Princession Orchestra is a magnificent demonstration of the best tropes and story qualities that have been absent in Magical girl series in recent years. Namely: There is a clear commitment to building up the dynamic and threat level of the villain group Band Snatch (and their spooky leader). Seriously these guys steal the show (Quite Literally! They hijack an entire episode!) The show does a good job of balancing their funny interactions and loveable personalities without diminishing their strength and presence. Then there's the way the show embraces it's musical aspect, inheriting some DNA from it's big sister series Symphogear. it pays homage to that franchise while still beingit's own thing.

Especially in it's overall design and aesthetics that truly make the characters ''pop''.

It hits that ''Symphogear itch'' effectively, but with a brush of Precure paint.

There are an excellent mix of songs throughout that are implemented in a very fun, interesting way. The songs power the action through the magic of ''Mussesence''.

As for the action, this one isn't afraid to get it's hands dirty, there are some stand-out hand to hand combat sequences. These hot-blooded punch outs are a blast while still being completely kid-friendly, but it finds other cool ways and ''acquired add-ons'' to keep the fights fun beyond just punching and special finishers.

For the forces of light and goodness in our 3 leads in Minamo, Shirube and Nagase are fantastic additions that find a way to shine with each of their interactions and bonds formed with the vibrant occupants of the ''Wonderland'' Alicepia.

On the production side it does have it's ups and downs, but for the most part it has maintained a consistent quality with some nice eye candy sprinkled in for the big special moments and transformation sequences.

This one is a must watch! It brings a breath of fresh air to the genre and It has managed to carve out a solid identity of it's own among it's counterparts. It has only been getting better every week!

It's the perfect Saturday morning cartoon/anime!