Kizu darake Seijo yori Houfuku wo Komete

Several centuries ago, a plague ravaged the Kingdom of Geed until a girl with healing powers appeared and saved the nation. Today, she is revered as the goddess Lushe, and a temple in her honor gathers individuals with similar powers to serve the kingdom as so-called saintesses.

Lua Restoatt is a saintess candidate, but her power is defective—she heals by transferring others' injuries to herself, which earned her the nickname "Broken Saintess." This flawed ability nearly kills her when she rushes to save Garrett Vance, a knight captain she admires. But Lua's best friend, Arianne Trebias, takes the credit and becomes engaged to Garrett.

Crushed by the betrayal, Lua vows never to heal again and prioritizes her secret second ability: inflicting others with the ailments she once absorbed. After witnessing this, Second Prince Sven Geed Crone approaches Lua and offers an alliance. Hungry for revenge, the once-timid Lua accepts Sven's proposal, ready to strike back at those who have wronged her and help the prince expose dark secrets of the temple.

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Restoatt, Lua Main

Seto, Asami Japanese

Geed Crone, Sven Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Vance, Garrett Main

Ura, Kazuki Japanese

Peridot, Diana Supporting

Tsuda, Minami Japanese

Liston, Louis Supporting

Tsuchida, Reiou Japanese

Dedmond, Ross Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Geed Crone, Thallid Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Rubin, Shiji Supporting

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Trebias, Arianne Supporting

Asakura, Momo Japanese

Chisaki Director

Imaizumi, Yuuichi Sound Director

Washio, Reina Theme Song Performance

Nonpy Theme Song Performance

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Aug 13, 2025

Vale_4685

Recommended

Funny

This is the romance and fantasy anime you have to watch if you want to see a story that combines revenge and romance so well that you'll want a second season of this anime. The female protagonist acts in a realistic and coherent way as a person who was betrayed, which differentiates her from other female protagonists in this type of anime. The story is original compared to other romance anime, which gives the story a refreshing feel. The animation is different from what we're generally used to, but it's not bad.
The pairing of the prince with Lua, our protagonist, is very beautiful to look ... at, and the soundtrack is also very good.
Believe me and give this anime a chance. I assure you that if you're a lover of romance anime, you'll love it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 25, 2025

patkarunungan

Mixed Feelings

'With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess' has a premise that sounds promising, only to be undermined by its cheap animation style.


§ Overview

Lua Restoatt is a candidate to be her kingdom's saint, but she is not called a 'broken saintess' for nothing. Instead of completely healing an injury or ailment, she absorbs it and feels it instead.

One day, she heals her love interest, Garrett Vance, making her sleep for a long period of time. Instead of getting the credit, she is betrayed by her friend, and she is shunned even more.

This is a story of vengeance, redemption, and perhaps a new romance.
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§ Notes

1. The story is fine. It might seem average, especially if you've consumed a good number of revenge stories. But once you've watched a few episodes, you will look forward to the next episode.

By the way, each episode's runtime is just 13 minutes, so it's easy to squeeze in if you're busy, or if you have many on your list and want to add more.


2. At the end of the day, the animation style is a key issue. Either you're fine with the anime in spite of it, or despite it so much that 1) you drop it, or 2) finish the anime and rate it so low.

It's advertised as 'light animation,' an apparent PR trick, but it's comparable to 'Macromedia Flash' animation. It's worse than the so-called 'slideshow animation' that is used for criticising so many low-budget shows, or Blue Lock Season 2. This one is definitely done on a very low budget.


3. This is the first time that the animation has affected my enjoyment, at least during the first two episodes.


4. To be charitable to it, it's best to think of it as primarily a radio drama. The talking heads are just visual support. Once I get into this headspace, it's not really that bad, but you still wish its art style used the normal anime style we take for granted.


5. I came to enjoy this when I finished the entire 12 episodes, and I was actually tempted to mark it as Recommended, but I ended up marking it as Mixed Feelings.

Not everyone would be willing to put up with the weird animation style. The same animation style can probably hinder your enjoyment.

Besides, this is a 5 or 6 out of 10 story that I chose to only rate a 4 out of 10 because of my dislike of the animation style.


NOTA BENE: A grade of 4 out of 10 means I got some enjoyment out of this anime, but the issues are glaring, or simply I rank it higher than my 3's but below my 5's.

My enjoyment spectrum lies from 4 to 10. If I have scored an anime below 4, I actively dislike it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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Dec 28, 2025

Cereris

Not Recommended

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I never leave reviews for anime, and even more rarely do I leave reviews for works in progress (I usually wait until at least the main story is complete), but here I have to make an exception.
Rather than watching this “Anime,” I recommend reading the manga. It has 138 chapters in webtoon style, so it's very light reading.
The animation consists only of illustrations from the webtoon, where only a few details such as mouths, eyes, hands, and arms have been animated, but very little else...and all in a “paper puppet” style.
For those who have seen “Danganronpa,” it's similar in style to the executions but even ... less animated.
Nothing can be said about the plot... it's good because it's the same as the original work, although it seems to me that some parts have been shortened, but I have to check. It's a mix of revenge, conspiracies, secrets, lies, and powers, but WITHOUT reincarnations.
Applause for the voice actors... they alone deserve 10/10! The voice cast is really well chosen and they put a lot of effort into the dubbing, but that doesn't save the anime.
I'll probably finish it just to see how they condensed the story... but for now, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
The episode length is laughable: 14:30 minutes! But you have to subtract 1:30 for the opening + 1:30 for the ending! Basically, an episode lasts 11:30!!
EDIT AFTER FINISHING THE ANIME: My opinion hasn't changed in the end. The rating remains 5 solely because of the voice actors' efforts.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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