“The only one who should decide which path to follow is yourself." - Zen Wistalia
Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayukihime) is a fantasy, romance, drama, and shoujo anime originally released in July 2015 by Bones with 12 episodes. The series does have a continuing season.
General Rating: 7.9/10
My Rating: 10/10
This anime has some of the best romance I have seen from an anime, and has quickly become one of my favorite romances and favorite animes ever. The whole concept of prince and commoner girl fall in love and struggle to be together is in no way a new concept. However, Snow White did not follow the usual trope. Zen (the prince) and Shirayuki (the commoner) are not introduced as characters that are "worlds apart" or that they have to sneak around to be together. Also this trope usually has the prince giving up his status to be with the commoner OR the commoner becomes a princess by marrying the prince, and thus has a place in the castle. Snow White, however, does not follow either of these two paths, and instead shows Shirayuki as a strong and capable woman who can raise her status with her own skills, and use them to become close to Zen. No the concept is not unique, but the story certainly was. And the romance that was between these two was passionate, strong, and pure. I absolutely adore it. The art is stunning - as expected from 2014 and the modern animation. The characters and backgrounds are brightly colored and well animated. Backgrounds especially were stunning and visually beautiful. It honestly felt like looking at art. Not the BEST soundtrack out there, and was pretty subdued, but it was nice and enjoyable. Nothing to brag about, but it is enjoyable to listen over. Theres a lot of characters in the anime, that all either fill their role well as playing their supporting roles or the complex and deep main characters, besides just Zen and Shirayuki. Every character in this anime made it enjoyable and exciting to watch and fit their roles perfectly. Like I said, one of the most enjoyable romances I have seen. If you're a fan of romcoms, this serious romance stuff will be too much for you. This anime features adorable and passionate romance, many kiss scenes, and lotsa romance! This is a must watch anime for romance fanatics. I've read plenty of reviews calling this trashy or cliche, but that is the last thing on my mind when I see Snow White. It's an overall romantic, exciting, and fun filled adventure/romance/royalty story that will not disappoint! I fully recommend it!
Similar animes would include Akatsuki no Yona, Mahoutsukai no Yome, and Romeo x Juliet.
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