History Anime / PuppetPrincess

Not to be confused with the similarly named [[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Marl Oukoku no Ningyou-Hime]] video game.

* SengokuPeriod: The backdrop of this OVA, with feudal lords constantly warring against each other and looking for new weapons to gain an edge in battle (said weapons in this case being Lord Fumiwatari's karakuri puppets).

* OutdoorBathPeeping: Near the halfway mark of the OVA Manajiri approaches Rangiku while she's bathing alone. He then tries to force himself on her only to back off almost immediately thanks to a combination of her innocent and oblivious nature and her tagic backstory.

* NightmareFace: This OVA has a really unnerving habit of using extreme close ups of the character's faces while they [[Gonk make the most hideous and distorted expressions imaginable]]. The fact that these are often followed up with brutal violence or lighthearted dialogue only makes it all the more surreal and terrifying.

* NightmareFace: This OVA has a really unnerving habit of using extreme close ups of the character's faces while they make the most hideous and distorted expressions imaginable. The fact that these are often followed up with brutal violence or lighthearted dialogue only makes it all the more surreal and terrifying.

As you can probably guess from the above summary, ''Puppet Princess'' is an odd and obscure little title that attempts to blend gruesome horrific violence, misplaced lowbrow {{slapstick}} and, yes, ''puppets'' into a wild and wacky 40 minute {{OVA}} that will leave the viewer helplessly confused and (hopefully) entertained. It is an adaptation of a one-shot manga by Creator/KazuhiroFujita, who later used the puppet concept in his much-longer work ''Manga/KarakuriCircus''. If nothing else, ''Puppet Princess'' has enough blood, boobs and unintentional comedy to keep the audience around long enough for them to at least consider giving it a proper watch.

As you can probably guess from the above summary, ''Puppet Princess'' is an odd and obscure little title that attempts to blend gruesome horrific violence, misplaced lowbrow {{slapstick}} and, yes, ''puppets'' into a wild and wacky 40 minute {{OVA}} that will leave the viewer helplessly confused and (hopefully) entertained. It is an adaptation of a one-shot manga by Creator/KazuhiroFujita, who later used the puppet concept in his much-longer work ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'''. If nothing else, ''Puppet Princess'' has enough blood, boobs and unintentional comedy to keep the audience around long enough for them to at least consider giving it a proper watch.

As you can probably guess from the above summary, ''Puppet Princess'' is an odd and obscure little title that attempts to blend gruesome horrific violence, misplaced lowbrow {{slapstick}} and, yes, ''puppets'' into a wild and wacky 40 minute {{OVA}} that will leave the viewer helplessly confused and (hopefully) entertained. If nothing else, ''Puppet Princess'' has enough blood, boobs and unintentional comedy to keep the audience around long enough for them to at least consider giving it a proper watch.

Long ago in a remote region plagued by violence and strife a young woman travels in search of a master ninja who can help her find and defeat the evil feudal lord responsible for killing her father and unleashing a tyrannical reign of terror on the land. Her name is Rangiku Fumiwatari (the titular Puppet Princess) and she possesses the strange and powerful ability to control puppet warriors with deadly ferocity in battle. Along with an equally strange and powerful ninja companion named Yasaburo Manajiri the duo will set out on a quest to bring justice to the evil Lord Sadayoshi Karimata and save everyone from his puppet terrors.

As you can probably guess from the above summary Puppet Princess is an odd and obscure little title that attempts to blend gruesome horrific violence, misplaced lowbrow slapstick and, yes, ''puppets'' into a wild and wacky 40 minute OVA that will leave the viewer helplessly confused and (hopefully) entertained. If nothing else, Puppet Princess has enough blood, boobs and unintentional comedy to keep the audience around long enough for them to at least consider giving it a proper watch.

!Puppet Princess provides examples of:

-->'''Manajiri:''' (sounds of wailing children echo in the background) '''Hell.''' It was ''hell'' inside that castle...! (casually) Oh well, I guess I will go with you tomorrow.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Rangiku has no problem standing naked in front of Manajiri or even letting him fondle her naked body. She also seems to have no idea what rape is which leaves Manajiri completely flabbergasted.
-->'''Manajiri:''' You don't have the slightest idea what I came here to do, do you?!
-->'''Rangiku:''' No, I'm sorry, I don't. But whatever it is I'll do my best!
-->'''Manajiri:''' You're not making this easy for me ya know...
* MoodWhiplash: Like you wouldn't '''believe'''. A nightmarish and violent scene of [[spoiler:children being harvested for their skin to make puppets]] is ''immediately'' followed up by a goofy fanservice scene of Manajiri sexually harassing Rangiku during her bath. It's like the production crew tried to make two completely different movies and then hacked them up and glued them back together into a single frankensteined OVA.
* WouldHurtAChild: All together now: [[spoiler:CHILD. SKIN. HARVESTING.]] Used to make freaking puppets, no less!

-->'''Manajiri:''' (sounds of wailing children echo in the background) Hell. It was ''hell'' inside that castle...! (casually) Oh well, I guess I will go with you tomorrow.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Rangiku has no problem standing naked in front of Manajiri or even letting him fondle her naked body. She also seems to have no idea what rape is which leaves Manajiri flabbergasted.

Long ago in a remote region plagued by violence and strife a young woman travels in search of a master ninja who can help her find and defeat the evil feudal lord responsible for killing her father and unleashing a tyrannical reign of terror on the land. Her name is Rangiku Fumiwatari (the titular Puppet Princess) and she possesses the strange and powerful ability to control puppet warriors with deadly ferocity in battle. Along with an equally strange and powerful ninja companion named Yasaburo Manajiri the duo will set out on a quest to bring justice to the evil lord Sadayoshi Karimata and save everyone from his puppet terrors.

!Puppet princess provides examples of:

* MoodWhiplash: Like you wouldn't '''believe'''. A nightmarish and violent scene of [[spoiler:children being harvested for their skin to make puppets]] is ''immediately'' followed up by a goofy fanservice scene of Manajiri sexually harassing Rangiku during her bath. It's like the production crew tried to make two completely different movies and then hacked them up and glued them back together into a single frankensteined OVA.

As you can probably guess from the above summary Puppet Princess is an odd and obscure little title that attempts to blend gruesome horrific violence, misplaced lowbrow slapstick and, yes, ''puppets'' into a wild and wacky 40 minute OVA that will leave the viewer helplessly confused and (hopefully) entertained. If nothing else, Puppet Princess has enough blood, boobs and unintentional comedy to keep the audience around long enough for them to at least consider giving it a proper watch.