She got beheaded once—now she's doing damage control with snacks and accidental competence.
6.524 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestKeithwood reveals that the Wind Crows are to blame for the unrest in Remno. Everyone assesses the situation and assaults the location where Count Dasayev Donovan is being held. The growth and faults of those present are tested in a final confrontation.
After a rebellion overthrows the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia meets her demise by guillotine at just 20 years old. She awakens eight years in the past, given a second chance at life. Haunted by her memory of the guillotine, the princess sets out to rebuild the empire and prevent a return to fate. Can the selfish princess learn to be a selfless leader, even though she’s trying to save herself?
Writing
Mia's internal monologue is a masterpiece of delusional competence.
Acting
Sumire Uesaka's voice work sells every panicked noble laugh.
Production
The guillotine flashbacks hit harder than they have any right to.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'villainess isekai' boom that flipped otome game tropes—Tearmoon stands out by making its heroine genuinely incompetent rather than secretly capable.
Mia's obsession with 'becoming a fat old pig' as her ideal retirement life became a fan meme that the anime leans into hard.
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