Princess Lover!

You have a summary of Princess Lover, so I won't bother telling you that. I won't post any spoilers, so don't worry. Overall 7 Princess Lover started off very good. It had a serious with light humor tone, with all the ecchi-ness included; but, then went way downhill in the second half which really hurt it overall. Story 6 If I was only rating the first 6 or so episodes, this show would be a 9 because it was very enjoyable. It's very obvious who Teppi likes right from the start (Charlotte) and they have a lot of nice romantic moments. So why didI give the story a 6? In the second half of Princess Lover, this show fails.....very hard. The last episodes were pretty bad. They bring in special ops and the story tries way to hard to be funny causing it not to be very funny. The story tries to be serious, but overall just can't be taken seriously. The only plus to the story in the last arc is that Teppi weeds girls out with a kiss. That's the only good thing. Art 8 The art was very good, epically for a harem anime. Everything was pretty fluent and looked fine, but there were some distortions in some scenes that weren't really the focus of the shot which, if you noticed them, made the art seem not as good (animators got lazy/ budget issues). It never happened on the main focus of the scene though ** not included in the rating** I would wait for the uncensored version to watch this show, in the censored version they censor things that are already censored. Sound 8 The OP/ Ed were pretty good and the characters voices were all done well. Nothing to really say here, no complaints and nothing to really say that was especially amazing. Character 7 One downfall to the characters is even thought Teppi, Charlotte, Seika, Yuu, and Sylvia are the main characters, only Teppi and Charlotte get any real screen time. The others are are there, but don't do a whole lot until the end. Teppi >> an okay harem lead. had some funny moments and wanted to save everyone. But he turned into one of those "talk it out" characters to the main "villains" Charlotte >> A lot of people didn't like her, but I liked her. She's a typical pink haired harem character who is very clingy to Teppi. SHe isn't very smart, but she was the funniest. (sex jokes about Teppi's .......) Enjoyment 7 As I've already stated, the series started off really good and was very promising, but then went way downhill in the second half which really hurt my enjoyment.

This could have gotten a big fat "1/10" if not for the art/fanservice. Basically an H-Game that should have been an H-Anime. The storyline is so poorly constructed and contained reasoning so shallow that I have thought to myself "WTF?" or "That's so shallow". The deal with Princess Lover is that it's basically a harem anime but for the reason of making it feel different (in a disastrous way) from the rest, it goes on by inserting a serious side to the plot which can be seen halfway to the end. This is where the story becomes irredeemable. The first 2 or 3 episodes was quite interesting since itfeels like a royalty harem anime that feels like it has a potential to be something unique. After the introductory arc comes the annoying "Passing the Club" which has started the downhill trend for this title. Then there's the last arc (Save the Princess). I found myself remembering the forum posts on various anime sites saying how bad it was. In a nutshell, you'll watch this for the high production values and fanservice and nothing else. Then again, the terrible story will probably deter you from enjoying that in the first place. Pros: High production values Fanservice (for guys) Cons: Story Stupid and shallow reasons for the arc problem Princess Lover got lucky by having a 3/10.

There are a lot of harem anime around there, but this harem anime was the only one that made me emotional. Princess lover focused more on romance than ecchi, and that's probably the reason why I got more emotional. The characters were different, especially the MC. Instead of a shy and normal protagonist living a normal life in a normal house, It had Teppei, the heir of a rich man living a dangerous life in a huge mansion. I've never seen any character like him. There's a lot of Charlottes and Sylvias out there, but only a few Teppei. Sure, he resembles other mainstream characters,but you can see that his personality was different from them. As to the plot, it was perfect. There were no holes other than the open ending. What made it unique from ther harem anime is that it had a balanced plot. It didn't have a hella long introduction and fillers. It went straight to the point and perfectly balanced, with cliffhangers to keep the tension and interest of viewers. One thing I liked. About this anime was the graphics. You won't even realize that there's a transition from picture to picture. The graphics were simply a classic, even though it was aired in 2009. The voice acting... Pretty common, to be honest. But still, they did a great job. All in all, I loved it. It was an entirely new thing for me. Emotional and romantic, that's princess lover!

I've thought a lot about what I think is useful when starting to watch an anime - criteria that might change my thoughts as to whether or not to watch a series. I’ve customized this list to what you typically see in ecchi series. First I give the criterion, then I define the parameters of the criterion, then I state how the series matched up against the specified parameters. I also note how things like art and the soundtrack affect my overall rating of a series (along with what I thought of the two components), if anyone is interested in that. I don't claim thatthis criteria will be universal - different people have different tastes and value different things, but this review is what would make/break watching a series for me. Mild spoilers ahead. Annoying Mascot Characters 1. It's not a matter of whether or not the mascot character is annoying, it's a matter of how annoying the mascot character is. 1) There is not a clearly defined mascot character in this series. Occasionally the main romantic interest acts as a mascot character, asking really simple questions so things can be elaborated more for the viewer, and offering overly-simple frustration at whatever unfortunate circumstance is unfolding. That being said, the main romantic doesn't often do that and when she does it's only mildly annoying. Art 1. I find art to be pretty subjective. If I find it to be particularly good, it might +1 my overall opinion of the series, but I typically don’t hold it against a series for being averagely animated for the time it was animated. 1) The art in this series was pretty average, nothing eye-popping and almost nothing distractingly bad. If I had one complaint about the art it would be that the most of the main female cast had breasts that were big just a bit beyond the point of believability. I personally find female characters more attractive when I think that finding someone with their proportions in the real world is not impossible. Friend Quality (MC-Male Friends) 1. The male friend(s) is/are (a) pervert(s) who do not get much characterization outside of getting the MC into trouble 1) That’s essentially what Teppei’s group of male friends are. There are two distinctions to be made: first, Teppei is the ringleader for his group of friends; second, there is a male friend Teppei has who is constantly ignored – he’s generic, but outside of the parameter of the stereotypical male friends in ecchi series. Gratifying 1. The MC is not a hopeless loser with no talents and horrible grades. If he is, when he improves, his improvements come relatively early in the series and they stay for the duration of the series. 2. When the MC has to fight, he fights. (This doesn't have to do with the MC fighting well, just not being a pushover.) 3. The MC hones his skill and visibly improves throughout the series (when there's action in the included genre) 4. Romantic interests are forthcoming about their feelings (both the MC and the girl involved) 1) The main character certainly was not a loser, and not a clear-cut winner either. His grades weren't mentioned at any point throughout the series, so we're left to assume he's okay there. 2) When the MC had to fight, he fought, with little or no prompting from other characters. 3) The MC had good swordsmanship, but did not visibly improve it throughout the series. There was character skill progression, but it was more learning how to function in high-society (think Hayate no Gotoku without the ridiculousness and you'll have a decent perspective of what the training was like). 4) The MC was not too decisive during the course of the series about who his number one female was, he seemed to enjoy his female counterparts equally, there weren't any surprises about who he somewhat leans towards at the end of the series. The female counterparts are all pretty forthcoming about their feelings, there was one girl who was kind of a tsundere, but she was definitely forthcoming by the middle of the series and not particularly violent. Magical Falling 1. The MC somehow ends up in the 69 position or groping the female foil(s)' chest more often than humanly possible 1) This is an ecchi show, so it does happen; however, it's much less frequent than other ecchi shows. Also, the female character(s?) play(s?) it off much better than other ecchi show female character(s) do. Memory Problems 1. The MC has forgotten a promise to a childhood friend 2. The MC has forgotten the face of a childhood friend he made a promise to 3. The MC has amnesia 1) There were no MC memory problems in this series Predictable Transfers 1. If they're an antagonist in one episode, they're in the MC's class the next. 1) The only predictable transfer was the MC into the academy, and it was by no means painful to watch. ‘Special’ Main Character 1. The MC is somehow distinguished during the course of the series from his peers – be it a special power or sudden change in social status 1) This happens – you know what it is from the summary given on MAL Soundtrack 1. This rarely has an impact on my overall rating of a series, but I do feel I should note when I think a soundtrack is particularly memorable 1) I thought the soundtrack was good, in that I remember thinking it was good as I watched the series; however, I don’t remember any scenes that really hit home for me because of the music – which sometimes happens to me when I watch anime. Voice Acting 1. I'm not particularly judgmental about voice acting, the only thing that really bothers me is if there's a male character with a particularly effeminate voice or vice versa 2. If there is English in the subbed version, there either isn't a lot or there is not a thick Japanese accent with characters who are supposed to be native/fluent English speakers The voice acting was fine in both regards. 1) I remember thinking (as I was watching the series) that the antagonist for this series has a great voice actor. 2) There was not a lot of English in this series. 1) One thing that bothered me about the show was how clear-cut the themes were, despite them dealing with complex topics which don't really have an answer to them. One of the themes is more 'money more problems'. Another one of the themes seems to be, 'poor people shouldn't blame rich people for their being poor, they should just stop being poor'. This really just left a bad taste in my mouth, if they left some characters and some plot more up to the viewer to decide what is right and what is wrong, I would have been much happier with the quality of the story.

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