Anime Review | Tearmoon Empire
Alright, so this anime leans more into the whole aspect of time-travel rather than your standard mid isekai or reincarnation story. Think Steins;Gate but less complicated. At first, it might seem like reincarnation, but it's really just time-travel. Our antagonist, Mia Luna Tearmoon of the Tearmoon Empire, turns her country into chaos by overspending the country's budget for herself, ignores all her peers, and eventually causes a rebellion within that stands against her. She, to put it bluntly, is a real villainess. After Mia meets her fate of Mr. Guillotine, she suddenly finds herself in the body of a 12-year-old, but not any 12-year-old—herself! That's right, Mia's fate has been reset, and now she is going to change her ways and attitude to avoid getting guillotined. This is a story of redemption and change for our new protagonist. She is a very selfish princess, whom without any care for anyone but herself ends up being the reason she gets executed in the first place, so whether you should feel
sorry for her not is really up to you

| Pacing And Execution |
Early on, the story is pretty good, and it's got a good mix of humor and drama in the mix of everything. Mia isn't some knowledge god, just a victim of her own mistakes, so she eventually stumbles along trying to change her fate and gain new allies, such as her handmaid Anne, who she relentlessly bullied previously, and other notable characters throughout the story. She more or less sometimes goes with the flow if it works out. Somewhere around the middle of the story, the pacing starts to really slow down to the point it might become too boring to sit through or watch the entire thing, but even with that, it's still noticeable but not unbearable.
The first few episodes really go from 0 to 100 real fast. It really goes hard on showing the abuse Mia went through while being in her cell, and it doesn't shy away from the blood, so it might be a bit much for some people. Even in the end she still has a Mia-First policy and is still a little arrogant sometimes.

Animation
One of the major flaws I saw while watching this show is that during some of the dance scenes, they will immediately switch to a really jarring CGI. It's almost like they used MMD/MikuMikuDance, but it's really bad and completely takes you out of the scene. It just feels really off, like they think it looks good or something. Other than that, the music is just okay. The opening is pretty good. One notable thing about this show is just how
expressive some of the characters are, and it conveys emotion very well.

Conclusion
Overall, the show is a solid watch with some flaws here and there, with some okay pacing, and the writing isn't that bad compared to some of the shit I have watched. Overall, this show is worth checking out if you like time-travel and princesses.