Murder Princess
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| マーダー・プリンセス (Mādā Purinsesu) |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
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| Author | Sekihiko Inui |
| Publisher |  MediaWorks Broccoli Books |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Serialized in | Dengeki Teioh, Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | 2005 |
| Volumes | 2 |
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| Director | Tomoyuki Kurokawa |
| Studio | Marvelous Entertainment, Bee Train |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Released | March 28, 2007 - August 29, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 min. |
Murder Princess (マーダー・プリンセス Mādā Purinsesu?) is a manga by Sekihiko Inui. An OVA series was later produced by Marvelous Entertainment and Bee Train based on the manga.
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[edit] Plot
The story begins with Dr. Akamashi, introduced as a scientist formerly in the employ of the government, launching a coup d’etat in the Forland kingdom. With his dying breath, the mortally wounded king sends his daughter Alita to find Prince Kaito, who is leading a diplomatic mission and its military escort abroad. She flees from the castle and reaches a forest on the country's border.
While running the Princess falls off of a cliff and onto Falis, an infamous female bounty hunter. Due to the nature of the near-death experience (referred to as a spiritual commutation) the souls of Alita and Falis are switched. After Falis dispatches the forest's guardian beast, Alita pleads with the bounty hunter to protect the Forland kingdom, offering herself, body and soul, as collateral. Falis agrees.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Allies
- Alita Forland (アリタ‧フォーランド Arita Fōrando?) aka Milano (ミラノ Mirano?)
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
- Second child of the late King Forland. She escapes from the castle during Akamashi's coup, running into Falis and switching bodies with her due to a near-death experience. In return for helping with the defense of the kingdom, she offers the bounty hunter her body and soul. She later assumes the identity of her former maid Milano, who died ensuring her safe escape during the coup, and assists Falis with running the kingdom.
- Falis (ファリス Farisu?) aka Alita (アリタ Arita?)
- Voiced by: Romi Paku
- Falis is one of the strongest and the most infamous bounty hunters in the world, even attributed with having slain a dragon. When operating near the border of Forland Kingdom, Princess Alita runs into her, and the two of them end up switching bodies by accident. Now stuck in Alita's body, she makes a deal with Alita to assume her identity and defend her kingdom. Falis' weapon of choice is the ancient katana Himetsuru (姫鶴, ひめつる? lit. Crane Princess); she sometimes uses a dagger in conjunction with the sword.
- Dominikov (ドミニコフ Dominikofu?)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Yao
- A fellow bounty hunter working for Falis. In the manga he is a Shinigami with extensive knowledge, while in the anime he is a cyborg. His weapon of choice is a large scythe.
- Pete Armstrong (ピート‧アームストロング Piito Amusutorongu?)
- Voiced by: Akimitsu Takase
- Fellow bounty hunter working for Falis. While he is big, ferocious, and overpowering in hand to hand combat, beneath his purple skin is a gentle soul. Like Dominikov, Pete is a cyborg in the anime version.
- Jodu Entolasia (ジョドォ‧エントラシア Jodō Entorashia?)
- Voiced by: Takkou Ishimori
- Butler of Forland Kingdom's royal family. He has a very serious personality and is strict when he is training Alita in the ways of a princess. He continues to serve in this capacity after Alita and Falis switch bodies, in order to aid Falis in acting out her part.
- Milano Entolasia (ミラノ‧エントラシア Mirano Entorashia?)
- Voiced by: Mayuko Takahashi
- The real Milano, Alita's maid and granddaughter of Jodu. She disguises herself as Princess Alita to buy Alita time to escape from Akamashi's coup d'etat, but is killed while carrying out that role. Alita later assumes Milano's identity.
[edit] Enemies
- Dr. Akamashi (アカマシ?)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida
- Formerly a scientist working for the late King Forland. He has abused lost technology entrusted to the Forland royal family, and conspires to take over the kingdom in order to gain complete possession over said technology. He seeks to capture Alita alive. Akamashi is an expert in creating artificial lifeforms, be they of flesh and blood or of metal.
- Ana (アナ?)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
- One of Dr. Akamashi's robotic bodyguards. Ana is built in the shape of a little girl with technology originating in "the Old World". She is extremely aggressive and likes to taunt her opponents, with no regard for human lives except Akamashi's. Her ability and equipment are specialized for close quarter combat.
- Yuna (ユナ?)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
- One of Dr. Akamashi's robotic bodyguards, built in the same manner as Ana. Contrary to Ana, however, she is timid and shy, albeit with a tendency of going berserk and letting loose her firepower upon everyone in sight if Akamashi is in grave danger. Her use of technology from "the Old World" is more obvious, including an array of precision, long-range weapons such as guns and missiles.
- Cecilia (セシリア Seshiria?)
- Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
- A sorceress who is tracking Alita's every move. Not much about her is known so far, although Falis has an unpleasant memory that involved her.
- Prince Kaito aka The Dark Knight (黒い騎士 Kuroi Kishi?)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa
- Prince of Forland, Kaito is Alita's older brother and eight years her senior. She speaks of him fondly, bragging of his swordsmanship as well as his kindness. Prince Kaito left the country to hold peace talks with Forland's western neighbor, the kingdom of Grandel, but no one has heard from him since. When he comes back, it is revealed that he is the man clad in a heavy, dark-colored set of armor that accompanies Cecilia.
[edit] Music
Opening Theme:
Ending Theme:
- "Naked Flower" by Romi Paku
[edit] Episodes
| # | Episode Name | Original Street Date |
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| 1 | "Birth" "Tanjō" (誕生) |
March 28, 2007 |
| Dr. Akamashi initiates a coup d’etat in the Forland kingdom, forcing Alita, the Forland princess, to flee in the hopes of reaching her brother. A short while later in a border forest, Alita accidentally pushes the bounty hunter Falis off a cliff while fleeing from the forest guardian beast who killed her entourage of castle guards. This results in Alita and Falis switching bodies due to the near-death experience. Falis accepts Alita's plea to protect the Forland kingdom after Alita offers her own body and soul as collateral. | ||
| 2 | "Coronation" "Taikan" (戴冠) |
April 25, 2007 |
| Falis, now in the body of Alita, liberates the Forland castle from Dr. Akamashi and his henchrobots, Ana and Yuna. The real Alita, now in the body of Falis, assumes the role of Jodu's deceased granddaughter Milano, who died while acting as a substitute for Alita. In Alita's place, Falis is crowned as the Queen of Forland. However, the coronation parade is disturbed by Dr. Akamashi's evil plans. | ||
| 3 | "Return" "Kikan" (帰還) |
May 30, 2007 |
| Falis and Alita get into an argument, and Falis goes off to vent her steam on the encroaching goblins. During this time, Akamashi's aides kidnap Alita and interrogate her about her real identity and about the "key". Falis goes to the rescue but is coerced into dropping her weapon. A swordsman then leaps onto the scene and saves the day; he turns out to be none other than Prince Kaito, Alita's brother. | ||
| 4 | "Exile" "Tsuihō" (追放) |
June 27, 2007 |
| Since the prince has returned and is soon to be crowned, Falis plans to leave the next day. Alita says she'll be lonely, but she's told Falis will return when she finds a way to swap bodies again. Later in the evening, Falis is called by the mysterious hooded woman and led into a secret chamber in the castle. They fight and Alita and the others come down to help her, but they run into the two androids and the professor. Suddenly the professor is stabbed by the black armored knight, and the two androids are also defeated. Falis is badly beaten by the knight, who reveals himself to be Kaito in front of all the guests. He claims that Falis is a false princess and that the others are rebels. The four of them are forced to flee the kingdom and Kaito is crowned as king. | ||
| 5 | "Fate" "Shukumei" (宿命) |
July 25, 2007 |
| Falis, Alita and their companions manage to evade capture thanks to a group of travelling entertainers. When they stop to take a break, they begin to discuss the circumstances behind everything that has transpired so far. It turns out that the root cause to all this is the Lost Technology, which was entrusted to the House Forland after the demise of the Old World and is protected by a seal that can only be opened by female members of the House. | ||
| 6 | "At the end of the decision" "Ketsui no hate ni" (決意の果てに･･) |
August 29, 2007 |
| Falis, Milano, and the rest of the group returns to the kingdom in order to stop Kaito from using Teoria. However, they also decide to use the powers of Teoria to switch their bodies back to their original ways. Unfortunately, Kaito makes it to the Teorial chamber first, knocking out Falis and capturing Milano. Kaito then wishes for the entire world to end, activating Teoria's great power. | ||
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Murder Princess (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Murder Princess at the Internet Movie Database
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