I will start by saying this is better than your average fantasy/isekai it has great highs but those highs are few and far between, and filling the gaps are not lows but long dragging scenes of dull dialogue and exposition. The series itself starts off strong, a classic scene of rejection with our heroine crashing into the gala only to emphasize her chaotic and flippant nature. This is the first of many scenes, where our characters go against the expected norm that has been established by its predecessors in the genre. The characters are each strong, unique, and interesting in their own ways but they hare handicapped by a show whose plot revolves around spending less time doing anything that would be exciting and more around dialogue and exposition. Yes we get it, the princess can't use magic, magicology is a "sin", and they're gay. These are things that get shoved in the viewers face each episode. What is missing is a key element and that is the fact that this show is still an isekai. While Anis's inventions, love of magic, and other small details are sprinkled in the series to emphasize that this show is an isekai, those elements are few and far between as well as serve little to the plot or characters as a whole. If they were removed, she would be a normal princess with no magic but a love of magic who was still creative to make an electric teapot, then nothing would really change within the story. It is only at the end that she reveals to Euphillia that she remembers her time on earth and emotions that we had no clue existed come pouring out. If she was this troubled by her past memories, that should have been hinted at or shown earlier than in the last five minutes of the series.
One of the series greatest strengths is its animation and combat. Fluid fights with beautiful animations and colors that add a glamorous tone to the series. Each of the three majors fights, while shorter than the last, are well animated and honestly more needed within the series to break up the monotony.
One of the series greatest weaknesses is its pacing. As stated above, the epic fights and actions scenes are few and far between and filling those gaps are again monotonous repetitive dialogue and expositions. That isn't to say that they are all like that, no far from it. There were several key scenes where the cruel and power hoarding nobility showed their true colors in obvious cartoonish ways but also in subtle more disgusting ways that hurt to watch Anis have to suffer through. This is again where the series shines and dims depending on the scene.
Getting back to the fights, there were two that stood out the most in the series. The first being the dragon fight where was by far the highest point of the series as a whole. While simple and straightforward in nature, it was incredible from start to finish. But along side that fight was the duel between Anis and her brother, Prince Algard. This is where i was the most concerned expecting and dreading that the series would fall into a painful cliche. Much to my relief we avoided all cliches and even surpassed my expectations. Lainie, was a victim from beginning to end, and Algard proved to be a sympathetic antagonist who was driven by his warped desire to bring about his own revolution to the kingdom. The relationship between Anis and Algard, was put on full display as the rift between became painfully apparent. Tears were shed and hearts were broken, which was more than I could have asked for.
To summarize my thoughts, this was an above average fantasy anime but a below average isekai. The highs were high but the spaces between them were long and I often found myself either distracted or wishing for the episode to end faster. There is not enough yuri in the world to make up for slow pacing, dull dialogue, and boring tertiary characters. If i were to recommend something, it would either to read the manga or light novels. If you really want to watch the show, find some clips on youtube.
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