Audience reviews
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kuroTenshi007
Retards who can't separate fiction from reality shouldn't be allowed to rate shows. Reviews are not the place for you to talk about your personal preferences, take it to the forum posts.
And 9 years of age gap is pretty normal in most parts of the world. Chances are many of these losers who downvoted this have parents or grandparents that are 9 or 10 years apart in age but god forbid if it is an Anime. Covid Anime "fans" are a plague and needs to be showed to the exit.
Moving past the silly stuff, the story and setting is alright, two kingdoms and the gods they worship have a complicated relationship with each other and it affects the land and the people too, pretty standard fantasy stuff. The setting has a lot of potential and is driven forward with a mix of romance and comedy. The inter…
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fun regressor concept completely ruined by an insane child marriage AA plot that is played for "romantic moments" literally constantly. Absolutely zero reason to be making shit like this. not worth watching in light of age regressing a 16 year old to a 10 year old's body - they actually could have made her 13 or 14 (HARDLY BETTER!) without even changing their freaky pedophile lore and chose 10 instead. Actually crazy behavior and it deeplyyyyyy wounds me that this stuff was/is still coming out of japan in the lord's year of 2024 . Just don't do this shit. It's not necessary. Thanks so much.
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I'll start by saying that the anime in general is really good, it has a bit of romance, comedy and action in a fantasy world. The pace is quite good, not to fast not the slow (even tho I can't wait for second season). The only thing that bothers me, and it bothers me A LOT is that the MC (in this case FL) is 10 years old, TEN. A child is practically married to a 19 years old guy, which is a little creepy, if she was 13 I could do a blind eye on that but so young is just ridiculous. It's a little disturbing but don't let that be the reason you drop the anime, like I said, it also has action and comedy that totally justify the effort and at the end of the day the plot (ignoring their ages) is really good.
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✒🍰This Damsel Dishes Out Distress🐲 °7.7° °VG° 💯%🔍 only tiny spoilers
Nothing will quell the rage within her. Her execution is tomorrow, but she's still fighting. She attempts to kill Gerald der Kratos, her now EX-fiance. He dodges her strike. Soon, she's falling off the castle tower. They're shooting arrows which she easily deflects, but then, just as she's wishing for another chance, a spear pierces her core… and she wakes up on the night she got engaged to that depraved, sister-obsessed sicko.
Well, she ain't gonna make THAT mistake again!
As soon as HE enters the ball, Jill (now 10 years old again, though her real age is 16) runs away yelling back to her mother some whatnot about indigestion. Gerald der Crap tons (eh, /Kraptons/… NO, it's Kraptos, I mean KRATOS, but “Crap tons…
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The first thing that stands out is the significant age gap between characters, reminiscent of something you'd expect in a medieval setting. It seems essential to the plot in the beginning, it just becomes pointless at the very end.
As for the anime itself, it attempts to branch out in multiple directions. At times, it leans into comedy and slice-of-life, while also doing things like time manipulation, god stuff, and even geopolitics. This spread can feel ambitious, but I feel it's not always focused.
The strongest part of the series lies in its opening episodes. The first three in particular present a story that feels both rich and layered, yet accessible. There's a clear narrative direction that hooks the viewer early on. However, as the show progresses, that sense of depth becomes dilu…
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Hmm, after watching the whole damn series, I’ve come to a conclusion: I really enjoyed the show.
I love how the Dragon Emperor turns soft whenever it comes to his wife lmao, he’s so fragile.
The only issue I have is the age gap. I wouldn’t mind if Jill were 14 or 15 years old, since that’s often considered mature in palace settings or historical contexts.
But nope she’s only 10. Shoutout to Jill for having the mindset and maturity of someone older (Iykyk), even though her body still gives off chill-little-girl vibes.
I love how Jill takes action and stands out, and the Dragon Emperor never disappoints me with his immature side.
All in all, I kinda liked the whole ride
Read at the sourceAileen0608
So this is absolutely a very good anime,totally love this. If you are finding to watch some heartfelt Romance with the male character being obsessed with the female character this is absolutely the right anime to go with. The female character is also very strong, brave and smart and not like some damsel in distress being dumb and totally relying on the mc. The MC who is a dragon Emperor is a little bit childish which seem very cute but he becomes very serious when it comes to his wife which I love the most. ( Like the touch her and die troops will obviously love this anime.)
The overall story is also great like the full anime is packed with intense drama, action and Romance obviously. It also has some comedy scene.The animation quality is also fantastic and the character designs are also g…
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Good:
* great setting and lore. A goddess that believes in emotional love and a dragon god who believes in logic/reason is a cool concept.
* silly comedy with fun lead characters. I love how badass and active FL is. And the ML has some good character development towards the end of the season.
* wholesome romance (except for the age-gap thing, which is weird, but anime gotta anime).
Bad:
* predictable plot with lots of plot conveniences. there's not tension at all.
* Garbage animation and production.
Overall
Despite the low budget, I was able to enjoy the show. If you don't like the main characters though, you should just drop it early on.
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So if you can get over the obvious age gap in this series, physically 10-11, mentally 16 due to time travel, then this isn't a bad anime! The lore for the dragon emperor is very cool and I love the time travel aspect of her essentially changing his destiny. Another weird part is her former love interest was getting freaky with his sister, or its heavily implied which is some game of thrones level shit but I digress. It started out strong, kind of dipped in the middle and ended strong with some pretty good fight scenes although I am pretty sure one of them was literal pngs with a fire effect BUT hey if you are looking for some interesting dragon lore anime with a stuck up bitch goddess in it then give do over damsel a try!
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This thing is just not aimed at the male audience. Although the MC (strong loli["but she is actually 300 years old"] wamen) is somewhat relatable and "stable", most of the other characters are just plain crazy. One minute you have someone as your sworn ally, the next they are willing to spill your guts on the floor and sell your mother into slavery, and vice versa. Crazy. There is little to no build-up to this, otherwise it would be a great story.
The beginning is decent, but after about 6 episodes things start to speed up. Court politics take the center stage, and unfortunately they are underdeveloped. Most decisions seem to be made on the basis of "I just feel like it". Pacing becomes too fast.
On other fronts like art, etc, it is just as you expect from your average anime. But there…
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This anime was fine. It had a lot of the tropes of other time rewind anime but nothing more than what you'd expect from anime.
The characters were very cute and likeable and I would've rated it higher if it didn't fail the one pet-hate I have of media I watch - UNNECESSARY SECRET KEEPING.
This was prevalent throughout the show and was extremely frustrating to watch. Entire episodes played out situations of life threatening danger that could have been completely precluded if certain characters had just chosen to share normal information with each other.
The ending was spoiled through the negligence of the main cast allowing the main antagonist to leave with everything they wanted in order to jusitfy a season 2.
The main heroine spouts a dream of hers that is baited then switched out for…
Read at the sourceThiccRaspberry
This had so much potential and that makes me want to give it even lower score.
The story set up was pretty decent, definitely better than most anime in this genre. Same goes for the animation - it was okayish nothing breathtaking but it was not a literal slide show - for the most part. But both of them get so much worse as the story goes on. We get extreme expositions dump at the start of the show. I dont understand why they didnt pace out the story more so we get to know all the characters better. The story would be also less rushed and we wouldnt need these pathetic info dumps. I personally believe that the first six episodes couldve been the whole series if it was written better. This way the goddess looks so pathetic - but thats not really surprising since all the villains are extreme…
Read at the sourceVlasov-kun
Almost as bad as the Knights of Sidonia.
All the characters ignore that the main character is 10 years old. Never mind the romance line, which is completely unnecessary there by the way. A 10 year old girl is accepted as a knight, she's counseled like it's the norm. It's not the norm.
On top of that, most of the characters act like they've been hit over the head with a board between scenes. They forget their previous words and actions as if they never happened at all.
On the plus side, no one burps, farts or talks about peeing.
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Gonna take a huge controversial opinion on this big platform for "The Do-Over Damsel Conquers The Dragon Emperor" anime — if one can just look past the (justified) problematics of a minor betrothed to a teenage-adult, the series is a treat.
And I mean what I said. Cautionary disclaimer follows: it's *okay* to not take fiction as fact or reality. This is quite literally a safe space where no real-life actors on screen are being paid for acting out characters. It's creative - it's as fictional as it can get so let's not dwell too much into it.
So, should you pass this up even if it's absolutely not up to your palate? - well....yea, please watch what you really want lol.
For those who can conform, here's my review.
The story this anime has BY FAR makes up for the romance issue. I defin…
Read at the sourceAzzurar
Great romantic fantasy comedy, the animation is sufficient for the project, and the opening and ending are cool, the ending song is really cool, I even added it to the playlist.
I understand the unnecessary fact that the female protagonist returns to adolescence/childhood, and this can initially make the environment strange with the romantic part of a much older guy.
But the story's proposal is light and fun, with some more serious narrative moments, this is soon placed in the context of being a romance that takes place in the future, and that in the "time" dealt with in the work, which would be an older/medieval time, this was something quite normal, but he doesn't try to justify this, because as I said, the work always tries to take everything very lightly, this is not supposed to be t…
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Do Over Damsel is a semi fantasy title with an interesting world and impressively strong female lead that is hidden & diminished by a creepy age gap romance between a physical 10year old & 19 year old that only gets worse with each new episode.
I would love to say that you can ignore the age gap & focus on the good but it is so prominent and built into the overarching story & characters that it simply can’t be ignored or glossed over. The first episode represents the entire show with pedophilic comments, jarring tones, conflict & rapid personality cycling. Everything devolves as episodes continue with lack of consequence, skipped character introductions, rapid pacing, romance progression, dog shit drama & (A BIG ONE) the regression of the female lead's strength & mentality to that of a ch…
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Short version: If you can overcome the obvious elephant in the room, you’re in for a great story with fun characters, comedy, intrigue and world building that you want to dig your teeth into. If the premise alone turns you off, I can’t exactly blame you though I do think the series is still worth checking out.
Long version:
Do-Over Damsel is a Reijou series, ie a story about a mistreated young noble woman getting a new lease on life and making everyone regret treating her badly, usually by falling into a romance with a man who seems dangerous and intimidating but who ends up healing her as much as she does him. This is honestly a staple in Shoujo and I’m usually not a big fan of it since they often bring a “women should fix men” mentality with them but I can say that Do-Over Damsel whil…
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A reverse time anime about a 16 year old girl that gets betrayed by her husband and is getting another chance at life at age 10.
Everything good until now... then it hits you. Right from the start. Her husband from her past life was the crown prince of a country, so at age 10, when the crown prince chooses her, she decides to go with another one... and that another one is 19... and he accepts her... he is overjoyed by her age...
While there is a plot reason why he is overjoyed by her age and such, it is still quite the :| moment for me (could have been easily changed...). But okay, let's say we get over this, what do we have then? A comedy mostly that switches between somewhat serious moments with jokes and... quite a few close, heartfelt moments between the FMC and MC... Oh man, it just…
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This one started off pretty strong with a solid female lead and an interesting premise, but it quickly fell into way too many clichés. Honestly, it just didn’t work for me. Jill's character felt all over the place—like, she couldn’t decide what kind of person she wanted to be. The prince was just as weird and didn’t add much to the story either.
The world-building was weak, which made it hard to get invested in the setting or the stakes. And don’t even get me started on the timeline—it felt so off and hard to follow at times.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this one. It had potential, but it didn’t deliver. If you’re looking for a strong female character and a well-structured story, you’re better off skipping this.
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Everyone focusing on how she's a 10 year old tend to ignore that, although that is creepy and weird, the story also has boring characters and a forgettable plot.
Want to see a privileged girl go back in time and get another chance? there's lots of shows out there that do this premise way better! try "7th time loop" or the "Tier Moon Empire" For some very good content.
Do over damsel conquers dragon emperor is not specifically bad (except of course the ten year old part) But it doesn't really excel at anything, It Could have been good, but there's no real magic at play here, no chemistry between any of the characters.
So to sum up if you can get past the fact she is reincarnated as a 10 year old you will find a somewhat bland anime behind that so not really worth your effort.
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