Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Marginal Prince: Gekkeijyu no Oujitachi, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ohji Tachi Japanese: マージナルプリンス -月桂樹の王子達-
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 2, 2006 to Dec 25, 2006
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 6.191 (scored by 1429 users)
Ranked: #53252
Popularity: #2189
Members: 4,578
Favorites: 12 1 indicates a weighted score
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Synopsis"Marginal Prince" based off of the hit love simulation game series for girls! Yuta studies abroad in a tiny, far away island in the pacific ocean name Alphonso where he enters the all-dorm, all-male Alphonso Gakuen. However, the school is really a place for the children of the famous . . . and the school specializes in classes on empires and alchemy! And one day, after studying enough at the school, the students become known as "Marginal Princes"! Learn about the stories of fate and trial as each of the students studies to become kings!
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Related AnimeSequel: Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ouji-tachi - Tokyo Merry-Go-Round
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Reviews
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Tsira
39 of 55 people found this review helpful
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13 of 13 episodes seen
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| Overall |
5 |
| Story |
4 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
1 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
There wasn't any review written for this anime, so I thought I would help out and write down a little.
Story:
A boy transfers to a school on a small island. A lot of bi-shounen guys walk around. At first he isn't really accepted, but because he never gives up everything turns out right.
I was really disappointed, because they could have done so much more with the story. But somehow they decided to keep it really predictable.
Art:
The art was pretty okay really. It had good details, nice colours.
Sound:
I give a 7, because of the singing. Every episode one of the characters starts to sing a song. That was just... really amusing. Well, go hear it for yourself ;).
Voices where done well also :).
Character:
Biggest disappointment ever. They have this basic bi-shounen cast. Cool guy, nice guy, lolita guy..... and of course the main character is a dumb, but cheerful boy who eventually keeps everyone together and makes everyone happy.
Enjoyment:
I watched all episodes because of that strange singing every time. It really made me laugh.
Overall:
Oh well, a 5, because I'm not that strict. read more
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fantastic
42 of 73 people found this review helpful
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13 of 13 episodes seen
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1 |
| Story |
1 |
| Animation |
2 |
| Sound |
1 |
| Character |
2 |
| Enjoyment |
1 |
I am having trouble figuring out why Marginal Prince exists.
Marginal Prince is, and always will be, the first truly terrible anime I forced myself to sit through. I cannot say I regret this decision, because this is one of those anime that helps to remind me how awful most modern anime is, and forces me to appreciate the few anime that are actually worth anyone's time. Were I forced to suck any worth out of Marginal Prince, that would be the only thing I could come up with. What astounds me about this show is, at the time of writing this review, a total of 8 users has it Marginal Prince listed under their favorites. Not only does this shock me, but it only furthers my belief that terrible anime is far worse than any venereal disease or cancer.
I've always wondered the thought process behind making an anime based off of a dating sim game. Dating simulators are not well known for their story telling, and their anime counterparts are unfortunately no exception. Marginal Prince relies on stereotypical bishounen as it's selling point and, I suppose in some way, is successful in this regard. The boys are certainly pretty to look at, and their personalities remain true to their hair colors. In any case, there is no back story to Marginal Prince, or any consistent plot (save for the shared theme of Princes or some such), and the character interaction is so dull and predictable it's a wonder the production team bothered writing dialogue at all.
The main point that must, absolutely must, be touched on when it comes to Marginal Prince is the sound. The voice acting is simply average, no real selling points or any awful inconsistencies, but the music is something else. In every episode of Marginal Prince, ever true, one of the unearthly pretty men will burst out into song. If you are not prepared for this, it will be shocking, disrupting, and hilarious. There is nothing quite as awkward as a voice actor who is not very good at singing and believe me - no one is good at singing in Marginal Prince. This is the main thing to look out for in Marginal Prince. Once it becomes a musical, it will either be the selling point or the dropping point for the viewer. However, you should save yourself the trouble and avoid Marginal Prince altogether. read more
Recommendations
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Both have very beautiful male characters in a school-setting. Meine Liebe is placed in the past and its tone is a lot more serious and darker, but but both have a conspiracy going on in their plotline. So, if you've watched Marginal Prince, try watching Meine Liebe (and its sequel Meine Liebe Wieder) too.
Both series focus on the adventures and trials of a group of attractive, charismatic, elite male students destined for greatness during their time at their prestigious academies.
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A bishounen cast of talented "Princes" surrounding one (female in UtaPri and male in Marginal Prince) character that is not all that special in comparison. Main characters in both series attend an elite school where, at first, they feel like they don't quite belong. Every character in both series has different personalities and backstories that are presented in one episode each. Also, they all tend to burst out singing in one point or another (while the singing is good in UtaPri, it's really just amusing in Marginal Prince because it's so bad).
If you enjoyed Marginal Prince, I'm absolutely positive you'll enjoy UtaPri, but I can't make any guarantees if it's the other way around.
Yeah, well for me, they're a close tie. They both have singing. Both have some slight connection to Yaoi. Each character has their own uniqueness. The only difference for me is the new student that goes in their school are in opposite genders. In Marginal Prince, the new student is a guy and in UtaPri, the new student is a girl. There's a lot of singing. ALOT. :))
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Opening Theme"Hanashitaku wa nai" by FLAME
Ending Theme"LOOK UP DAYS" by Michihiro Kuroda
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