In an era riddled with isekai with boring power fantasies overpowered characters and poor production this anime was a gem of its genre although this show is more disconnected from the isekai aspect and more on the fantasy aspect. I will admit when I saw this show announced I thought it would be yet another generic isekai but just with yuri. Seeing that Studio Diomeda at the helm and with their recent anime such as Futsal Boys and Domestic Girlfriend I wrote this one off entirely. I eventually did try it out and following a premiere that stumbled out of the gates it improved into something quite special with impressive animation characters and thoughtprovoking themes. Stories surrounding royalty always fall into the age old trope of infighting inside the palace and a thirst for the throne and power. Instead our main protagonist Anisphia Anis Wynn Palletia is one that seemingly does not care for ascending to the throne despite being in the royal bloodline. One reason why that might be the case is that in a world filled with magic users at least among royalty she is incapable of using magic. Instead she engages in research called magicology using the worlds resources and her knowledge from her previous life. As she seemingly neglects her place in the royal scheme of things she is seen as a heretic and therefore her brother Algard assumes the duties of royalty. At the outset Algard is in a forced political marriage with Euphyllia Magenta whom he barely knows. With that the theme of rebellion is presented for the first time in the show as Algard spends time with another girl rather than his fiance and eventually denounces her in front of a huge crowd calling off their marriage. This all happens in the first episode and Im sure that if you havent watched this show yet youre thinking to yourself how this is even good. It all seems like contrived drama doesnt it? But then Anisphia comes in all carefree to sweep Euphyllia off her feet in more ways than one as she flies away from the terrible scene with her on a broom and gives her the role of being Anisphias assistant which she agrees to. Anisphia and Euphyllia have personalities that can be seen as polar opposites. Anisphia is a very happy go lucky girl who has excellent ideals around magic whereas Euphyllia is struggling to fit into this casual atmosphere where no one is forced to be polite and ladylike and can just have fun. In a way the theme of rebellion shows itself yet again as Euphyllia is rebelling against the very nature of her world to change herself into finding her own purpose to do the things that she wants just like Anisphia. Theres a parallel to another anime Lycoris Recoil that I can sort of see here with Anisphia resembling Chisato and Euphyllia resembling Takina as the former breaks the latter out of her shell to push her to act and do things that she wants to do not just following orders like shes done her whole life. Their dynamic was wonderful to see throughout the anime as they go through the toughest of battles and emotions together. To continue the discussion on rebellion Algard as polarizing and divisive as he was ended up being quite a good character and a villain who had some depth and someone who allowed us to sympathize with. The world and its politics arent great. Its systems of prioritizing magic for the nobility is corrupt and was fully deserving to be broken down. Algards actions during this anime make him look like the villain but he believed he was doing what needed to be done which was overthrow the power dynamic in this world. He attempts to use his strength rather than change the policies slowly and hell stop at nothing to achieve this goal. The ends justify the means for him even if that means people need to be sacrificed to do so. Isekai series struggle with villain writing all the time and while Algard as decent of a character he was he wasnt exceptionally written in my opinion but its most definitely a step in the right direction. The side cast also added a lot to the cast as well. Tilty and Ilia were amazing characters who kept the main duo true to themselves and pushed them towards a better relationship with each other. Now to the production side of things the animation was generally very well done with the fight scenes being exemplary and the cinematography being amazing even outside of the fight choreography. The soundtrack was also very overlooked and complimented the emotional and epic scenes very well. Studio Diomeda was really punching above their weight here and I never expected this studio to pull off something quite like this. The main issue I did see with this show was the pacing but its nothing too egregious as the story was still generally quite decent overall. It felt a little fast at times as it doesnt feel like the world was really fleshed out to its fullest. While there was some world building aspects it didnt feel as intriguing as it could have been in its political world building or the monarchy in general. That said the adaptation did what it had to and I wasnt disappointed at all. Overall this show has been quite a joy to watch with its exemplary cast solid animation soundtrack and themes. Its a show I never expected to enjoy this much and while there were some shortcomings it was a great experience to watch and a great show to discuss about. The second half was quite polarizing among the anime community but I came out with quite a positive view of it. I assure you its more than just a plain old yuri anime there was a lot of heart put into this adaptation so if theres anything to take away from this anime season this would be a good choice to watch. I implore you do give it a fair chance.