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So I should stick with it? I found the first episode extremely formulaic. I watched it with my daughter, and we both could predict every single story beat way in advance. The only thing that was surprising was that the sister didn't seem like the evil stepsister trope from Cinderella.
If this was just the basic setup and is out of the way now after this episode, I'll continue watching, but if this continues in this way, I’d rather drop it.
I've read the manga adaptation.
The first arc is extremely formulaic and kinda boring, but the second arc is awesome. At the current pacing both should be covered with a 12 episode season.
Second arc spoilers
It focuses on Mia as she tries to get revenge on the people who wronged her sister while also trying to avoid the kingdom being destroyed due to a monster invasion.
Yeah, I agree with @Phelpssan@lemmy.world. The next chunk of story is really slow and predictable followed by a dramatic shift in tone leading up to the finale (I think) that is great. I think both of your story senses are well-honed because Mia is by far the most interesting character in this story, but she won't show up too much until later.
Honestly though, there are probably better shows out there in the pantheon of anime that you could spend your time on. I don't know how this show will turn out, but there are obvious limitations with the production. So, we can just wait and see how the quality does or doesn't hold up as the season goes.