Murder Princess (Video 2007)

In the land of Foreland a coup d'état has occurred and the princess, after witnessing the death of the King, is on the run. She meets with battle-hungry bounty hunter Falis, and with a ... See full summary »

Directors:

Shinya Kawamo, Tomoyuki Kurokawa,

Writers:

Sekihiko Inui (manga), Tatsuhiko Urahata (screenplay),

Stars:

Bob Carter, Leah Clark, Colleen Clinkenbeard

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Carter	...	The Narrator (voice)
Leah Clark	...	Fenella / Girl (voice)
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Alita Forland / Falis (voice)
Daniel Drumm	...	Jitterbug (voice)
R. Bruce Elliott	...	Jodu Entolasia (voice)
Cris George	...	Guitano (voice)
Caitlin Glass	...	(voice)
Todd Haberkorn	...	Andre (voice)
Chuck Huber	...	Dominikov (voice)
Jeremy Inman	...	Roderim (voice)
Takkô Ishimori	...	Jodu Entolasia (as Takkou Ishimori)
Grant James	...	Priest (voice)
Brittney Karbowski	...	Milano (voice)
Ami Koshimizu	...	Milano Entolasia (voice)
Vic Mignogna	...	Falis' Father (voice)

Storyline

In the land of Foreland a coup d'état has occurred and the princess, after witnessing the death of the King, is on the run. She meets with battle-hungry bounty hunter Falis, and with a twist of fate they both switch souls, making Alita the maid of the now princess Falis. Named for her bravery in confronting the enemy as 'Murder Princess', Falis must continue to be the princess as well as confronting any new opponent that comes to her way.

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Plot Keywords:

princess | murder | bounty hunter | king | coup d'état | 

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Taglines:

Nobility Takes No Prisoners

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mada Purinsesu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avex Mode, Bee Train, FUNimation Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (6 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first Bee Train production in which founder, director and animator Kôichi Mashimo has no involvement in, in almost a decade.

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Soundtracks

"Naked Flower"
Performed by Romi Pak

User Reviews

Decent short series

I hadn't heard of this series till I found it on Funimation's YouTube channel a few days ago. While it isn't the best series I've seen it wasn't bad and at only six episodes you won't waste much time if you don't enjoy it.

We are thrown straight into the action at the start of episode one when there is an attempted coup in the kingdom of Forland. The king and most of the royal family are killed but Princess Alita escapes. Shortly afterwards she meets the bounty hunter Falis and after a moment of peril the two girls find that their souls have swapped bodies. Finding herself in the princess's body Falis agrees to return to the palace and overthrow Dr. Akamashi who has usurped the throne along with his sidekicks to robot girls who are equipped with an impressive array of weapons. With the palace secured Falis continues to act as the princess while Alita takes the identity of Milano, her maid who was killed in the coup. In later episodes the doctor attempts to over throw the princess again and later a new and unexpected foe emerges.

The animation is of a high standard and the action scenes are suitably exciting. I liked the character designs of most of the characters especially the two main characters. There is a fair amount of blood spilt although it wasn't too gruesome, it also avoids having fan service which some viewers may be pleased about. While it hasn't been certificated in the UK I suspect it would get a twelve certificate.