Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe

This first of a two-season series introduces the viewer to the students of the elite Strahl class of Rozenstolz Academy. These future advisors of the royal palace of Kuchen were chosen for their brains and prestigious family backgrounds. 

Although they enjoyed the peaceful and competitive atmosphere of the academy, the students were about to have a taste of what it's like to play with dirty politics. Orphe, Ed, Lui, Camu, Naoji and the undercover spy/writer Isaac Cavendish discover a plot to assassinate the king. Despite being students and with unknown people working against them, the five Strahl candidates will try to stop the attempt.

As mentioned above, most of the episodes introductions of the main characters, notably Orphe and Ed. Orphe finds a rival in Lui who has a different opinion on how to properly govern the people. While engaging in various debates, the writer Isaac points out to them that their ideals do not really work in the real world and that their light treatment and debate about war does not speak of its horrors. Before they can even become full-fledged advisers to the king and realize their plans however, they have to race against a cunning enemy who is about to destroy the king.

The series seemed promising at first and although it did not meet my expectations, the diversity of the characters kept me interested. I was expecting more action and some detective work on the part of the Strahl candidates. It was a waste that the series had a wily antagonist who did not have a match in at least one of the protagonists. Anime buffs who want to watch a light, historical series might find this enjoyable. It also includes some historical names and places but they have no relevance to the plot.

Rating: 6 out of 10

Full names of the main characters:

Orpherus Fürst von Marmelade nahe Görz - Orphe

Eduard Markgraf von Sekt nahe Braunschweig - Ed

Ludwig Herzog von Mohn nahe Liechtenstein - Lui

Camus Pfalzgraf von Silvaner Lüneburg - Camu

Naoji Ishizuki

Isaac Cavendish