#Murder Princess

[kessyathena]

Kessy's Recommendations

A little while ago a friend who's into Little Witch Academia asked for recommendations and I immediately suggested Magic User's Club. It's one of my go to's and a great show, but it's pretty obscure these days. That got me to thinking about all the other great OVA's I've seen that everyone's forgotten. So here's a selection of my favorites from the golden age of OVA's (1980's -2000's). If you're looking for a thread that connects these, my personal tastes run to character driven stories. I've tried to emphasize titles that are easy to access, mostly ones that are free on Youtube.

Assemble Insert: 1989, 2 eps.

comedy, superhero, idol, mad scientist, police

The city is being overrun by a mad scientist and his mecha equipped gang, so what's the overworked underpaid police force to do? Obviously, hold a competition for the next big idol! Err, I mean superhero to save the city. Wait, is there a difference? Maron really wants to know, since she's the (un?)fortunate winner of the competition.

All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku (Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume): 1992, 6 eps.

comedy, catgirl (sort of), android, superpower, evil corporation

Ryuunosuke just wanted a pet, so when the minions of his overbearing mother accidentally kill the stray kitten he'd picked up his father does the only sensible thing: transplant the cat's brain into the experimental android body he's got in the back seat of the car. Ryuunosuke's new "big sister" is cheerful, energetic, able to bend steel beams with her bare hands, and overly fond of fish and sunbeams.

Nuku Nuku got a TV reboot and a second unrelated OVA called Nuku Nuku Dash, but the original OVA is definitely the best version.

Dragon Half: 1993, 2 eps.

comedy, fantasy world, WTF am I watching?, dragon girl

Mink is the child of a dragon mother and a human father. (Don't think about it too much.) Her father was formerly the champion of the evil king, who still bears a grudge. So there are evil minions, a guy named Dick Saucer who can't decide if he's a singer or a swordsman, a princess who's half slime, the finger water squirter of DOOM, and Beethoven! Don't wait for it to make sense, just enjoy the ride.

Plastic Little: 1994, 1 ep.

action, scifi, space opera, fanservice, yuri subtext

Tita and her galant crew make a living in the pet shop trade, capturing exotic animals in their planet's ocean of clouds for export. One day Tita runs into a beautiful young woman being pursued by a group of uniformed goons. Impulsively deciding to help the stranger, Tita and her crew are drawn into a military conspiracy to wreak havoc on the colony. Naturally, there's a caped villain, high speed chases, battleships, and ridiculously unsafe walkways over a vast chasm.

Elf Princess Rane (Yousei Hime Ren): 1995, 2 eps.

comedy, WTF am I watching?, magic, yuri subtext, idiot protagonist

Well, there is a plot to this one, but describing it would take too long, make no sense, and miss the point. Rane is a frenetically paced, gag after gag wild romp into hilarity and the absurd. There are fairies from another dimension who only speak an unintelligible language, a scheming corporation, a large group of identical sisters, and a protagonist so obsessed with treasure hunting he sees it everywhere to the point of being oblivious to what's in front of his nose.

Magic User's Club (Mahoutsukai Tai!): 1996, 6 eps.

comedy, romance, school life, alien invaders, magic, unrequited love, yaoi

The Earth has been invaded by aliens! However, the aliens are content to sit in their giant spaceship while observing humanity with robotic probes. So when Sawanoguchi Sae joins her school's club of neophyte magic users and the club president declares that they're going to defeat the aliens with magic, she's nothing but enthusiastic. And a massive klutz. What hope do they have considering that the rest of the club consists of Sae's best friend who only joined for Sae's sake, a vice president whose main interest is his crush on the president, and a freshman who frequently skips club activities to go on dates?

There is also a very good 13 episode TV series which is a direct continuation of the OVA featuring the same cast and hijinks but with a change in tone, not the least because the aliens are gone.

Birdy the Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy): 1996, 4 eps.

action, school life, undercover aliens, conspiracy, gender bender, body sharing

Tsutomu is your average school kid out for a stroll one evening when he runs into a man running for his life from… something. The man turns out to be an alien in disguise and the something, well let's just say it radically changes Tsutomu's life as he's drawn into a conspiracy involving interplanetary criminals. A Federation Officer named Birdy Cephon shows up, but due to reasons he winds up having to share his body with her.

The series got a TV reboot called Birdy the Mighty: Decode. In my opinion, the original OVA is better.

R.O.D: Read or Die: 2001, 3 eps.

action, superpowers, secret agent, yuri subtext

Yomiko Readman is your average substitute teacher… Okay, no she isn't. She's absolutely obsessed with reading: her home is filled with stacks of books. She also has the ability to manipulate paper in any way she wishes, turning ordinary stationary into shields, weapons, giant flying paper airplanes, and so on. And she has a side job as a secret agent. So when a group of superpowered villains threatens the world, agent "The Paper" swings into action. Immediately after one of the bad guys steals her book!

ROD also has a TV series that has the same setting but completely new characters and plotline. The connections to the original OVA only gradually become apparent.

Murder Princess: 2007, 6 eps.

action, fantasy world, action girl, body swap, yuri subtext, lost technology

Alita and Faris are from such different backgrounds that you'd never expect them to meet. Alita is the princess of the kingdom of Forland and has lived a sheltered life in the capital. Faris is from a tragic background and survives on her wits and her skill with a sword as a bounty hunter. However, one night there is a palace coup and Alita is forced to flee for her life into the dark and dangerous Ellend forest, where Faris is hunting monsters for the price on their heads. The two literally run into each other and straight off a cliff. During the fall, the shared near death experience causes them to switch bodies. They're forced to reluctantly team up to defeat the coup and uncover the forces behind it.

Electromagnetic Girlfriend (Denpa-teki na Kanojo): 2009, 2 eps.

drama, mystery, romance

(Note: "Denpa" literally means "electromagnetic wave," but is colloquially used to mean "crazy" in much the same sense as "tin foil hat.")

Juuzawa Juu is a high school delinquent. One day a girl he's never met comes up to him and declares that he is a reincarnated king and she is his servant and knight. Despite Juu's best efforts to get rid of her, she continually follows him around. As if this wasn't enough, there's a serial killer stalking the town, and Juu suddenly finds himself caught up in the case when he's the one to find the body of the latest victim: one of his own classmates.

#anime recommendation #OVA #hidden gems #Assemble Insert #Nuku Nuku #Dragon Half #Plastic Little #Elf Princess Rane #Magic User's Club #Birdy the Mighty #R.O.D: Read or Die #Murder Princess #Electromagnetic Girlfriend #Little Witch Academia #LWA

[fanstuffrantings]

Incomplete list of anime I watched as a young teen that never get spoken of but left some mark on my brain regardless of positive or negative.

#molten rambles #sands of desteuction #acchi kocchi #canaan anime #11 eyes #murder princess #jyu oh sei #rumbling hearts #yumiero patissiere #shattered angels #mermaid melody #i didnt even list all the weird ones I watched #like i would just find something on youtube and enjoy

[zaimonart]

Some stitches I did of Murder Princess, please go watch it, adorable and badass show

#murder princess #anime stitch #2000s anime

[clairdecalluna]

Murder princess is way too good for what it is. Like this could create me in a vacuum. High fem body swap action shojo anime with light siscon/brocon elements? Sign my ass up.

#the best anime have 6 episodes #no more no less #murder princess

[crunchy-multi-fan-one-9]

murder princess fic ideas.

I actual have a fanfic sequel in mind where Alita and Falis get their bodies back via some type of magic or a near death experience via an enemy, it’s somewhat different from the anime in that Pete, Dominikov and the robot girls are able to survive.

This goes into a bigger sequel fic idea that pairs Falis with an oc I made named Domon the slayer and Alita with an oc named Luka, he’s a liberated slave that Domon saved.

also Falis wears her original outfit again, and she and her associates while still bounty hunting are also protective of Forland. And the robot girls help.

#Murder princess #Alita forland #Falis

[chibiranmaruchan]

7 of my favourite anime moments for this week (25th September-1st October 2023)

Monday 25th September: Josee, the tiger and the fish (2020)- Josee reads The Mermaid and the Radiant Wings to the children in the library.

Tuesday 26th September: Might space miners (1994-1995)- Shinkawa meets Fuki, whilst transferring nuclear power through cables.

Wednesday 27th September: Ride your wave (2019)- Hinako and Minato grow closer and become partners.

Thursday 28th September: Kidou Shinsengumi moeyo ken- Gozu is welcomed by Kidou Shinsengumi.

Friday 29th September: Murder princess (2007)- Dominikov, Pete, Ana and Yuna sacrifice themselves in order to prevent the world from ending.

Saturday 30th September: Magical play (2001-2002)- Kazuhiko gives Yukiko his marble collection as a going away gift.

Sunday 1st October: Hawaiian breeze (1992)- Peter babysits Ta-chan.

#favourite anime moments #josee the tiger and the fish #mighty space miners #ride your wave #kidou shinsengumi moeyo ken #murder princess #magical play #hawaiian breeze #anime

[galactic-rhea]

Ah yes, the "evil" family.

I thought it would be even more funny if it was Luke, of all people, the one who wanted to watch Bloodbath in the Black Moon of the Dragon System.

First || Next

#star wars #sw #star wars fanart #skywalker family #darth vader #princess leia #leia organa #luke skywalker #my art #star wars au #anakin skywalker #why would vader want to watch a slasher movie? that's his day to day #he would be annoyed at how irrealistic the murders are or something #now a space opera (but make it literal) with music? alien stuff #totally crazy the most obvious tropes are shocking

[rocktheholygrail]

Princess Mononoke (1997) Hannibal (2013-2015)

#fun fact: claire danes (hugh dancy's wife) is the english voice for san #hannibal #hannibaledit #tvedit #princess mononoke #studio ghibli #filmedit #hannibal lecter #mads mikkelsen #will graham #hugh dancy #hannigram #nbc hannibal #hannibal nbc #murder husbands #hannibal gifs #hannibal 2x12 #princess mononoke gifs

[mlpoutofcontext]

#murder and violence #IDW comics #Friends Forever 2015 #mlp #my little pony #mlp fim #my little pony friendship is magic #Fluttershy #Princess Luna #Discord

[bubblybloob]

Some princesses because I love her desperately.

#slay the princess #stp the prisoner #stp the damsel #stp the thorn #art #my art #I bet you the top one has been done before #and I just haven’t seen it #can’t believe we get to kiss a cat in the princess murder simulator

[youdelight-itolerate]

I, too, would do absolutely anything for that "look" and that "... Please 🥺"

#i need you hannibal #disney princess eyes #wrath of the lamb #hannibal #hannibal and will #hannibal lecter and will graham #the red dragon #hannibal nbc #hannigram #will graham #hannibal lecter #nbc hannibal #got over him trying to murder his family pretty quickly huh

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Advanced Interrogation Technique: Dog

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #jiang cheng #JC is like a disney princess in the sense he always has some cute creature trotting nearby and available to assist him #he is *not* like a disney princess in the sense he tries to do murder and torture. #Even though some of those girlies really deserve to do a little killing and tormenting as a treat #Mulan may not count because she's not a princess but she canonically does kill. So she's winning #Anyhow. JC. He gives off 'melodious voice vibes and I'll die on that hill. Sadly he's not beautiful on the inside. #Animals love him! Women fear him. #BTW while you've been reading these tags...wwx has been suffocating under a pile of wiggly fluff #Oh no he's not moving. Oh Jin Ling picked up the dog? Jin Ling returns the favour of saving his- ? #oh no Jin Ling is giving his uncle instructions on how to better perform puppy interrogation. They are bonding. #wwx is passed out and they're *bonding*

[stanlunter]

You know It's a good ship when they're yellow x purple 💛💜

Real the best dynamic

#the owl house #toh #lunter #mitsunoa #Seraph of the end #Flinx #Teen titans #rapple #Ever after high #inspector gadget 2015 #Talenny #Tomco #svtfoe #Nuzi #murder drones #Glimmadora #she ra and the princesses of power #narusasu #Naruto #Sciset #Equestria girls

[kaycartoons]

I think one of my favorite things about modern cartoons of the 2010's - 2020's is the amount of great characters that came out of this era of cartoons.

#tangled the series #rapunzel’s tangled adventure #varian #varian tangled #hazbin hotel #angel dust #helluva boss #blitzo #blitzø #murder drones #uzi #the legend of vox machina #percy de rolo #arcane #vi #adventure time #marceline #gravity falls #grunkle stan #steven universe #pearl #rick and morty #rick #ducktales 2017 #lena #the legend of korra #korra #how to train your dragon #hiccup haddock #she ra and the princesses of power

[makapatag]

did you guys know there's a porcelain period southeast asia nusantara silat eskrima arnis martial arts fantasy webnovel about a binukot choosing violence and trying to kill the hero of prophecy

its got marxist buddhist nascent bodhisattvas, excessively honorable femboy girlfailures, butch lesbian colonizer killers, adhd demon girls, polytheist-buddhist-hindu-animist religious world building, 14 layered world, feminist islamic empires, each guy has 4 souls the works

#gubat banwa #princess murders the hero #ttrpg #filipino #writing #fantasy #rpg #gamedev #southeast asia #dnd #web serial #martial arts

[rynnthefangirl]

I’m just saying the Greens have a lot of fucking audacity to say that Rhaenyra gets away with everything when Alicent literally stabbed the crown princess right in front of the King and faced zero consequences.

#not to mention cole beating an innocent man to death at the crown princess’s wedding again no consequences #Rhaenyra gets away with having children out of wedlock. the greens get away with murder. #they are not the same #team black #anti team green #hotd