The World is Still Beautiful

 The World is still beautiful is a female character centric fantasy anime, with very serious tones covered up by comedic moments. It centers around a young girl being sent by her father to marry a King. A very powerful king. (OK stop reading here if you don't want spoilers)

The  anime does an incredibly good job at focusing on the struggles of a royal person's life. The main female heroine, Nike comes from a laid back secretive country where it is always raining. Her people have magical weather powers, and are some of the only people in the world with magic. She travels to the land of the Sun King, to be his wife(which it later turns out was not suppose to happen) and finds herself betrothed to a dark boy with the soul of a man, who has let hatred swell over his heart. She spends a good portion of the anime showing him the meaning of beauty in the world.

One thing I really like about this anime is that it shows the unromantic sides of being royalty. The stresses of being relied on, the people trying to prove you wrong constantly, even the sadness of two people in love when they don't get to see one another because of other responsibilities. 

The funniest characters are probably the circle of old delgate men, who are lechers and think that they should be involved in everything. They are the comic relief that brings a giggle to your mouth even in the most serious of episodes.

In the end I really enjoyed this anime, because it tells the tale of a light hearted loving girl being forced to face acting like a royal delegate, and a serious heavy hearted boy finding joy in life. Like any healthy relationship, they balance each other and become a wonderful unit that is to be admired.