The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! is a Japanese 18+ BL anime series about a fantasy romance. The protagonist is reincarnated into the fictional universe of a magical romance novel. He adopts the identity of a supporting character, who is supposed to have a minor role in the story. After an accident with a love potion, the prince becomes infatuated with him instead of his bride. He must find the antidote to reverse this attraction.
Despite the unique fantasy setting and elegant atmosphere, The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! wastes its storytelling potential. It puts minimal effort into developing the plots and only focuses on the smut. While the prince's character design looks handsome, his personality is nonexistent. The 18+ anime contains many raunchy encounters, but the explicit content becomes repetitive after a while.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character Summary
Title:
当て馬キャラのくせして、スパダリ王子に寵愛されています。
Series Info:
Japan (2024)
Genre:
18+ fantasy erotica
About:
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! is a spicy & romantic BL drama.
Plot
The story's protagonist used to lead an ordinary life until he suddenly died in a car accident. After regaining consciousness, he's magically reincarnated into the fictional universe of a popular fantasy romance novel. He overtakes the identity of Loneal, who is only supposed to be a minor character in the book. The original Loneal was a love rival who got caught assaulting the story's heroine and died afterwards. The protagonist realizes he must change the events to avoid this grim fate.
Lily is the heroine in the book. She falls in love with Prince Alec and becomes engaged to him. Loneal intends to stay out of their way. He only wants to be on the sidelines, cheering for the main couple. During a ball dance, Lily suddenly feels under the weather. Loneal is concerned about her health, so he escorts Lily to a private room to allow her to rest. While helping Lily get comfortable, Loneal accidentally trips and falls on her body. Just then, Alec enters the room and catches them in a compromising position.
Alec and Loneal have a tense confrontation in the supply room. Loneal is teary-eyed and defensive over the misunderstanding. He realizes the current events match the original storyline, which will lead to his death. As Loneal becomes flustered, Alec angrily pushes him onto a shelf. Loneal reacts by grabbing a random flask and throwing a mysterious liquid onto Alec. He didn't expect it to do anything, but Alec's demeanour suddenly changed. Instead of being hostile, Alec is now aroused. He starts seducing Loneal and kisses him on the lips.
Alec and Loneal have sex in the supply room. Afterwards, Loneal realizes what happened. He poured a love potion onto the prince, causing him to become lovestruck with Loneal. This is a problem since Alec and Lily are supposed to be a couple. Yet, Alec only seems to care about his new love interest. Loneal is determined to find an antidote and stop Alec's attraction toward him. Until then, he must endure the prince's sexual advances.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character Cast
Characters
Loneal
Danji Haru (春男児)
After dying in a car accident, the protagonist is reincarnated as Loneal, a supporting character in a popular romance novel. Since the original Loneal died after assaulting the book's heroine, he must change his fate. Loneal and Alec get into a tense confrontation. Loneal accidentally throws a love potion at Alec, causing the prince to become infatuated with him.
Danji Haru
Danji Haru (春男児) is a Japanese actor. He voices one of the lead characters in the 2024 Japanese BL anime series, The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?!
Alec
Santa Hiiragi (柊三太)
Alec is a handsome prince who possesses a powerful magical talent. He is supposed to fall in love with Lily, his fiancée. During a confrontation, Loneal accidentally throws a love potion at Alec. This potion causes Alec to obsess over Loneal and fall in love with him. Alec loses interest in Lily and seems more preoccupied with sexual advances toward Loneal instead.
Santa Hiiragi
Santa Hiiragi (柊三太) is a Japanese actor. He voices one of the lead roles in the 2024 BL fantasy anime series, The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?!
Supporting Cast
Lily
Mei Hanamori (花杜めい)
Zeno
Shuu Kasumi (香純秋)
Noah
Shou Shioko (志雄子奨)
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character Review
Review
Anime Review Score: 5.6
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! is a steamy BL erotica in a fantasy setting. The protagonist arrives in a magical world and accidentally causes the handsome prince to fall in love with him. This premise sounds imaginative, making you think there's potential for exciting drama. However, it's mostly just a gimmick. The series pays little attention to the plot and focuses primarily on the smut. It doesn't take long before the characters have sex, even though the story is barely established.
Occasionally, I see glimpses of creativity in The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! Ideas like love potions and magical academies seem quirky, opening up unique scenarios. Yet, this anime never explores the universe with much depth. It glosses over the lore, neglects most details, and misses opportunities to build immersion. The series only does the bare minimum with plot development, so everything feels stupidly shallow and annoyingly empty. From the flat characterizations to the flimsy story arcs, I'm frustrated by the lack of meaningful content.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! has failed to create captivating leads. Loneal is more defined by his unusual circumstances than by his personality traits. You can replace him with a generic anime protagonist and not notice the differences. Alec is even more one-dimensional because all he wants to do is have sex. We learn little else about him besides his horny desires. He's too bland as a love interest. The series doesn't bother to describe his backstory, interests, or inner thoughts. Ironically, the prince feels more like a side character than the central figure.
The selling point of this 18+ anime is the eroticism. Each episode ends with a raunchy encounter, so there are a few minutes of plot before the characters find a random excuse to have sex. The explicit content includes lots of penetration, some fingering, and even a scene where a naked Loneal is covered in honey. After a while, a repetitive pattern sets in. Although the locations may differ, some poses and expressions seem vaguely similar to before. If there isn't enough material to depict eight unique experiences, why not use this time to develop the plot instead?
Early on, the visuals look sharp and stunning. The clean lines, majestic colours, and soft lighting create a gorgeous ambiance. The fantasy setting adds to the elegance. As the characters strut around in regal outfits, this anime leaves an impression of grandeur. Alec's appearance looks handsome, and I'm mesmerized by his piercing blue eyes. Unfortunately, the visual quality worsens after a while, as later episodes suffer from less polish. Also, Loneal's character always has an intense blush on his cheeks and a glazy look in his eyes, a stylistic choice that I dislike.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! juggles multiple storylines. Loneal must find an antidote, Alec needs to deal with Lily, and the magical academy offers a side quest. After introducing each plot, the series quickly abandons them and switches to the next topic. It doesn't expand on these scenarios, leaving loose threads and random resolutions in the ending. Overall, I feel disappointed by this underachieving anime. I see so much potential in the concepts, but The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! never rises above shallow smut.
Summary
Shallow story
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! has creative ideas, but it puts minimal effort into developing the plots. From the flimsy storylines to the flat characterizations, this series feels empty.
Smutty romance
This 18+ anime contains many raunchy scenes. However, Loneal & Alec's romance feels shallow. Despite being a handsome prince, Alec is a bland love interest who only cares about having sex.
Elegant visuals
Early on, the anime impresses with sharp visuals, vibrant colours, and a stunning fantasy aesthetic. The art quality declines in later episodes, which suffer from a lack of polish.
Happy ending
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! has a happy ending and finds a clever resolution to Alec's love potion mishaps. However, it leaves loose threads and underdeveloped plots.
Majestic style
Stylistically, I enjoy Alec's handsome character design. His piercing blue eyes are mesmerizing. I dislike how Loneal has a persistent blush on his cheeks and a glazy look in his eyes.
56%
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! offers many smutty scenes in a romantic fantasy setting. Yet, this anime suffers from shallow plots, bland characters & a lack of meaningful content.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character Episodes
Episode Guide
- Start Date April 8, 2024
- End Date June 10, 2024
- Episodes 8 episodes
- Episode Length 6 minutes
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! has a total of 8 episodes. Each episode is around 6 minutes long. It is a short BL anime, and you can finish the entire series in under 1 hour. The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! started on April 8, 2024 and ended its last episode on June 10, 2024.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! is adapted from a Japanese manga. The original work is made by Ao Yuki (結城アオ). In addition, Aki Konchi (あきこんち) is the director of this anime series.
The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character Information
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Creator
Ao Yuki (結城アオ) is a Japanese artist whose manga has been adapted into the 2024 anime series, The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! Ao is also the author to various 18+ BL manga.
studio HōKIBOSHI
studio HōKIBOSHI is a Japanese anime studio that made Titan's Bride (2020), Reincarnated Into Demon King Evelogia's World (2021), Mori no Kuma-san (2022), and The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?! (2024). In addition to these 18+ yaoi series, the studio also produces other adult anime series. The studio also operates under the AnimeFesta brand.
Darn- from the title- I thought this could be a great series to watch.
Thanks for mushing through this one so we don't have to!
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