

The summary is obviously an exaggeration, but you aren't going to get much else out of this review.
Animation was very good, and the little CGI they did use was used well and wasn't horribly distracting (I'm looking at you level 99 villainess).
That's about where the pros end. Personally, I love reborn villainess stories especially because of how they explore character dynamics. My biggest issue with this one was the main character: why does she feel the way she does, who is she, and what is her goal? Besides the surface level "people dying is bad, and I want to save my citizens," we have no clue as to what actually motivates her. She's the most perfect overpowered goody-two shoes that can do no wrong, and in that she has barely any personality. Like... she's nice, I guess? But what else, I can't really tell you.
Now onto my second issue: the other characters. I guess I can't say much about them, because again they have surface level motivations and surface level personalities. The brother character, Stale (like bread?) is upset about being taken from his family, reasonably so. And then... nothing. He wants to help Pride. Okay, that's good and all, but he has no other motivations? There's nothing else he wants to do, nothing else that interests him? It's crazy. And then Arthur (a normal name finally good god). He's... better, but not by much. At least his personality is likes Pride, wants to help Pride, and is annoying. It's better than the others! He actually has a more fleshed out (barely) backstory and motivations, and his whole character being centered around Pride actually makes a little more sense to me. But that doesn't make it better.
And they fucked up severely with Tiara (which, again, is a stupid ass name). She's supposed to be the original main character! I get that when Pride flipped the evil switch off (which I'm still a little confused by), she completely changed Tiara's origin story and actually gave her a good, loving childhood. However, we don't see much of her personality either, even though the narrative makes it a point to let the audience know she has one! It's just wasted potential. After this, there aren't many characters that are important or impactful. Or, I have something to complain about later on and we'll get there.
About the character relationships, there isn't much to see that doesn't revolve around Pride. This means that the characters don't feel like people, they feel like plot devices that can talk. Every single character in the show, without fail, responds to her beck and call out of a place of respect, admiration, and I'd argue idolatry. I mean, I can understand why from their perspective, but she's exactly the same way about them. She loves everyone, and I mean everyone, and it's just very unrealistic and the average viewer can't really empathize or relate to her. For example, why does she love Tiara so much? Besides the fact that they're blood related and she's a cute little sister or whatever. Like I said above, these are such surface level reasons, it's like the characters are connected by a superficial thread.
Okay, how about the plot? What plot? Is there a plot that I missed? Okay, sure, there's a knight subplot and then a human trafficking subplot, but other than that, what actually happens in this story? This lack of plot seems to suggest that there's an emphasis on character interactions, but again I see that all as surface level and not at all well thought out. Sure, there was some conflict, but the MC is self-admittedly overpowered and you really can't feel much tension at all. In this story, any minor issues have a peaceful resolution and there are no real consequences to any actions taken. That's not bad in and of itself, but it isn't earned either.
And my last point. Why does every isekai-type story feel the need to have an incestuous/pedophilic connotation? Like, what the fuck was that in the last episode? Am I reading into it too much, am I just expecting the worst out of this genre, did my eyes fucking deceive me? Why did that knight want to carry Pride as a kid RIGHT after Arthur suggested that all the knights are in love with her? Why did that dude (who's name I forgot I'm sorry) tell her that she could have WAY more fun with him than "those kids"? Like that's suggestive as hell and also extremely inappropriate to say to a thirteen year old you sick fuck.
Anyway it kind of ruined this already milquetoast show for me. Yes, the animation was good. It was well scored. That's about all the credit I can give it.
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