Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

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First, I will give a general idea of the work to make it easier to understand what it is about.

But first, I want to make it clear that nothing I will say is a spoiler, I'm just clarifying some things.

Also, some topics that I mention, but leave the explanation open, is because the work will explain, and therefore I will not say anything.

Here we have the protagonist, Anisphia, who recalls memories of her past life as a child.

At that moment, our protagonist, besides being the princess Anisphia of the kingdom, also becomes the Anisphia of our world.

Why am I saying all this? Because I want ... to make it clear that:

--- The protagonist does not have the "overpowered knowledge", which isekai protagonists usually possess. But, yes, she is intelligent, and tries hard to accomplish what she wants.

--- The fact that she has the memory of our world is something very important for the development of the character. I'm just making it clear that the "isekai" factor is not used as a cheat, but as something really important.

Having said that, let's get to the explanation of the world.

The story revolves around the monarchical system (royalty, nobility, commoners), and the location is the Kingdom of Palletia, which has a tradition of idolizing spirits and magic.

In such a traditional kingdom, Anisphia is the princess, but she was born without the gift of magic.

However, because of the way the kingdom works, the royalty and nobility are able to use magic, while the commoners do not have this gift.

The fact that the princess, from a kingdom with this strong tradition, is not able to use magic is a big problem.

If you already know the minimum about monarchy, even if it is in works of fiction, we already know that Anisphia will have problems with the nobility.

However, since Anisphia wants to be able to use magic anyway, she creates her own study about magic, called Magicology, and the story goes from there.

With everything explained, what is the brilliance of this work, and what made me like it so much?

The strengths of this book for sure are the characters and the world.

As you saw above, I explained the basics about the protagonist, which is basically what we see in the synopsis and at the beginning of the book, but we can already see that things are not so simple.

The characters are not just a stereotype, as the work develops, we see that there is a lot of depth in each one of them. and they all interact with the world in some way, making everything more alive.

The world is only alive because the play makes a point of explaining and detailing it, and although it is restricted to the Kingdom of Palletia, it still has a sense of naturalness

One example I can give is Prince Algard, the protagonist's brother.

I'm sure that when he appears, you will all just say, "What a shitty guy, fucked up character."

Yes, I said that too, until I found out that there is a lot behind the character, which made me like him a lot afterwards.

In short, it's a great book, with great characters and a great world.

An isekai with a seemingly overpowered magic thirsty protagonist who also happens to be the princess of a powerful kingdom…what chaos will arise? Firstly I’d like to start off with the fact that I’m so happy this series is getting a really great anime adaptation! With that aside here are my thoughts on Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.

Characters: 9/10
Honestly I adore the characters in the LN. Anis, the main protagonist is probably one of the most chaotic and charismatic protagonists out there. Her character seems to be a little shallow at first, classic case of “ oh it’s an overpowered isekai protagonist” ... however the further you get into the series the more she becomes a rather complex and even more admirable character. As for the side lead, Euphie, at first she seems like a rather blank slate (again pretty shallow) but seeing her grow as a character throughout the books in a very natural way just plays to how well the author can write complicated characters. All of the other characters also have very human traits and don’t remain shallow background characters (with some exceptions just as any story) I’d recon the main characters are definitely the most interesting however.

Art: 9/10
The illustrations in the LN really bring the vivid scenes and playfulness of the characters to life.

Story: 8/10
The story starts off a tad slow but with the charming Anis it doesn’t feel too redundant. I wouldn’t say the main plot is exceptional, it takes several storylines that are prevelant in fantasy/ isekai and does them, justice. I do enjoy the way they treat magic and how the main character who’s obsessed with magic but doesn’t have any decides to basically reinvent the system. I’m not certain how the plot will progress after the 3rd volume but I’m looking forward to it. Decent story so far but nothing to ride home for.

Romance: 9/10
The main characters have so much chemistry later on but it’s a little bit of a slow burn. Seeing the romance progress naturally is quite refreshing though. It gets surprisingly spicy later on! Even if the romance isn’t the main focus it’s a wonderful part of the story.

Enjoyment: 10/10
I absolutely love this series! It’s a lot more tame (GL wise) than some of its other isekai GL LNs but the way the characters are written and the story and romance progress throughout make this an absolutely enjoyable read. Definitely a refreshing isekai with a very charming main character. 10/10 recommended

Note: Dropped after ~1.7 novels read.

Consistency issues, forced drama and bad writing. It tries to be serious and deep without seriously developing the world or giving it any depth. It seems the author has an idea of how a certain character should be or how a certain scene should play out then writes the book around it. The worst part is that those elements are so overused and tropey that it makes one groan rather than appreciate the reference, especially when the book is purportedly trying to be serious.

The Duke's daughter is described to be the role model of a 'Perfect Queen'. That is, if ... a perfect queen is someone that is beautiful and kind, and nothing else. Purportedly she doesn't need to be cunning, smart or knowledgeable. Because the second she meets adversity, she inexplicably breaks down and becomes even more of a husk of a human. Her entire personality is sipping tea graciously.

Women in this world have the same 'fighting power' as men. In fact, the strongest fighter in the kingdom is a woman, the Queen. Despite this, its society operates as if women are to be protected anyway. I struggled to understand how the Queen (described as exhuding femininty and grace) proceeds to tell her daughter that fighting makes her a tomboy.

The whole kingdom goes on high-alert when a dragon pops out of nowhere. A beast no one has ever seen, let alone defeated, and said to be able to destroy a nation overnight. The prince (who is in house arrest and known for being an idiot) decides to redeem himself by going to slay it. He has no plan, no fighting prowess, no army. He just wants to kill it. When someone else inevitably kills the dragon, they're chastized for 'stealing' his kill... What?

I dropped the series when someone made it their life's work to overturn feudalism by 'destroying and rebuilding the kingdom' because 'some people are mean'. We're also meant to take it seriously.