Ranked #1293

Murder Princess

For a short series with non-stop action and an adventure with a twist, there is no need to look further than Murder Princess. Personally, when I heard about the title, I was thrilled because the idea of a killer princess is something new and different when its brought upon a series. No doubt, instantly I knew it was gonna be a good series just from the title itself. What was your thought when you first heard about it?

Anyway, in moving along, as summaries in the synopsis, Princess Arita just witnessed the death of her king and now fleeing from unknown assassins, she accidentally ran into Falis, a famous bounty hunter and with a twist of fate, they switched souls making Alita the maid and Falis, the princess instead.

As the series moves on, you get to see how Falis adjust her new life in being the princess of Foreland as well as savagely slashing her enemies away with her great bounty hunter skills in order to protect the land and the citizens of Foreland, a promised made with Alita. In additional, there are many mysteries throughout the storyline to keep you entertained other than just slashing and shooting throughout the series like for example the mystery of the dark knight and the past of Princess Falis as known as Alita into why she became a bounty hunter. Ideas like these makes the storyline more captivating.

In regards to the OP theme, beginning it with heavy metal rock music gets you into the mood at the beginning of each episode. It's like, you know you will get to see some action and they just want you to gear up for it. Ideas like these just makes the series more enjoyable in my opinion.

Overall, a short, fast, action pace series full of adventures and thrills. As specified by the title, it does deliver a 'killer' good series. read more

Murder Princess is a 6 episode OVA that offers great action and a straight to the point story line. I noticed the genre tab didn't include shoujo-ai but I believe there is a decent dose of that thrown in with all the fun action. Regardless, when I first heard of the title I thought it was going to be about a renegade princess more than a warrior princess, as murder is typically associated with bad people. The show's storyline would actually tell otherwise.

Being an OVA, the show spares you from the "unecessary" details and goes with a "this is how this universe works so deal with it for now approach." It focuses more on the fighting and drama more than details and common sense. Although they do try to tie up some loose ends with what small time frame they have. But that's what makes this show so entertaining and fun. For you seasoned veteran anime watchers, the story line and plot twists are very standard and you'll most likely be able to predict what happens next fairly easily. Fortunately, that doesn't mean that this show is boring at all.

As for the characters, they are a very unique bunch considering the setting of the anime. But in typical anime fashion, there is no reason why they're there but definitely make for a fun viewing experience. It'll take a minute to figure out what most of the wierd characters are but they're of pretty generic types. None of them are very memorable. Theres no real depth to any of the cast with the exception of the princess and her companion, the only source of drama in the show.

When somone thinks of music in an action flick, you generally would assume a smashing guitar rift medley of the hard rock kind. That is exactly what you get from this show. The interesting thing I noticed was that each 'guitar intrumental' was different everytime they played it, as opposed to using the same song over and over and over again. The OP and intrumentals all sound like something that should belong in a video game, but somehow they fit this show perfectly. Another strong point is the character seiyus. All though it took me a few episodes to accept Romi Paku's (Hitsugaya Toushirou from Bleach) rough voice as the princess, but like Hitsugaya, she grows on you as well (especially since the princess is pretty hot). But in my opinon, Chiwa Saito, steals the show. Pay attention to Yuna to find out why.

With so many high quality anime being released in rapid succession, it's hard to say that the art and animation of this show looks great. For what it's worth, the art is done very well, but like most of the show it's drawn with average quality. No real high depth and detail to any of the artwork but its all just fine at best. I would also have scored this show a little higher in the art and animation department if they didn't skimp (leave out) so much on the action scenes. Theres alot of cookie cutter techniques in the fight scenes, like the famous "blade swipe in the black," or the "blurry punch" technique, and even the "jump to lightspeed" background. Is all used here. Of course they're all standard cheap action techniques, but the fight scenes do have an above average blood content. Limbs fly off, blood spatter flies everywhere, and even organs occasionally get exposed. The violence may be cheap but at least its graphic.

Overall, this is pretty much another average anime to add to your "completed" list. If you don't mind lack of depth in your story and just want a pretty fun action experience give this one a shot. If that doesn't sound like your thing WATCH IT ANYWAY. It's 6 episodes long and this show does bring a fun experience. Watching an anime about an ass-kicking princess doesn't come very often. read more

I felt this series could have been much better. There was a lot of potential to have good character development and an interesting story, but six episodes just didn't do it. The synopsis of the series sounded compelling, but the "magical accident" is little more than a one-line myth designed to explain away something the writers clearly couldn't think of a better reason for. The same with the story between Cesilia and Falis. The connection between the two is weak and cliche...which is something I found myself saying about the plot in general as well. It was very predictable. By half-way through episode two I felt it was pretty clear what would happen and it wasn't exactly an innovative plot hook. Other than the first episode, the fight scenes were repetitious and really left something to be desired. The princess who seemed so strong in the first episode really stop being a strong fighting character pretty quickly as she is swatted around numerous times and spends a lot of time (for a 6 episode series) on her back.

While my review may sound a touch harsh, I didn't find the series completely terrible. It just wasn't great, either. I thought the music was good and really helped moved scenes along. The idea of a killer princess is kind of misleading in this series and has been done better elsewhere. Murder Princess is ok for a one-shot, but really, it could have been better. read more

Let's say you're a princess driven away from your palace by a bloody coup and through a life and death encounter swap bodies with a bounty hunter who then takes over your body and more or less becomes a badass--despite the fact that your dainty princess physique would likely make that impossible.

Screw it.

This is one of those anime. Just an entertaining 6 ep OAV run of what would happen in such a scenario, complete with a medieaval-esque world overshadowed by "old technology."

Not much to say. Princess Alita's brother wants to control superweapon of the forgotten old technology, enlists hot sorceress chick, there's an evil doctor and some moe girls. So Alita swaps bodies with Pharis, a bounty hunter with two cyborg/demon pals, and Pharis deals with all of these things in a typically brutish way--characters aren't what/who they seem tho in the usual predictable plot twists.

Simple anime. Simple outcome. It's fun, as advertised so therefore nothing to dislike about it.

Alita is cute and Pharis is typically tomboyish. Not really rocket science.

More like Aperture science. read more

Murder Princess is a rip-roaring kick-ass good time you'll have in any anime of the genere!

If your looking for a Shakesperian esque tragedy, insane killer lolis well this isn't it. Murder Princess is fairly generic and fairly predictable yes. Why am I raving about it? Because it's just a boat load of fun. This truly works very well as a short OAV series as opposed to a longer TV series as you don't feel overwhelmed nor do you have to waste time with pointless fluff and nonsense found in some other action series. Basically Murder Princess could be likened to a two-hour-Hollywood summer film that you go buy pocorn and just kick back and enjoy. And you will enjoy it.

The non-stop bloody action makes this Bee Trains most enthralling and adrenalin pushing yet also with out a doubt a well budgeted one with Marvelous Entertainment producing. The adaption from the manga is spot on (though there are a few things I wish they had done) and the music while a bit atypical metal fits so well for this. Even in the rash bash head baning metal you feel a lot of heart in the musical score and it only enhances the film further. Though despite the hectic pace of the plot it's still very easy to continue following the story. Compared to Bee Train insanely sporadic adaptation of Blade of the Immortal, Murder retains the charm of an intelligible but easy to understand plot but throwing you on a roller coaster compared to the slower moving series like my personal favs .hack//SIGN, and MADLAX. And it still takes a little time out for the audience to catch their breath.

The animation being the best yet I've seen, beautiful designs, great effects pointless bloody mesh maybe yet not laid on as thick as Blade's violence or a senin violence would normally be. Granted this is probably aimed at Teens more so than Adults like with Blade or others in that genre. A very nice color pallet but seemed heavy rather than the lovely color pallet by Studio Road in Tsubasa Chronicle and .hack//SIGN. Or maybe it's just my imagination, but regardless the beautiful color pallet takes you into the fantasy world of Foreland along with the overall art direction and composition.

Acting for the dub was unique and amazing from a FUNi all star cast including Monica Rial and Caitlin Glass alternating between umm...well themselves? Well anyway the dub made a clever move by retaining internal thought with the character's personality. Okay I'm sure that made no sense, well the commentary makes so much sense so watch that if I lost you.

Not much I can say about the Japanese as I haven't seen it in Japanese though with talents like Romi Paku I'm sure it's brilliant.

If you ask me Murder Princess is a hidden gem. Not just a hidden gem among Bee Train's aresnal of shows but among many action anime out there. It's a fun two-hour OAV adventure with non-stop action and is great to kick back with a bowl of popcorn or bag of chips or whatever your snack of choice be, and just enjoy.

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when i first heard this series i became interesrted because when i her picture she is strong not only in looks but also in power the series is short but quite action pack you still enjoy the Murder Princess is the Strongest there will ever be .Alita Forland the Murder Princess No,1

The story in Murder Princess is nothing to talk about. 2 girls swap bodies and the plot just sails from there.

The relationship between the 2 stars is nice. It gets touching at times and I think it's sweet! What I liked the most about this anime were the action scenes. Especially all the sword swinging!!

The way our princess swishes that blade around, is .. deadly! (evil grin)

I will recommend this anime for anyone who just wants a good action theme on their hands. It's short and I think thats best. If it were any longer I'd quit out of boredom.

No, this is an anime whose size is right and it's done well. read more

O SHIT IT'S BLOODY FREAKING MURDER!!!! wait what? A PRINCESS MURDERED SUM1 OOOOO SNAPZ!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ok So i found murder princess one day while browsing down the Anilinkz.com anime list and the title struck me, murder and princess don't mix and i was currious at first. i'm glad i watched it. great anime overall.

STORY-WARNING CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS- ok so pretty much the story is, a coup d'etat takes place in the kingdom of Forland, the princess escapes and runs into a Bounty Hunter and -Insert Major Plot Device Here- the two then team up along with The bounty hunter's team to take back and defend the Kingdom.
i like it since it's new -Insert Plot Device Here- part of the story in the first episode is what got me hooked. started to finish it off then.

Art: The Art's Crisp. although i watched the shows in medium tier quality, i could see that the amount of quality in the art was good

Sound: 5 words. Back-On is Seriously Back. The opening- if your into jrock and a huge Back On fan like me, then listen to the full version of the opening song- was a hooker to the anime. they used-i'm not sure it they used the FK Metal Ver or Survive Ver- 2 of the other verisons of Hikari Sasuhou-not the one in New World pretty much- here's the link on Youtube to the opening -tv ver it's not hyperlinked. just copy and paste- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppXyifEGsyU

Characters: Loved the 2 people traveling with the bounty hunter, they art pretty cool. and the bounty hunter after-insert plot device here- since she's sooo cute.

Enjoyment: Loved it. i liked all the aspects of the story, sound and characters

Overall:I would recommend Murder Princess for any1 that's looking for a good actiony anime with some sort of comedy, plus it's only 6 episodes, a quick 2hr-2hr 30 minute watch.

Have Fun!
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There is something eerily satisfying about seeing someone as symbolic of eloquent beauty as a princess soaked in blood. That said, Murder Princess is an extremely fun OVA that went directly from a boredom viewing to being one of the most fun series I've seen since Black Lagoon.

Story; 9. Body transfer isn't entirely new to the anime world, but you definitely see it a lot less than you do ninja clans or warring robot factions. The balance of action and story is perfect, with much more action to start and substance to follow. The plot itself also carried a decently cool twist, however it was admittedly on the slightly cheesy side. But aside of this one fact, the story flowed just seamlessly for what this was, and kept me genuinely interested from start to finish. And speaking of finish, the ending for this is PERFECT. I was a bit worried, but they wound up wrapping it up exactly like I hoped they would, I can't stress enough how great the ending was.

Art; 9. While there is no particularly new or breathtaking artistry, Murder Princess had clean and fluid animation not only most of the time, but all of the time. I cannot recall one hideously drawn scene, which is delightful, because even the best series seem to have at least one hastily frame that sticks out in memory. The colors were vibrant, and character models were a lot of fun. Quality art, even if nothing new, is always helpful.

Sound; 9. If you were asked to soundtrack a show who's general premise was a bloodthirsty princess, what would you pick? Well, heavy metal of course. The opening (while vocally agitating) is supercharged, as are the battle themes. The slashing guitars went perfectly with the flawless fight animations, giving this show a great kick.

Character; 9. Falis is the coolest damn princess ever. Gone is the stereotypical Zelda who requires rescue upon rescue from a strong male lead. A powerful, angry female isn't necessarily the newest idea ever, but an aggressive and hot tempered princess definitely is. Alita was very kind, and her relationship with Falis developed stunningly well in a mere six episodes. Dominikov and Pete had some pretty sick character models, and Dominikov specifically was just a very "cool" character in general. The character models didn't all look like they all belonged in the same show, but it somehow just worked; it gave the princess tale an edge besides the murder part, which only served to make it even more awesome an entry to the sea of endless fairytale princesses.

Enjoyment/Overall; 9. This is a must for fantasy fans, a must for action fans, and a must for anyone else who loves aggresive female leads. There is enough action here to sate the swords of even the most hardcore action fanatics, yet also enough substance to keep those looking for more than guts and glory a reason to stick around. Quality art, quality characters, and quality storytelling; I think the final word on Murder Princess should just be quality, because that is what this OVA is. Fun, quality anime. read more