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This show is criminally slept-on. If you like anime with a lot of court intrigue, like APOTHECARY DIARIES, this is an excellent watch.

The characters and plotting are both really excellent in this show. There isn't a single character in the show that doesn't turn out to be deeper and more interesting than you initially think upon meeting them. There's nobody who is just some idiot for the protagonists to dunk on-- even the antagonists are competent and interesting. And the intrigue runs so thick that for most of the first arc, you're not certain who the antagonists even are.

And the plotting is, again, excellent. Every ... little detail the show sets up gets used someplace or the other. A scene might seem random or pointless, but it will payoff later, and the payoff will make sense.

The world is also interesting, and the way they present it is tantalizing. They don't overwhelm you with huge amounts of information about the setting all at once. Instead, they give you little bite-sized pieces of info that are presented in a way that feels unobtrusive, and gives you just enough knowledge to understand what's currently happening in the plot.

The only criticism I have is I don't really love the art style. There's a relative lack of action, and that might turn off some people, as well. But otherwise, it's a really excellent show, and I hope it finds a bigger audience.