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Hard times are upon [[The Kingdom]] of Forland: the heir apparent Kaito has gone missing and the righteous king was slain by the [[Evil Chancellor]] and his [[Robot Girl]] assassins. The only remaining royal family member, defenceless and weak-willed [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princess]] Alita, flees the castle in the last moment, chased by the Chancellor's [[Faceless Goons]]. Yet luck suddenly turns in her favor when she literally [[Crash Into Hello|falls into the embrace]] of the most [[Badass]] [[Action Girl]] in recorded history: bounty hunter Falis. After an accidental near-death experience, the two [[Freaky Friday Flip|switch bodies]] and Falis agrees to assume Alita's persona, take Forland back from the usurper, and protect it until prince Kaito's return. Rounding up her henchmen, she proceeds to the castle to kick ass and earn the title of the most brutal princess in history...
'''''Murder Princess''''' is a short-lived 2005 [[Manga]] by Sekihiko Inui and a six-episode [[Anime|OVA]] adaptation produced by [[Bee Train]]. Although initially believed to be a [[Red Herring]] to draw attention from Bee Train's real Next Big Thing for 2007, ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]'', the OVA proved itself as a very solid piece of work and contained just the right amount of [[Rule of Cool|cool action]], [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]], and fitting (and slightly [[Heavy Metal|metallic]]) musical score to appease long-standing Bee Train fans with its character designs and straightforward story.
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** [[The Chick]]: Alita/Milano.
* [[For the Evulz]]: Cecilia's stated reason for {{spoiler|killing Falis's whole village}}.
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Pete Armstrong—Maybe "gentle" isn't the word, 'cause he never hesitates to crush a few skulls, but he's got plenty of compassion for his friends.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: "Murder Princess" sounds a bit strange, though something like "Killer Princess" would've been rather cliché. The theme song is quite good, with the English lyrics making about as much sense as the Japanese.
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** {{spoiler|And in the [[Grand Finale]], Dominikov, Pete, Ana, and Yuni all sacrifice themselves to save the world.}}
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: You might recognize Dominokov as [[Kazuki Yao]], basically [[One Piece|Franky, Mr. 2, Jango]], and [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Yoki]].
** Or, in the English version, he's played by none other than Chuck Huber, aka: [[Yu Yu Hakusho|Hiei]], [[Dragonball Z|Android 17 and Supreme Kai]], [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Shou Tucker]] and [[Soul Eater|Stein]].
** Additionally, [[Burst Angel|Jo and Maria]] are on the same side here.
** In Japan, bounty hunter Falis [[Romi Park|is]] [[Naruto|Temari]].
** [[Robot Girl]] twins Ana and Yuna [[Chiwa Saitou|are]] [[
** Prince Kaito [[Patrick Seitz|is]] [[Bleach|Isshin Kurosaki]].
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: More so in the manga than the anime.
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* [[Shinigami]]: Dominikov.
* [[Sinister Scythe]]: Dominikov's.
* [[Snake People]]: The giant forest guardian.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: At least one source spelled Alita's name "Akita" until this was corrected
** Similarly Milano has been romanized as Mirano.
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* [[Techno Babble]]: In the later episodes.
* [[The Goggles Do Nothing]]: Dominkov has goggles but he's a Skeleton guy. How does that work?
* [[Took a Level
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: When things get ''really'' bad, Falis sometimes falls into this, and only Alita can stop her. Actually insinuated to be an artifact of ''[[Beware the Nice Ones|Alita's body]]'', since it never happened to Falis before the switch.
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
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