Petite Princess Yucie ( or Puchi Puri Yuushi) is an anime based on the Princess Maker series of games. It ran for 26 episodes, each spanning about 22 minutes in length. It is a fantasy anime with some mahou shoujou and slice of life elements.
Production[]
Takami Akai, the character designer for the Princess Maker series of games (also by Gainax), was the character designer and original creator for Yucie. Thus, there are many similarities between characters in the Princess Maker games and this series. Of note, Yucie's appearance is based on Lisa, the daughter from Princess Maker 3; the judge in the final episode has the same appearance as Maria, the daughter from Princess Maker 1; and the young Queen Ercell has the same appearance as Olive, the daughter from Princess Maker 2.
In addition, 'Cube' is the player's butler in Princess Maker 2, Princess Maker 4, and Princess Maker 5. In the anime, Cube is also Yucie's butler and has a nearly identical design.
Plot[]
Petite Princess Yucie follows the adventures of country-girl Yucie as she is admitted by chance to the prestigious Princess Academy, where the daughters of royalty and nobles attend to learn magic, dance, etiquette, defense, art and music. There, she experiences many things in her quest to collect the "fragments" of the Eternal Tiara in hopes that she may become the legendary Platinum Princess, who is chosen every 1,000 years. Yucie, along with the four other Princess candidates who are initially her rivals but are won over by her offer of friendship, must grow in heart—if not in height—to become worthy of the Tiara. Yucie is a spunky heroine who is a genius of smiles, and who, despite her common lifestyle, is actually the daughter of a noble and former hero who has retreated from courtly life and lives in the countryside. She was discovered as a baby when Gunbard, the former Hero found her in the middle of a battle.
Characters[]
Yuushi - Main character, her appearance is similar to Lisa of Princess Maker 3. She is 17 but has not grown since she was 10. She is a Platina Princess Candidate.
Grenda - Princess of Hell, she is also a Platina Princess Candidate and 17 (but trapped in a much younger body). She is very embarrassed by her father, but has a lot of self confidence otherwise (always describing herself as the fantastic and elegant princess of Hell).
Kokuru - Princess of the Spirit realm, she is bespectacled and very shy (and often not noticed). She, too, is a Platina Princess Candidate, and 17 but trapped in a younger body.
Erumina - Princess of Heaven, Platina Princess Candidate, 17 and trapped in the body of a younger girl. She is a perfectionist, not least because her father has excessively high standards.
Beth - Princess of the Fairy Realm, Platina Princess Candidate, 17 and trapped in the body of a younger girl. Beth is determined to become the Platina Princess and will go to extreme lengths to ensure she is the winning candidate.
Cube - Yuushi's magical butler, our favorite demon!
Arc- The prince of the human realm and Yushi's love interest.
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