This review contains spoilers. 'Tis time for noticing these.
'Tis Time For Torture, Princess is an anime that it's full of torture, both in this anime, and in my mind. With all of it's formulaic episodes, how bad can this anime be suited for torture? 'Tis time we look at it.
The formula of each episode contains in order, Tortura stating the torture, Hime not buying it cause she'll state about how important she is, Hime then buying it and having overreactions to it, confessing, and finally Maou telling Tortura to continue with the princesses torture. Rinse and repeat for 12 episodes.
It's repetitive at it's finest, but all it boils down to is literally predictable and stale. Over time the anime begins to show other subplots like Louch's attempts to cast a spell, but even that can get old. Sure, repetitiveness can change the formula like in some media like the Pokemon anime or Phineas & Ferb, but 'Tis Time takes it to the point of the brim that the princess reminds you that's she's the commander of the Imperial Army so many times that you think you had the attention span of a goldfish.
The Demon Lord is one of the best characters in the show, and his segments are one of the redeeming qualities about this entire anime, featuring him being a good dad by impressing and working together with his wife and his daughter, it's so wholesome, that it stands out and they could have a solo episode together if it happened.
The ED also is suited for a happy tone, but it does have an art style where the characters look like they came out of a storybook or a doodle, showing the daily lives of Hime and the rest as both it and the OP play out together.
If there's another anime with princess that's repetitive, probably not this one, but maybe Sleepy Princess In The Demon Castle, it does what this anime can't, but it's similar to this one, complete with a cast of monsters, mundane luxuries, and more. But 'Tis Time is sure one stale anime for me, but give it a go if you like princesses, fantasy anime, or if you are a fan of Sleepy Princess for this one. But in the end, the torture will continue on and on for Hime.
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