bluapapilio | Manga Check-in: "Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei" volume 1 (ch. 1-5)

"Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei /
The Magical Revolution of Reincarnation Princess and Genius Young Lady"

Karasu Piero, Nadaka Harutsugu, Kisaragi Yuri (artist), 2020

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Summary: Princess Anisphia may not be able to use magic, but she didn't let that stop her from developing "magicology," a unique theory based on memories from her past life. While testing out her new flying broom, she happens across Euphyllia, a magical genius, having her engagement unjustly and publicly broken off. Seeing the tears in Euphyllia's eyes, Anisphia takes the obvious course of action—kidnapping the girl for herself!

My comments: Euphyllia has the typical villainess setup but then it's interrupted by Anisphia, who is the reincarnated sister of the prince Euphyllia was engaged to. Anisphia may or may not be a lesbian, it goes between 'I don't want to marry and have kids because I don't like guys' to 'really it's because it's a bother to court etc'. Euphyllia backs away any time it's hinted that Anisphia might like her/girls. There's plenty of sexual harassment played for laughs moments. But there are also genuine moments where Anisphia comforts Euphyllia without expectations and the former can show her real emotions.

Euphyllia lost her purpose and daily life and has to come to terms with that while dealing with Anisphia's strong personality. Anisphia is definitely a bit too much for me, I'm more Euphyllia's style but Anipshia is pulling Euphyllia out of her shell.

Just when I was thinking there's not a lot of action going on, the cliffhanger shows some potential monster action?

Story: ⭐️⭐️ | Characters: ⭐️⭐️
Humor Level: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Drama: 🎭
Fluff: 💗 | Spice Level: 🌶
Art: ⭐️⭐️