Introduction
The Adrasia empire on the Vogel continent. There is a battle over the throne of such an empire that possesses powerful military and vast territory. With the successor undecided, the children of the emperor are vying to expand their power. However, there was one prince that everyone says will definitely not become the emperor: the seventh prince, Arnold Lakes Adler. The young man who was inferior to his younger twin brother in every way, the dull prince. Incompetent and lethargic, Arnold wastes everyday just playing around. However, behind the scenes, he is one of the only five SS-Class adventurers called "Silver." Seeing the intensifying battle for the throne he decided "I don't want to die, so let's have my little brother become the emperor..." This is the tale of absurd secret maneuvers of the prince who is uninterested in the title of the emperor.
(Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)
Audience reviews
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Zeno_Artaxerxes
The story about a prince that wants to have an easy life and laze around, but is actually gifted beyond measure, and because his future is in peril as he was born to be a throne candidate, he decides to support his twin brother for the throne.
This story felt like it had quite a bit of ups and downs/mehs. The story is a bit unique in its elements with which is working, especially the MC which is the main focus of this anime, like him being a prince, one of the SS class adventurers that exist and his relations with the other characters and the overall context. It was quite nice to see how the MC deals with situations and the life he lives, as he is quite level headed and isn't your typical stupid MC, but sometimes the story felt a bit too rushed or just dummy for how it progresses, and I a…
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reach my expectations which is…a very mid anime! tbh i picked this up because i read the manga a bit awhile ago. and i think the manga is better haha. the story offer nothing. the story lacks proper world building, the MC is another OP harem MC, the heroines were all shallow written, the graphics were poor, and basically just another failed fantasy anime. but i still appreciate interesting political intrigue presented in this anime. tbh i can see the potential of this being a political driven action fantasy anime with MC has double identity, but it lacks proper writing and world building…so unfortunately this was a very forgettable anime.
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A decent anime with an interesting premise, especially the idea of a powerful prince who doesn’t actually want the throne and prefers to stay behind the scenes. I enjoyed the political conflicts, kingdom-building elements, and the main character’s clever way of handling situations without showing his true strength.
However, the pacing felt inconsistent at times, and some characters and conflicts could have been developed better. The story had potential, but I often felt like it didn't fully reach what it could have been.
Overall, it was enjoyable enough to watch, but it didn't leave a strong impression on me. Hopefully, there will be improvements in the second season.
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Insipid Prince is one of those trash anime that are enjoyable to watch but if you stop to inspect it, it's kind of bad
The premise is fundamentally flawed as it is several people competing for the throne, including the MC who is secretly incredibly OP.
The reason this does not work is because if we are to believe that three of his siblings are an existential threat to him, his twin brother, their mother and the rest of the family, then why wouldn't he act directly to resolve the issue? If his life, and the lives of everyone he cares about is on the line, you wouldn't just try and take the half-hearted measure of trying to get your twin-brother installed on the throne instead, especially when you know competing in a succession dispute makes you a target with those siblings.
If he lacked po…
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Tbh, if this anime had better animation, it would be good. You can continue watching this anime if you care more about the story than the animation.
So, to start, I like how the premise begins: a prince who doesn’t want to seek attention and just wants to live a peaceful life. It seems like a cliché premise, right? Actually, no. As you continue watching the anime, the writer doesn’t reveal his true power until the end. Meanwhile, today’s anime usually rushes to reveal the MC’s true power, and people immediately praise him. But for this anime, no.
And then, I like the character development in this anime. The pacing is good—not too fast and not too slow. I like how the characters interact with each other, and how their feelings and personalities slowly develop as the story progresses. You…
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Hello there. In trying to keep it as short as possible, I'll just pass over the main point, so pls bear with it.
Visuals. Meh. Apart from sore, very poor character design. Meh colour palette. Bad animation. A few scenes with decent cgi (normal/backdrops scenes, not those monster abominations we usually get). Horrendous 3D feel. I don't know what artist they used, but in some (actually more than some, but whatever) of the scenes, there were some "ugh" moments. The way an arm/shoulder bends. Or a character later (ep 10? maybe), sits down, legs crossed, the angle is as if we're watching from standing up. Well, her knee is higher than her chest, up to almost her collarbone. The angles keep changing, so we can see her standing normally, her knee at waist level. Or her dress (whatever that is),…
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Even a seasonal trash iseaki might be better than this . Hardly anything to offer except absolute boredom , finished this just because of anime ethics ( me rarely drops anime or other media ) . Only mc , king and his butler got brain rest of characters surfed along with non existent plot . The thing which I can appreciate is character and monster designs at least they haven't used cgi for monster fights .
The animation is okayish , mid op ed and 2-3 likable characters . The ending revealed chances for a no potential 2nd season . To conclude, the show is terrible not enough to watch, nothing impressive. So if you want to watch a fantasy show that is somewhat of a power fantasy, then I would not recommend watching this show.
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honestly if you can enjoy a anime for the story its telling id say give this a watch but in the event that you need good animation to enjoy a show then this isnt for you.
i personally enjoy the character design and how the mc spites alot of the people around him thats something i like in a show, as well as other characters being funny to me but other people might disagree maybe im too easy to please.
in my personal experience i enjoy the show and i get some laughs out it from some scenes, i think it has potential to be good but as mentioned by other people the budget seemed to be lacking in some scenes not having much animation. i think i will still enjoy this show even though it wont be insane animation though
EDIT:
after watching the entire season i can say without a doubt this has be…
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This has been one of my favorites anime for this season. If you like royality/nobility genre, this one is for you. I just finished the show and this one deserves a watch.
At first I thought the focus would mainly stay on one of the brother but as you go into more eps you see both have have important roles and are not just bland characters, this goes with other characters as well. Other show introduce several characters such as childhood friend or lover but never go in depth. This show tells us lore about such side characters which have major roles later on and even show small details about them which would have been usually ignored.
The animation is alright, nothing insane. I liked it quite a lot because such shows don't need detailed graphics or animations, they look better with the cu…
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When there is a struggle for the throne of an empire, it is sometimes the right choice not to aim for the throne.
In this show we follow the 7th prince, Arnold, and he simply doesn’t want the throne and instead tries to live a life that puts his younger brother on the throne. This gives a story that revolves around a man that is somewhat forced into a power struggle who tries to make sure the throne ends somewhere else, by almost any means necessary.
For the plot of the show, it revolves around the power struggle for the throne, with each plot point having something to do with that. This is a fine anchor for the whole plot to revolve around, since it can create a lot of different situations. But the plot is faulty a bit in making it dramatic, because it does not give the feeling of possi…
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