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“Ordinary girl Himeko becomes princess with crown, faces pursuit from real princess Nana and thieves Leslie and Caren.”
Princess Beware
姫様ご用心
6.46
7,948 rank · 3,457 viewers · 4 favorites
Comedy
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Synopsis
Ordinary girl Himeko becomes princess with crown, faces pursuit from real princess Nana and thieves Leslie and Caren.
Himeko is supposed to be a common high school student... until she happens to obtain a crown and she becomes a princess. Since then, Nana, the true princess, follows her around to take the crown back. In addition, Leslie and Caren, the thieves, appear to rob her of the crown, and her peaceful life turns into turmoil. (Source: AnimeNfo)
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.0
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 1
σ 2.16
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 5 “The catchy opening song and cute initial art drew me in, but Himeko’s unbearable stupidity had me ready to drop the show by episode 2. Na-Na was the only character I liked, even though I couldn’t...”
- 1 “This series is definitely a good example of a dumpster fire where everything just seems to burn and burn. The characters are all over the place, and there are moments where some jokes seem to go on...”
- 6 “This wacky comedy anime uniquely executes the clichéd princess transformation premise through nonsensical situations that surprisingly maintain narrative clarity, accompanied by a jolly soundtrack...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2006 – Jul 2006 Spring 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1716 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer