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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 Withwith 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 Dede Lala 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 (Music)|metallic]]) musical score to appease long-standing Bee Train fans with its character designs and straightforward story.
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* [[Dress Hits Floor]]: When Alita decides to take on the identity of Milano, her faithful servant.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Falis/Alita pulls off some of the most beautifully animated katana+wakizashi action sequences in recent years.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Dr. Akamashi.
* {{spoiler|[[The Evil Prince]]: Kaito.}} Seriously, does it even have to be marked as a spoiler?
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* [[Sinister Scythe]]: Dominikov's.
* [[Snake People]]: The giant forest guardian.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: At least one source spelled Alita's name "Akita" until this was corrected
** Similarly Milano has been romanized as Mirano.
*** Some asian languages (presumably including Japanese) lack differentiation between the "EL" and "R" sounds. If both sound ok, then both are valid romanizations. No excuse for the "Akita" thing, though.
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Well, ''we'' know better, but this is what it looks like to Alita's subjects.
* [[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 Withwith Good Publicity]]
* [[Wham! Episode]]: Episode 4.
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: Averted once {{spoiler|Kaito}} turns the Forland army against Falis and Alita. The heroes realize that the guards are only serving their country, and go out of their way not to kill them. On the other hand...
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