Murder Princess
| Murder Princess | |
|---|---|
| Original title | マ ー ダ ー · プ リ ン セ ス |
| transcription | Mādā Purinsesu |
| genre | Fantasy , action |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Sekihiko Inui |
| publishing company | Media Works |
| magazine | Comic Dengeki Daiō |
| First publication | 2005 - 2007 |
| expenditure | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2007 |
| Studio | Bee train |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 6th |
| Director | Tomoyuki Kurokawa , Shinya Kawatsura |
| music | Yasufumi Fukuda |
Murder Princess ( Japanese マ ー ダ ー · プ リ ン セ ス , Mādā Purinsesu ) is a manga series by Sekihiko Inui . Based on the manga first published in 2004, an original video animation was created in 2007 .
content
In 672 of the Shandina period, the Kingdom of the Foreland is on the verge of collapse. Mad scientist Dr. Akamashi, who was previously an employee of the court, is now planning a revolution. He has created an army of ghouls and two dangerous androids to help bring the kingdom to its knees. The two androids Yuna and Ana have the shape of two cute girls, but they are the professor's strongest weapons. Your extremities can turn into rocket launchers, stabbing weapons or telescopic arms in a flash. The Vorlands soldiers can only withstand the powerful attack for a short time and must finally surrender.
The king is then murdered in cold blood, but his daughter Princess Alita manages to escape thanks to a clever trick, as a doppelganger temporarily takes her place. The real princess can finally escape in the dark woods. But even here she is not safe, in the dark wood there are still dark creatures hiding. When the princess is cornered on a cliff by one of these terrifying monsters, she happens to be helped by the bounty hunter Falis, who is also present. This is accompanied by Dominikov, a man with skulls that should not be underestimated, and the colossus Pete in a rocker outfit. But before the fight can even begin, Princess Alita loses her balance due to an awkward movement and pulls Falis and herself into the depths of the gorge. In the face of death, the two girls' souls are reversed before they are finally caught by Dominikov and Pete before the impact. Now both must live in each other's body. So the Princess Falis suggests that she can rule in the body of the heir to the throne if they manage to find Dr. Driving Akamashi from the throne.
The four succeed in regaining the throne, but Yuna and Ana escape. Now Falis takes the place of the regent, supervised by Alita, who slips into the role of her murdered chambermaid, and the master of ceremonies. Except for the inner circle of the court, nobody knows about the role reversal of the princess and the bounty hunter.
publication
The manga was published from 2005 to 2007 in the manga magazine Comic Dengeki Daiō from Media Works . The chapters also appeared in two edited volumes. Broccoli Books published them in English, Taifu Comics in French.
Anime adaptation
Based on the manga, a six-part OVA series was produced by Bee Train in 2007, directed by Tomoyuki Kurokawa . The character design was created by Yoshimitsu Yamashita and the artistic directors were Shin Watanabe and Yoshimi Umino. Marvelous Entertainment released the anime on DVD in Japan in 2007.
Anime Virtual published the OVA on June 30, 2008 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland in a DVD box with 2 DVDs, the age of which was specified as 16 years and over. The French anime and manga publisher Kazé published the OVA in French.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Alita | Romi Park | Sarah Riedel |
| Thesilia | Megumi Toyoguchi | Rubina Kuraoka |
| Dark Knight | Daisuke Namikawa | Sven Gehardt |
| Milano | Ami Koshimizu | Josephine Schmidt |
| Ana / Yuna | Khiva Saitō | Maria Koschny |
| Dominikov | Kazuki Yao | Christian Gaul |
| Pete Armstrong | Akimitsu Takase | Tilo Schmitz |
| Dr. Akamashi | Hiroshi Tsuchida | Jörg Döring |
| Iodu Entolasia | Takkō Ishimori | Gerald Schaale |
music
The music of the OVA was composed by Yasufumi Fukuda. The opening title Hikari Sasuhō ( ヒ カ リ サ ス ホ ウ ) comes from BACK-ON. The credits were backed with Naked Flower by Romi Park .
reception
The German fanzine Funime judges that the OVA offers “terrifyingly simple characters” , like the absolutely selfless princess , despite a good basic idea . So the action seems bloodless and static despite good approaches. Only the end stood out positively. The drawings are "not really outstanding" and the animation is remarkably simple. The soundtrack is not very suitable and the German synchronization is wooden despite the well-chosen voices.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vendredi: Murder princess chez Kaze. In: manga-news.com. April 25, 2008, accessed October 9, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Funime No. 53, p. 20
Web links
- Anime website (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
- Murder Princess in the Internet Movie Database (English)