Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette - 1 Recap & Screencaps.

So, I considered watching Les Mis the anime a couple of times since I saw that they made a new one, but I didn't, but when I checked fansub.tv this morning, I saw that an episode of it was there and decided it was destiny and than read that it originally hadn't been subbed all the way and someone new was doing it now, so ... I got it, hehe.

Episode 1 starts off with Fantine and Cosette, a mother and daughter, traveling down a road and they are both happy and dressed nicely enough. Cosette asks Fantine about her necklace and she tells her that it's her precious necklace and she will give it to Cosette if she will like that, which of course she gets excited about. They continue on their way and she asks her mother where they are going and she tells them somewhere that they will be safe and happy.

When they arrive in the next town Fantine tries to find work, but she is turned down twice because she has her daughter with her. You learn during this time that Fantine used to live in Paris and worked for a tailor but when he died she had nowhere to go, but no one has any sympathy for her. They enter a bakery to buy some bread and even though she tries to buy the cheapest, he gives her a bigger loaf and tells her that they are the same price, so she buys those. She then asks him if she could find work anywhere around here and he tells her no, there isn't much, but then remembers a factory that is hiring. She asks if there is a place for a child there and he tells her that he doubts it and she is disappointed.

Cosette shares her bread with her mother, but her mother is still thinking about going to the factory or not. As they are wandering around the town Cosette finds two little girls playing on the swings and plays with them for a few minutes. They are at the inn and the innkeeper woman asks if she is looking for work and she says yes, but when she says that her husband is dead the woman tells her to go Paris. The innkeeper hears her talking about her suffering and suggests that she leaves her child there with them and they would watch her while she works and he tells her that without a husband it won't do any good for either of them to stay there. The innkeeper's wife is mad at first but he tells her to play along and she insists their inn is a good place but Fantine tells them that she doesn't want to be far away from Cosette. They remind her that might not be best for Fantine and make her feel very bad and then she gives in and asks them if they could watch her. They introduce themselves as the Thenardiers and then they tell her to go find work but not before asking her she pays a little extra for Cosette's upbringing and make her pay them 57 francs and they also tell her to leave Cosette's clothes there, too. The Thenardiers tell her that she is sure Cosette will be happy with Eponine and Azelma.

Before leaving Fantine tells Cosette that she will be going by herself and Cosette will be staying at the inn. Cosette says she will come, too, but Fantine tells her no and she immediately cries and begs her to come and Fantine promises her that she's not abandoning her and she would never be happy without Cosette, she just needs to be alone for a little bit. Fantine tells Cosette she will be lonely and she will come back as soon as she can and Cosette tells her she will be waiting for her. Cosette bravely tries to watch her mother leave but ends up crying for her mother, who forces herself to look at Cosette happily before waving goodbye. Then Eponine and Azelma come to ask her to play, but the innkeeper's wife yells at Cosette and tells her to get over it and Thenardier is going on about how the money saved him and their bills.

Within moments the innkeeper's wife has Cosette getting ready to clean while her mother goes in an attempt to find a job into the night. She is crying the entire time, but she knows that she needs to find a job to support her child and thinks about her Cosette will always be in her heart. She makes her way to the factory that she heard about and asks about a factory and the women there tell her that a few years ago a man came to town and built the glass factory and now he was the mayor of the village and he would most definitely give her work if she was poor. Just then a little boy stealing a loaf of bread is running towards them being chased by the owner of the store and he is just about to be caught when the Mayor of the town saves him and says the boy's responsibility is his and he should return the bread, which he does and then he takes the boy over his shoulder and walks away. In his office, the little boy is freaking out, but then there is a knock and someone brings him food and drink and the Mayor tells him that it's for him to eat and asks him if he has a family at home, which he does and then gives him a whole basket of bread. The kid eats it hungrily and then calls the man retarded, but the man tells him that it is wrong for him to steal and he mustn't do it and that he will not stand around and watch injustice and then thinks himself that 'The Jean Valjean of the past is dead."

Fantine is asking about a job and answering the interview questions and when asked if she has any family, she lies and says no and then is hired. The boy and the mayor are making their way out and the boy finally introduces himself as 'Alain' and the Mayor tells him that he has some work for him when he comes back, but he says he won't be coming back. He then goes home and you see his two little siblings eating hungrily and he thinks about what the Mayor said.

Fantine is sitting in her room that night thinking that everything will be fine and she will be able to see Cosette again soon. Cosette is back at the inn dressed in rags and being screamed for not cleaning fast enough as she sweeps the floor, thinking about her mother.

Thoughts - I liked this first episode much more than I thought and when they were parting ways, I almost cried, but I did not. So far it looks really good, so I can't wait to see how the next episode plays it, but the beginning was good. Cosette was adorable and very attached to her mother, which I loved seeing and seeing them together was so cute. Fantine was beautiful and such a loving mother. Valjean was... exactly how he should be and Alain was adorable. Eponine was awesome, too, I am glad she's a brunette, hehe. The opening and endings songs were both really enjoyable, too, soft and gentle, I enjoyed them very much, especially the opening.