In an era riddled with isekai with boring power fantasies, overpowered characters, and poor production, this anime was a gem of its genre, although this show is more disconnected from the isekai aspect, and more on the fantasy aspect. I will admit, when I saw this show announced, I thought it would be yet another generic isekai, but just with yuri. Seeing that Studio Diomedéa at the helm, and with their recent anime such as Futsal Boys, and Domestic Girlfriend, I wrote this one off entirely. I eventually did try it out, and following a premiere that stumbled out of the gates, it improved into
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something quite special, with impressive animation, characters, and thought-provoking themes.
Stories surrounding royalty always fall into the age old trope of in-fighting inside the palace, and a thirst for the throne and power. Instead, our main protagonist, Anisphia “Anis” Wynn Palletia, is one that seemingly does not care for ascending to the throne, despite being in the royal bloodline. One reason why that might be the case is that in a world filled with magic users, at least among royalty, she is incapable of using magic. Instead, she engages in research called “magicology”, using the world’s resources and her knowledge from her previous life. As she seemingly neglects her place in the royal scheme of things, she is seen as a heretic, and therefore, her brother, Algard, assumes the duties of royalty. At the outset, Algard is in a forced political marriage with Euphyllia Magenta, whom he barely knows.
With that, the theme of rebellion is presented for the first time in the show, as Algard spends time with another girl rather than his fiancée, and eventually denounces her in front of a huge crowd, calling off their marriage. This all happens in the first episode, and I’m sure that if you haven’t watched this show yet, you’re thinking to yourself how this is even good. It all seems like contrived drama, doesn’t it?
But then, Anisphia comes in, all carefree, to sweep Euphyllia off her feet, in more ways than one, as she flies away from the terrible scene with her on a broom, and gives her the role of being Anisphia’s assistant, which she agrees to.
Anisphia and Euphyllia have personalities that can be seen as polar opposites. Anisphia is a very happy go lucky girl who has excellent ideals around magic, whereas Euphyllia is struggling to fit into this casual atmosphere where no one is forced to be polite and ladylike, and can just have fun. In a way, the theme of rebellion shows itself yet again, as Euphyllia is rebelling against the very nature of her world, to change herself into finding her own purpose, to do the things that she wants, just like Anisphia. There’s a parallel to another anime, Lycoris Recoil, that I can sort of see here, with Anisphia resembling Chisato and Euphyllia resembling Takina, as the former breaks the latter out of her shell to push her to act and do things that she wants to do, not just following orders, like she’s done her whole life. Their dynamic was wonderful to see throughout the anime, as they go through the toughest of battles and emotions together.
To continue the discussion on rebellion, Algard, as polarizing and divisive as he was, ended up being quite a good character, and a villain who had some depth, and someone who allowed us to sympathize with. The world and its politics aren’t great. Its systems of prioritizing magic for the nobility is corrupt and was fully deserving to be broken down. Algard’s actions during this anime make him look like the villain, but he believed he was doing what needed to be done, which was overthrow the power dynamic in this world. He attempts to use his strength rather than change the policies slowly, and he’ll stop at nothing to achieve this goal. The ends justify the means for him, even if that means people need to be sacrificed to do so. Isekai series struggle with villain writing all the time, and while Algard, as decent of a character he was, he wasn’t exceptionally written in my opinion, but it’s most definitely a step in the right direction.
The side cast also added a lot to the cast as well. Tilty and Ilia were amazing characters who kept the main duo true to themselves, and pushed them towards a better relationship with each other.
Now, to the production side of things, the animation was generally very well done, with the fight scenes being exemplary, and the cinematography being amazing even outside of the fight choreography. The soundtrack was also very overlooked, and complimented the emotional and epic scenes very well. Studio Diomedéa was really punching above their weight here, and I never expected this studio to pull off something quite like this.
The main issue I did see with this show was the pacing, but it’s nothing too egregious, as the story was still generally quite decent overall. It felt a little fast at times, as it doesn’t feel like the world was really fleshed out to its fullest. While there was some world building aspects, it didn’t feel as intriguing as it could have been, in its political world building, or the monarchy in general. That said, the adaptation did what it had to, and I wasn’t disappointed at all.
Overall, this show has been quite a joy to watch, with its exemplary cast, solid animation, soundtrack, and themes. It’s a show I never expected to enjoy this much, and while there were some shortcomings, it was a great experience to watch and a great show to discuss about. The second half was quite polarizing among the anime community, but I came out with quite a positive view of it. I assure you, it’s more than just a plain old yuri anime, there was a lot of heart put into this adaptation, so if there’s anything to take away from this anime season, this would be a good choice to watch. I implore you, do give it a fair chance.
Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Tenten Kakumei, MagiRevo
Japanese: 転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
Premiered:
Winter 2023
Broadcast:
Wednesdays at 21:00 (JST)
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Diomedéa
Source:
Light novel
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Your Feelings Categories Mar 22, 2023
In an era riddled with isekai with boring power fantasies, overpowered characters, and poor production, this anime was a gem of its genre, although this show is more disconnected from the isekai aspect, and more on the fantasy aspect. I will admit, when I saw this show announced, I thought it would be yet another generic isekai, but just with yuri. Seeing that Studio Diomedéa at the helm, and with their recent anime such as Futsal Boys, and Domestic Girlfriend, I wrote this one off entirely. I eventually did try it out, and following a premiere that stumbled out of the gates, it improved into
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Mar 22, 2023
When I say the word: “Princess.” What kind of impression comes into your mind? Now, take that impression of yours, and throw that in the bin, because this Princess is not your typical fantasy princess. Elegant? What is that? Princess Anis does not give two shits about being elegant while happily walking around the castle in a blood-soaked dress and wearing the head of a monster who is the latest’s victim of Anis’ rampage.
Princess Anisphia “Anis” Wynn Palletia is the reason this anime is so enjoyable. Her erratic and unpredictable behaviour brings life into this already amazing show. Her passion for developing magical tools ... Mar 1, 2023
This anime starts off feeling like a world of wonder and that there will be great improvement/growth in the main character. And that she would spur the growth of those around her. This was not the case. And world building? Forget about it, 9 episodes and all you see is the castle and a small forest (at least that I can remember, it is that forgettable).
After 8.5 episodes I finally realized I was waiting hopelessly for a payoff. I realized I felt empty and bored every episode. Nothing significant changes in the characters even after big events. It feels like there is no end goal, nothing. ... Jan 18, 2023
Animes are built upon layers. A good story, a good opening act, and most importantly, a good set of characters. One thing for sure, having your MC be a great MC. If you're looking for a series that does that, then look no further. As if you're looking for one of the best girls of the entire season, then look no further than Wynn.
Story and characters: 8 The story will take a moment to settle, but once you're settled, you're strapped and ready to dig deep into it. Why? Because of Wynn. Wynn will single handily make you love this show, no matter how you find ... Jan 18, 2023
This anime resulted in a turn of unexpected events. There are like 10 “fantasy” anime this season and this is one is worth a shot.
- The starting point of this adaptation was really well executed. The protagonist is someone reincarnated, but that fact is used as a way of making know the audience that she is after all someone to whom we can see ourselves reflected, so we can expect a rational decision from her part, and also interesting ones. - Also the series doesn’t start by revolving around the fact that the protagonist is someone reincarnated, puts that fact aside and instead it ... Mar 22, 2023
During a festive gathering to celebrate the new graduations from the magical academy, Algard, the crown prince of Atland and betrothed to noblewoman Euphyllia, announces that their engagement is effectively annulled. Having been taken by the charms of a commoner girl named Lainie, he levies accusations at Euphyllia, leaving her horrifically disgraced and her social status effectively ruined. As everything is about to come to a catastrophic head (even moreso than it already had), the rebellious princess Anisphia crashes through the window on her magical tool broomstick and, reading the situation quickly, takes Euphyllia away and promises to set her free from her circumstances.
*The Magical ... Mar 22, 2023
Tenten Kakumei is one of the best examples of a LGBTQ relationship you’ll see in this medium. It is extremely refreshing to see a serious, healthy, non-overly sexualised relationship between two young women. Add great world-building and writing to that and you’ve got the recipe for one of my favourite fantasy series.
Now, I loved the first half of the show adaptation-wise, but I did have quite a few issues with how the studio handled things in the second half that I’ll touch on later. The anime on its own is very good. Not only does it give us that healthy relationship between Anis and Euphie, ... Mar 22, 2023
To summarise how Tenten Kakumei was, it's how the anime managed to subvert my expectations towards its cast of characters and seems to have effort being put into them. It was a pleasant surprise to watch with my original expectations going negative with both of the themes stating 'Isekai' and 'Reincarnation', although such a thing doesn't seem to arise throughout the whole show (it just seems to be there with no apparent reason). There are some minor spoilers, though I put them out of context.
First Pro: There is effort given into writing these characters. - It doesn't quite reach the top-tier level of characters we so ... Mar 22, 2023
Tensei Oujo a.k.a MagiRevo: the second coming of Lycoris Recoil, only if it's made in total liberal fantasy.
For the 2nd Isekai/fantasy show in a row, studio Diomedéa has done it again, this time dabbling with the Yuri genre. And in a season where there is no less of notoriety to talk about, novelist Piero Karasu's only work that is Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei a.k.a The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (or simply shortened to MagiRevo) easily stands out as one of the best Winter shows, period. And this is no contest in the slew of ... Mar 23, 2023
Viva the Yuri Revolution!!
Or that’s what I’d say if this series left me feeling excited about it. Sadly I didn’t really enjoy it as a whole. I enjoyed PARTS of this show, but way, way too much of it was bogged down in seriousness and depression. Why can’t I just have a cute little yuri isekai slice of life series???? I dislike series that can’t pick a tone, and this series definitely had that issue. It started off with the hilarious antics of this bloody, wild princess, who steals away her brother’s fiancé to take for herself. It’s very comedic. I was legitimately laughing at how ... Mar 22, 2023
Even it might seem as of it's just Yuri, it really isnt like that.
If you like Yuri, you will definitely like it. But if you don't, that doesn't mean you will dislike it. At the beginning it has not a lot, but some Yuri scenes. However, later the Yuri scenes appear less(they doesn't disappear at all though, they seem to be like friendship scenes which must be comfortable to watch for Yuri and not Yuri lovers). Instead of these great scenes, we have a lot of character development and action. About this, I really hace to congratulate artists. Fighting scenes are just too well animated. My ... Jan 20, 2023
As a reader of the novel, I'll give my review, so I'll say that the anime, so far, is doing a great job.
First, I will give a general idea of the work to make it easier to understand what it is about. But first, I want to make it clear that nothing I'm going to say is a spoiler, I'm just clarifying some things. In addition, some topics that I mention, but leave the explanation open, it is because the work will explain, and therefore I will not say anything. Here we have the protagonist, Anisphia, who recalls memories of her past life when she was a child. At ... Feb 5, 2023
I'm in love with this anime so far. It may take a bit of getting into it and understanding that unlike other fantasy anime - the main character WONT be the only living being and the other characters WONT just exist to praise them / be their love interest or look down on them just so they can be proven wrong - but especially the developing characters relation and bonds is something very precious you rarely see in anime it reminds me of the characters of well crafted movies.
Clashing characters conflicting ideals and believes and letting them grow along side each other. Its wholesome ... Mar 22, 2023
As a fan of the light novels I'm beyond pleased that this is one of the best looking shows Diomedea has ever made. I'm glad they covered the whole first arc, or the first three volumes of the light novel, but they kind of had to skip some dialogue that makes the story more coherent. Still, with 12 episodes they did a pretty good job at covering everything I wanted them to cover, though there should be no reason they couldn't have had 13 episodes.
Speaking more about the anime itself, MagiRevo really is a cut above most isekai (as the serious yuri ones tend to ... Mar 22, 2023
I wasn't sure sure why this show was fetting such good reviews until I watched the last episode. It seems that a yuri ending will help a show through the rankings when it has (almost) nothing else going for it.
On a more serious note I can't in all honesty say this was a bad show. The animation is on point, the story, in spite of being quite stereotypical, is still good enough to be worth watching. On the other hand I can't say it was a good show either. The dialogue are overly lenghty and repetitive, to the point that I alomost had to fast ... Mar 22, 2023
It was a good anime for sure had its own ups and down and the storyline goes nicely on the ending side, starting was mixed reaction type of scenes but overall a good one
Storyline got me on the last three episodes like what the hell happened like the motive was not expected from prince and many more things, and the anime purely showed how much assholes can the noble's be like seriously old hags destroying a girls life for your peanut size ego for sure. For the storyline it was good but a little but dull also it could have been better and the animation ... Jan 19, 2023
I think most avid viewers of the yuri genre and readers of the series can unanimously agree that this is the best Yuri anime we have to date. Easily surpasses Bloom Into You which is the current Top Yuri anime now.
The story is unique and it's not generic because it's a mixture of the isekai and yuri element. Well, sadly I think there will be avid haters of the yuri genre that will give this a low score. We should not give it a low score. Let's just watch and enjoy. They missed a few yuri moments but it's all good. Story: 10 Adaptation: 9 ... Mar 22, 2023
The anime adaptation of "Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei" offers a unique and unexpected interpretation of the oversaturated isekai/fantasy genre. However, the show's execution and development leave something to be desired.
The pacing feels off, as the studio tried to cram too much into a single season. While the author aims to make the show overly dramatic, it can come across as naive. Its implementation of modern standards to medieval culture, though a frequently occurring plot device in the genre, is poorly executed. The conflicts in the show are (almost) always resolved either through magic or battle, which is satisfying for the target ... Mar 22, 2023
Overall Impression: Magical Revolution is a technically-isekai that's really just fantasy where the reincarnation element is mentioned only twice and barely matters to the story. It's an action/adventure/romance that follows Anis, a tomboy princess that invents magical tools to compensate for her inability to use magic, and Euphie, the daughter of a duke that is unhappily engaged to Anis' brother, the crown prince Algard. This is a yuri series and it doesn't hide that, but the romance often takes a backseat to action or court politics. Overall this was an engaging story with an excellent cast, thrilling action, and surprisingly strong production values from a
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Mar 23, 2023
"The magical revolution of the reincarnated princess and the genius lady" Now you can't help but be puzzled by this title if your only source is the anime alone. Reason I'll get into in a bit and also why I have mixed-feelings despite my score.
Now I'll focus on where this anime truly shines, the characters': 1.Anis(Anisphia Wynn Palletia) a princess who's very existence, personality and actions are at odds with the socio-political system in play; being female heir to the throne but incapable of magic despite noble birth she renounces her claim, has a hobby in research and development of artificial magic seen as taboo in ... |