese girls as sex slaves. Obviously, that is not the case so Claude's grandfather explains the situation, saying that is Japanese custom. It turns out that Yune's knowledge of French is very limited (meaning that they are speaking French but it's heard as Japanese). After learning of this, Claude ridicules Yune for coming here without even learning the language before going back to his work.
Shortly after the old man shows Yune to her room, she begins her work as a maid, cleaning the shop thoroughly. Meanwhile, Claude fixes an extremely fragile butterfly with glass wings that is attached to a lamp. A while later, the two see cross paths and after Yune comments on how beautiful the butterfly is, Claude explains that, for three generations, his family has been making every blacksmith item in the town. Unfortunately, he is now the only one in the family working since his father is dead and his grandfather can't work anymore. Speaking of which, the old man then comes into the room and praises Yune for her hard work. Suddenly, a potential customer appears and admits that he thought Yune was a doll. As Yune struggles to find a response to the man's comments, Claude rudely tells the man to get out. With the man now gone, Claude places the lamp on a nearby table and starts talking to his grandfather. Meanwhile, Yune sees a small boy looking at the store's products outside. When he sees her staring at him, he runs away. In an attempt to help the store get customers, Yune rushes off to stop the boy from leaving. Unfortunately, her kimono gets caught a part of the lamp and, as she moves away from the table, the lamp is dragged along with her, falling on the floor and shattering the glass wings of the butterfly. The slow motion made it even harder to look at. Poor Yune already made a big mistake despite it being her first day at work.
Seeing the broken shards of glass prompts Yune to get down on her knees once again; this time for an apology instead of an introduction. As the sun begins to set, Claude works hard to fix the butterfly while his grandfather and Yune have dinner. When night arrives, he finally finishes it and goes over to Yune's room in order to show her. Upon opening the door, he is surprised to see Yune on her knees again but tells her that she doesn't need to do that. After telling her not to worry about it, he leaves the room. However, the guilt continues to trouble Yune so she runs after him and offers him a beautiful red kimono as an apology for her earlier mishap. After setting up the lamp at the front of the store, he sees a children's book at a nearby bookstore and decides to buy it for Yune. The next day, when Claude's grandfather sees Yune's kimono being sold, he frantically rushes back to the blacksmith shop, demanding to know why it is on sale at another store. After learning from his grandfather that the kimono is actually a memento of Yune's mother, Claude rushes up to her room to confirm it. When he tells her that he will get it back for her, she immediately stops him, explaining that, in doing that, it will hurt the reputation of the store. As the shock of Yune's decent knowledge in French subsides, Claude gets down on his knees in front of her, saying that he is the one who needs to apologize this time. He then promises her that he will buy back that kimono one day, no matter the price. In exchange, he tells her to never get rid of her precious things ever again. A short scene after the ED, shows the three gathered in a living room while Yune reads the book Claude gave to her. Since her French knowledge is much better than he expected, he tells her that she doesn't need this book. However, Yune tells him, with a smile, that she promised not to get rid of her precious things. I thought that line was most kawaii in the whole episode. The next episode seems to be food-centered as the preview shows Yune buying food at a market and eating cheese (which she hates). Hoping that this show continues to deliver. Really looking forward to the next episode.
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