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6/10
The princess is hungry
Mysterygeneration17 April 2024
The anime seemed like a sweet story about a girl named Hime being pampered with delicious food and finding new friends. However, it turned out to be a total bait and switch! I was the one being tortured, not Hime, by the constant repetition that made finishing the show a chore. The first episode did a great job of drawing me in with its cuteness and lighthearted humor. Unfortunately, the jokes got old fast, and I regret sticking with it all the way through.

While the show recycles dialogue and scenarios, it lacks the wit to make repetition funny. I wish they'd focused on humor instead of just repeating the same lines. The characters are kind of boring. I wasn't looking for super complex backstories, but some more energetic or lighthearted personalities could have helped overcome the show's repetitiveness.

A shorter version, like 5-minute episodes, would have been great.
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8/10
'Tis Time for "Torture, " Princess
Tweekums28 March 2024
The titular princess is a leader in humanity's Imperial Army during its battle against the demonic Hell-hordes. One day she, and her talking sword Excalibur, known as 'Ex', are captured. Now she will have to face the Hell Lord's chief torturer; Torture Tortura and her assistants. One might expect things to get rather unpleasant but this torturer employs rather unconventional methods... instead of inflicting pain she entices the princess to give up vital secrets by offering her delicious food! Her assistants use equally unconventional methods. Soon the princess almost considers them friends and rather enjoys her new life, much to Ex's consternation.

I really enjoyed this series. Yes it is all rather silly and a bit repetitive but it provides plenty of laughs in every episode. The characters are a lot of fun and one never really believes that anything unpleasant might happen despite the constant references to torture. I liked the character designs, especially the somewhat cute 'villains'. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anime fans wanting some light-hearted silliness.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
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