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MFrontier
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This is like I'm the Villainess So I'm Taming the Last Boss only:
- It's set in a mystery romance novel instead of an Otome game. - The female lead isn't a Villainess but the murder victim that sets off the plot. - Yuichiro Umehara's dark-haired male lead is actually as shady as he looks. - Her past life is more relevant (insofar as she was straight up murdered to reincarnate). |
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Calsolum
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After that negotiation at the duke's manor I'm hoping that he wasn't 'just' testing to see if Raeliana would pick up on the chessboard but his dismissal of her accusations resulted from preemptive action on his part. I imagine that the moment someone completely outside his field of view blindsided him with damning information. One of the first things to suspect would be a leak or spy of some sort. Thus using someone he trusts completely(the knight assigned to Raeliana) he temporarily moves the seal. Raeliana regurgitating old information would mean: her info was from a previous source and hasn't been updated, not using it in that situation would mean she knows no more about it.
That said given how much he was pressing her to reveal her source contradicts that train of thought. Oh well time will tell, either ways I find the series quite entertaining. |
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meiam
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It's pretty decent at the moment, I do wish they changed it so that she only had some understanding of the book, like maybe she just skim it cause she though it wasn't that good and only has vague understanding of the events that will happen. Because, as is, she essentially know the future and is playing that hand very poorly. For one, she knew her fiance only married her for her money and planned to kill her, yet her first plan was to annoy him and leave? About as smart as trying to fend off an hungry wolf by covering yourself in blood.
She also seem to have a very poor understanding of the character involved, like the knight she mention has a big presence in the book, yet seems to know essentially nothing about. Same for her parents and even the duke, really. Why not pull some sort of dark secret he only told the heroine of the book to seal the deal rather than just give up and hope he'll stop her leaving. Plus leaving isn't that big of a deal, just go and dig up the seal and find another "buyer". Also, maybe close the door when your trying to blackmail someone, just a thought? |
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BluIndigoVi
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As a reader of romance manhwa, particularly otome isekai/fantasy ones, it's very exciting to see Raeliana be the first manhwa to get an animated adaptation. With Who Made Me a Princess being made into a donghua and Doctor Elise becoming an anime, I can't wait to see more romance and otome isekai manhwa get animated in the future (some out of my many favorites are Villains are Destined to Die, Not-Sew-Evil Stepmom, and Your Majesty, Please Don't Kill Me Again).
With Raeliana, I wish the animation was stronger and the shots and character drawings were more consistent, but overall, the art style is lovely, and I appreciate how much it feels in line with the manhwa artist Whale's drawings and designs. The story and the characters are very strong, and those pieces are more than enough for me to continue on with the anime no matter the animation hiccups along the way. The tone and atmosphere very nice too. My Next Life as a Villainess and I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss can be serious, but they're generally more light-hearted and silly. Raeliana really immerses itself with the drama and mystery vibes, and Raeliana's wit and tactfulness make each of her successes rewarding, as one failed plan can potentially lead to her demise. There are some excellent comedic moments and expressions left out of the anime, though. I highly recommend reading the manwha if you're interested to experience all of the great scenes. Now that Raeliana is settling into the mansion, we'll get more of Raeliana and Noah's fun interactions, including their hilarious snark and banter with each other. |
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harminia
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I've only seen the first episode, and while it was a very pretty looking show when paused, the actual thing was .... rather disjointed. The editing felt really clumsy? It was like they wanted to do panel by panel recreations of the manhwa without and proper flow. Scene changes felt too sudden a few times. It really took me out of it, moreso than anything else.
It's a shame because other than that it's a pretty anime. Even if the animation isn't great, it's still better looking than a lot of romance adaptations. I don't know if I'll continue because I felt kind of bored, but that might have been because of how the adaptation is handled, moreso than the plot itself. I know I read a couple of chapters of the manhwa a while back but I don't remember if it was more gripping/interesting or not (maybe that answers the question though)... |
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Cryten
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You got some good shows this season Rebecca. Though the production values are noticeably absent, 80% of the time it wasn't a problem because of the strength of the hard situation the main character was in. I wonder if your note about only woman able to sue for severance of marriage promise will be relevant or not, fighting a court battle could easily feature into a political drama.
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KarlFranz
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It kinda touch on that her fiancee has higher social standing than her. WHile both family are rich, her family is the new blood while his family is the old nobility and the country is being rule by the old nobilities. Another reason why she didn't ask her parents for help is because she didn't know them that well. the original Raeliana wasn't a major character, she was the plot device that kicked start the plot and how the real heroine meet the Duke. There very little to go on about her beside some basic backstory and she was the MC best friend. Her parents would have even less focus. |
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meiam
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The social standing doesn't matter in this case, she know he was already planning on killing her to inherit, pissing him off would just have him more likely to kill her, not less. If she didn't really know the book and though they were initially in love but he later killed her for some reason that she didn't happen to catch it would make sense, but she knew he was after her fortune from day one. |
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Princess_Irene
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I feel like I really lucked out! Only Pretty Cure and Sacrificial Princess could have made it better. 
RE: Raeli not shutting the door, that was foolish on her part, but we clearly saw that the only person in the hallway was Adam, so I feel like it was a deliberate storytelling move to show us that Noah trusts Adam implicitly, but also how much better he is at playing the game. Awkwardly done, yes, but not without purpose. (I think.) |
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Gina Szanboti
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That confused me, because after we saw Adam in the hallway, there was a shot of her with both doors closed behind her (when Noah signs the contract). In the open door shot, her back is to the doors, while the subsequent shot is facing her, from Noah's pov. So I wasn't sure whether the door was open or not, or if the room had another set of double doors in that same wall.
Also, when she went to leave, she slightly opened the door on her left, which from the outside of the room looking in would be the door on the right. Even if she left it ajar, it wouldn't be fully open as depicted in the shot of Adam in the hallway, and the wide-open door there is on the left, which is not the door she opened. So it's just a pile of continuity problems.
I'm enjoying this, but I gotta say, I kinda started to glaze over when they were dropping all the names of the various political players in the game. I'm still not sure if I'm supposed to be on Noah's side or not. If I understood it correctly, he's supporting the status quo against the people who want a more egalitarian society? But maybe I misunderstood the situation. |
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MFrontier
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Now that they're living together Raeliana and Noah are still continuing their little dance of words, and Noah seems to be genuinely enjoying their little repartee as much as he enjoys teasing Raeliana.
Can we see Nick again? He seems really cool. I also appreciated that Raeliana wanted to confirm if he preferred "madame." Raeliana looked absolutely stunning in that dress. It says a lot when too normally stoic men are both shocked speechless. It's only a shame that the OP seems to indicate it's going to get ripped by whatever havoc will occur at the engagement party. Who is this Vivian woman? Is she a "Vixen" in the villainess sense or just because she has a bit of a...chaotic personality? |
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Key
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Somewhat to my surprise, I'm still following this one after three episodes, even though I really need to cut down my viewing list a bit. The verbal sparring is enough at this point to keep my interest, even though the technical merits are lacking.
I also encourage everyone to check out the simulcast English dub on this one if you haven't already. Ian Sinclair feels like he was born for the role of Noah (this kind of smarmy, politely condescending role has long seemed to be a specialty of his), and the performances beyond him are uniformly strong, too. |
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meiam
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The show is purposefully vague on this, but publicly he public support not letting rich becoming noble but he secretly stole the royal seal that would be necessary to make the law in effect. I must have missed some sort of cultural cue during the whole "name" exchange. She ask him to use her first name, which he agree too. In turn, he ask her to do the same, which she doesn't until being forced to and then act like he's a massive jerk for doing so? |
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BluIndigoVi
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All-in-all, we got a solid episode that gives us some good amount of time watching our leads push and pull each other charmingly and hilariously. Sometimes, it would be nice for the pace of the episodes to speed up or let less silence or inactivity hang, but I also appreciate it in a way. I get immersed in this world, these characters, and the drama without a lot of activity, and it's kind of relaxing yet engaging.
While it's not perfectly integrated, the CGI for the behemoth carriage, horses, and chess pieces fits in the 2D atmosphere well. It's a recurring but loving joke how the horses in many otome isekai manhwas are 3D assets that stick out like sore thumbs, and here in animated form, it's almost surreal how good the CG horses function. I really appreciate Raeliana's thoughts. Her commentary on the situations she gets stuck really highlight her exasperation with her current situation, and it creates a nice contrast between the noble lady she has to act outwardly and the modern-day women she actually is inwardly. Both Yume Miyamoto and Lindsay Seidel are doing excellent work playing both these sides of Raeliana. I'm ready for the ball next episode. Episode 4 is going to put the animation to the test, though. While the previous episodes are acceptable enough because they don't require a lot of movement, a ball setting isn't going to be as generous. It's probably safe to say at this point that the animation will consistently be the aspect of this anime that struggles the most, but I hope it can hold up enough for the upcoming demands of the story. |
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Princess_Irene
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I have two theories for this. One is that it's a hangover from her past life in a country where first names are considered intimate, and she's just not actually ready for this. Two is that she expected him to ask her to call him by his title (Wynknight), which is historically accurate to the period - someone at that level of the peerage wouldn't use his first name unless it was super intimate, like among family only. It could be a combination of both, but I think mostly he just really caught her by surprise. |
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