Ousama Ranking

The people of the kingdom look down on the young Prince Bojji, who can neither hear nor speak. They call him "The Useless Prince" while jeering at his supposed foolishness.

However, while Bojji may not be physically strong, he is certainly not weak of heart. When a chance encounter with a shadow creature should have left him traumatized, it instead makes him believe that he has found a friend amidst those who only choose to notice his shortcomings. He starts meeting with Kage, the shadow, regularly, to the point where even the otherwise abrasive creature begins to warm up to him.

Kage and Bojji's unlikely friendship lays the budding foundations of the prince's journey, one where he intends to conquer his fears and insecurities. Despite the constant ridicule he faces, Bojji resolves to fulfill his desire of becoming the best king he can be.

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Bojji Main

Hinata, Minami Japanese

Kage Main

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Hiling Supporting

Satou, Rina Japanese

Despa Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Desha Supporting

Shimoyama, Yoshimitsu Japanese

Ouken Supporting

Yusa, Kouji Japanese

Bebin Supporting

Ueda, Youji Japanese

Dorshe Supporting

Tadokoro, Hinata Japanese

Daida Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Miranjo Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Okada, Maiko Producer, Production Manager

Inoue, Megumi Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

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Jul 10, 2024

ShaimaSharaf

Recommended

The story sets in a medieval timeline yet it is a remarkable story of a prince. He is deaf which creates a few challenges for him but his bright and positive mindset allows him to become a remarkable person.
It was an emotional story mixed with comedy. Bojji's character development was subtle and slow-paced, which made me better for the story. Watching this anime helped me relax, especially after watching more high and fast-paced anime.
Seeing the graphics, I assumed that the anime was older but it was a new anime, released in early 2020's. I liked the idea of using what appears to be older ... graphic animation style for this type of anime, especially because the story is more relaxed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 9, 2024

ShattenKaramu08

Mixed Feelings

A would-have-been masterpiece, Ousama Ranking is a show that got quite lost from its unique direction, then finally shattering everything in 1 episode.

At the start, a lot of people might be repelled by the art style of this show, or the ordinary characters. You really shouldn't though, as the plot and characters are more complex than it seemed. In fact, the first half of this anime featured one if the most colorful and sophisticated cast in anime. All characters except MC were flawed in some way. We have a stepmother who isn't evil but at first doesn't know how to love, and a wise ... teacher who is effective but greedy. All these plus the anime successfully making us feel sympathy for MC and Kage, makes Ousama Ranking a very enjoyable watch for the first half.

The second half has Ousama Ranking throw every valuable asset away, only to make the journey feel even more weird and slow. The studio clearly had not enough content to fill in all episodes, so the fight scenes include a lot of unnecessary scenes and seem unnatural. 2 of these episodes have ridiculous plot and fight scenes that would make you scratch your head. Still, the general plot has no major flaws and while MC is completely free from his disadvantages which has been a core plot of the show, he still develops, so it's still salvageable...

Up until that scene in episode 22. First, having a sob story doesn't make everyone just forgive you and treat your past misdeeds lightly. Second, not only is the marriage proposal immoral based on the age-gap, but it's also completely ignoring the previous plot and how it affects the character. It gets even worse once you contemplate the true relationship between King Boss and the villain.

That scene has made the plot lose any credibility, ruined more than half of the cast, and made this show lost its "children show" excuse. It has destroyed every reason why Ousama Ranking is interesting. Worst of all, it's completely unnecessary and the show would have been much better if it is deleted.

For the characters, Queen Hilling and Despa Brothers are clearly the most sophisticated and free from errors. The 2 main characters, while sometimes mishandled, has shown development and are entertaining. Other than that, all characters deteriorated in the second half, with the 2 villains being the worst of the worst.

So is Ousama Ranking an acceptable anime? I still think it is. But you use at least 50% of your brain to watch anime, then I advise against watching the second half.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 11, 2023

EvaFotia

Not Recommended

Boring. Cliche. Lame. Ousama Ranking is extremely predictable and has zero stakes involved, a majority of the show are flashbacks where it just drags and drags and bores the viewer with "character development" for characters you don't care about.

The author failed to tell a coherent story past the first part and it inevitably ends up as a convoluted mess where nothing matters in the end. Every character is as bland as wet toilet paper. The premise of the story gets thrown away halfway through and the idea of "Ranking of Kings" just ends up being an Bojji powercreep journey

Do not watch this show if ... you're looking for good storytelling. If you like kindergarten-tier stories for little children then this is for you.

Good second opening though.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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