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Oct 15, 2015
Story: I can sum it up in two words: Stockholm Syndrome. That's what's going on in this anime and there isn't a more obvious example available. It isn't a true romance. The king essentially holds the girl hostage and then she gradually falls for him. She begins to see what she wants to see in him (the fact that he's emotionally damaged and needs to be loved) and soon forgets the fact that she's there against her wishes.

Characters: I'll start with Livius. He's the child of a king but since his mother was a commoner both he and his mother were treated like outcasts. As a kid he somehow ascended the throne and became king after his mother died. He acts like a spoiled brat and nobody likes him. So how did he become king and why do people accept that he's king? If he's so hated, why hasn't anyone just killed him yet and made life better for everyone? No idea. The first questions are never really answered which bugged me. The second question isn't answered either which bugged me more. It would have been so easy to kill and replace him and nobody would have cared.

Nike is a princess from a far off kingdom that has been promised to the Sun King. She starts off as a strong willed, likable character who can be a bit stubborn at times. But over the course of the show I came to dislike her more and more. Almost certainly because she softens and somehow falls in love with her captor, the child king Livius. She has a unique ability to bring rain when she sings.

Art and sound are both great and there isn't much to say about them. Overall I didn't enjoy the show for reasons I've given above.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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