I’ve talked about the problems with “happily-ever-after” many times on Okazu. And I’ve frequently mentioned that I love media that looks beyond it – “after-happily-ever-after.” And I’ve addressed the fact that looking past the princesses riding off together on the flying horse or whatever leads to a complicated series of questions and answers, most of […]
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The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 3
Where do I even begin with The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 3? It…was good! seems like the best place to start. This novel took a trope I strongly dislike and gave it a genuine reason to exist, then resolved it beautifully. In almost every series where the […]
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 2
In Volume 1, of the manga we met Princess Anisphia, a princess with no magic, but the memory of a scientific world who studies magic as if it were a science. We also met Euphyllia, blessed by the spirits with great magic, born and raised to be a Queen, but cast off and spurned by […]
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 1
Last autumn I took a look at Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei (転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命) manga. I found it to be fine, but much too shouty for my taste. Then I followed that up with the Light Novel, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 1 in April […]
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Volume 1
Anisphia is a very unusual princess. Awakened to knowledge from a life in our world, she has a unique relationship to the magic of her current world. While she has magical potential, she cannot manifest it at all. Instead she turns her energy to making technological uses for magic. And now, she has an idea, […]
