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EARLY TL,DR: Do you play 100 sleeping princes (like I do)? You might actually enjoy this anime. Otherwise, be wary.

STORY:
As usual, it's your typical reverse harem in a fantasy setting. Don't expect anything groundbreaking as they don't really dive into the specifications of the heroine's powers, or the stats and skills of the princes, or the relevance of their typing, or anything that they do in the game. I feel like they could have referenced those more, as it would add at least more to the princes. The arcs are very straightforward and simple, I wish more could be done but given the time frame ... and the VAST amount of princes in the game, it would be difficult to accommodate.

CHARACTERS:
Other than Prince Avi and Kihel, the other characters don't really get a chance to grow to a big extent. I was a fan of several of the princes already shown, so I did enjoy the screentime, but them going away in favour of a new arc in a matter of 2 episodes just made me upset and longing to know them better, if that made any sense.

SOUND:
Didn't really enjoy the OSTs, they were really generic. BUT I do like that they implemented some of the music from the mobile game into the anime.

ART:
Basically, it's decent. Nothing extraordinary, but nothing I visibly cringed at either.

ENJOYMENT:
Here's the thing- I'm trash for the mobile game. The reason I find myself liking this anime is because I love playing it's game equivalent. If I had not been a fan of the game beforehand and had not been attached to the princes ***CHARACTER NAME SPOILER*** (particularly Avi, Douglas, and Graysia), I would not enjoy this series.

OVERALL:
Honestly, taking out my own personal enjoyment it'd be around a 5.5-6 for someone who's not familiar with the franchise.

Edit: If you're interested in seeing more of the princes, the shorts you can watch through the game itself give more personality and relationships to the princes- except the heroine princess isn't there.

Story: 8/10
I've only read 16 chapters so far, but Boukyaku no Shirushi has an extremely endearing premise. It hasn't exactly been "never seen before". There are lots of mangas out there with political marriages, or a king finally getting married after many failures. The thing with this though is that nothing is overdone. The plot is simple, the obstacles aren't grand- but it is what's needed in a light-hearted and at times comedic story such as this. And I mean come on, isn't the premise of a "headless king" interesting?

Art: 7/10
It's not a completely unique art style, but it's still done well in my opinion. ... The characters are drawn cutely, and they are pleasing to the eye.

Character: 7/10
The characters are simple to understand- their personalities are rather predictable. However, there's nothing really wrong with that in this manga as they are all so lovable. They don't get annoying *mostly*, and at times the simplicity is what makes them so endearing. The relationship of Lilia and the King is also lovely.

Enjoyment: 9/10
I'm going to try to not give away any spoilers, but I really enjoyed this manga. It's not one of my favourite shoujo mangas, but it's still good. I particularly like the fact that the king is "Headless". Most of the characters have their own charm that, while have been seen before, still remains unique. to them. There's just something about Lilia too that makes you want to root for her success in her relationship with the king.

This is just my opinion though. I'm more than a bit of a softie for fantasy-setting shoujo manga.

I first heard about Annarasumanara last year, but I held off from reading it because I had other manga that I deemed was "more interesting".

I really wish I didn't hold off in reading this.

Annarasumanara gives you an outlook on both reality and living within a fantasy. There's so much issues that's being dealt with, and I really appreciate how they discussed it. The art style is also very interesting.

The best thing about this, in my opinion, was the characters.

(Not to spoil anything, but il deung is actually my favourite character. He grows so much, and he's who I relate to the most.)

Anyway, ... you should definitely give this a shot.