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Honestly, the plot has deviated too much from the novel in the anime, particularly the parts related to Henrietta, and I think they should re-make an anime and make it more faithful to the novel, though the novel also has a lot of fanservice. The biggest difference is that while Henrietta is confused about her feelings for Saito in the anime, she actually falls in love with Saito in the novel and even admits it to him. In fact, Henrietta had rather deep conversations with Saito when they spent the night at the cheap inn, and during the Slepnir ball in the novel, much of which was cut out in the anime. A result of cutting out so much is that Henrietta becomes just another princess with shallow character in the anime, while in the novels, we can clearly see her struggles through war as a queen, while at the same time being reminded that she is also a teenage girl and has to face the same teenage issues as say, Louise or Siesta.
As as for Saito, the aniem makes him out to be just another womanising pervert. But we see more of his internal conflicts in the novels. In the novels, he does have feelings for Louise as in the anime, but he's also unable to reject Henrietta's feelings, as he is aware of the pain and loneliness Henrietta has to go through. Henrietta and Saito actually do develop a deep understanding of each other in the novels, something which was totally cut out in the anime. In fact, you could even feel sorry for Henrietta after reading the novels. She falls in love with Saito, and yet knows that they cannot be together because there will be a public outcry due to the difference in social status, and also because she is reluctant to hurt Louise, who she cares about.
Last edited by superdog87; 2011-06-18 at 09:40.
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