Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

Series Information

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Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
OP: [Hikari Sasuhou (ヒカリサスホウ)] by BACK-ON
ED: [Naked Flower] by Paku Romi
Murder Princess

[ Episode 1: Birth]

This series is freaking awesome. Did I just say it’s awesome? Actually, I can’t even find a word to describe how good Murder Princess is. I managed to read one or two chapters of the manga that was available some time ago and really loved it but sadly couldn’t find anymore translated chapters at that time. As such, this animated form of the series is definitely a godsend to me.

One of the very first things I noticed was how they changed the way Faris and Arita switched bodies. I don’t have a problem with it though since the background information about the method of exchanging bodies sounded decent to me (in short, it happens when two people are simultaneously experiencing a near-death situation). I have to wonder though if BeeTrain is going to do anything extra with Faris and Arita considering their track record for having female main characters with “very intimate” relationships. Anyways, Faris, the bounty hunter switches bodies with, Arita, a princess and after defeating some huge ugly monster, they head back to the kingdom of which Arita ran away from because of a rebellion. Sounds like an RPG, doesn’t it? Well, I’m glad the plot isn’t heavy-laden because otherwise this series/OVA probably wouldn’t be as fun if it was so.

I found it very interesting of how it only took the switching of Arita and Faris to make Arita’s body go from ‘cute and beautiful’ to ‘hot and sexy’. I suppose it’s really the attitude of a woman that decides how her appearance would translate into the eyes of others, huh? Also, I have to say “WTF” at the enemies in this episode. Loli machines? HUH? What the hell is that? Some little bratty girl just walks into a palace and is killing soldiers and knights left and right? You’ve got to be kidding me. She didn’t even last a half a minute against Faris when it came down to the end of the episode. Speaking of which, I freaking loved when Faris just let loose inside of the throne and didn’t even care if blood was splattering on her or on her pure white dress. Her “Come get some, bitch” pose was just too awesome not to go “Holy crap she’s hot and cool and sexy and a killer” over and over in my head. I want more of this kind of stuff. This is certain.

It’s a shame that this isn’t a series and is a 6-episode OVA. Though, I suppose that the animation wouldn’t be as high quality as it is if it were a series instead so I suppose it’s a good trade-off for now. Hmm, I wouldn’t mind seeing some fanservice in the upcoming episodes of Faris in her new body. She’s got to explore it some time, right? RIGHT?