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General Overview:
A short and concise anime about a princess who, while fleeing a coup orchestrated by people with mystical powers in her country, encounters a warrior woman. Their souls switch, and they return to liberate the princess's country from the coup plotters, fighting against all the evils that follow.
It presents a world filled with mystical powers and warriors, where the destinies of two women intertwine for the same cause.
Good Sides:
- Despite being a short animation, it has a coherent storyline.
- It allows you to quickly connect with several characters.
- Although it features cute characters, it never becomes overly sentimental.
- While it faces the challenge of telling a story in only 6 episodes, it manages to use action effectively. You definitely won't get bored while…
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As it was released on 2007, the animation cannot be compared to animation today. But, watching it after 17 years feels nostalgic on its own.
The most thing I can say is that this is worth watching after reviewing todays animation which only focus on the graphics and art but not entirely on the quality of the story. And if there's still have both, it's very rare. There can proudly declare that old animes are the best in delivery of the quality and and application of that quality in their animation.
*Disappointed with anime enthusiast nowadays since they only focus on the great art. If it is not the fight scene, then the faces (e.g. Gojo). But, if you ask about the entire story, they don't know how to respond. 😔😔
For this anime, you can see at least the values and quality of the chara…
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Plot and Setting:
The story begins with a dramatic and unexpected twist. When the kingdom of Forland is attacked, the young Princess Alita Forland is forced to flee for her life. During her escape, she encounters the infamous bounty hunter Falis. A magical mishap leads to the two women switching bodies. With no other choice, Falis, now in the body of the princess, agrees to protect the kingdom while Alita, in Falis's body, takes on the role of her loyal guardian. This setup creates a dynamic and unique narrative where both characters must adapt to their new roles and work together to save the kingdom from various threats.
Characters:
Falis (in Alita’s body): As the main protagonist, Falis is a fierce and skilled warrior. Her transition into the princess's body brings an interesting dynam…
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Just looking at the name of the anime you should know what you're getting into. I thought, "Murder Princess is one of the most on the nose and cheesiest names for any anime I've ever seen and it's only six episodes, so it can't be THAT bad. There should at least some entertainment value here." This has to be some of the most boring and soulless 2 hours of my life. This anime was so boring that I couldn't even watch it all in one sitting which is really saying something for the minimal content present.
The anime starts with a bounty hunter searching for her mark while the Forlund Kingdom is undergoing a coup from the scholar, Dr. Onion (not his real name), and his two robot lolis. The princess who escaped before they arrived in the keep runs into the bounty hunter causing them to fall off…
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Going into this, I made sure to set my expectations low, and I still left underwhelmed. With only six episodes to adapt a similarly short manga that was forced to a rushed conclusion because of the publication it ran in, I knew to not expect everything to be fully fleshed out but I'm still disappointed with how little substance there really is.
If you took the story beats and characters on paper, in a vacuum, this story is fine, with great potential to be enjoyable. Not much in the way of complexity or novelty, but still a solid framework for a fun romp through a fantasy setting. Now just develop this over the 120 minutes or so that you have and it should work. Sadly, this happens so little in Murder Princess, telling only the minimum needed to get from A to B to C and so on. Characters h…
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If you're here because you're looking for WLW content, look no further. Go watch it now. The hardest decision is to binge-watch it all at once or save it for several viewings. It's six 25min Sword Lesbian episodes. No comphet distractions. A few fanservice-y moments (episode 2), but they work for wlw-watchers and not just for boys. As with most wlw-leaning pieces, it could be stronger and more explicit (i.e., dykier), but it's impressive for a 2005 piece and holds up 15+ years later.
As much as I love this, I find it hard to write a 500-character review of. It's cool, medieval steampunk-y, female-led, well-paced. Tropedia breaks down all the archetypes jammed into the short series, but it's larger than the sum of its parts. It broke my gay little heart out of joy. There's no "oh too bad w…
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It's an 00s Bee Train production, so the point isn't necessarily to be good. It's to be good practice for the animators. And this stuff is consequently nothing to write home about. The characters are mostly one-note aside from being subtle (as a truck) lesbians, but they can't actually get together because this was the 00s.
Nonetheless, I can't say it's a BAD show, necessarily. It's perfectly adequate in being so subpar. I picked it out because it was dubbed and I wanted something for background noise. The story hit the most basic notes that it needed to hit. I've seen worse.
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Murder Princess is a very fine anime. There's nothing really great about it, but there isn't anything really bad about it either. The plot twists have all the twists of a ruler, the characters aren't stagnant (but then again don't have enough time to grow stagnant), and there's nothing wrong with any of the animations or art. The music isn't stand-out save for some heavy guitar work, but it isn't distracting. Overall, for a six-episode OVA series, it's worth a watch. You can kill an unfilled afternoon with this show. I give it a six since I feel like it's better than mediocre but so middle-of-the-line that I can't give it a 7.
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The only thing I didn't like about this anime was...
It was too short!
For what Murder Princess was, it was good.
Unfortunately, it was adapted from a 2 volume manga series so you obviously can't expect a long series from that, but I genuinely think if this anime had more episodes it would be really good!
(Wish Corpse Party had more episodes too XD)
But anyway, yeah, for 6 episodes, pretty good. I like to think of Murder Princess as, a short, but epic fairy tail that escalated quickly and made the legend of the, 'Murder Princess'
I don't know if Murder Princess was the most realistic portrayal, but it does show, how one person's dedication/ambition can move other people, (I'm looking at you Satsuki Kiryuin! XD)
Better art and animation would've been nice, but I think the art and anima…
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I watched Murder Princess when I was first getting into anime. So you would think that I would been ignorant to its shortcomings and enjoyed it. Wrong. Even as a rookie anime viewer, this anime left me beyond pissed and haunted me for a good month. Why was I pissed? Short story: Murder Princess gives you false hope and then crushes it.
Story: 3
With only 6 episodes, it is a rather short story. Therefore, I can cut it a little slack. But since it is still a story, Murder Princess needed to have been a comprehensive and complete unit - much like a movie or a fairy tail. I'll elaborate on that later. Concept wise, there is nothing original. This is not necessarily a bad thing as long as those concepts are either dealt with differently or executed in an effective storytelling manner. What g…
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Murder Princess is a six episode fantasy-action anime, with sci-fi elements thrown in that follows Falis in her attempt to reclaim the kingdom of Forland and eventually defend it from its enemies. The anime really isn't much different from others of its type, and it really doesn't try to deviate from its main goal which is delivering an over the top action romp. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is solely up to the viewer. Fortunately though, it does pretty well in the action department and fans searching only for that will more than likely be satisfied.
Murder Princess is produced by Bee Train whose other works consist of Noir and Madlax, so despite being an OVA, I can imagine an anime fan familiar with the company coming into this expecting some nice visuals, and they won't be…
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What would you get if you took a medieval fantasy anime and made the focus balls-to-the-wall action? You would get Murder Princess!
Story - 5/10
The story starts off with a coup d'etat against the royal family of Forland, and in the process, the king is killed. During the chaos, however, he has his only daughter (he has a son who is away), Princess Alita Forland, escape. During Alita's escape, she runs into a bounty hunter named Falis. A series of events causes them to switch bodies. Alita, now in the body of Falis, begs Falis to save the kingdom. At first, Falis (who is in the body of Alita) refuses, but after Alita offers to be her servant and let Falis take the throne, she changes her mind. They then storm the palace and take back the throne.
The story isn't exactly a stand-out one -…
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Murder Princess is a two volume manga written by Inui Sekihiko. During that tail end of the manga's run, it was adapted into a six episode OVA. Which was produced by Marvelous Entertainment, a company primarily know for video games, and animated by Bee Train, the company behind a good chunk of the .Hack anime franchise. This is one you may or may not have heard of since it's not obscure but not really well known either. So, is it worth looking into?
Story:
Our story opens with a coup. In the kingdom of Forland, a scientist under the monarchy's employ decides that it's time to take things over for reasons that are a spoiler and I shan't get into. During the coup, the king sends his daughter, the Princess Alita, out through a hidden passage to safety. She and her escort are attacked by mo…
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There's a lot I can say about Murder Princess. I'll start with the story. To be honest it has been a while since I watched this series but from what I remember the story was good, it really was. I'm not sure why but I felt like there should've been more to the story at parts. For the most part the story was complete with some holes. The art style to which the anime is made in is my favorite so that gets high points for that. Perhaps people may not like it but I very much enjoy the style it is made in. The sound is good, nothing really to it. Now the characters, the characters are great. The main protagonists are Alita Forland (later Milano), Falis (Later Alita), Dominikov, and Pete Armstrong. Alita assumes the name Milano later in the story for reasons you will learn about, she isn't the m…
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For a 6 series OVA I didn't expect much from this series really gave me an enjoyable surprise!
Story - 7/10.
Although the premise of the story is not a new one (Body swap + fighting to protect something) Murder Princess managed to keep its head above water for the entire duration. It didn't lose track of the direction it was taking or what it wanted to portray to the viewer. I, as is my preference, enjoyed that it wasn't fanservice-centric. In fact, there was little to none. Although not a massively original story, the delivery is excellent, and I didn't find myself getting bored of it at any point. The plot twists and small mysteries add a lot to the series too, though the actual plot is simple it has little nuances which make it deeper.
Art - 8/10.
Fights and action scenes are well ani…
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'You can not run from fate - it is something that you must face head-on!'
The setting of Murder Princess takes place in the kingdom of Forland. We join in to witness a Coup d'Etat and the death of Forland's dear King. In other words, the kingdom is violently taken over by an insider, Dr. Akamashi, one of the kingdom's scientists. Because of this the kingdoms' princess, Alita Forland, is sent out to search for the heir - prince Kaito. During princess Alita's escape into the forest she is attacked by the forest guardian. As she is running for her life she runs into a beautiful and skilled bounty hunter named Falis. Through a shared near death experience the two young women switch souls. Falis is now the humble princess while Alita becomes her chambermaid, Mirano Entolasia. Mirano pleads wit…
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I got a feeling with anime that involves princesses, the people behind the shows and/or movies want to use their princess characters for more than just to look pretty, useless, or a damsel in distress….then again that might happen only once or twice around in anime as far as I know. However, this one I’m reviewing today is not like most princess stories or anything involving the word, “Princess”.
In the land of Foreland a coup d’état has occurred and the princess, after witnessing the death of the King, is on the run. She meets with battle-hungry bounty hunter Falis, and with a twist of fate they both switch souls, making Alita the maid of the now princess Falis. Named for her bravery in confronting the enemy as ‘Murder Princess’, Falis must continue to be the princess as well as confront…
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Um, this show is a bit awkward in that it’s about a princess and a swords woman switching bodies. It’s somewhat funny seeing a sweet and loveable princess is turned into a warrior maniac though. The true princess is actually rather strong in some aspects, as she had to see her father and her best friend die. Throughout the show, I had a great feeling of Yuri coming from the relationship of Alita and Falis. It’s really a strong feeling because Alita’s always looks up to Falis a lot for her strength and power. Though one big question I have is that how can Falis have enough strength and agility within Alita’s body. Alita’s body isn’t made for fighting but it was able to not get a broken bone in her body when smashed into the wall.
I do have a little problem with the ‘kawaii’ little characte…
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(sorry for my bad spelling) I am not a troll, and i may sound like im degrading the anime, but i did like it. The story is basicly a princess escaping her castle runs into a mercenary, and through some magical thing, they switch bodies, so now the mercenary is the princess and the princess became a maid. then theres some stuff about a midget old man butler or somethin who is pointless to the story, and some monster things that are just there to look cool and do all the fighting with the new princess. the character development was not the best, and the mercenary did not act like i at all. all she did was fight in the beginning, but by episode two, she seemed like a completly normal person. she dident want to get into a tight dress, or want to go to boring things princesses had to go to, and…
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After going trough some long anime I decided to go a short and light one, and murder princess is a anime witch is short and easy to go trough.
The story:
The story is simple as you can read in the synopsis, it does develop itself during the 6 episodes and has a bigger plot, but this plot isn't that much of a big deal. It is a nice extra but nothing special.
The anime on the other hand is amazing, the story is a nice and short one. The Characters are a big fun, especially the main character. We see monsters, magic and knights fighting. There is a lot of blood witch is a nice extra if your watching the fights. And we see cute robot children who are fun to watch. The anime also has a lot of humor in it, witch is a great plus. After seeing the main character beat the shit out of monsters the…
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