Portia (The Merchant of Venice) play, she disguises herself as a man, then assumes the role of a lawyer's apprentice (named Balthazar) whereby she saves the life of Bassanio's friend, Antonio, in court. In the court scenes, Portia finds a technicality in the bond, thereby outwitting Shylock and saving Antonio's life when everyone else including Antonio fails. It is Portia who delivers one of the most famous speeches in "The Merchant of Venice": Despite Portia's lack of formal legal training, she wins her case by referring to the details of the exact language of the law. Her success involves prevailing on technicalities rather than the
S-CRY-ed top three anime series twice during 2001. In 2002, it took the same place in a poll by "Animage". In the "Animage" Anime Grand Prix awards, "s-CRY-ed" took the third place in the series category. The Kazuma character also took second place, being defeated by "Inuyasha"s title character. In a TV Asahi survey of the top hundred shows Japanese fans enjoyed, "s-CRY-ed" took 51st place. In March 2010, Kazuma was ranked nineteenth best male anime character of the 2000s by the Japanese magazine "Newtype". The anime series has received mostly positive reviews by manga and anime publications. DVD Verdict's Mac