Ryuu Knight - Jenoba

Ryuu Knight - Jenoba
Ryuu Knight - Jenoba

(FO)	Here's Queen Jenoba again; she's the ruler of the huntresses which the gang have to disguise themselves as (see cels of Adeu in drag, elsewhere.) She's got two daughters, the princesses Raara and Riiri. Here she just finished speaking with the Cutey Soldiers about the construction of their own kingdom, then -- after their departure -- let out a rather menacing sounding laugh... Just ain't the trustworthy sort, is she? From episode 9.
(NFS)	A neat shot of Jenoba, still back in her cranky days. She's looking pretty harsh here. 'Tis in fact, just moments before she belts out one very impressive evil laugh, in episode 10. She's got some incredibly well-formed ringlets, don't you think? Anime characters can do some amazing stuff with their hair. Too bad real hair isn't nearly so cooperative. (Not that I'd want the ringlets, per se, but on principle.) I have no idea why I forgot to crop out the blank space on the side before I thumbnailed this. Sorry.
(FO)	Nice shot of Jenoba looking rather menacing. You know, the thing that strikes me on looking at this one... Notice the staff. Notice the green gem on the staff. Looks a lot like one of the seireiseiki, doesn't it? I'm sure it's not, and I'm not implying that they did it on purpose for some special meaning. But it just struck me, and I had to comment. In any case, this comes in at episode 10, right as Jenoba's twin daughters get ready to head out and intercept our heroes.
(NFS)	If you want it done right, you've just got to do it yourself! After all of her subordinates have failed, Jenoba tries to take matters into her own hands to get rid of our heroes. Of course, since this is only episode 10, you can safely assume she doesn't get rid of them. Really neat cel; there's no background here -- that's all just painted area on the cel.
(FO)	Poor Jenoba.. She acts like a vicious maniac for a couple episodes, but ultimately I have to feel sorry for her. She's had a rough life, which isn't really an excuse, but she's really not all that bad when you get down to it. I would've liked to see what became of her later on, but unfortunately she doesn't return.
(NFS)	More of Jenoba from episode 10, feeling a bit frustrated and down. Having all of your plans spoiled (right before they came to fruition) by a bunch of meddling kids will do that to a person. Just ask every Scooby Doo villain that ever was, and they'll tell you the same.
(NFS)	Another shot of Jenoba from episode 10, after her little visor-dealie has broken away. She's just looking solemn and sad; it's hard to see in the small scan, but she's still got tears in her eyes.
(NFS)	Another lovely shot of Jenoba from episode 10, same scene as the cel up toward the top that looks quite similar. I'm really running out of interesting commentary to make about Jenoba. Not that any of the earlier commentary was actually interesting, but you know what I mean. How about this: what's up with the blue markings on her forehead? None of the other ladies have those. At least, not that we can tell -- both of her daughters wear tiaras when in their 'princess' garb, or headbands when in fighting gear. Who knows...
(NFS)	Very nice, well-centered cel of Jenoba. From the same sequence as a couple others I have of her -- apparently another one of those uber-common sequences that pop up all over the place -- but a nice variation in the positioning. Excellent sneer she has; she could give Sarutobi a run for his sneering money.
(NFS)	I liked this shot of Jenoba for the sake of the blue...frame...thing. I have no idea what one might call them. Action bars? Action frame? Blue thingie? Random framing effect that shows up right as something happens, so as to signify impact? ... That's a bit wordy. Whatever they are, I like them, and I like the look it gives this particular cel.