I am so excited that my favorite shoujo manga is being made into an Anime!! Quick post on my first impressions of the anime adaptation.
Akagami no Shirayuki hime tells the tale of the red-haired Shirayuki who escapes her home country, Tanbarun, to avoid becoming the first Prince Raji's concubine. On her way to the neighboring country, Clarines, she meets the second Prince of Clarines, Zen and his two aides (Mitushide and Kiki) and becomes friends with them. The story is about how Shirayuki finds her place in her new surroundings and becomes the Clarines' palace pharmacist. It's a slow moving tale about a strong female lead. It is mainly a romantic tale on the backdrop of a fantasy world and it is definitely up there as one of my most favorite manga of all time.
Let's start with the voices and the voice acting. Shirayuki is voiced by Saori Hayami, a voice I've been hearing too often recently, but her voice suits Shirayuki so no complaints there. Zen's VA is also a voice I've heard a lot recently and he surprisingly suits Zen even if Ryouta Osaka (VA) 's previous character was a crass talking teenager and not a nobleman. Jun Fukuyama as Raji is hilarious! I am not quite sure of Kiki's VA, so I hope I will get used to her.
The art and animation. I loved the art in the manga! It is different from the usual shoujo manga. The author has such intricate art on clothing, jewelry and backgrounds that I love. I am glad to see the backgrounds are gorgeous, but I am not sure of the character art yet. It feels childish, not as sharp as the original manga and that is disappointing. Bones studio did such a great job with Noragami, so I am disappointed that they haven't done just as well with this too. Animation is so far so good as of the first episode.
I've just heard that there will be a season 2. Super excited!
Finally, to all the people thinking that this is similar to Akatsuki no Yona : stop! It's not the same! It's not even similar. Akatsuki no Yona is more of a political fantasy, but Akagami no Shirayuki-hime is more of a slice-of-life romance story only!
I can recommend this anime to anyone who likes slow-moving shoujo romance without messy love-triangles and unnecessary melodrama. It's a beautiful story that's well worth a watch!
See ya ~
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