The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

"Listen here, kid, let me tell you about this gem of a show! You know those stories where the perfect girl gets thrown away like yesterday's newspaper? Yeah, well this one,hoo boy,this one does it different, and let me tell you why it's got me all fired up! So we got this saint, Philia, right? Does everything by the book,heals the sick, protects the kingdom, the whole shebang. And what's her reward? They call her "unlovable" (can you believe that nonsense?) and ship her off to another kingdom like some unwanted furniture! The absolute gall of these people! Now most shows would have her go full vengeancemode or drown in a pool of tears, but not our Philia! She just... keeps doing her thing. Not because she's heartless, no sir,but because she's been playing the perfect saint so long, she forgot how to be anything else. It's like watching someone try to take off armor they've worn for twenty years,kinda painful, but fascinating too, you know? But here's where it gets good! Over in Parnacorta, people start treating her like... well, like a human being for once! And watching her slowly realize she's allowed to have wants? To have feelings? Kid, I was leaning so far forward in my chair I nearly fell off! And don't get me started on Mia,that spitfire of a sister! Starts off as window dressing, ends up stealing every scene she's in! The way she fights for Philia's honor back home? Now that's what I call family loyalty! Makes me wish I had a sister like that back in the day! The romance? Finally a love interest with some sense! Oswald doesn't come barging in like some show-off in a shiny suit,no sir,he just... stands there being decent. Gives her space, doesn't push. Just quietly proves she's worth more than her title. Now that's how you write a proper gentleman! Visually? Solid as an oak tree. Nothing too flashy, but everything's right where it should be. Colors like a calm sunset, animation smooth as good whiskey. And the music? Doesn't blast your eardrums out,just sits there, doing its job perfectly. Like a well-oiled pocket watch! Is it perfect? Hell no, nothing is! But it's got more heart than most of those loud, flashy shows trying too hard to be clever. This one? It's like that quiet old guy at the bar who turns out to have the best stories,doesn't need to shout to get your attention. Now when are they making season two? I need to see what Philia does next! Maybe she'll take up fishing! Or start a bakery! The woman deserves some hobbies, damn it!

Kanpekiseijo was one of my favourite shows of the season. I’m a sucker for emotionally repressed and abused characters developing emotions and realizing they deserve to be loved. It’s kind of a cheap way to illicit an emotional response, but hey it works for me. I went through a gambit of emotions watching this from anger at seeing someone as kind and thoughtful as Philia being abused for the simple crime of existing, despite all her contributions to the kingdom she’s only seen as fodder, to straight up crying with some of the big set pieces. While not a shojosei technically because it’s a LN,it has a lot of those tropes and storybeats which I enjoyed. If you’re a fan of badass female characters who are calculating and methodical, you’ll enjoy this. What makes this series especially good is the revenge plot that’s the central theme of the series. While Philia is sold off to another country and starts to see all the things she was missing out on in life, her sister plans to get revenge on the prince that wronged her. Honestly, at times I felt like Mia was more of the MC in this series. She commands attention in every scene she’s in and frankly her plotline was more interesting than Philia’s. That’s not to say I don’t love seeing Philia grow as a person and be treated well after years of abuse, but seeing a character methodically planning their revenge and putting on the acting performance of the year to avoid suspicion was just really fun. I’m a huge house of the dragon fan so I saw a lot of similarities there in terms of how Mia plays things. On the other side, again, I did like seeing Philia’s relationship with the other characters, especially the prince, developing. She’s such a sweetheart and deserves the world. Like most seasonals these days, this felt like a prologue for the actual story and an invitation to read more. I got a lot of the same vibes I had from Saint’s Magic is omnipotent with this one so if you’re a fan of that, you’ll probably enjoy this too. The romance is probably weaker here though because we have a split narrative with two leads essentially. Still, it’s an enjoyable watch with some really pretty art and character designs, nice character interactions and a solid enough story. I would love to rate it even higher, but I just felt like this was an appetiser for the real story to come and outside of the Julius/Mia revenge plot and a couple twists I thought the story here was.. solid, not great, but solid. Still, I enjoyed it a lot and am going to miss my girls Philia and Mia so much! Checking out the books for sure Kanpekiseijo gets 8 out of 10

I'll keep it short. This anime was interesting in the beginning, but the end was very meh. Plus very cartoonish villains (dialogue, actions etc). The story is interesting, if not too simplistic. I'm not saying thats bad, just that I would've liked more. World-building also meh (same motive). Decent pacing ( until the last episodes, when I was waiting for it to be over already). The dialogue is ok-ish, with a lot of cringe lines when "evil people" are involved. Quite a few characters development but, again, just barely. The romance is there, but just barely, shy. Again, not a bad thing, but thats for whenyou have longer or multiple seasons. For now, you are left with only a taste of what the story might be about. If feels like they played it safe, everything is done in the right direction but not out of their comfort zone. The biggest "negative points" are: the dialogue and mannerism for the baddies, the cringe "too much" sugary acts of goodness from the people of Parnacorta. I know, I know, they wanted to make clear the differences between those two kingdoms and to be the reason as to why the saint changes. But it feels like a kind of story meant for the very young audience. Aka, kids/teen. The romance, the goodness, the villains... everything is done in a way to be enjoyed in a simpler manner. Again, not bad, just wasted potential. I'd say the sister saved this show. Extremely nice character arc (and VA). If this was done the same for all the other chars, well..... But nope. We got something simpler, with some decisions forced a certain way so that the plot goes the way it was intended. *sigh* Lets move on. Very beautiful visuals. Thats what saves this anime. The art style is good, the color palette is good, the VFX are decent enough, at times even good. The designs are pretty much ok. The cinematography was ok most of the times, nothing fancy. The audio. Again, decent/good. A decent enough soundtrack accompanies every episode, maybe mixed a bit louder than it should be, but most times you won't feel annoyed by it. Same for the diegetic sounds. But the OP is good. The song choice is in tune with the anime's theme and the cinematography for the visuals is very good. The ED song is decent/good, but the art style for the visuals is extremely beautiful. The VAs did a good job. So, this is a "mixed feelings" with a rating of 6. This high rating mostly because of the visuals. Everything else is kinda going safe. You get a timid romance, a "timid" (tiny and safe) character development, acts on the extremes to show goodness or evilness. Yes, you might enjoy it, but the anime is not good enough for "recommended". (Very fast: "I like this anime" is not the same with "this anime is good". Good is based on objective points as to why a trait is used in a right or a wrong way (the art style, pacing, script, vfx, sounds, directing etc). But you can enjoy media of lower quality (thats where "my guilty pleasure" comes from. You know it is bad, but for some reason you still enjoy it. And thats ok). Return value? Dunno, don't think so. Maybe if there will be new seasons on the way, people will rewatch it. I won't, not even to refresh my memory what this was all about. Have a lovely day.