The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess is a feel good isekai about an iNteReStiNg royalty who loves magic. Nothing stands out particularly but what can I say, I loved this manga and I had a great time. And if you like yuri, isekai, and otome like me I think there's a high chance you will too.

As a fluffy magic isekai, if you've read Mushuku Tensei, or the shouta magic geek one, you know what to expect. Stronk quirky mc, crisp artstyle, the plot is well-paced, there are almost no stakes, and the vibes are of a nice casual sol. Not too standoutish but nevertheless, the cute FLs were enough to carry the story and keep me interested.

Euphy is a perfect sheltered lady who has spent her life accomodating stupid nobles, an polar opposite of Anis who is a unhinged magic freak who has only been doing whatever shennanigans she wants. They have a fate encounter in chapter 1 after which a lot of the manga is focused on developing their relationship which is very very precious. It's a Utena-Anthy dynamic we're not at all unfamiliar with but what works works.

Euphy learns to express her feelings and support Anis out of her own free will, while Anis grows fond of the found companionship she never had befor
e. Magic theory side characters, action every other plot device is built only as to support the main character dynamic, which in my opinion was a great decision not many mangakas make anymore.

You see, other isekai might place focus on magic systems, power levels, booba fanservice, braindead harem, side characters no one cares about, imperialist bs, overpowering the mc, discussing kitchen sink ethics, cardboard villains or drama etc etc. MRotRP strips the genre down to its core and gives me the only fantasy I really want which is to be loved. It is a good reminder of how enjoyable isekai can be without the cheap gimmicks we have grown accustomed to. Further positive, the choice for a mary sue female lead rather than a op/edgy/pervy/oblivious male lead helped me self insert without feeling like a pathetic incel.

I mostly focus on the negatives Magical Revolution managed to avoid rather than the good things about it, but I really can't help it. I've read a good number of isekai already so nothing stands out anymore. The best compliment I can give Reincarnated Princess is that in 21 chapters I didn't find a single dull or obnoxious panel, and I'm certain that I won't be bored if the main focus continues to be the romance. When it comes to isekai, for me, these 3 volumes are as good as it gets.

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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 will say is a spoiler, I'm just clarifying some things.

Also, some topics that I mention, but leave the explanation open, 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 as a child.

At that moment, our protagonist, besides being the princess Anisphia of the kingdom, also becomes the Anisphia of our world.

Why am I saying all this? Because I want to make it clear that:

--- The protagonist does not have the "overpowered knowledge", which isekai protagonists usually possess. But, yes, she is intelligent, and tries hard to accomplish what she wants.

--- The fact that she has the memory of our world is something very important for the development of the character. I'm just making it clear that the "isekai" factor is not used as a cheat, but as something really important.

Having said that, let's get to the explanation of the world.

The story revolves around the monarchical system (royalty, nobility, commoners), and the location is the Kingdom of Palletia, which has a tradition of idolizing spirits and magic.

In such a traditional kingdom, Anisphia is the princess, but she was born without the gift of magic.

However, because of the way the kingdom works, the royalty and nobility are able to use magic, while the commoners do not have this gift.

The fact that the princess, from a kingdom with this strong tradition, is not able to use magic is a big problem.

If you already know the minimum about monarchy, even if it is in works of fiction, we already know that Anisphia will have problems with the nobility.

However, since Anisphia wants to be able to use magic anyway, she creates her own study about magic, called Magicology, and the story goes from there.

With everything explained, what is the brilliance of this work, and what made me like it so much?

The strengths of this book for sure are the characters and the world.

As you saw above, I explained the basics about the protagonist, which is basically what we see in the synopsis and at the beginning of the book, but we can already see that things are not so simple.

The characters are not just a stereotype, as the work develops, we see that there is a lot of depth in each one of them. and they all interact with the world in some way, making everything more alive.

The world is only alive because the play makes a point of explaining and detailing it, and although it is restricted to the Kingdom of Palletia, it still has a sense of naturalness

One example I can give is Prince Algard, the protagonist's brother.

I'm sure that when he appears, you will all just say, "What a shitty guy, fucked up character."

Yes, I said that too, until I found out that there is a lot behind the character, which made me like him a lot afterwards.

In short, it's a great book, with great characters and a great world.

About the manga itself, it is following the story as in the novel, the art is also beautiful.

But what I liked the most, is that the manga has elevated the comedy of the work, the characters have many varieties of expressions, the illustrations made me laugh a lot.

Surely this is the most positive point of the manga, which is to leave the characters, who were already good in the novel, even more charismatic.

The mangaka certainly did a great job.

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