
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion
Taste attributes: animationcomedymysterysci-fi & fantasydramafantasywholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and breezy: a stylish animated series, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Season 1
· 2023 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Why Raeliana Made a Deal10 Apr 2023
After being pushed to her death by a mysterious figure, Hanasaki Rinko reincarnates in the world of a novel as Raeliana McMillan, a side character destined to be poisoned by her fiancé.
2Why Raeliana Made a Contract17 Apr 2023
Raeliana moves to the Wynknight mansion so she and Noah can be officially engaged. She used her knowledge of Noah's possession of the royal seal to convince him to make the deal with her, but Noah seems unfazed, making her wonder if he'll really accept.
3Why Raeliana Trained in Domestic Arts24 Apr 2023
Raeliana begins her bridal training at the Wynknight mansion. She and Noah must put on the perfect performance to convince society that their engagement is real, but the road ahead of them is clearly rocky...
4Why Raeliana Took Up the Fight1 May 2023
Noah and Raeliana attend a ball. Raeliana attempts to get closer to the wife of Marquess Eriteal at Noah's request, hoping to make him owe her a favor, but then another character from the novel appears: the antagonist Vivian.
5Why Raeliana Was Taken Away8 May 2023
Raeliana has been kidnapped, and a rescue by Noah and his knights is her only hope. But can they make it in time? And what kind of trap will they find waiting for them if they do?
6Why Raeliana Cosplayed15 May 2023
Raeliana wakes up in Noah's room, with Noah lying half-naked beside her. Panicked, she seeks Adam's help in fleeing the mansion. Noah sends out all his knights to find her, but Raeliana uses a maid disguise to avoid discovery.
7Why Raeliana Handed Her a Handkerchief22 May 2023
Raeliana attends the annual monster hunt in the Sycret Mountains, where each lady traditionally gives a handkerchief to her chosen participant, who in turn gives the lady a monster he's killed. On the first day, Noah makes a request of Raeliana...
8Why Raeliana's Going to the Temple29 May 2023
Noah and his retinue return from their hunt with a very surprising quarry in tow. Preparations for the lighting of the sacred flame begin, but His Holiness is distracted by other matters. Raeliana's letter to Beatrice finally gets a response.
9Why Raeliana Was Called a Barbarian5 Jun 2023
During a break in her purification period, Raeliana encounters His Holiness Heika, and their first meeting quickly devolves into an argument. But this only makes Heika more curious about the girl who spoke so impudently to him...
10Why Raeliana Called Him Grandpa12 Jun 2023
Heika tries everything he can think of to make Raeliana agree to be his disciple. He opens the seldom-opened gate to the Holy Land and summons its knights to show off his authority, and even tells Raeliana he'll be her grandpa.
11Why Raeliana Feigned Ignorance19 Jun 2023
A maid tells Raeliana about a mirror in the west building that promises to give visitors any information they want, and warns her not to go near it. But Raeliana is too curious about what could have happened to Beatrice, the novel's heroine...
12Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion26 Jun 2023
Raeliana continues to wonder what's become of Beatrice. When Raeliana visits a place Beatrice visited in the novel's plot, she meets someone completely unexpected instead, and learns that the status of the royal seal has changed.
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Living inside a fairy tale may sound like a dream, but for this heroine, it’s more of a nightmare. After her mysterious death, Rinko is reborn as Raeliana—a loved and wealthy character in a novel. But she knows the ending: her murder at the hands of her fiancé. So, she hatches a plan to stay alive, one that involves a devilish duke and a phony engagement. Can she rewrite her story?
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
- Yume Miyamoto
- Yuuichirou Umehara
- Shuichiro Umeda
- Shunichi Toki
- Akira Ishida
Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2023
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Typhoon Graphics
- Taste scores
- How we score
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