Code:Realize - Sousei no Himegimi

Within Cardia Beckford's hazy memories, she can recall her father Isaac and the home where she lives alone, feared as a monster by the townsfolk—for in her body, she carries a deadly substance. Embedded in her chest by her father, the eternally beating heart—also known as Horologium—has the capability to produce infinite power. However, it also makes her skin destroy anything it touches.

Many in London seek the Horologium, including the terrorist organization Twilight, with whom Isaac is rumored to have close ties. To obtain the Horologium's power, the British military forces Cardia to leave her home as their prisoner. But on the road, she is whisked away by the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, who says he will steal her heart. Joining Lupin and his companions, Cardia begins a journey to discover the truth behind Isaac's connection with Twilight, her missing memories, and the Horologium within her chest.

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Lupin, Arsène

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Maeno, Tomoaki
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Beckford, Cardia

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Hayami, Saori
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Hirakawa, Daisuke
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Barbicane, Impey

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Morikubo, Shoutarou
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Kakihara, Tetsuya
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Suwabe, Junichi
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Delacroix II

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Ishigami, Miho
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Finis

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Kaji, Yuuki
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Sholmès, Herlock

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Murakami, Kazuya
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Nemo

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Shinomiya, Gou
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Cook, Justin

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Isogai, Noritomo

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Yoshitake, Shintarou

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Fukao, Satoshi

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"kalmia" by Mia REGINA (eps 1-11)

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"twinkle" by Cardia Beckford (Saori Hayami) (eps 1-11)

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Sep 25, 2020

NeiShiro

Recommended

YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS ANIME.

SPOILERS ALERT:
I will try to keep them to the minimum without involving any actual details and explanations, but the main plot is written down. You will kinda find them in the CHARACTER and STORY parts of the review.

It's so underrated, I can't believe now that I watched it. I would recommend it for art, sound, and interesting characters.

ART:

I love the design of the characters and the clothes they wear.
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Sep 13, 2022

ZeroAlice

Mixed Feelings

For someone who already played the Code:Realize games on PS VITA, i have mixed feelings with the anime.

PS. This will be a short review only. no in-depth explanations whatsoever. just my very own opinion.

Anyway, as i have said, i have mixed feelings with the anime. As for someone who finished playing the game on PS VITA, i recommend only to watch this anime for those who already played the game as the anime has skipped so many things from the FIRST game. and that is to be expected because of the time frame of each events on the game. it will be too long for ...

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May 23, 2021

kistune120

Not Recommended

If you happen to find this anime in 2021 or later, I beg of you to play the game instead. As a devoted fan of the otome game (now on switch), I was very disappointed in this adaption. I know things are undeniably going to have to be cut to make one cohesive plotline when it comes to making otome anime, but there were just so many things left out or butchered that would've greatly helped the plot and showcase to anime-onlys the depth of the characters to let the story really shine. ~Spoiler Free~

Story: 5

As it is nearly the same story as the ... game, obviously that is good and unique. Being a steampunk English romance about a girl that can't touch those she loves is obviously very compelling. However there were fights omitted I'm sure due to budget, deeper world-building plot lines skimmed over for times sake, and one character's last scene was drastically changed to give a better "feel good" send off. There were also bigger mystery reveals just randomly dropped like it was common knowledge or placed at the beginning of an episode like it wasn't the single biggest turning point for the main character, thereby butchering a big chunk of the overall story. There was also a big moment for the pairing they chose to cover, however instead of showing it properly cut it down to just be an image for the ending. I couldn't believe they did that, it's one of the biggest moments in the whole game. Overall just messy, underwhelming, and nowhere as good as it could have been but I guess it gets the job done.

Art: 3

Sometimes, it's pretty. Other times they look like slender man. Opening and ending obviously showed a lack of budget, again proven by the poor cgi that reveals itself later on. There was also a scene where a character falls and it's supposed to be all scary that they could be dying, but the animation is so poor it looks like they cut around their body and literally just click and dragged the drawing down the screen. I couldn't believe that was left in and accepted as is. To their credit, I did keep replaying it because I couldn't stop laughing at the sight of it.

Sound: 6

No complaints with sound quality, though the song choices and OST were reallyyyy lacking, especially compared to the soundtrack of the game which is so unapologetically itself and memorable. Voice acting was great, but that was expected as they're the same seiyuus as the game. So, it was fine.

Character: 2

This is the part that really grinds my gears. Due to their need to try and show a little bit of each character but only having 12 episodes (+ OVA), you're just left wanting more. I feel they could've absolutely gone more in depth especially with Van Helsing, Saint Germain, Frankenstein, and the Queen. But the worst part I think, was how Cardia's development got practically halved compared to the game. She has basically no personality here besides being nice and sad. She feels like your run of the mill otome main character when in game she is meant to just be a clean slate of a person, slowly learning to smile and figure out who she is as an individual. In game, she often has moments of strength, self-sacrificing, and humor. She even learns how to be selfish and calls Lupin a troublemaker, (something this cardboard cut out of Cardia would never do), showing their bond and understanding. But even here where they pushed aside everything else for their relationship, it feels forced and immediate with no build or clear show of their feelings or how we got from point A to point B. It all just makes no sense to me on the decisions while putting this show together because as any dating sim gamer would know, the romance is all about the characters and their slow building bonds.

Enjoyment & Overall: 3

Of course I was able to somewhat get through this anime with sheer nostalgia of the love I have for the source material, so I can't say I absolutely hated it. But I'm just disappointed because anime is really for seeing the works you love come to life before your eyes, and I was left wanting to go back to one of my saves just so I can hear the OST and read the story properly. And to be fair that's probably why this was made, to draw an even bigger crowd to buying the game. But I think it more so hurt than helped, and was a waste of everyone's time. What's the point of adapting a story if you'll only give/be able to give it low quality visuals and music as well as cut down the story that made it so special in the first place?

So again, I'd strongly recommend if you happen to find this show somehow and come by this review, I vehemently suggest you skip and instead go for the game. Otomes just really aren't built for half-hearted anime adaptions, as the Code: Realize anime proves once again.

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