{"id":706607,"date":"2026-01-07T03:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-lands-an-entertaining-punch\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:25:23","slug":"may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-lands-an-entertaining-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/may-i-ask-for-one-final-thing-lands-an-entertaining-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"May I Ask For One Final Thing Lands An Entertaining Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Season aired<\/span><\/b>: Fall 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Number of episodes<\/b>: 13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Watched on: <\/b>Crunchyroll<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Translated by: <\/b>Elizabeth Ellis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Genres<\/b>: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Action<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thoughts<\/b>: <\/span>May I Ask For One Final Thing <\/span><\/i>is the newest anime<\/a> that takes the villainess trope and does something refreshing with a tired concept. Scarlet, a noble girl engaged to the asshole second prince, has endured years of abuse under the idiotic and insecure fianc\u00e9. When the prince <\/span>finally <\/span><\/i>announces his engagement to a new woman, Scarlet takes the opportunity to punch him, the homewrecker, and every single person in the hall participating in her humiliation to pulp. Little did she know this was a calculated political move that she accidentally pulled the rug out from under, throwing her into a world of international politics she believes should only be rightfully solved with her fists.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This anime left me largely conflicted. On one hand, I absolutely adored it purely because of the protagonist, Scarlet. It\u2019s rare to see a female character MC who not only loves a good beat down but actually looks ladylike and gorgeous on top of it all, while still showing more than enough empathy and love. Scarlet is that MC, and more than anything, I\u2019m going to miss her putting on her battering gloves while dancing in a blood-red dress, happ<\/a>ily flinging the corpses of her enemies left and right.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beast people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the other hand, I have some serious issues with its worldbuilding. It\u2019s ironic because I\u2019m not usually a stickler for worldbuilding, but because so much of the later plotline involves international politics, the sudden inclusion of not only demons, dwarves, and elves on top of the more gracefully introduced dragon knights and beast people often left me asking in shock, \u201cThere\u2019s [insert fantastical species] in this world?!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This left me in a complicated spot of wanting to see Scarlet as the highlight of my week and also feeling lackluster about the whole conflict. A lot of the supporting characters also paled in comparison to her, which is a problem because it\u2019s hard to elevate a story based on just one character alone. Aside from Prince Julius, the heir prince of the kingdom and the older brother of Scarlet\u2019s ex-fianc\u00e9, and her weary brother Leonardo, there\u2019s a whole cast of stereotypes like the little sister, the elusive gods, the honorable knights, the flirty less-honorable spy, all of which I ultimately felt nothing toward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the antagonists fall victim to this critique. Terenezza, the girl who stole Scarlet\u2019s less-than-attractive fianc\u00e9, could\u2019ve been a genuinely interesting villain but fell flat at the finale of the series<\/a>. By her side, a whole host of other antagonists were introduced only to become nothing but caricatures at their easy defeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wanted more from the antagonist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yet, my biggest complaint of the series is the end. Prince Julius is Scarlet\u2019s real love interest, and their romance is genuinely one of the best parts of the story. In front of a girl like Scarlet whose first motto is to punch first and ask later, Julius isn\u2019t the kindhearted, golden retriever prince that tends to get paired with wacky, chaotic girls like Scarlet. He\u2019s just as chaotic as her and finds great joy in ragebaiting Scarlet all the while fully supporting her almost-murderous dreams. A recurring joke in their relationship is how far Julius is willing to push his ragebaiting, and because he\u2019s heir prince, Scarlet still has to be careful of throwing her fists at him. So when the finale resulted in what seems to be the biggest fight between Scarlet and Julius only for none of that to truly materialize in the name of love, it was disappointing not just for their actual relationship but for the biggest setup the story had been teasing.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d be lying to say that I got tired of the joke that Scarlet simply punches her way through everything. There\u2019s something delightful about the anime adaptation purposefully using classical, ladylike music in the background while blood splatters against Scarlet\u2019s grinning face. Meanwhhile, she never loses her gorgeous dresses or her classy updo. This is partially lent by the fact that the animation for Scarlet smacking people around never misses, and the premiere episode dedicated a full half episode to showcasing her various flavors of kicks and different methodologies for punching.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Power couple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The soundtrack is memorable mostly because of its utilization of classical pieces, but when it comes to the original scores, aside from the theme songs, I don\u2019t actually remember anything. Due to the weakness of the rest of the cast of characters, the voice cast also doesn\u2019t have many opportunities to show off even though Asami Seto and Wataru Katoh pull off Scarlet and Julius handsomely.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, I am left reeling from both my positive and negative feelings. On one hand, I had genuine issues with the story progression and wished I could love this anime to shout to the skies. On the other hand, I adored Scarlet and Julius, and it remained one of the anime I looked forward to the most every week. If only Scarlet could just punch away my critiques, but alas, I am forced to say that objectively it could\u2019ve been everything. Subjectively, I had plenty of fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rating<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Plot: 7 (Multiplier 3)<\/span><\/p>\n

Characters: 7.5 (Multiplier 3)<\/span><\/p>\n

Art\/Animation: 7.5 (Multiplier 2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice acting: 7<\/span><\/p>\n

Soundtrack: 7<\/span><\/p>\n

FINAL SCORE: 72.5<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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