The Demon Lord Tasogare's castle is a dark and frightening place, filled to the brim with various monsters. Any soul unfortunate enough to be imprisoned here is sure to be terrified by the horrors within. However, the human princess Aurora Suya Rhys "Syalis" Kaymin is a different case. Rather indifferent to her situation, Syalis worries about one thing and one thing only—sleep. Ever since the demon lord kidnapped her from her kingdom, she has not had a single good night's rest.
To alleviate her dozen dozing issues, the princess makes do with what she can find in the castle. Whether it be the fur of fluffy demonic teddy bears or the silky, blanket-like bodies of ghost shrouds, everything is but a means to ensure a peaceful slumber. With so many potential materials to craft items that can help her sleep at her disposal, nothing will stop the sleepy princess—not even death.
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RiriHitosuyanagi
'If you got kidnapped and imprisoned by the demons, what should you do?' Well obviously in this situation, you will always try to find a way to escape from their prisoner. But for this anime, Princess Syalis is the most unique one. She rather sleeps in her prison bed despite the panicking situation that is happening in her homeland. :::Story::: But there's one problem! The demons only give her nothing but a low quality bed sheet and pillow. Dissatisfied, Hime-sama decides to go out and create the best quality for her to sleep even if it means murdering demons and destroying useful items. What makes the story evenbetter is not just creating the the best pillow and bed sheet. Each of the episodes have unique plot with variety of quests for Hime-sama to achieve.
:::Character:::
Many of us will think that the demons are really scary. Well in this anime, you'll find out that the demons doesn't look like what you see in most anime. The demon king might be seen as an antagonist at the start, but he has a kind heart and have no bad intention of hurting or scaring Hime-sama.
And not just the demon king, later series you'll find more interesting demons with variety of traits and they all also have no intention of hurting or scaring Hime-sama.
Also the anime will not be complete without someone who will be there to save Hime-sama. Yuusha Dawner (also known as D-whatsit) decides to go on a journey to rescue Hime-sama. No matter how difficult the trial is, they'll never give up and keep moving forward.
:::Sound:::
As expected, Inori Minase is a perfect VA for Hime-sama. Her voice is really calm and smooth which is perfect for her personality. The background musics are also fit with the current atmosphere especially when Hime-sama is feeling comfortable and go suyaaaaaaaa. The OP and ED songs are also great, the cheerful song makes me happy when listening to it.
:::Art:::
The studio who creates this anime, Doga Kobo really did a great job of creating a colorful background which is befitting for the atmosphere of the anime. And also the character designs are really cute especially the teddy demons.
:::Enjoyment:::
Overall, the anime relies a lot on comedy. Which is a perfect anime for us to laugh hard. And if you ever get stressed from the hard day of work or school, then watching this anime will make you feel better. And I also highly recommend this anime for comedy fans.
And that's it for my review, I hope this anime have a chance to get a second season. Oyasuminasai everyone and have a good day!
dlxuniuniu
*Shhhhh* (Quiet please, our princess is sleeping right now) How far would you go for THE perfect sleep? It has been scientifically proven that a good sleep is very important for our body, but how can we achieve that? This is the most important thought of our princess Aurora Suya Rhys (or let's just say Suyaaaaa~), she goes all out to get this achievement. STORY: In a time when humans and demons were still hostile, our princess was captured by the demon king Tasogare. He locked her up and just gave her an old mattress and sheet to sleep on. How is our princess supposed to have a restfulsleep with such cheap things? And so Suya risks her life to get the valuable items that make a sleep more comfortable: Pillows, blankets, everything that is important for a good night's sleep. Regardless of whether ghosts, monsters or even the demon king himself, she spares no expense to achieve her goal and get those items.
CHARACTER:
The full name of our Hime-sama is Aurora Suya Rhys Kaymin (Amen). She was kidnapped by the Demon King to make the kingdom fear him. But because of her sleepy personality, she didn't really care about the whole war between those two nations although deep in her heart she wishes that both sides could get along peacefully. She has the capacity of falling asleep everywhere she finds comfy at any moment.
The Maou-sama on the other hand, the main antagonist of the series, kidnapped Suya in her sleep. Although he is the demon king and is supposed to be terrifying, he has his heart in the right place. He's a little naive, but never has bad intentions. How the princess sees him in her eyes is very important to him. The poor demon couldn't stand it if the princess would hate him.
Besides our two main characters there are also other demons in the castle of course. Whether hedgehogs, vampires or even Hades himself even, everyone always only wants the best for the princess. They are friendly, polite and would never dare to do anything bad.
And finally, there is of course our Yuusha Dawner, who tries to save the princess. He is a bumbling, easily confused Yuusha. Yet he never gives up, no matter how difficult the mission is. Due to his almost non-existent presence, the princess calls him "A-Something-kun".
ART:
The best thing by far about the entire animation are the “Teddy Akumas”. They're just too cute and everyone would love to have a few of them at home. Although it should be dark and black in a demon castle, we see a variety of bright and bright colors here. You can feel the good atmosphere.
SOUND:
The sleep(over) party starts already with the OP song, which is also sung by our princess herself. The music is cheerful and happy. It's so catchy that you can't forget the song. Everyone is invited to have fun!
The ED song happens already in our dream, beautiful things will happen there.
Besides the songs, the rest of the sound is also well done. Even a "little" scissor sound has been adjusted well.
ENJOYMENT:
As someone who is also a big fan of sleep, I felt directly connected to the princess. I admire her courage and will to do everything for THE perfect sleep. The comedy part is on point as well, it is often hilarious and funny. It really makes you laugh a lot. There are cute teddy bears here, what more could you want?
I wish that we see more quests for our princess, which she masters with bravura! Suya definitely mastered the “sleep game”!
Oyasumi!
Stark700
As humans, we all have three necessities in life: breathe, eat, and sleep. If you go extended amount of time without any of these three, then death will await you at open doors. However, sleep is a more subjective and everyone gets different amounts. What about the princess of the human kingdom though? How much sleep does Syalis need every day in her life? Those coming into a magical-fantasy story like this should keep your expectations in check. This isn’t some complex tale crafted with deep lore or character study. If it can even be called that, Syalis is a princess that wants nothing more thana perfect, beauty sleep. Or as in her case, Syalis is in love with sleep. She wants to get the most out it and enjoys it as a way of life. Based on the manga of the same name, we got ourselves here an anime adaptation telling the story of a princess and her daily sleepy adventures.
The English title has ‘sweet dreams’ as part of its header. Getting a good sweet dream isn’t a simple task with all the daily misadventures. For instance, a recurring trend is how the princess constantly gets abducted. Usually in fantasy shows, it would focus on a protagonist to save the princess. But in this show, we have the princess living her life like another day at the park. It appears that getting abducted serves more as a distraction, an example of comical plot device often used in the show. If we watch this show from start to finish, you’ll quickly notice how each episode portrays like a slice of life comedy. While there’s no linear plot, there’s many recurring trends with abduction and beauty sleep being part of the formula.
With the bevy amount of strange characters in the show, princess Syalis seems to always stand above all and catch the most attention. Whenever she gets kidnapped, the demons doesn’t harm but instead gives her plenty of freedom. In fact, it’s easy to say the overwhelming amount of characters in this show serves as comic reliefs, whether the good or bad guys. Princess Syalis’ ultimate objective is to get her perfect sleep regardless of any circumstance, whether it’s to find the perfect time, place, or objects. On any episode, she would go to any measure to get that sleeping opportunity while being completely oblivious to events around her. Yes, that includes being abducted because to her, Princess Syalis just wants her beauty sleep.
On the other hand, there’s a figurehead in this show going by the title of ‘Twilight the Demon King”. Serving as your stereotypical demon king role, he acts as the major “antagonist” in the show. Truth be told, this show also portrays him as a comic relief character as while his deeds are mischievous, he doesn’t seem like a truly evil being. Even with his reputation, Demon King’s odds with the hero and princess serves more as a source of humor. As I said before, this show really doesn’t subscribe to a complex tale of epic battles, saving the world, or defeat a great demon lord. It’s a simple slice of life that takes the word ‘sleep’ to a whole new level. With that being said, there are still some characters to watch out for such as Neo Alraune, Harpy, Frankenzombie, among others. These creatures seems to be borrowed from classic fantasy lore and added to this show to spice up some entertainment. However, the one carrying anime is none other than the great Princess Syalis herself.
With all these flavors of genres added together, the show at its core sells it as a slice of life comedy. Doga Kobo is an expert at adapting the SOL genre so here they are working the gears again. The artwork style retains the familiar feel of the manga with its character designs and world setting. It’s also safe to say that Princess Syalis is decorated with eccentric amount of charm. The sleepyhead looks like she’s about to fall head over whenever she is in a sleepy mood. Her sparkling eyes show her child-like delicacy and obliviousness to the real world. Even her daily outfit looks like something a character would wear when they’re about to go to bed. Is she a princess? Yes. Does she really act like one? Probably not.
This is among one of the easiest shows to recommend as the simplicity of the story and elements can be understood just about anyone. Even if it’s your first anime, the show doesn’t take deep thinking to get into the mood although the comedic style can be a mixed reception. With a hallmark of comedy awaiting for you, Maoujou de Oyasumi is the show that keeps on giving.
Rhapsody-
“I’m not locked in here with you… You’re locked in here with me!” The tittle is a big lie, don’t get fooled. Maoujou de Oyasumi is not about a moe kidnapped princess trying to get a good sleep. It is not. Of course not. Absolutely not. This is about a psychopath, serial murder going rampage, mercilessly killing and torturing helpless and unaware demons, without any sort of empathy or regret in her big, star-speckled purple eyes. Her cute, harmless appearance and monotonous, expressionless voice don’t stop her from doing the most atrocious actions, from stealing important army stuffs, torturing people under questionable excuses, or emotionally manipulatingpeople with noticeable self-esteem issues… to ripping off bodies to use them as materials, making people explode, flaying alive someone’s skin then wear it, and convincing a platoon to use their leader’s limbs (previously dismembered by her, of course) as building material. There’s no demon, not even the Demon Lord itself, who can run away from her visceral outrage.
Savage. This girl is really savage.
…..
This may sound as a top tier comedy material, but in fact, this is an undertone the serie uses in a very shallow way. As a personal concept, comedy should be more than “it made laugh, hence it’s good”, in a comedy, execution and wit are keys in order to make a joke funny and keep the humoristic mood fresh. if a friend tells me a bad joke, so bad it made me laugh, doesn’t mean he’s a good comedian, but if he manages to pull out expressions or use body language to make the joke a little bit funnier, then he will success. This serie is just that: good and original concept, but rather simplistic and poor execution, wasting most of its potential, and while it is successful to provoke some laughs, it’s not enough to put the whole show in a high place.
The serie format is like a videogame, where every time there is a new quest, with -allegedly- new goals as the difficulty increases. Problem is: this format is almost the same during most of the serie; not the quests by themselves, because of course, the final goal is always the same, but the execution instead. In just one episode can be noticed how the jokes’ sequences are exactly the same most of the time:
1. Hime wants to get something to sleep better
2. “It’s time to go havoc in the castle” *QUEST STARTS!*
3. Maou-sama and crew discuss about attacking Yuusha, usually involving a rare, powerful item
4. “There’s no way someone can come across with that important item lolololol”
5. Hime comes across with that important item
6. “This might be useful, I don’t know how, but I’ll find out even if it kills me, because who needs to breath if I can get a good nap?” (Spoiler time: she got killed a couple of times)
7. Some gratuitous demons abuse in order to get the item to work (the funniest part, actually)
8. Hime gets what she wanted, demon in turn got hurt, and Maou-sama’s plan got ruined
9. “Suyaa~…” *QUEST COMPLETED!*
10. Rinse and Repeat
This is repeated two or three times per episode, and while initially it can be funny, doesn't take too long to get repetitive and dull, especially when she CONVENIENTLY gets the scene to work as she needs it, like coming across with the item needed the moment Demon Lord mentions it, finding the demons (or they automatically coming across with her) with the knowledge or feature just at the moment she requires it, or “accidentally” falling into secret places, making the whole scene feel unnatural and ruining the immersion.
At that point, the show would fall into the “average/mediocre comedy” category, where comedy starts to falling apart when it gets stuck in the same kind of joke without varying the context too much, and characters become more like walking tropes than actual characters… Luckily, the last five episodes (and some segments in the previous ones) were more successful at bringing better and more varied situations, exploiting pretty well the original concept of the serie, and even building some good character interactions. We learned a little bit more about Hime’s past and how demons were able to form bonds with her, even in that unorthodox situation, but still keeping her sassiness which is the main core in this serie humor. It’s sad this came a little bit late, but still saved the serie from falling intro repeatability and complete mediocrity.
Characters are pretty simple and straightforward. Aside from Princess Sya (not surprised if you didn’t remember her name) who already have been talked about; the rest of the cast are just there fulfilling their roles: Demon Lord as the clumsy yet reliable “evil” leader, Big Dog-san as the strict rule lover, Demon Cleric as the caring old man, Alraune as the kindhearted onee-san, and then the rest of demons being the tsukkomis.
Audiovisual aspects are good enough. The whole serie looks charming and colorful, having this Fairy Tale book aesthetic combined with RPG videogames elements, including HP and MP bars, text boxes and pop-up messages; some of these elements are actually part of the world itself, and characters are aware of them, creating some unique style. Character design is cute and fluffy, especially Hime’s; her big purple eyes are like a big abyss: once you look at them, you’re trapped and can’t escape, no matter what you do; cutest design I’ve seen in a while… and that’s why it’s even more shocking when you realize how is she in reality. Demons come in the more varied ways, from just a bunch of ice blocks, going through Teddy bears with little bat wings, to Alice in Wonderland’s Hatter with an arm full-made of scissors. Having this variety of designs it’s good to easily identify each demon… since they don’t really have any other memorable trait, actually. Music is… ok, I guess. Opening is cute, funny and catchy as hell, and that’s enough.
There’s not too much left to be said. Maoujou de Oyasumi can be a little surprise if you expected a typical moe comedy, instead you’ll get a badass princess going rampage and gratuitous demon abuse. Comedy is simple, a little bit repetitive and a lot of bokke-tsukkomi abuse, but it can be quite enjoyable especially when it starts to exploit better its potential and creating different comedic scenarios. Not bad comedy serie, but I wouldn’t recommend watching the whole show in a row, it can be kinda overwhelming; instead watching one chapter by week or day can keep the experience fresher.
Marinate1016
Maoujou de Oyasumi was one of Fall 2020’s biggest surprises. Given the fact that DG are one of my favourite studios, it was a given that I would check the show out. I was not expecting it to be this damn good, though. On the surface, the show is pretty basic. Princess gets kidnapped from her country and hero sets out to find her and bring her home. What sets it apart is the fact that the princess actually enjoys her captivity more than being at home, and is constantly looking for ways to improve her sleep. We follow Syallis on her journey to findthe perfect night’s rest, and along the way have hilarious interactions with the Demon King and his attendants.
It’s really as wholesome as it sounds, but still manages to keep you engaged with its great comedy, character interactions and of course, coziness. Minase Inori gives one of her best performances to date as Syallis and really brings the character to life. The other seiyuus in the show are also excellent and manage to enhance the humour.
I can’t recommend this show enough if you’re looking for something funny, cute and original to watch. You won’t regret it. Maojou de Oyasumi gets 10 pillows out of 10.
not_pettan
Tl;dr: A wholesome, fun experience with a good message that bases its comedy on its characters and jabs on the anime fantasy genre. (Light spoilers ahead, but… this is a slice of life-esque fantasy-based anime. Is there really anything to spoil?) “Today was a wonderful and uneventful day” - Princess Aurora Sura Rhys “Syalis” Kaymin. Great anime come in all shapes and forms. Some greats pull off different complex themes that transcend the norm and challenge the viewers to think about its messages and leave the viewer deep into thought after they finish the show. And some other greats masterfully build up their worlds and characters to establisha climax that takes everything we saw from the beginning up to the very ending and leaves us with a nonstop thrilling show from beginning to end.
Or some other greats, take all the already established conventional and “cliched” tropes from anime and other media but make them their own by adding their own spice and unique twists to make themselves a fun experience anyone can enjoy. And that’s exactly what Maoujou de Oyasumi or its English name, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, establishes itself as a formula-based slice of life-esque fantasy show that adds its own bright colors to give the viewers a uniquely wholesome experience.
At first, the show sells itself with a basic premise we’ve seen tons of times in anime. We start in the *insert kingdom name* kingdom where the royalty live peacefully, and everyone loves the royal kingdom until one day, the Demon King of *insert demon king dungeon name* swoops into the castle, kidnaps the princess, and locks her up in a cell in his dungeon. Now it’s up to the handsome, perfect hero to save the princess from the Demon King! See? Stuff we’ve seen (way too many times) before.
But this is where the show pulls off its “twist.” Instead of following the generic fantasy formula and following the hero, we follow the story of the princess, Aurora Sura Rhys Kaymin
(who I will be calling Princess for the entirety of this review because everyone calls her “Hime” for the entirety of the show as if her name is irrelevant because of her noble status), as she attempts to pass the time by doing what she does best: sleep. But oh, no! The bed in her “cell” is SUPER uncomfortable, and she needs to think of a way to optimize her sleeping experience.
So what does any normal captive princess in the Demon King’s lair do? Just deal with it? Of course not! She’s a princess! She will do whatever it takes to make sure she gets what she wants! This basic premise is the driving force of the show and the relationships the princess builds with her “captors” around her.
Even if there is a lack of “plot” in the show, since it can be described as the Princess trying to get her hands on different materials from around the Demon King Castle, the show doesn’t let its lack of a story progression stop itself from being a fun experience from start to end. Instead, the show relies on building the demon’s relationships with the Princess combined with its satire on the fantasy/isekai genre to carry the show’s comedy.
All the characters’ designs are built to follow typical anime fantasy designs such as your beautiful princess with a cute gown, your authoritarian Demon King with his two little horns sticking out on the top of his head, your perfect hero wearing his plated armor and sense of justice along his chest, and many more designs for the other demon and human characters that poke fun of the overused designs within the fantasy genre.
Even if the designs themselves are pretty forgettable because of this, the characters themselves are not. Our protagonist, the Princess, appears to be gracious and calm like how a princess should be. But this Princess is everything but “gracious” and “calm.” She uses her wit and diligence to trick little teddy bear creatures into breaking out of her own cell, sneaks off into different areas of the castle for things for her own beauty sleep, and even manages to get the Demon King and his right-hand man to submit to her by leashing them around just for their precious materials for her bedding! Absolute scenes!
And speaking of the Demon King, we can’t talk about this anime without mentioning the Demon King and his demon folk and their counterparts, the Hero™, the perfect examples of what this anime represents. Although their designs and actions suggest that they’re cookie-cut from their respective tropes taken straight from fantasy anime, they act as jabs to the fantasy genre by grounding them as “human” rather than “ideals.”
The demon folk, for example, are meant to be the “big baddies” of the universe and represent everything evil. But rather than true evil like how they seem to the outside world, they act as reasonable demons who act on good morals contradicting their outside personas within the castle. This leads to some great comedic moments between the demons and the Princess with them rather than acting as captors and captives, but as, sometimes, captive and captors, but most of the time as friendly equals.
The Hero™ is also a great play on the fantasy genre because it does a great job of painting his over the top for justice attitude and exaggerates that point to borderline insanity. Even though his intentions are always good, like an ideal hero, his overenthusiasm ends up hurting those around him, and more importantly, the Princess. Even though he’s continually on a journey to the Demon Castle and not physically with the Princess, we still have great moments with him and the Princess together as flashbacks and “nightmares” when the Princess is sleeping.
But even with all these great comedic characters that lead to great comedic moments, the best part about this show is the simple yet powerful message that the Princess says to the demon folk that she knows that they’re “all kind and good people.” And that’s the entire message of this show. Although we can easily group people into “good” and “evil’” based on our conventional past perceptions of these groups, we never know what these people, or demons, are like until we spend valuable time with each other as equals. Although it’s not a complex theme that challenges the viewer to spend time pondering on its ideals and flaws, it’s a rather good takeaway anyone can get from this anime to “imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes,” or to put it into simpler terms, “imagine yourself in the situation or circumstances of another person to understand or empathize with their perspective, opinion, or point of view.”
Although this anime is not the perfect experience, it establishes itself as a surprisingly solid watch from beginning to end, filled to the brim with wholesomely comedic moments and characters. I highly recommend this anime to anyone who needs a break from the deep and psychological a lot of anime tries to be and needs to binge a solid, wholesome series that will bring them some good laughs without thinking too hard about what they watch.
Overall: 7.3 (rounds down to 7)
lycoping
This is the most wonderfully, gloriously, amazingly *stupid* anime I have seen in quite a long time, and unlike most times I would say that, that's an unreserved compliment. I haven't laughed that hard since "Kaguya-Sama". The premise is simple: A princess is abducted by the demon lord. But all she wants is a good night's sleep. And she is amazingly resourceful when it comes to finding all the items she needs for said sleep. And make no mistake - no demon is safe when it gets in the way of whatever her current sleep quest is. And this girlis *ruthless*. When I say no demon is safe, I mean it. But one of the weird things about the "demon realm" is that no one - including the princess - truly dies. In spite of her best efforts. All while an incompetent hero is trying to rescue her.
In fact, there is absolutely no character whatsoever in this anime that could even remotely be called "competent", including the princess (who is only competent and resourceful when it comes to making bedding material) and that is what makes it so great. Well, maybe exactly one towards the end, but even that one, well... I don't know. I seriously don't know how the demon king keeps his job, but that's part of the charm, I guess.
In spite of the premise, this is not a graphic, scary, or gory anime. In fact, I think it's actually closer to "slice of life" genre than anything. Even when characters die, it's rarely permanent, and sometimes even played for laughs. Structurally, Each episode is split into three parts, each of which involves her on a different quest - whether it be for a better pillow, a bigger bed, or woolen underwear.
This might have become my favorite anime of its genre, and it has well earned its "10" rating. You'll laugh. You'll... laugh. And you'll laugh some more.
Okay, the technical stuff: The art is good. Not exceptional, but good. The color palette is bright and colorful most of the time, and all the characters are well drawn. The sound is decent, but nothing to really write home about. Voice acting is really good. But the thing I love the most about this anime is its absolute mastery of comedic timing as our princess rampages throughout the demon castle leaving chaos and confusion in her wake. And, well, as I've said, the characters aren't very well developed, but this is the kind of anime where well developed characters would just take away from the fun, so I'm good with that.
What am I critical of? Well, nothing, really. There's lots of stuff I *could* be critical of, and if this were an anime that took itself seriously I'd have lots to say. but everything I'd normally be critical of, the producers were clearly aware of that and leaned into it for the humor. And, well, that pretty much takes the wind out of my sails, doesn't it? How can you be critical of something that was done deliberately for laughs?
In conclusion, If you're looking for a fun romp that doesn't take itself too seriously and has lots of fun with the premise and world, you could do far, far, worse. Now, if you';ll excuse me, I need a nap.
Suyaaaaaa....
ashuda
Maoujou de Oyasumi was a wild ride for me. Watching it weekly was a true joy, and I can't say enough how much I enjoyed this series. Mondays are traditionally the worst day of the week, and for this series to come out every week on a Monday brightened my mood until the next episode. I truly recommend this show to every single person, and while I don't think it holds much meaning or provides much story (and is definitely not bingeable), it is the incarnate of why I watch anime - happiness and escape. Maoujou de Oyasumi follows the story of Princess Aurora Sya LisGoodereste, a human princess, who is abducted by the Demon King. What follows is not what would traditionally happen, but is a rather light, and ridiculously funny story of the Princess trying to get a good night's rest. The show is episodic where the Princess follows quests in order to obtain certain materials (living or otherwise) from wherever she needs in order to get the best rest she can. With reckless abandon for her own, and other's lives, the princess will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but in the process, she develops some laughable and cute relationships with many of the recurring characters.
Story (8) -
There's really not much here. The premise is what you get in the show, but that's all the show needs to be. It's a comedy at heart, and just like many other great comedies, it doesn't really build a storyline. However, what you get from each episode is a new and equally ridiculous plan by the princess to get some sleep that leads her into new territories, and new situations where you can laugh at her, and laugh with her. This story is overall just hilariously cute, and exactly what I needed each week.
Art (8) -
I wasn't too familiar with the studio, Doga Kobo, but on further research found that they did Nozaki-kun, Plastic Memories, and Umaru-chan. Of those three, I'd say that Umaru-chan most fits the bill in terms of art style. Simplistic and cute. The art while minimalistic is once again, exactly what it needs to be. It fits the tone of the show to a tee and is able to exemplify the emotions of the characters to really draw out a laugh. Despite the simplicity, each of the characters has their own unique look and is easily recognizable. I particularly love the art style of Princess Syalis as she is just both equally cute and terrifying at all times.
Sound (9) -
Both the OP and ED are fantastic. I especially loved both the OP's song and opening sequence. Beautifully animated with an amazing song reminiscent of Otome Game no Hametsu, I couldn't help but watch it each and every week. The OP always put a smile on my face, and the ending sequence was a great closer to keep my serotonin levels up for another 2 minutes. As for the show itself, the compositions are relatively simple but add the correct dramatic appeal and really bring out the best of each scene. I particularly loved several of the OSTs used in the final episode (although they could've been used earlier - this was just the first time I had stopped to admire them) as they were perfect for the scenes, and were beautifully composed.
Character (10) -
The hallmark of the show. The character writing was superb, and each and every character felt lifelike and contributed in their own way. Princess Syalis while being a sociopathic, murdering (literally), scissor-wielding, psycho, was perfectly relatable. Who doesn't want good sleep? The princess is what the show is centered around and I don't think she could have been written any better. With a largely bipolar personality (sometimes terrifying, sometimes cute) and an indifference to everyone and everything around her, the mass-murdering, self-centered princess captured my heart, and the hearts of all her supporting characters. As for the supporting cast, the more main ones, the Demon Cleric, Great Hound, and Demon King, are perfectly written, as they quickly distance themselves from the hostage relationship with the princess to a more caretaker role as they realize how dare I say - inept - she is. They are charmed by her antics and her single-minded pursuit of sleep but are exasperated by her refusal to give anything else a single thought. This relationship created so many great laughs and was just so cute to watch develop and then climax with an almost master-servant relationship. (Princess Syalis wants her Christmas woolen underwear from the Human Realm? Well, we must get it.) Even the recurring side characters who got maybe 3 minutes of screen time each episode were hilarious and realistic. Almost acting as bystanders, they had just enough development to become highly relatable as they, the supposed prison guards, became the princess' biggest supporters. Every character is charming and delightful, and the Princess - the psycho princess - is the most charming of all.
Enjoyment (10) -
If it's not clear at this point, I loved this show to death and I really hope (I haven't looked in to it yet) that there will be a second season. As of writing this, I just finished the final episode, and this entire week I was dreading its end. The show is exactly what it tells you it is and much more. Cute, ridiculous, and funny, it could not have made me happier. While I don't often write reviews, I was so inspired that I had to recommend this to others. I really really loved this show, and I hope that if you read this, you can as well.
Overall (9) -
The show is fantastic, please give it a watch!
Luubie
How long do you sleep a day? Well, for most, 8 hours is enough to rest from a long day of activities. For our beloved Princess Suya, 80% of the time is vital to her noble routine. But ... Could an anime like Maoujou de Oyasumi, who has a different idea and highly easy to talk about, overcome any negative criticism? Fortunately, it can be said that yes. When I looked at the anime catalog for that last season of 2020, I was surprised that Maoujou de Oyasumi was on the list. This is due to the anime being adapted by the studio Doga Kobo, oneof the best known when it comes to making moe anime, in addition to having a job well done in most cases. It is not for nothing that Anima Yell, Senko-san, Gabriel Dropout and others are known for a charismatic and engaging execution, where the casual becomes fun, without tiring. However, when I looked at this anime, I confess that the proposal did not please me. "A princess sleeping in the entire anime? Where is this going?", I thought. But I regret every word said, because once again the studio made a magnificent show! It is not only a pleasant anime, but it is possible to see a nice Princess experiencing her misfortunes in a castle where she is imprisoned. I wish I was someone with as much creativity as Suya. Not only the story, but the situations are hilarious create a feeling of "I want more!" The author is a genius, I'm sure of that, because he created a proposal that is similar to other Doga Kobo productions, with cuteness and comedy always going together.
In fact, the characters are all quite different and have an important extravaganza for the whole story. Both the Demon King and her helpers are ridiculed by Suya herself, who does not act like a prisoner and always puts them in dangerous situations. Sometimes, I feel sorry for the demons in the castle, they are more innocent than Suya herself. Who remembers the scenes where the princess cuts off the ghost sheets? Or the episodes when the castle priest has to revive Suya? It's amazing how well all of this is remembered and connected to the whole show. It is a better episode than another, where new faces are presented and are important in the story which, although episodic, always throws a party inside the castle, when it comes to humor.
It's not just the humor that stands out, the production and the OSTs too! The fanciful combination did not leave the anime with a repeated and uninteresting identity. Examples of this are isekais and animes like Otome Game, which did not transmit a significant portion of quality in comparison to this work of art. Again, Doga Kobo has been consecrated in recent years.
And there is no way of not talking about the main responsible for making the story more and more authentic: Suya, the most childish, funny and incomparable princess that exists. There is no way not to grace yourself with such cuteness, besides, of course, her faces during the anime. She is more stunning than the other (the dentist scene was Suya's best face, for sure).
Finally, Maoujou de Oyasumi was an exemplary anime from 2020. It did not require many things, but it delivered an incredible and competent artwork. I wanted to hug and talk to all the staff at this show, which should be better known. In fact, it was an unthinkable surprise. Again, I will never again say anything against Doga Kobo's anime. He's more than a great studio. It is probably the fastest growing studio in years. Each year is a new experience and I don't want to be left out of their next adaptation. I hope you have a second season of this amazing show, as I’m looking forward to it. This review was probably not very long, but I need to rest now, just like Suya did during the entire show. I just need to find a pillow and a better bed for my room.
Oyasumi! Suya ...
Boazanian
The story is very simple. Beginning with a typical hero versus demon intro, in which the princess of the human world is captured by the demons - already setting up the plotline where the hero will save the princess... ...but, what if it never branched off into a typical damsel-in-distress series? Maoujou de Oyasumi manages to literally break all the possible tropes most action series have, while providing a surprisingly wholesome/calming experience for the viewers. Whether you like or hate to sleep, I think this series is a prime example of what upcoming goofy slice of life anime should be like - hence I believe mostcould easily enjoy this a lot even without having a slight interest in the subject.
As I mentioned, the story is very simple. The hero trying to save the princess while the demons try to lock her in their castle, right? But the typical plotline is simply a tool for the main character, Aurora Suya Rhys Kaymin (aka the princess). The princess simply wants to sleep. That's it. That's the actual plotline. Though the series dives much more deeper into this, like how can one sleep? What materials are necessary to fabricate good pillows for a good sleep? Or perhaps, can you sleep in a dungeon filled with lava with monsters swarming around?
We often find the princess trying to accomplish these goals, either by continuously killing demons for material, or perhaps adventuring to another area to collect a rare item - all which would be used for the princess' comfort of her sleep.
Though I got to mention the generic plot, as when you continue this series, you won't even notice that this plot exists. They greatly utilize the fundamental elements of the generic plot, like the appearance of a new demon to annoy the princess, or the upcoming arrival of the hero for instance, to add spice to the events the princess is involved in. People would start to get bored if we were given the same thing episode upon episode, where all we would see is the princess having a goal in mind, then trying to reach that goal, and finally accomplishing it in the end. New characters, original situations, and even the stuff you would see in other series allows Maoujou de Oyasumi to have conflict, comedy, and ultimately diverting from the typical plot to enhance the situations the princess finds herself in, perhaps making the princess fail to achieve her goal or go through hardship to accomplish it.
So this is where I tie into the cast of Maoujou de Oyasumi. The characters, whether human or demon, deliver what would've been a lack of comedy and synergy between main character and the rest of the series.
The princess is an interesting one - being that all she wants to do is sleep and she will do everything she can to achieve this goal. Unlike the rest of the characters, she does not fall into the basic standard for a main character.
Maoujou de Oyasumi gives a large focus onto the main character, following her story in the castle. Despite her usual dead, egoistic personality, she also has a wider range of traits on the inside. Whether it is a pre-sleep mood, a restless persona, or a time-to-hunt-the-demons-for-materials mood, this easily breaks the mold of a typical main character, while making her a prime factor of character progression for the demons later on in the series.
The characters other than the princess aren't too interesting at first. The Demon Lord is especially very simple. He holds the princess as a hostage, and acts as how a demon lord. A similar situation is among the other demons, in which they are not groundbreaking or complex - just there as a shock factor.
Though, as the princess simply does not care whatsoever about the main plotline and its basic standards, she is well used as an icebreaker for the otherwise simple Demon Lord and co. This makes the rest of the cast less prone to overuse certain tropes and actually progressing their character alongside the princess, generally creating a wider variety of characters - all at the disposal of the princess herself. The demons that were originally used as a shock factor, are still used as a shock factor. But due to the princess, allowing them and her to synergize and connect, the side demons too, have a part in the princess' series of terrifying events.
And due to these series of events, even the demons begin to develop a much lighthearted relationship with the princess, which I find quite beautiful. Both sides begin to open up, despite being enemies, much so that even the demons don't act demonic anymore.
On another note, Doga Kobo does a great job once again in the production part of Maoujou de Oyasumi. No complaints here, as the studio easily brings the usual fantasy-like setting and fits well especially for this series. The flow of the animation is good, and the animation helps express the character's thoughts as well. The character's apparel apply adequately to the environment of the anime, with the music adding even more onto the atmosphere. The VAs of this anime also give their characters a lot of personality which makes them seem natural and enjoyable to see and hear.
To conclude, this anime has a great fantasy-like environment that does well to not only break down a typical action fantasy plot to a much more wholesome, enjoyable series, but to include many characters and a variety of events to stimulate the princess' procedure towards her goal to sleep.
Very cute, and quite the relaxing series to watch. Definitely one of my favourites this year.
KANLen09
"1001 Ways to Pamper (or get rekted by) a Human Hostage in a Demon Castle" the Animation, feat. the sweet and cunningly-voiced Inori Minase. You know what makes a warm, fuzzly feeling of overflowing goodness in your heart? It's the sweet, tantalizing, emotional feels and cuddly beings that encompasses all that pizzazz, topped up with a batch of light-heartedness with wholesomeness. And Maoujou no Oyasumi (a.k.a Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) is just that: a human princess that's been kidnapped by the Demon King, but her only objective of pursuit is to have a good night's sleep, BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. And no, sheis not the "damsel in distress" character that even if the hero party comes to her rescue, she doesn't give two hoots about it (heck, forgetting your hero/prince/fiance's name is an obvious giveaway!).
Come what may of the numerous problems in the Demon King's Castle, be it the Demon King Tasogare himself or the many demon inhabitants and leaders that emits the "spooky scary" vibe, Princess Syalis will always find a way with her "scorning playfulness", at the expense of the vast amount of creatures that are easily taken advantage by her "evil scheming" quests, and forced to be sacrificed of their body/spirit parts for never-ending experimentations of increasing sleeping quality. And does she care about the consequences? NOPE, so much so that with the daily Slice-of-Life cycle aesthetic, these demonkin are left with compounding frightening "nightmares" that linger, whether they like it or not. And as much as that is a recurring gag that gets old pretty quick, every episode showcases the many ways that Princess Syalis interact with the demons, play with them and bend them to her will in the one of many hilarious ways (un)predictable. Befriending the princess is always a solid choice, as you don't want to invoke her "wrath", otherwise she'd mess you up BAD.
At first glance, this was a surprise hidden gem that came out of left field, and researching on female mangaka Kagiji Kumanomata's work, she seems like a newbie who just did like a oneshot and called it a day. But man, her second work (which is this manga) slowly blew in popularity, and even now so with Doga Kobo's anime adaptation of the 17 (and growing) volume series. Honest to god, on hindsight, Princess Syalis may look like a harmless loli girl, but don't let her pure and innocent looks fool you. Whatever complications are thrown towards her, you can bet that she'd get the job done ASAP, because sleep is king (Priority No. 1). All the wholesomeness really lends to the comedy genre's tenacity, adding dynamics between the character cast that just tops up the hilarity flavor to an already charming and relaxing show. Such torturous, but fun and kooky times.
What elevates the comedic factor is with the numerous VAs who embrace their individual character roles, and they do it astoundingly well. Most particularly, both MC VAs Inori Minase and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka on both the princess and demon king respectively. The former's distinctive voice (like HanaKana's narration) stands out from the pack, and playing Princess Syalis's role as the human "that really couldn't be bothered" in an almost monotone-like voice is the perfect sweet spot that defines her character to the T. The latter also does a pretty good job as the "Dark" Kirito-esque demon lord character that has both dark and light personalities that interchange between facing the princess, his loyal subjects of demonkin and the "lost-in-wilderness" Hero party. That's not to say that the rest of the characters aren't important, they help lend a hand into contributing to the endless matter of shenanigans and references placed throughout the anime.
Helping on the visual front is the best well-known CGDCT studio, Doga Kobo. For one, the visuals are drop-dead gorgeous and exhibit the "cruel, but not so cruel" demon castle setting really prominently, regardless of all the comical brutality of the "un-man-like" smug savage of Syalis and her "attack" from within. Not to mention, the dark settings mixed with the growing cutesy moments sure makes for a laughingstock of a contradiction that "everything is not what it seems". The vibrant art though is replicated and translated fairly well from the manga, so that's A-OK in every sense, sometimes feeling like it was made in a cartoonish comic-style RPG.
One area where this show loves to have absolute bonkers with is the music, especially Inori Minase's exuberant and high (but mellow)-spirited OP. Shows that even with a character that has the entire demon castle within the grip of her hands, makes for a fun "first impressions" (and sleep *yawn*...Zzz...). The ED is more of the same feelings, and call me a bias when it comes to ORESAMA's engaging retro-feel songs, because it's another great addition to the entire OST.
Once again, props to in-house director Mitsue Yamazaki and her team for creating another sensational favourite (of which Nozaki-kun and Dumbbell are already considered great shows from her track records). While I can foresee lots of people getting tired due to the repetition (me included), this is still a show that's worth every ounce of some light-hearted and wholesome entertainment much and numerous chuckles.
Now, who wants those teddy demons to cuddle together and have a good night's sleep? That's so comfort...ing...Suya…
*Quest Complete* Good job of reading this review to the end!
Fried_Saanto
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle is a masterpiece of our generation. It parodies a common story of a princess being held captive. However, she is unintentionally possibly the scariest being in the castle and what makes the story so brilliant is precisely the contrast between the princess and demons living in the castle. Even though she's basically treating the demons like you would animals and with the demons often looking like such, from the perspective of the demons she is terrifying. Yet because the story is portrayed in quite adorable fashion from the princess's point of view, the differences in perspective are steep and reallyfunny. With the weight of her actions, the princess's nonchalant attitude adds to the comedy perfectly. And all for what? To build a pillow, to find a new bed, all to get some shut-eye. Which is honestly quite relatable. Yet to the lengths at which she goes and with no care in the world despite being in such a scary situation on paper, she can find a new way to sleep from anywhere and it's incredibly amusing.
johnbradshaw
Fall 2020 was definitely a great season, a ton of great shows span across a wide variety of genres that surely will satisfied anyone. Even so, Maoujou de Oyasumi is still a pleasant and welcoming surprise. An unexpected hilarious anime, bringing fresh airs to the overpopulated genre that is seemingly overflowing with edgy dark and vulgar humor. A prisoner's life is kinda tedious and there's not much thing you can do but sleeping. But thing is a little bit different for princess Sya (I'll call her Sya-hime). Captured by the demon king, as a pro sleeper, she can't bear the terrible bed in the cell.Sya-hime uses her time to make sure she have a good sleep. And not the cell or the demons or even... death can stop her.
There's not much to the story itself so Sleeping Princess in the Demon Castle is obviously a character-driven show. And fortunately, it far exceeds shows of the same genre in that department. Sya-hime is a stand-out character character of the year for me. Her not-giving-a-shit attitude and eccentric nature makes everything she does and the situations she's in twice as funny as usual. I can barely remember the last time a character impress me so much.
One big plus beside Sya-hime is the director's choice to introduce the characters. The show has a narrator to help moving the story but no characters are introduced through her. The director masterfully uses their actions to characterlise the side cast. It helps the side casts feel more natural and let them grow into better state. I'm really fond of the trio which consists the demon king, the cleric and the furry wolf. They're caring, forgiving and loving to our dear princess. Personally I found them to be also a big part for the success of Maoujou de Oyasumi.
When I first watch the anime, I thought the comedy is gonna be repetitive. Thankfully, that's not the case. The way Sya-hime goes to absolutely extreme is just so adorable and creative. Everyday is a different methods and problems that she needs to solve. And it helps that they introduced many more colorful characters to interact with her. The harpie lady is my favorite.
I'd consider the anime visual to be above average. While the designs are nothing new. The bright tone they used for the show, especially when it's set in the underground world, helps to boot the mood up a lots. The ops and eds are very catchy, I'm sure if you listen to it, you'd be bumped up for the content to come.
Overall, studio Doga Kobo (Never heard of it before) did a pretty good job. Maoujou de Oyasumi will be a strong contender for comedy of the year imo. Hope it can get another season so I can have fun watch Sya-hime more.
robert788
Maoujou de Oyasumi (2020) When I saw this at the start of the season I thought it looks nice I will add it to my watch later list. Eventually, due to a quarantine, I had a lot more time on my hands so I watched 11 episodes of this show over the weekend prior to episode 12 and honestly I am so glad I did. It is a really nice, relaxing and great paced show that was a great ride. It even has a nice ending with plenty of Manga to adapt further if possibly wanted. The art style is very much reminiscent of Mairimashita! Iruma-kunin regards to the nice gentle way it shows off demons as fun characters you would love to spend time with. Although some are fearsome monsters they still have a nice feel to them. The main character Sya is especially great when she changes her eyes for shock or horror and such.
The OP is great with the main character singing it directly via animation. The ED is great too. Generally sounds work really well and don't need much depth since it is not about that.
Characters develop with Sya who just wants to sleep comfortably with a set of characters that really are not that evil.
The demon realm is generally much nicer than you would expect with a vast wide-ranging set of personalities.
The human realm is still very jokey with much of the sillier personalities in terms of weaknesses to the demons by comparison.
The queen, Sya's mother is a great woman. Cubey the succubus and Harpy the harpy are awesome characters. Especially with Harpy being so friendly, also nice to see her have human arms as well as her wings. Cubey being as cute a character especially being a somewhat unsuccessful succubus.
I thoroughly enjoyed this show to which whilst not perfect it is absolutely worth watching. I would love to see a new season to see where it goes in regards to human-demon relations but if too much it could become too repetitive for some.
9/10. An unexpected delight on my watchlist this season and added to my read list.
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle. "A shoujo anime that's probably a beauty in the beast knockoff." ...is what an idiot would think. Okay, so you've read the Synopsis. What's so interesting about a girl unable to sleep inside of a demon castle? What plot is there even to fit in there? Well to answer the second question... Close to none. However, just because there's hardly a plot to follow, doesn't mean that it isn't interesting. One of the key aspects of this anime is comedy. If you dislike comedy, you may potentially dislike this show. However, this show took the comedy to another level with a completely differentatmosphere than the others. Normally, you see a modern society anime, most likely placed in high school. Not only is this show placed in fantasy world, but a princess that cares about nothing but sleeping is locked in a demon castle rather than school.
Besides that, it shows the hero's side as well, on his way to rescue the princess that had been captured, assuming she's enduring the most tragic fate - as our princess is busy wondering about different ways to fall asleep.
Now, go ahead, and watch the first episode - I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
Auphorion
The show is based off a a relatively consistent premise; that the princess is looking for a good way to sleep. Each episode has a couple different adventures in them, and has a mix of funny and cute often. I started watching not really expecting to go through the whole show, but ended up actually enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. Honestly, the series was refreshing. It was light on the tropes, and for those that were there, it found a reason for me to give a laugh at (as opposed to them being lazily included for seemingly no purpose, oras a filler)
My view of the animation was relatively similar; it was refreshing. There was some repeated frames (cross-episode, not same episode), but I think it was done tastefully.
I think that the way this was presented all together would be a 10/10; The animation, the sounds, the story twists, everything just came together really well. A lot of the flaws I find in many other series I can't complain about here; even some series with better animation didn't overall have as high a quality - this series felt very finely balanced in many ways to the point where the experience was enjoyable for each episode.
As for the storyline... I felt that it was written above the standard by quite a bit. A lot of stories are like driving; you see what's ahead of you, there isn't usually a surprise, and it is all mostly like that - though for sure there can be some surprises, a constant format is taken and adhered to such that you can see you're on a road, and where it's going.
This story, however, takes a basic idea: a princess that wants to get good rest... and it keeps finding ways to improve on it. Instead of simply driving on a road, you're actually now in the Mach 5 and cutting down trees in your way... and jumping over an entire section of the road - you're not actually sure where you're going, but the journey is interesting, different... and pretty funny!
EleaB
Absolutely adorable feel-good anime, must watch if you're feeling like a bit of a pick-me-up. This anime is pure fluff, quite literally, with the princess constantly on a hunt for the best sleep. It's adorable to see her relationship with her demon captors who all basically love her like their own daughters. But what I found most interesting, is even with the princess' seemingly obvious dullness, she's actually a genius. The princess has a one-track mind for sleep, but all the things she did to achieve that goal is honestly not something a dull person could do. Anyway point is, this anime is a definite hitfor people like me who just want to enjoy a good laugh and adorable moments
Cobweb_Forest
I'm absolutely obsessed with this anime. I watch the first season and within the year of me watching it I purchased every manga and I'm currently up to date. I feel like people write it off too soon as a cute girly anime on simply how it looks. but anybody that writes it off because of that is missing out on hilarious comedy. Princess syalis is not a force to be trifled with she has no problem cutting down anybody in her path that gets in the way of her good night's sleep. The manga is obviously more better but the anime is just asgood in my opinion and is seriously worth a look at.
