Back to reviewing anime and next is the World is Still Beautiful.

Nike, the 4th Princess of the Rain Dukedom has been reluctantly picked to marry King Livius of the Sun Kingdom, a man dubbed as a tyrant for conquering the world in three short years, upon arriving she discovers that Livius is still just a child and will have her work cut out for her to try and make the marriage work, in doing so Nike discovers that there is more to Livius than his reputation suggests and with everyone else being reluctant to see the relationship succeed it's up to Nike and Livius to beat the non believers. Did I mention that Nike can make Rain with singing?
As a romance story, World is Still Beautiful really gives you a good indication of how a real romance works, there will be non-believers on both sides who take one look at this child and seemingly unknown woman and think "this will never work" but work they do and it takes a lot of communication, effort and understanding faults and weaknesses to really succeed and that's real life and this anime does an excellent job of portraying it. Okay so Livius looks like the forbidden love child of Ciel Phantomhive and Lelouch vi Britannia and Nike's song sounds laughable when they speak the English Phrase "It's a Tender Rain!" but it really adds to a fun atmosphere when it focusses on more lighthearted moments and it makes the show more accessible and even the moments of drama seem stronger for it.
There is no dub but I doubt it would be as effective and the voice acting choices would be a little too obvious if it were.
Final Verdict: A good story with a very believable romance and while it tires out some of it's plot elements near the end it doesn't become a burden on the series and ends on a tender note, hoping for more to come.