Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Located at the end of the world, the Kingdom of Ozmargo is inhabited by beasts of all shapes and forms, ruled by a fearsome nameless king. After a hundred-year war between Ozmargo and the neighboring human kingdom ended, a peace treaty was signed: every year, a sacrifice must be sent to be devoured by the king on the night of revelation.

Sariphi is the 99th and latest human sacrifice. Although frail-looking, she neither fears the king nor has a family or home to return to should she manage to escape from her impending demise. Intrigued by the audacious girl, the king lets Sariphi roam around the palace despite the disapproval of his advisor, Anubis.

Little by little, the king and Sariphi begin to warm up to each other, but the night of revelation is fast approaching. Unbeknownst to them, the fateful day unleashes a series of events that will change the course of destiny of not only Sariphi and the king but also of their respective worlds.

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Sariphi Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Leonhart Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Lanteveldt Supporting

Hatanaka, Tasuku Japanese

Anubis Supporting

Terashima, Takuma Japanese

Amit Supporting

Han, Megumi Japanese

Bennu Supporting

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Cy Supporting

Nukui, Yuka Japanese

Maalo Supporting

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Clops Supporting

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Jormungand Supporting

Kobayashi, Chikahiro Japanese

Usui, Hisato Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Suzuki, Kousuke Producer

Yaegashi, Satomi Producer

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Apr 28, 2025

TheRogueFeline

Recommended

I love romance and fantasy anime—especially when it features anthropomorphic characters and a main character with a troubled past. What really gets me is when that MC has a counterpart who's understanding, empathetic, and helps bring out the best in them. This anime delivered all of that and more.

I absolutely LOVED it. The character dynamics were engaging, the story flowed beautifully, and the emotional beats hit just right. What stood out most to me was the MC: a well-balanced guy who wasn’t just emotionally complex, but also deeply loyal. He hung out with his close friends, and they had his back during the toughest moments. ... And when it came to his betrothed, he was nothing but gentle, respectful, and kind.

If you're into fantasy romance with emotional depth, strong character relationships, and a touch of the anthropomorphic, I highly recommend giving this one a watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 3, 2025

LordBeanzoid

Mixed Feelings

Decent but ultimately forgettable show. The biggest flaw, for me, is the main characters. Sariphi embodies the all-too-common "perfect from birth" lead who makes no real mistakes and doesn't exhibit any growth whatsoever, while her romantic counterpart Leo struggles with endless self doubt and anxiety. This results in two very one-dimensional protagonists. Add to that the insanely overused plot device of "let's preach against bigotry" and you get a show that really doesn't stand out at all. I honestly got pretty bored about halfway through.

I stuck it out, though, and I'm glad I did because the ending is actually pretty decent. It's a solid conclusion ... that solves mysteries and fulfills relationships. Overall it's not a bad show, but I doubt I'll remember it after a year.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 9, 2024

chrisclem85

Not Recommended

Funny

I forced myself to watch all of this partly boredom partly wanted see how writes escape whole plot holes and insane concept they created around humans basically only women and girls being demon food and some girl falling in love with the demon king.

Long story short it plot hole remains the whole idea is dumb to begin with and its clearly writer just need a shock value/hook and way to explain why MC girl is chosen to be food ends up there.

Japanese anime/manga seem to always trying to force concepts like cannibalism/rape/slaves/death involving pretty girls to try be popular honestly adding theme only women and ... little girls as drug like food for demons actually makes the whole story stupid its not really explained just taste... and makes characters interactions forced between hate and acceptant on flips of a coin.

The demons also seem to be a mix of races with the terrible artwork makes the look like a joke which also doesn't make sense why aren't eating each other as they seemly all take on look of every animal in food chain the anime would make more sense if was the humans attacking and eating them.

Lastly most creepy thing is whole idea of humans kissing and other things with animal face people is disgusting gross concept as anime suggests at points humans loving animals in that way is normally some kind of mental illness of some lonely farmer marrying his cow or something, So why is girl not repulsed by the idea as any normal human would be granted if they change into human fine but if your wife/husband etc could change to a animal at will you wouldn't want to have sex while are in that form/find it appealing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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