Princess Resurrection

About Princess Resurrection

Meet Princess Resurrection (怪物王女), an action, comedy and horror anime by MADHOUSE and Imagin (2007). Here is the premise in a nutshell. In short: When Hiro Hiyorimi tries to save a beautiful young woman from certain death, he ends up a dead hero himself! However, since the drop-dead girl is Hime, daughter of the King of the Monsters, his "reward" is to come back as a not-quite-living soldier in her honor guard of horror!

As things develop, that means helping confront off the army of supernatural monstrosities Hime's siblings are unleashing against her in hopes of moving up the ladder of succession. If facing off with vampires and zombies isn't bad enough, how can anyone be prepared for the REALLY weird ones, like were-sharks, pandas and killer dumplings? This sure as hell isn't the afterlife Hiro was hoping for, but the really sad part is that Hime is the good girl in all of this... or at least as close to good as you can come when you're on the wrong side of the gates of hell!

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Ayako Kawasumi as Liliane and Shiho Kawaragi as Flandre. Think of it as a pick for viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. At 25 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by MADHOUSE and Imagin, so the studio's house style defines how Princess Resurrection looks and moves on screen. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. With a 6.5/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Ayako Kawasumi voicing Liliane gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2007, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.