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Plot Synopsis

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Story & Characters

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 with Alita to protect the kingdom at all costs which binds the women together through this very short series. Alita, unable to restrain her thirst for battle gains the title "Murder Princess" due to her bravery.
The story does not have a strong plot which causes the characters to be believable up to a certain point. Due to the shortness of the series we unfortunately are unable to get a real close look at the characters. This aggravated me a bit during the climax of the series.

Rating

6 (average)

Art

A lot of time you see shows where it looks as if the character design and execution were rushed. This is not the case with Murder Princess. Yoshimitsu Yamashita and team do an awesome job with the character design. Falis's two henchemen Pete Armstrong and Dominikov are nicely put together. My two favorite characters, as far as character design, were the androids Ana and Yuna. They were cute without overdoing it. The series does not blind you with an overuse of color. The colors and animation flow wonderfully throughout the series and helps push the storyline along somewhat. The design teams style of animation does a wonderful job adding to the realness value of the series. It's done in a way that does not draw away from the characters. But actually draws you, the viewer, to them.

Rating

8 (good)

Sound

The voice acting was right on target. I was not forced to listen to high-pitched female voices! One of my favorite actresses, Romi Paku does an excellent job as Falis/Alita while Ami Koshimizu is spot on as Alita/Mirano. Although the timing seemed a bit off at times; overall the quality was good. I also found some of the side characters hard to understand at times. But this may be due to my habit of drowning out idle chatter. The music used during the climatic scenes are a pretty good fit. Not too annoying - just enough so you know some crazy ish is about to go down.
Back-On provide us with a very catchy opening song, Hikari Sasuhuo; The Lights Shinin' My Rhyme So Tight. Even though I am not a huge fan of rap mixed with pop this song grew on me. Romi Paku also lends her voice to the closing song titled Naked Flower. Her voice is beautiful and soothing.

Rating

7 (above average)

Presentation

If you are looking for an in-depth story then pass this one over. The show is only six episodes long and is very cut and dry. This is the situation and this is how it gets taken care of. I felt that more could have been done with the storyline. There were times during the series when I found myself asking about backgrounds of the different characters. For me it was a great way to pass the time away while on a short vacation from work. I recommend this to anyone who is between shows and looking for something decent to watch on a Saturday afternoon.

You can not run from fate - it is something that you must face head-on!

Rating

7 (above average)

Final Verdict

6.83 (above average)

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