YMMV / Patalliro!

• Awesome Art: Patalliro creator Mineo Maya cites Shigeru Mizuki (Kitaro creator, Yokai master) and Riyoko Ikeda (Rose of Versailles, romance shojo queen) as an influence on his work. The result is a psychedelic but attractive blend of handsome and gonk-like people, in dramatic and comedic situations.
• Awesome Music:
  • The 80s anime has music that’s almost too good for this show. Composer Nozomi Aoki gave us Utsukushisa wa Tsumi (Beauty is a Crime) a beautiful love song for Bancoran and Maraich, and Smoky Violet, an insert song. He also composed the Cock Robin song, a hilarious adaptation of a children’s lullaby.
  • And then there's Plasma X's theme which is basically a tokusatsu theme and to add onto the awesomeness, it's sung by Masato Shimon known for singing many tokusatsu and anime songs
• Best Known for the Fanservice: The series is primarily a comedy about Patalliro, but most people remember its yaoi subplots and pretty boys more.
• Fridge Brilliance: Patalliro loves the “Cock Robin” song. It’s a children’s nursery tune, which makes it a apt choice for a 10-year-old king.
• Jerkass Woobie: Patalliro; no one would disagree that Patalliro is a jerk, however, when you think about it, 9/10 times everyone he’s reached out to has betrayed him or misused his trust. Not to mention he has people trying to assassinate him all the time, and has to deal with running an entire country. Also, his father—who he seemed to be closed to—died. He still has his mother, but she lives in another country, and he can’t even SEE her without strict permission because of her weak body (and even then, it’s clear she cares for Bancoran more than him). Patalliro has to deal with all of this and he’s only TEN years old. It’s almost understandable why he’s the way he is.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • One manga features a florist who grows exotic flowers, from the corpses of animals. She uses a murder victim’s body to send a flower to the killer’s wedding, and later tries to grow a flower from Patalliro. Even by today’s standards this story would never make it to the screen.
  • One manga story and the Stardust movie reveal the devil as the leader of the International Diamond Syndicate. Religious people beware, the reveal can be terrifying.
• No Export for You: It was released on DVD, only in Japan.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: There is a manga story where Maraich (a boy) becomes pregnant with Bancoran’s child, and deals with a jealous rival. This never made it to the anime, which is a shame as it’s dramatic and engaging enough despite its awkwardly bizarre subject matter.