Release year: 2010

Genre: adventure, comedy, ecchi

Type: TV

Number of episodes: 12 (25 min.)

Description: Do you think the adventures of Ryubi and her friends have come to an end? Not at all, girls like her don’t sit idle. Despite the fact that she and her faithful companions saved the ancient Toka, they have a lot of travel ahead of them. Local residents even thanked the girl by giving her an unusual sword of the divine Dragon. First, Ryubi reorganized the cultural life in the country, established friendly relations with Soso and the main person of Totaku.

After these events, at first the girls tried to live in a quiet place in the southwest of the country. A simple life, like that of people, is clearly not to the liking of these brave girls; they attract danger and adventure to themselves like a magnet. General Kansin turns to them for help, and if his problem is not solved, the consequences could be catastrophic for all of Ancient China. The general himself told Ryubi and her team that there were intrigues woven around that could well shake the power of the dynasty. The scope can be enormous, the rulers will turn away from the dynasty, disagreements and a war will begin that will sweep away everything that has been getting better for so long. This is an issue of national importance, and having accumulated all their strength, the girls rush into the race, because the well-being of the entire country is at stake.

If you're looking for shonen-ai, this is definitely not the place for you. The whole point of this anime is to troll the canons of shoujo, and the fact that this is realized in a fagot atmosphere is not at all worth the attention of a thoughtful, nonsense-eater. Burnt out from the top reviews.
For the idea - a big plus. But the advantages are always compensated by the disadvantages, and trouble does not come alone. There are at most three characters here, but for some reason this number is multiplied by some natural number n>=3 with a subsequent change in hair color. Monotonous emotions, even similar voices.
Purely out of principle, it was infuriating how the characters meekly agreed to a veiled gay lifestyle. Where is the character? Where is the fight against the system? Where is there any movement in internal self-determination? Why watch this at all if you don’t feel ANYTHING for the characters, just zero feelings? Screwed up a good topic. Flew out on episode 4.

“It’s just shojo, she thought when she started watching... how wrong she was” (c)
Princess Princess... just looking at this name, I thought it would be something very girly and cute, but it turned out to be not so simple. The beginning of this title is quite simple: you transfer from one school to another and then all the events begin. But it turns out that this is not just a school, but a school where, in the absence of girls, they choose the most beautiful boys and force them to dress up as girls in order to prevent the boys from dying of boredom...probably. And it is precisely because of his beauty that our gentleman finds himself in such an unenviable position. Do you agree that the plot is quite extraordinary?
The title itself subsequently presents a very cute everyday comedy mixed with drama and internal conflicts of the characters (I was especially sorry for Yujiro), and it doesn’t even have time to get boring in 12 episodes. The situations in the title look quite funny and you can really laugh out loud from them.
The characters turned out to be cute and funny, everyone was well developed and no one was deprived of distinctive features.
The drawing is simple, but bright and really very similar to the drawing for a cute shoujo with a rainbow and flowers. I didn’t notice any obvious errors in the animation; it’s immediately clear that they tried very hard and not in vain.
The music is very soft and uplifting, the opening is especially gorgeous in my opinion.
In general, the title is a good parody, trolling all the canons of cheesy shojo and school everyday life, for which you can already criticize a lot. But at the same time, it is also a good comedy with its perks, but not for everyone. My rating is 8 out of 10.

Vashchet Miko-chaaaan is just resisting, but his egg is in the fist of the chairman, if he refuses, they can hunt him down and arrange for Kuzka’s mother, which is what the little fox - the chairman - warned about. “I endured - and you will endure, and then I will appoint one of you as chairman.” And precisely because of this kind of resistance, revealing a complex of masculinity, the red and blue ones regularly troll him. But Miko-chaan behaves in the least courageous way, he only pretends to be a real offended man, and he himself is like the princess and the pea, whining and whining constantly, so everyone in the world makes fun of him. The red one is having fun with everything, he has adapted, there are more serious problems in life, the blue one has assessed the profit from the situation as money for his family, and the chairman has been hard on them, essentially leaving no choice.

Characters and more characters! The characters are not some kind of cardboard, they are written out, their feelings are shown quite realistically. And they turned out to be very cute little nannies. True, not all of them, but background characters are background characters, in 12 episodes they wrote the main characters and that’s all thanks, on the one hand the authors make fun of the templates, on the other hand they exploit them. Biato described everything in detail above, I see no point in repeating myself. I personally enjoyed it with a bang, although I’m far from a fan of school and shojo, especially shonen aya (I’m more into yuri), maybe that’s why it went well.

If you claim you’ve never, ever, in the whole course of your life, wanted to be a princess, I officially refuse to believe you. Princesses are awesome, and lately, contrary to the old fairy tales, and more often than not, they outshine their respective princes. The list of memorable princess characters in literature and cinema is long, and today we’ll be focusing on the not just sweet girls we can find in the world of anime.

Anime definitely isn't lacking in the princess department, and there's a surprising variety of different personalities: from the sweet to smart, from fragile to tough, and from the kind that needs saving to the kind that prefers to tackle things on her own, all the above are included. Not only damsels in distress, in other words. In fact, princesses have been some of the strongest female characters we've seen in anime, and many of the characters on this list have inspired countless of girls (and guys, too) to pursue their dreams and reach their goals, regardless of whatever the people surrounding them are thinking.

Admittedly, we’ve been liberal when it comes to the ‘princess’ label: some of the entries aren’t referred to as princesses, but their roles fit perfectly with the ‘princess’ stereotype. But please let that slide and bear with us as we give you the top ten anime princesses!

10) Princess Ren Hakuei from Magi The Labyrinth of Magic

Drawing inspiration from the classic Arabian story-collection One Thousand and One Nights, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic is set in a fantasy world where one, if he or she manages to survive a quest through one of the many 'Dungeons', can acquire the magical abilities of so-called Djinns.

Although not a main character, princess Hakuei Ren stands out as both a capable army commander who controls her own corps in the army of the Kou Empire, as well as being able to summon powerful tornadoes through her Djinn.

Echoing the personality of other characters of a certain famous anime studio that you may or may not encounter upon scrolling further down the list, Ren Hakuei noted for her strong will and bravery, but also has second doubts commanding an army due to her pacifist leanings.

9) Piña Co Lada from Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Named after the popular Puerto Rican cocktail made from pineapple, coconut and rum, princess Piña Co Lada lives up to her name – though it is uncertain whether she likes getting caught in the rain, feeling the ocean or the taste of champagne (obscure song reference, check), she is certainly sweet.

As the princess of a kingdom of another dimension that launches a stunning fail of an attack on present-day Japan, she pushes for a diplomatic solution to the problem, thereby playing an important part in this cross-dimensional conflict.

While most of the other princesses on this list are probably the objects of many an otaku’s desire, Pina Col is actually an otaku herself, as she fell in love with a certain brand of boys’ love. Maybe that’s the kind of soft power Japan should focus on in the future?

8) Princess May Chang from Fullmetal Alchemist

In the immensely popular reboot of the original Full Metal Alchemist, brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric encounters princess May Chang of the Xing-empire, the series equivalent to ancient China.

May is short of growth and carries a pet panda named Xiao-Mei (little sister in Chinese), but despite her cute appearance and age – she is eleven at the start of the series – as well as her tendency to be a bit too over -imaginative, she is an independent character who also possesses powerful martial arts as well as being able to perform Alkahestry, the Xing equivalent of Alchemy.

One might say she embodies a perception Japanese often have of Chinese woman as more powerful, independent and generally stronger than the Japanese.

7) Princess Cornelia from Code Geass

While there are at least four different princesses in 2006’s Code Geass, Cornelia li Britannia stand out as the most interesting. Originally an antagonist, she later takes a more neutral role, and is characterized by her cold demeanor and military-strategic brilliance. She also has one of the hottest rides of the princesses on the list – a customized Gloucester.

Known for brute force and ruthlessness, she has a soft spot for her own soldier, among which she is held in high regard, and has a strong sense of honor. After her little sister Euphemia gets murdered, she becomes bent on seeking revenge and gives away her royalty to solve the riddle of her murder.

6) Arima Ahiru from Princess Tutu

The most fairy tale-ish princesses on the list, Tutu Ahiru is actually a duck – Ahiru meaning domestic duck in Japanese – but gains the ability to transform after receiving a magic pendant from the ghost of a writer of a tale named The Prince and The Raven, because she's head over heels with the prince who, together with the evil raven, managed to escape the tale and come into the real world. (Sounds random? Well, fairy tales weren’t supposed to make sense, were they?)

Initially she can only transform into an ordinary human girl, but is later able to take the form of Princess Tutu, an elegant ballerina, all because she desperately wants to see Mytho, the aforementioned prince, smile. Princess Tutu is certainly unlike the other figures on this list in that she's a girly magical girl, with labels such as 'kind' and 'helpful' fitting to her personality, but is interesting in the fact that she still retains some of her duck- like traits in her human form, to great comic effect.

5) Himemiya Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena

Long before Frozen, we had Revolutionary Girl Utena. Or, that is, Japan had Revolutionary Girl Utena, a series where the prince vs princess motif is used and critically investigated, but which unfortunately remains criminally overlooked in the rest of the world.

Although the symbol-heavy and sometimes obscure scenes most likely prevented it from inspiring young girls to be strong and independent like Frozen and Sailor Moon, its intriguing plot and characters challenged the way we grownups thought about gender roles, among other things.

Main character Tenjou Utena is a girl with a tragic past, who, after being consoled by a mysterious prince when she was a child, later decides to become a prince herself. As Utena arrives at Ohtori Academy, a mysterious high school with critique-worthy management, she meets Himemiya Anthy, the so-called Rose Bride, who is doomed to be the slave of the champion of the school’s sword dueling league.

Utena joins the competition to protect the mysterious Anthy, who represents the submissive and passive often found in such fairy tales, but can she, and does she actually really desire to be set free?

4) Angelise Ikaruga “Ange” Misurugi from Cross Ange

The first few episodes of this mecca anime left many wondering whether there were anything more to Cross Ange than blatant fan-service and exploitation, but ultimately most people agreed that there were more to the erstwhile princess Angelise Ikaruga “Ange” Misurugi than initially met the eye.

In an Animal-Farm-meets-Harry-Potter universe where the “Norma” – people who can't use magic – are abused and oppressed, Angelise falls from grace after it is revealed that she cannot use magic, or 'mana' as the series call it.

Stripped from her title, exiled, and forced to live with the commoners, Angeline (or “Angie”, as she calls herself) is forced to reflect on issues related to identity, as she now belongs to a people she used to despised when she was a princess.

3) San/Princess Mononoke from Princess Mononoke

Protagonist Ashitaka, the last prince of his tribe, meets an puzzling girl, whom he later learns was raised by wolves, and is none other than the princess of the Wolf Gods. She’s on nature’s side in this environmentalist epos, putting her at odds with the movie’s main antagonist, Lady Eboshi of Irontown.

The other iconic Miyazaki princess, San or princess Mononoke clearly draws on Nausicaä, in that both movies have a strong female character that show a strong love for nature, as well courageous, selfless behavior.

While Nausicaä got her name from an idealistic character from Homer's Odyssey, 'Mononoke' is similar to Yokai, a kind of monster in Japanese folklore, and their personality differs in a similar way: In contrast to Nausicaä's 'humanity', San is preoccupied with protecting nature, and identifies more with nature than with humankind. Her role in the movie also differs from that of Nausicaä, and it is ultimately Ashitaka that is responsible for making peace between the human and the natural world.

The love-story element is more pronounced in Princess Mononoke, and some might, depending to what generation you belong to, be reminded of either Pocahontas or Neytiri.

2) Tsukino Usagi/Sailor Moon Princess Serenity (Sailor Moon)

As this series, to my great frustration, didn’t reach the particular corner of Europe where I happened to be born and raised, I get incredibly jealous every time I hear Americans sharing their fond Sailor Moon childhood memories.

In this definitive Magical Girl anime by the same name, protagonist Tsukino Usagi is just a normal school girl before a black cat named Luna discovers that it is actually her destiny to take the role as Sailor Moon, and thereby defending the earth against evil.

Differing from for example Ghibli's princesses, Sailor Moon wasn't the feminist idol she eventually came to be from the very start, in the beginning she was rather reluctant and often filled with self-doubt, and had to be rescued by Tuxedo Mask more than once.

Gradually, however, her character develops as she gets more mature, and while her feminist credentials has been contested more than once, she undoubtedly inspired a whole generation of young (and not so young) girls, and certainly also boys, both in Japan and internationally.

1) Nausicaä

Hayao Miyazaki has given us some of the best female characters we know in this reactionary genre known as Japanese anime will probably see in a long time, and not few of those were princesses, as will be evident by the fact that three of them are included on this very list.

She is in many ways the ultimate Miyazaki heroine: She can fight, and even kill if the circumstances absolutely requires it, but what she really wants is for humanity and nature to coexist peacefully, values ​​for which she is willing to bravely fight. Not only an idealist, though, also possesses first-class diplomatic and leadership ability, hindering the outbreak of a probably devastating war and basically singlehandedly saving the world.

Often considered the first movie of Studio Ghibli (although it wasn't yet created at the time of the movie), Nausicaä laid the blueprint for characters in later Ghibli movies, and, princess or not, female or not, remains one of the most memorable anime characters of all time.

There you have it, and if you need more proof that princesses aren’t all weak and ‘girly’, then I honestly don’t know how I should go about pleasing you. But, there are certainly a few that slipped away, and if your king’s daughter was left out, please let us know in the comments!

Release year: 2010

Genre: adventure, comedy, ecchi

Type: TV

Number of episodes: 12 (25 min.)

Description: Do you think the adventures of Ryubi and her friends have come to an end? Not at all, girls like her don’t sit idle. Despite the fact that she and her faithful companions saved the ancient Toka, they have a lot of travel ahead of them. Local residents even thanked the girl by giving her an unusual sword of the divine Dragon. First, Ryubi reorganized the cultural life in the country, established friendly relations with Soso and the main person of Totaku.

After these events, at first the girls tried to live in a quiet place in the southwest of the country. A simple life, like that of people, is clearly not to the liking of these brave girls; they attract danger and adventure to themselves like a magnet. General Kansin turns to them for help, and if his problem is not solved, the consequences could be catastrophic for all of Ancient China. The general himself told Ryubi and her team that there were intrigues woven around that could well shake the power of the dynasty. The scope can be enormous, the rulers will turn away from the dynasty, disagreements and a war will begin that will sweep away everything that has been getting better for so long. This is an issue of national importance, and having accumulated all their strength, the girls rush into the race, because the well-being of the entire country is at stake.

Year of issue: 2015

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy, magic

Duration: TV (12 eps.), 25 min.

Release: from 01/11/2015 to 03/29/2015

Series: 1-12 of 12 eps.

Director:Nishimura Junji

Studio: Seven Arcs

Description: Shinku Izumi is one of the few who managed to overcome the boundaries of our everyday reality and find out how amazing the world is. For several times now, he has traveled to a parallel world where people live who have tails and ears and resolve national conflicts through peaceful sports competitions. Called to the aid of Princess Milchior, whose kingdom of Biscotti was constantly losing, Shinku Izumi became famous as a hero, and the next time he returned in the company of two friends.

Now the three heroes are ready to visit their friends again in a parallel world: Biscotti, Pastilage and Galette are holding the next championship in which both new and old participants will compete. Milchior and the heads of other countries happily welcome their guests, but only the head of Pastilage manages to reunite with his heroine Rebecca on time. Heads Biscotti and Galette, to their surprise, see teleported animals instead of long-awaited guests, and Shinku and Nanami find themselves completely alone in the dangerous jungle, where there is nowhere to wait for help. What does the next visit to a parallel world have in store for the unlucky travelers?

This series consists of:

Year of issue: 2014

Genre: action, fantasy, mecha, ecchi

Duration: TV (25 eps.), 25 min.

Release: from 05.10.2014 to 29.03.2015

Series: 1-25 of 25 eps.

Director: Ashino Yoshiharu

Filmed from the original script

Studio: Sunrise

Description: With the development of technology, humanity has acquired the magic-like power of “mana”. Thanks to mana, a utopia was created in which war, want and pollution disappeared. However, some people are born unable to use this power. The owners of mana despise such people and treat them like objects. When the princess of the Mitsurugi Empire discovers that she has no ability to use mana, she decides to retire to an isolated island. There she meets a group of girls who, like her, cannot use mana. They spend their days piloting giant Barameira combat robots, with which the girls hunt dragons invading from another dimension.

Year of issue: 2015

Genre: action, fur, fantasy

Duration: TV (12 eps.), 25 min.

Release: from 01/11/2015 to 03/28/2015

Series: 1-12 of 12 eps.

Director: Aoki Hey

Filmed according to the original script

Studio: A-1 Pictures Inc.

Description:

The conflict between Earth and the Versian Empire has entered a protracted phase. In fact, confrontation is not necessary for both sides, but the fire of war is fanned by part of the imperial aristocracy, intoxicated by their power and blood feud for previously suffered losses. The leader of the “hawks,” Count Sazbaum, even enlisted the support of Crown Princess Asseylam, whom he personally saved from the clutches of earthly savages who nearly killed the messenger of peace. Inspired by this success, the small but well-armed troops of the Empire are pushing back the earthlings on all fronts.

Meanwhile, the “earth savages” were able to pick up the key to Aldnoya - Forerunner technology, which previously provided the enemy with an overwhelming military advantage. Luck favored the group of Inaho Kaizuki, who accompanied Princess Asseylam on her short journey across Earth. Inaho knows that his girlfriend was wounded and captured by the Versians, but now an impostor is preaching war. Where is the real princess? The only person who can help is the cunning Slaine, who is rapidly making a career to save Asseylam, whom he has loved since childhood. Let these two hot guys sort it out!

This series consists of:

Year of issue: 2014

Genre: action, comedy, romance, shoujo, fantasy

Duration: TV (24 eps.), 25 min.

Release: from 07.10.2014 to 24.03.2015

Series: 1-24 of 24 eps.

Based on the manga: Akatsuki no Yona

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Description: Yona is the only princess of the Kouka kingdom, leading a luxurious and carefree life, as befits a princess. She has everything: the best clothes and cosmetics, excellent sweets, a loving father, Emperor II, and the strongest feelings for her cousin Soo-won, whom many could only dream of. If only her bodyguard, Song Hak, wasn't so annoying and her hair wasn't so red.
Everything changes on the night of the girl's sixteenth birthday. The almost perfect world quickly falls apart when the man she loves, Soo-won, kills her father. The path to his accession to the throne is now assured. Together with Hak, Yona escapes from the castle in search of help, and from that moment on they lead a life on the run.

Year of issue: 2015

Genre: action, adventure, comedy, fantasy

Duration: OVA (1 ep.), 25 min.

Release: 10.03.2015

Based on the novel: Hitsugi no Chaika

Studio: Bones

Description: Bonus for the exclusive limited edition of the twelfth volume of the light novel. Enjoy two new stories about the adventures of the Seagull, who is followed everywhere by Giletto's squad, and who unwittingly sows destruction around her. Whether it's an ancient theater with a noble audience or ancient ruins that are rumored to house the remains of an emperor, once they get in Chaika's path, nothing will be the same. However, Chaika’s companions don’t care much about this, because their main task is to evade pursuit and take care of the safety of their employer.

This series consists of:

Year of issue: 2009

Genre: adventure, fantasy

Duration: TV (26 eps.), 25 min.

Release: from 04/05/2009 to 09/27/2009

Series: 1-26 of 26 eps.

Director: Wakabayashi Atsushi

Based on the novel: Saga of Guin

Studio: Satelight

Description: The ancient kingdom of Parros was captured by the army of Mongaul, after which the king and queen of Parros were killed. But the “two pearls of Parros,” Princess Linda and Prince Lemus, manage to avoid this fate with the help of the court magician, who manages to teleport them from the palace. From the frying pan into the fire, the twins teleported straight into the Rudwood forest, full of all sorts of dangers. Having become completely lost, the twins stumbled upon Mongaul soldiers in the forest, but were saved by a strange stranger - a tall man with the head of a leopard. The stranger knows a lot about survival in this harsh world, but does not remember anything about himself, except for two words - “Aurra” and “Guin”. In gratitude for the rescue, Linda and Lemus decide to help the stranger regain his memories.

Year of issue: 2009

Genre: action, comedy, ecchi, fantasy, mecha, school, harem

Duration: OVA (13 eps), 45 min.

Release: from 03/20/2009 to 03/19/2010

Series: 1-13 of 13 eps.

Director: Yoshikawa Koji

Filmed from the original script

Studio: AIC

Description: 15-year-old Kenshi Masaki mysteriously finds himself in the fantasy world of Geminar, whose rulers are waging an endless war with the help of Seikishi - huge humanoid robots, the most powerful weapon remaining at their disposal. Geminar has long fallen into decay and decadence, even Seikishi, whose nickname can be translated as “sacred armor” or “holy knights” - a legacy of times long gone. However, the fighters who can control them are few in number, each of them counts. Therefore, Kenshi, summoned against his will, was immediately put to work by the cruel minister Babarun, “brainwashed” and sent to kill Lashara, the young princess of his own country.

Only Kenshi is from the Masaki clan - noble warriors who have saved the Universe itself more than once (especially in the pleasant company of beautiful and strong-willed girls)! Shaking off his witchcraft, he joins forces with the smart but sarcastic princess, her faithful bodyguard Kyaya, General Mezaia, the elf Aura, the mechanic Vahanli and, for a change, the only man on the team - Councilor Yuraito. Now the forces of evil will definitely regret that they met a simple Japanese guy!