Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion

Your eyes are not fooling you if that's the synopsis you just read. It's an all familiar trend we've seen in many anime in recent years - reborn into a fantasy world, a protagonist trying to avoid fate, and isekai tropes that feeds on its modern popularity. Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu (The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion) is another one of these adaptations that subscribes to the most recent trend, but we have to ask ourselves if this is one was really needed. To my surprise, the source material actually came from a web novel rather than the typical lightnovels or manga. However, I did approach this series with a sense of caution given the studio's track record, and let's just say, web novel adaptations haven't exactly set the bar high in recent years. Typhoon Graphics' and their track record (Sengoku Night Blood, One Room) hasn't exactly taken off as a studio worth praising for either. In other words, I did not initially expect this show to be the next big thing. It also didn't help that some of the animation quality were rough in later epsiodes. Technical features aside, can this anime set an example for future web novel adaptations with similar content? We follow the story of Eunha Park as she dies in the first episode but gets reincarnated into another world. Now armed with knowledge about her eventual fate, she hatches a clever plan to get into Duke Noah's mansion by pretending to be his fiance under the name Raeliana. As you can imagine, the story develops from there as Raeliana fights against fate but also uncovers relevations about her own character and the world. Watching this show gives an ambigious feeling about Raeliana's plan and her newfound life. I say this because it's not easy to root for someone who we don't know too much about. Only from the first episode do we get a glimpse of her character in the real world. Even then, it's minimal and character development suffers. Pretty much the entire plot takes place in a new world as Raeliana connects with Noah. As difficult as it seems, Raeliana has a determined spirit and is not afraid to take risks. One thing that does bother me at times is how she isn't very insightful about her own character. Let me just say that if Raeliana truly want her plan to go the way she wants, she'd calculate every possibility. Instead, she follows a path of uncertainity and it appears Noah is a character who should not be underestimated. Raeliana and Noah's character chemistry stands above the rather cliche plot if I'm being honest with myself here. While Raeliana appears to try to follow her plan, Noah isn't shy from playing mind games with her. The two has a strange chemistry that revolves around mind games and there's definitely a level of sexual tension. However, I don't want to jump the gun. While this anime has some obvious romance elements, this isn't just about a girl from another world falling in love with a duke. Rather, the anime also adapts political elements into the show. It doesn't rely heavily on them but be prepared for lengthy dialogues related to politics. In fact, dialogues play some of the key appeals to this anime. With Raeliana often playing her character like a game, she has to be careful with her choice of words. As time goes on, her dialogues flows more naturally especially in the presence of Noah, rather than feeling scripted. However, I do have a problem with Raeliana's overall character development in that she has hardly changed throughout the story. Additionally, her brief rivalry with villainess Vivan Shamall in later episodes was hastily rushed and incredibly predictable from start to finish. I don't think anyone truly expected Noah to jump to another boat and decided to suddenly get together with a villainess. Instead, Noah's interest with Raeliana continues to grow. In some of the later episodes, he seems to geninuely grown fond of her presence while Raeliana struggles with own feelings. However, do note that with just 12 episodes, the anime's story doesn't contain enough details for a full adaptation here. Among its cast, there's no shadow of a doubt that Raeliana gets the most spotlight or personality. Skilled with a gun and somewhat of a cunning personality, Raeliana does try to carry this anime herself in some episodes. A more interesting question we need to ask ourselves is if any other character can step up and become a breakout, outside of Duke Noah. The answer to that, at least from an anime perspective, is unfortunately no. The only characters that caught my attention outside of the main leads are Adam Taylor and the mysterious Heika Demint. The latter is more unique given his young age and ambigious goals in the show. Adam Taylor on the other hand, is less charismatic although his presence does brings out the political elements the anime is trying to convey. However, expect yourself to mostly follow Raeliana's journey and not be distracted by side characters. This really is her story. As mentioned before, Typhoon Graphics has a questionable track record and to be put it nicely, they are probably average at best. While the first few episodes retains colorful and well chereographed scenes, some of the later episodes dip in overall quality. However, I do want to give some praise to the character designs and setting of the show. Raeliana is designed to look graceful with a look of natural beauty. Noah similarly has his handsome look that matches the status of a duke. Most interestingly however, is the world setting that takes place in what appears to be a fictional Victorian-like era. It transcends above a typical isekai setting although the world building of this anime isn't stellar. This show tempts with fate and at its center is a girl reborn to fight against it. While I can't say the story exceeds expectations, the anime is bold neough to attempt a variety of genres. Web novels aren't common these days and this is one of those few that got a treatment of being an actual anime. Perhaps there will be one in future years where it can compete against mainstream behemoths for anime of the year. But this year isn't one of them.

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion is not just the best manwha adaptation of all time, but one of the best romance stories in recent years and a must watch. As manwha has continued to grow in popularity outside of Korea, it’s led to several big series getting anime adaptations. Pretty much all of them have been subpar or downright bad. So when I found out that this series was adapted from a manwha, I had pretty low expectations. Especially considering the studio behind it being a smaller one. I could not have underrated this show any more. It is an absolute gem ofa show with great interactions, amazing voice acting, beautiful art and a really original story. So, what makes a good romance? The best romances to me are those that have two characters who have their own unique quirks, personality and characteristics. They’re not simply defined by their love for another character or fawning over them. They’re unique people in their own right who come together to form a healthy relationship. You’ve got that in this show and it’s so refreshing. Raeliana and Noah’s situation starts out as one of necessity, but gradually develops into one of my favourite ships. It happens in a realistic and natural feeling way too. Raeliana and Noah’s interactions are one of my favourite things about the show. They bounce off of each other so well. Their conversations are so playful and just loaded with a chemistry that I haven’t seen much in this medium. I think that has to do with the fact this is a Korean story. I think Korean stories handle romance a bit more realistically and organically than Japanese authors. Almost every conversation they have just feels like I’m watching a live action. Even the way Raeliana’s seiyuu talks is way more natural than the average anime. Love the fresh story of this one too. We’ve had a lot of otome style shows lately and most have focused on a girl getting isekai’d into a game as the villainess, not acting like the villainess, collecting a harem, etc. Here, the MC is isekai’d into a book she’s read, not as the main character, but as a side character who’s supposed to die off rather early on. This creates several unique challenges that she’s forced to overcome. Literally having to change her fate and chart her own path in this new world. Speaking of the world, it’s pretty rich for a one cour show. There’s quite a lot of lore about the political situation, the religious structure and other cultural traditions of the land. Had a lot of fun watching Raeliana get used to this new world. The side characters.. well, they’re in the story for sure, and I do think a lot of them will be fleshed out later in the manwha. But, evaluating what we got in the anime specifically, they were kind of weak. There’s two in particular that get a lot of focus, one being a kind of foil for Raeliana and the other being a guy that’s introduced at the end of the season. The other ones have potential, but need to see more from them. Like I said earlier, the art is stunning. I mean the character designs are legitimately gorgeous. Have to tip my hat to Typhoon Graphics for the work they did on this. It’s truly a shame Raeliana didn’t have more hype behind it. It’s a great show and the best manwha adaptation ever. It’s for sure worth a watch for romance fans everywhere. Raeliana gets 9 out of 10.

Do I want to be nice, do I want to be mean? If I wanted to be nice, I probably would have quit the series after the second episode - so I want to pick a fight. "Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu" is a series that, at first glance, would not appeal to me. A woman is reborn as the noblewoman Raeliana, but she knows that she is a doomed character from a novel she read in her last life. So she uses her knowledge to ally herself with the male protagonist Noah, rather blackmail him into saving her from the murderer. But how couldit be otherwise, she seems to have 'ruined' more in the process than she could have ever foreseen.... I have to admit that I've become a fan of stories like this over the past few months. Even though "Raeliana: Why She Became the Duke's Betrothed" is almost too mawkish for me, I've kind of grown to love such tales of aristocratic intrigue - be it "The Beloved Little Princess" or "The Villainess Lives Again", I've grown to like these stories to my own surprise. "Raeliana: Why She Became the Duke's Betrothed" is, as I said, unfortunately almost too corny for me, it's less about intrigue, power struggle, etc.. and more about the relationship between Raeliana and the Duke, which would have made this not my favorite story anyway. On top of that, the story progresses really slowly, and even though there are intrigues going on in the background, they are barely dealt with, if at all. For example, the main character doesn't even know any of the antagonists or his minions, even though they've already made an attempt on her life. The absolute, untouchable pinnacle of ABOMINATION, however, were the animations, the design, just the entire look was just AWFUL. So gross, in fact, that what little fun I could have had with the series wasn't there because I was busy gawking in bewilderment at this barrage of bad decisions and ideas. From characters that looked badly cut out or ones that suddenly had a much worse resolution than their surroundings, to unnecessarily long silent pauses where a character went from left to right in the frame and NOTHING else happened - what were they thinking?! Add to that the very conspicuous attempt to save money by censoring faces - I spent several hours with the first two episodes because I just had one laughing and choking spasm after another with my sister - who wanted to watch the anime with me - because of the grotesquely bad looks. I also found the facial features of individual characters impractical - Adam Taylor, for example, looked like he had Alzheimer's and constantly didn't know where or who he was.

This romance isekai show is underrated fr fr. While there's not much going for it, it's not the best in anything, it 's good at everything. I got very beautiful animation, with good characters, story, progression, and directing This anime is also unexpectedly somewhat a bit political too. With the politics of nations, noble, rankings, and marriage. The character and story is what get this show going. The male and female protag is VERY likeable and enjoyable to watch This show downside are that it is a slow pacing show and build so much suspense that somebody might not like it. The show also is more serious than itis fun. Ratings: (the rating is done comparatively to the same genre and style) Animation 9/10, Story 8/10, Character 9/10, Pacing 8/10, OST 8/10, enjoyability 10/10