Interesting drama of dispare and hope
In a world ruled by nobles, the monster population is increasing. Soldiers can fight them, but real victory needs the help of rare Saints, women who can use magic to defeat and suppress the monsters. Saint Philia is currently the most powerful of the saints. Raised by indifferent parents and trained by a harsh mentor, she is also engaged to the crown prince. She is filled with self-doubt and keeps herself tightly self contained and emotionless as she is constantly criticized and harassed. The narcissistic Prince believes she is cold and superior, so he decides to sell her to a neighboring kingdom that is desperate to acquire a saint.
In this story, Philia's old fiance happily moves on without her, while Philia cautiously travels to her new home.
The setup for this story is well done, though (for me) the details of the writing don't always live up to its potential. The animation is reasonable quality and the Japanese voice actors are good. If this had an English dub, I might have scored it a little higher. It is worth a look and you may want to read the novels English translations if you want more depth.
In this story, Philia's old fiance happily moves on without her, while Philia cautiously travels to her new home.
The setup for this story is well done, though (for me) the details of the writing don't always live up to its potential. The animation is reasonable quality and the Japanese voice actors are good. If this had an English dub, I might have scored it a little higher. It is worth a look and you may want to read the novels English translations if you want more depth.
- bill_allison
- Jun 11, 2025