Some fantasy anime make you wait an entire season to see what their protagonist can really do. Others give you a heroine who could probably defeat half the kingdom before breakfast but would rather spend the morning pretending she is perfectly ordinary. Personally, I have a soft spot for the second type, especially when the…
There are plenty of fantasy anime protagonists who discover they have incredible powers and immediately start figuring out how to use them to become famous, defeat every enemy in sight, or climb to the top of the social ladder. Fia Ruud, the heroine of A Tale of the Secret Saint, has a very different plan….
There is something especially entertaining about watching an overpowered anime protagonist do everything possible to convince everyone around them that they are completely ordinary. It is even better when their attempts to stay unnoticed make them stand out even more. That is the main appeal of A Tale of the Secret Saint, a fantasy reincarnation…
There is something especially satisfying about a fantasy story that takes a character everyone considers useless and asks a simple question: What if everyone else has been looking at her the wrong way? That is the hook behind Romelia War Chronicle, also known as Romelia Senki. At first, the story appears to follow a familiar…
There’s something refreshing about a fantasy anime that understands winning the big battle doesn’t magically fix everything. The Demon King is defeated, the heroes get their victory celebration, and the kingdom should be able to breathe again. Right? Not quite. In Romelia War Chronicle, the real trouble begins after the cheering stops, and the person…
If there is one thing I appreciate about Romelia War Chronicle, it is that the story understands something many fantasy anime seem to forget: defeating the Demon King does not magically fix everything. The kingdom still needs money, soldiers need supplies, towns need protection, and someone has to deal with the enormous mess left behind…
There are plenty of anime breakups that make you angry, but Prince Henri’s treatment of Romelia von Graham in Romelia War Chronicle hits differently. After years of fighting the Demon King’s forces, surviving dangerous missions, and finally defeating Zergis, you would expect the victorious prince to show at least a little gratitude toward his longtime…
There is something ridiculously satisfying about watching a royal prince make the worst decision of his entire life. He publicly humiliates his fiancée, strips her of her position, and sends her away expecting her to disappear. A few chapters later, she is running a prosperous territory, commanding loyal soldiers, and making the kingdom that rejected…
I’m not going to lie: if the events described in Dandadan Chapter 250 are any indication of where Yukinobu Tatsu plans to take this story, we’re heading into some seriously painful territory. This series has always been great at throwing together ridiculous supernatural fights, bizarre comedy, and surprisingly sincere romance. But there’s a difference between…