# Princess Minerva (1995)

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**Original title**: *プリンセス ミネルバ*
**Runtime**: 45 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
**Directed by**: Mihiro Yamaguchi
**Starring**: Kikuko Inoue, Atsuko Tanaka, Junko Iwao, Masako Katsuki, Miki Nagasawa, Rei Sakuma

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A fairy-tale fencing flick with a heroine who should’ve stuck to tiara fittings. When Princess Minerva’s stoic bodyguard is kidnapped mid-tournament the princess must swap her embroidery for a sword. All the enchanted assets in the world couldn’t disguise how aggressively 90s the CGI skulls look.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, playful

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