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This manga was amazing in it's first half. The tension of whether Richard would find out who Henry was, while at the same time falling in love with him was so good. I was on the edge of my seat every chapter to see what would happen next. Other than that everything else was pretty exciting too. I enjoyed the conflict. I enjoyed seeing Richard grow and become stronger while still suffering from insecurities and overcoming them.

Then Henry "died." That chapter was really well done and I don't mind what happened, it was one of my favorite parts of the manga. But then a time ... skip happened and everything after that was somewhat boring to me. Even though Richard became king, he was exhausting to watch in the second half. There was a time when I couldn't stand how whiny he was acting. He went from being my second favorite character to middle tier at best. Romance took the forefront, but the new romantic interest was just the usual dark and mystery guy you'd find in a lot of shoujo. A lot of people like him, but I found him a downgrade from the first half. Henry was brought back as James, but he was underutilized. I am not sure why the author even brought him back if she wasn't going to really do much with him. I also greatly missed Prince Edward and Warwick, even though it couldn't be helped since they died, but they were some of my favorite characters.

I was really enjoying the series up until the time skip. After that I lost interest. I finished the story, but it went from a story I loved to one I just felt lukewarm about. YMMV, some people like the second half better, but I am not one of those people.

I genuinely enjoyed this anime. It might get some very negative criticism for good reason, and it was definitely not the best CGI animation out there (and that's an understatement.) But I actually looked forward to the show every week. It reminded me of being back in the 90s and early 2000s and discovering a few VHS or DVD episodes of some random anime tucked away in the back corner of your local Blockbuster. You'd take it home and watch it, and it wasn't necessarily GOOD, and it might have been strange and cheesy, but it was anime and so you ate it up anyway. ... This anime has the same sort of vibes going on.

As far as the story goes, it was pretty basic. The show didn't take itself too seriously or try to be more than it was, in my opinion. It was still a fun journey and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

If you have an open mind and can look past some truly hideous CGI and you liked campy old anime series, I suggest you give this a try. I could see this being a cult favorite in a decade or two.