AniWorthLicensed by Royalty
Introduction
Jack Hofner and Rowe Rikenbacker are Cloud 7's L/R. Their job is to protect the Royal family of Ishtar, their treasures, and their reputation. Jack & Rowe face one of the toughest missions of their career when they are assigned to protect Noelle, a candidate for the 15 Year Princesse contest. It starts out simple, but soon all of Cloud 7 are involved in a web of intrigue that includes bombings, corruption and murder.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.51/10 · 1860
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Audience reviews
5 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Ashhk
This anime feels really weird because it’s exactly the kind of show that desperately wanted to stand out back then and become one of those "cool classics" like Cowboy Bebop for example. You can tell they were already aiming for an international vibe/audience from the start because the story takes place outside Japan, most of the characters aren't Japanese, and there’s a huge focus on English music (having Billy Preston performing the opening theme is surprising for an early 2000s anime and probably the best aspect of it haha).
The problem is… that’s basically the ONLY memorable and good thing about it, in my opinion, it’s mostly just the soundtrack carrying everything...
The whole thing feels as if Great Pretender had been produced back in the early 2000s by a really mediocre studio. And…
Read at the sourcebmoore07
Imagine that you’re driving a car on one endless strip of pavement. It’s your favorite car, the one you’ve always dreamed of, and you’re cruising slowly with the beach’s beautiful waves glittering in the background. A silky-smooth jazz track eases into your ears from your speakers and you can feel the breeze, lulling yet slightly chilly, lazily slithering across your body. It’s in the middle of June and the sun, normally the personification of heat, reserves its fiery warmth for another day, leaving you to consume yourself in overwhelming bliss. I want you to forget the fear, stress, anger, or doubt you might be experiencing and envision the picture I laid out for you. I’ll give you a second to immerse yourself in the moment.
(Twiddling my thumbs)
Are you finished? Well, what if I told y…
Read at the sourcePrede
Licensed by Royalty was never a show that really appealed to me. I saw the trailers on many Geneon DVDs over the years, and always went “meh so what”. Sure it had that cool factor, but I never figured it had much more then that going on. No one else seemed to watch the show, and those that did never seemed to have wonderful things to say about it. So I skipped over it, like I’m sure many of you did. Big mistake. But recently I needed to add a little to my order to get free shipping from Rightstuf, and well I took a gamble with L/R. And well that little gamble paid off. There’s a lot going on in this little show from 2003.
In an alternate 1960′s, or maybe the present that just seems like the era of peace and love never truly went away (the series never actually makes it clear which it is)…
Read at the sourceWhist
I randomed Licensed by Royal in a game to watch a series with some friends. I watched it in full and this is the review of my experience.
The story was bland. Plot didn't develop until around episode 7 if I remember correctly. It is as if the series started off with episodes written randomly which were then turned into some haphazard story line. Towards the end of the series the plot started to get more interesting, a lot of twists and turns were introduced but there was definitely nothing to write home about in this series as far as story goes.
The art was typical for anime of its time. Nothing incredible but it wasn't the worst I've seen.
Apart from the repetitive sound stages for fight or getaway scenes, the sound was pretty well done. The opening and closing songs were fairly decent…
Read at the sourcebuta_hill
"This anime might be another hidden gem!"
Such thoughts were bothering me while watching first episode of Licensed by Royal. It had all the elements that is necessary for a popular series. Unfortunately L/R didn't make any use of them and turned into something that is nonsensical.
Story: The biggest flaw of this anime is its plot. Starting episode 2 there are lots of plot-holes left. Story doesn't help characters to develop. There's hardly any intense in it. Only final episodes get a bit serious and dramatic, though it leaves an open ending which definitely was not an appropriate solution. Having said that, action scenes still looked entertaining and the jokes were quite hilarious.
Characters: It's true that we hardly get to know the main characters Rowe and Jack. There is not much tal…
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