Shin Koihime Musou Otome Tairan Discussion Thread

[Suwako Moriya]

A third season of chibi, jokes, and yuri is apon us. The may even be references to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In any case, the first episode has aired. Not that I've watched it yet. Still it's a good time to start the thread for this.




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[pianocello]

Any yuri? Any detailed nudity?

[Fudce]

Any yuri? Any detailed nudity?
It's Koihime Musou. There WILL be yuri, but it wont be full on hentai yuri, so go elsewhere if that is all you want.

[something]

Any yuri? Any detailed nudity?
Huh? Haven't you watched the first two seasons yet?

[pianocello]

Any yuri? Any detailed nudity?
Huh? Haven't you watched the first two seasons yet?


Yes. This show is amazing. Sometimes it's hard deciding whether this or Ikkitousen is better.

[something]

Yes. This show is amazing. Sometimes it's hard deciding whether this or Ikkitousen is better.
Then shouldn't you know exactly what to expect in terms of content? It's not suddenly going to become porno. :sd: The DVD versions have nipples, but the TV broadcast isn't going to.

And Sousou scenes are as close as we're going to get to sex. Her happy fun time (sadly interrupted prematurely) with Kanu is probably as far as this show will ever push that.

[Fencedude]

Any yuri? Any detailed nudity?

Go watch Qwaser.

[Nork22]

Bring on the army of Wu!!! Time to oust Toutaku!

[Suwako Moriya]

Yes. This show is amazing. Sometimes it's hard deciding whether this or Ikkitousen is better.

Well, in my case I have plans to try out the third season of this. I couldn't even finish the first episode of Ikkitousen. That probably says everything.

[Nork22]

Yes. This show is amazing. Sometimes it's hard deciding whether this or Ikkitousen is better.

Well, in my case I have plans to try out the third season of this. I couldn't even finish the first episode of Ikkitousen. That probably says everything.

Ikki Tousen is pure trash (albiet a sexy looking trash), plain and simple. Still, I'll watch Ikki Tousen knowing it's trash. :)

Mmm... Bachou...

[Fudce]

I've just got through watching the promo/preview episode one of this - the girls are back, and it's classic Koihime Musou fun...

The Basic premise of the episode looks to be a mix of Touka feeling that she needs to loose some of her extra flab (she looks fine to me) and then her getting ill due to eating some of Sei's stashed away food. Everybody else thinks she's pregnant (and it looks like Shuri thinks that Sui is the father) and hilarity ensues.

It looks like we'll be taking a trip to the Nanman tribe and the Sun clan in this series, I hope we still get our fill of Karin - or at least, Karin gets her fill of Aisha. :)


The ending theme... I find myself humming it already - it's really catchy and the little chibi dance is super adorable!

[William K]

Watching this back-to-back with Ikkitousen is gonna be a blast :)

The gang is back and from the opening looks like there'll be even more new characters! A sign of how much more respectable the show is becoming? The OP is sung by Okui Masami!

Looks like the show continues from the end of Shin Koihime Musou. Poor Sei is still missing :P

The ED is cutesy again and is kinda jarring compared to the super-serious OP. And the preview, heh, Sei is still the best!

[Fencedude]

Opening is SERIOUS BUSINESS. Okui Masami FTW!

Thankfully, the show is not serious business. Episode was hilarious on every level, and yay! Bachou's not going to get left out this time! And it looks like Batai will be joining the fun as well.

For those of you more versed in Rot3K, is Chojo (or whatever, I don't trust these <redacted> very much on names...) supposed to be someone in particular? And for the life of me I forget who Kasshin is.

Oh yeah, and the ED is by far the best yet.

Edit: oh god its sung by Kan'u, Sousou and Sonsaku. Though really shouldn't it be Ryuubi and not Kan'u?

Edit^2: Also, is it me, or does the show look much better animated now? And I think the fight choreography has improved, though I'm not holding my breath there.

[EmperorBrandon]

For those of you more versed in Rot3K, is Chojo (or whatever, I don't trust these <redacted> very much on names...) supposed to be someone in particular? And for the life of me I forget who Kasshin is.

Choujou is Zhang Rang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Rang).

Kashin is He Jin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jin).

[Fencedude]

For those of you more versed in Rot3K, is Chojo (or whatever, I don't trust these <redacted> very much on names...) supposed to be someone in particular? And for the life of me I forget who Kasshin is.

Choujou is Zhang Rang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Rang).

Kashin is He Jin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jin).

So instead of getting beheaded, she's being turned into a cat.

Well, I guess thats a vague improvement...

[Suwako Moriya]

Shuri's thought process in regards to Sui and Touka was awesome.

Sei has returned! How many episodes before she vanishes again?

So they've essentially split into multiple groups. It will be interesting to see how they handle the focus this time around. No sense having the split if one group gets any focus.

Chibi Ending is awesome. Let's see which new characters will actually appear during the series.

[William K]

Just realized that with SD Gundam 3 Kingdoms and the Chinese/Japanese animated version, there will be 4 anime based on Romance of 3 Kingdoms airing in Spring :P

[HitokiriShadow]

Well, that was an unusually serious way to start a Koihime Musou series. Though it turns out Kasshin (who I am apparently supposed to know, probably from some point in the first season, but I can't remember at all) is just turning into a cat.

The misunderstandings Ryuubi causes were pretty hilarious. She just wants to lose weight, but everyone thinks she's pregnant and going into labor. Then Shuri accuses Hisui of being the father. She knows Hisui has a penis that would make a horse jealous!

Then we get a three part fetch quest to send the heroes on another adventure. The ED is pretty amusing, as usual for this franchise.

[William K]

Well, that was an unusually serious way to start a Koihime Musou series. Though it turns out Kasshin (who I am apparently supposed to know, probably from some point in the first season, but I can't remember at all) is just turning into a cat.

I believe Kasshin appears in the last 2 episodes of Season 1. She's the one who orders Sou Sou, Kanu and the fake Ryuubi to go and fight some rebels or something. Kanu defies her orders to go back and defend the village from bandits instead.

[something]

Episode 1:

- Hey it's... boobs lady. And serious stuff.
- Hahah, Sei is still missing.
- Touka gets a new sword!
- OP! It's pretty good, lots of shots of lots of characters. Obviously guy from the beginning is the new villain, or rather a sub-villain being used by whatshisname fromlast season. And SOUSOU LOVE! Her harem is large.
- Rinrin likes Touka's punipuni thighs. I like them too.
- Wolf steak! ...they ate Horo. ;_;
- Hahahah, what. Touka is momentarily worried that Sui became a futa. >_> And Shuri will be able to use Touka and Sui's position as learning material for her and Hinari. =D
- Tanpopo sure can't beat Sui, but she's not too bad herself.
- She could easily take Touka though. :sd: Touka, you're about as "fat" as Hiro in Hidamari. Which means, you are in fact completely delicious.
- HAHAHAH! I was waiting for *someone* around the table to grasp the obvious and realize Touka was worried about her weight. I thought Tanpopo was about to suggest it. Instead... XD
- CHIBI! RETURNS!
- AHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I knew Shuri would pin this on Sui. XD Oh god, Aisha thinks Sui is a man now. XD
- Sei!! ...She's been looking for a way to make a good entrance. All this time. Hah.
- I can't believe how far they're taking the "giving birth" thing. Wait, yes I can. It's Koihime, and it's awesome.
- lol Kada. Of course he realizes instantly. Sui glared at Shuri.
- Kada is right. Shuri really should have known better. :sd: And I'm sad we didn't get a GENKI NI NAAAAAAARE scene.
- Oh, right, Kashin.
- ...
- ...
- ...NEKOMIMI!!!
- The awful disease called "nyanko-tan!" ::Sui and Sei look at Rinrin's hairpin::
- Oh hey, they just got an excuse to visit the Son family and the Nanban barbarians. And whoever is near that mountain.
- Hmm, breaking everyone up into groups already? Shuri, Touka and Rinrin. Sei, Aisha and Sui.

!!!!! Holy crap this may be the catchiest, cutest ED of them all. Awesome! Love love love it.

"This show's previews are as screwed up as ever." lol. And ooooh, neko-Touka ending image!

Oh yeah, I adore this show. I just hope that they manage to pull out as absurd, and absurdly awesome, an ending as season two did. I hope it doesn't get too serious and plotty at the end, because the way season two handled it is just one of the most brilliant things I have ever seen.

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Edit^2: Also, is it me, or does the show look much better animated now? And I think the fight choreography has improved, though I'm not holding my breath there.
It's definitely on an upwards track in both areas, at least from this ep.

[William K]

Obviously guy from the beginning is the new villain, or rather a sub-villain being used by whatshisname fromlast season.

While Yajima Akiko can play male characters (Zetsubou Sensei's Majiru for example), I think Choujou is female.

[Fencedude]

Obviously guy from the beginning is the new villain, or rather a sub-villain being used by whatshisname fromlast season.

While Yajima Akiko can play male characters (Zetsubou Sensei's Majiru for example), I think Choujou is female.

Well, Choujou is technically a eunuch, so they will probably just leave it ambiguous.

[Fencedude]

Oh god Hinari's so cute. And Shuri would never hate her lover anyway!

Tanpopo looked pretty cute with her hair down. And Shuri finally has a feathered fan for proper strategerizing

Next time...Ryoumou?

[The Great Bear]

Oh god Hinari's so cute.

So is Shuri (I like to call her Koumei, but this show just makes it hard to refer to anyone easily :P). The purpose of those two is to meet the required minimum cuteness quotient (the whole point of their little reunion dance, frankly).

Still, I think I found the Chouun (Sei)-Bachou (Sui) duo a little more interesting in their dynamics compared to Shuri, Ryuubi, Rin Rin and Tanpopo (Batai), especially the first three. Rin Rin's entire personality got a little old for me way back in the first series, and Ryuubi is not really all that interesting.

I am curious to see how Kan'u fares in the realm of the Son sisters.

And from the very opening with Choujou, it looks like they have aspirations of creating a plot and following the 3 Kingdoms history ever so slightly. Why be so ambitious? :P

[Fudce]

Another side-story this week as we take our long-awaited trip to meet the Son family, or more to the point, meet the middle sister Sonken (Renfa - Sun Quan).

The episode is actually focussing on a different character, Ryomou (Ashe - Lu Meng), a trainee under the tutor Kannei (Shishun - Gan Ning) and learning the physical art of fighting unarmed. She's an excellent fighter, but her eyesight is appauling. Regardless, she's put in guard duty for Sonken. Things happen, Sonken takes a liking to the girl and goes out and buys her a pair of glasses (well, not really a pair - it's more of a monacle really).

More stuff happens, and amidst some awesome fight scenes and some really lovely and touching yuri scenes eventually she becomes Sonken's personal guard - like Shuuyu is to Sonsaku.

Ryomou is a really cute character, and I've taken an instant liking to her up front honesty and straightforward enthusiasm. She looks like she'd be fun to tease, but you could depend on her in an emergency. And just to put the icing on her cake, she's voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi.

[something]

Episode 2:

- Hey it's... these people! >_> I recognize them but they've gotten little focus so far other than Ryofu.
- And Kayuu is dead! Er, wait, I forgot that NOBODY EVER DIES in Koihime.
- Ahh so Kaku got picked up by icky Choujou.
- These groups really are a weird split. We have the "always missing from the story somehow" group of Sui and Sei. Then the kids (and chidlish adult) group in Touka, Rinrin, Shuri and of course Tanpopo. Heh, her freaking out in the basket amused me.
- Shuri is taking charge! She's so fun.
- Chibi! And Shuri is reunited with her wife Hinari. She enjoys the books... ahem.
- And Hinari lost the special ingredient but can't bring herself to admit it.
- Hah so that's what Tanpopo has on Rinrin.
- Oh god Hinari is tooooooo adorable in the flashback. And I mentally corrected "friends" with "lovers" in Shuri's line.
- Wait, did Shuri just get the fan she was shown with back in the season one OP? Or did she have one before too?
- Ahahaha, Rinrin thought this was a good time to confess her sins to Shuri, but she doesn't get the same treatment as Hinari. :sd:
- And team three... Solo Aisha! How can our protagonist be alone? I guess she'll meet Ryofu, from the sound of things.

Looooooooooooooove this ED.

An invitation to taste Rinrin's breasts >_>

[HitokiriShadow]

Daaaawwww, Hinari is too cute. Especially when she was first trying to tell everyone about what she did and her face lit up.

I was also quite amused at Touka searching for the grain of sand and dropping it, and the whole scene following Tanpopo being discovered was pretty fun.

[The Great Bear]

Wasn't a bad episode. Actually a little more amusing than some of the earlier ones. Ryomou is a likable character in several respects.

But you have to wonder about the Personal Guard of the Son family. White fundoshi are their main uniform item?

Okay :sd:

[Fencedude]

Man, I have a fairly ingrained image of what "Ryomou" should look like, and this Ryomou is pretty far from it, but she's pretty awesome anyway, in her own way.

Fun episode overall, and Ryomou and Sonken make a cute couple.

[something]

Episode 3:

- ::watches the OP:: I wonder if Touka will ever actually get to do anythng with that sword. She's not really the fighting type, if her "training" with Tanpopo and Sui is any indication.
- Aisha allll alone. Rinrin is shiritori fail!
- Alright, the Son girls. I don't remember a single damn name... Well, some names, but can't put them to faces.
- And hey, some fairly good fight animation! Keep it up guys.
- Ryomou... oooh, yes, I knew I was hearing Miyako. It's Mizuhashi Kaori. She has such a cute voice. Cute cute cute.
- Is Ryomou's vision blurry from the kick or does she just need glasses? It's been a few days and she's still not seeing straight. It's gotta be the latter, since she misjudged the kick itself before she got hit.
- Suddenly chibi for no reason, and it's awesome, every single time.
- Haha, oh, I knew Sonken sounded familiar. Sakurai Harumi = Yurippe in Angel Beats!.
- Yep, she needs glasses. She'll look lovely I'm sure.
- What? Why glasses for only one eye? And how are they staying in place? It looks like they forgot to draw the rest of it >_>
- Oh man it looks so weird.
- Ryomou and Sonken are making for a very cute couple.
- IN BED! REWARD TIME!!
- But Ryomou done fucked up. ;_; And that "thief" was totally just smuggling a weapon into a flute for the girl to use.
- And Ryomou done redeemed herself! <3
- lol fundoshi removal. She can finally get married to Sonken now!

Yeah, Ryomou is fantastic. Need more of the Son family, they've gotten very very little focus so far.

And this ED. <3 <3

Huh, from the final image... was this a flashback episode? Like I said, I really didn't know much of anything about the Son family before (basically, it was just Sonshoukou and her ancient chinese shimapan) but now that I see Ryomou in her strategist get-up she looks so much more familiar.

[Fencedude]

Huh, from the final image... was this a flashback episode? Like I said, I really didn't know much of anything about the Son family before (basically, it was just Sonshoukou and her ancient chinese shimapan) but now that I see Ryomou in her strategist get-up she looks so much more familiar.

I honestly don't remember if she was in season 1 or not, but yeah, her normal outfit is the strategist stuff. It certainly implied that these events were happening as Kan'u makes her way towards them, but I guess it could be a flashback

I was hoping to see the cute ninja with long black hair, but maybe she's off with Sonshokou somewhere. Also, I never liked Kannei's design, the way her tsurime are the same angle as the cut of bangs bugs me intensely.

[The Great Bear]

Episode 3:

- What? Why glasses for only one eye? And how are they staying in place? It looks like they forgot to draw the rest of it >_>
- Oh man it looks so weird.

Someone needs to tell them that monocles are not sexy on women (and not sexy period).

…

I didn't get the impression that it was a flashback at all, but that this was what was going on while Kan'u is making her way to the Kingdom of Wu.

[HitokiriShadow]

I wasn't expecting the monocle, but it works surprisingly well. Ryomou was cute and she and Sonken make a nice couple.

[Fudce]

Another week, another dose of awesome yuri-themed cuteness. :)

-There's no better way to start an episode than silly singing by Chouhi-nanoda!
-Suddenly, Gien.
-Gien and Batai fighting. Gien and Chouhi fighting.
-Big Breasts.
-Gengan has very big breasts.
-Gien loves Ryuubi, and Gengan has big breasts.
-More of Gengan's breasts, and more Gien loving Ryuubi.
-Gengan has large breasts, and tortures Gien using ropes and a tickler.
-Koumei averts Chouhi's eyes, but I lookin on enjoyingly.
-Gien's sword is tied shut by breasts. I mean Gengan.
-Breasts and the gang (minus Gien) go for a walk and eat a lot.
-Gien is attacked by some of the only recurring male characters in ths show (the bandits) and can't fight back... poor Gien (I love her hair btw)
-Ryuubi is brave, but hopeless. What the hell happened to her new sword?
-Gien goes berserk for them attacking Ryuubi.
-Ryuubi, Chouhi, Batai, and Koumei leave, but are quickly followed by Gien who has been given Gengan's excessively large weapon. (not her breasts)
-Breasts remains behind.

So, a new member of the party who is visibly gay for Ryuubi (who can blame her) and has a visible rivalry with Batai. This is gonna be fun!


Next week we have the Son brat and the En brat. REAL FUN!

[Suwako Moriya]

Oh god Hinari's so cute. And Shuri would never hate her lover anyway!

I was about to ask which put Rinrin in more danger. The fact of what she broke or the fact she doesn't qualify as Shuri's lover.

In any case, Shuri showed her awesomeness once more. Sure, the trick she used to out Battai isn't original. However I still like seeing stuff like that on occasion.

Also, I love the view of Shuri given as Battai looked up at Shuri shortly after she jumped out of the basket.

I wonder what the DVD version of that bath scene will be like.

I'd like to imagine that there was enough time for Shuri and Hinari to spend some quality time together.

[Fencedude]

Hahaha...Gengan is far too much fun.

Amusing episode all around, I was wondering what that thing Gengan's weilding in the OP was, its some sort of...something.

Shuri's been very amusing this season, but I guess someone has to be the straight man (straight and man being, of course, entirely relative).

Next episode is going to be AWESOME

[Suwako Moriya]

Aisha with various scenes of Rinrin in the background.

Ryomou is amazing for the most part. Seems to be of the short and stacked variety. At the very least, she's not tall.

[something]

Episode 4:

- Touka's group advances!
- Tanpopo. <3 You're so cute, mourning your dango.
- Hey, Tanpopo really is quite rhe confident fighter. She's just up against a pro this time, though. But Rinrin to the rescue! <3
- Ahahaha, so that's the one Gien falls in love with. YES!
- Gengan of the gargantuan breasts. Hahah, these Gengan is too much fun.
- Tickle torture... Gengan is Kikyou, Gian is Enya.
- Shuri likes it. Touka likes it. Rinrin is too young to see! ...says the girl her age.
- Touka-oneesama is gathering quite the imouto harem. Gian sooooooooooooooooooooooo wants her. Stupid steam, though. ;_;
- Gengan looks over and realizes the crowd she's dealing with isn't well suited for alcohol. XD
- HAHAAH! When I saw the fancy revolver-polearm on the weapon shop, all I could think was "BARDICHE!"
- Chibi! Yaaaaay! Gengan and Rinrin get along very well.
- You know, Gien's boobs are pretty huge too.
- Touka to Gien's rescue? Oh man, Gien's going to love her even more.

Hah! Touka harem increased! And yes, more Sonshoukou next week!

[angelx03]

Mmmm, tomboy girl in bondage and "tickle" tortured by a big-boobie girl?!! That is as yuri they can get unless we have more episodes of Sousou.:nosebleed:

[HitokiriShadow]

Ha, one of Sousou's people made a hugeass gunblade. Makes you wonder what other kinds of weapons they might have in their stocked away, waiting to be unleashed on their unfortunate foes. I hope and expect Gengan goes and buys it to replace the weapon she gave to Gien and then gets to use it the next time she shows up. (Edit: Well, it seems she has it in the OP, so it looks like that's probably what's going to happen.)

LOL Rinrin redirecting Gien's flatchested remark at Shuri.

[William K]

Ha, one of Sousou's people made a hugeass gunblade. Makes you wonder what other kinds of weapons they might have in their stocked away, waiting to be unleashed on their unfortunate foes. I hope and expect Gengan goes and buys it to replace the weapon she gave to Gien and then gets to use it the next time she shows up. (Edit: Well, it seems she has it in the OP, so it looks like that's probably what's going to happen.)

The way she's holding it at her side in the OP makes it less a gunblade but more of a cannon like those in Gundam.

[HitokiriShadow]

The way she's holding it at her side in the OP makes it less a gunblade but more of a cannon like those in Gundam.

It's a grenade launcher type gunblade.

[Fencedude]

Shuutai's adorable. Need more of her!

And yay for Sonshoukou returning, she looks great with her hair down.

And Enjutsu is still a bitch, but even she can't stand before the obnoxiousness of Enshou.

The play was pretty amusing.

[HitokiriShadow]

I think Enjutsu took a few liberties with the Yellow Turban Rebellion.... her casting was pretty hilarious though.

Yay for finally seeing Sonshoukou again. Shuutai was really cute, especially her little scene with the cat. And Ritsukan is a genius.

I think this is the first time we've seen Enjutsu and Enshou interact directly. It was pretty amusing. I feel somewhat cheated that Enshou and her cronies didn't somehow get everyone else involved in a gameshow competition though.

[something]

Episode 5:

- Shuutai and Rikuson this time! Also, looks like Aisha will actually be in the episode this time, and Sonshoukou (or just Shoukou here I guess) returns!
- Huh, I thought Rikuson sounded really familiar. She's Chihiro from ef (Yanase Natsumi)!
- CHIBI! Poor Shuutai, she was so close to kittyness. All ruined!
- Hah, Choukun is ruthless. Enjutsu too. They want to humiliate Enshou as much as possible. Even start a war between her and Sousou! Boy that'd be over in about 5 minutes.
- Haha, Enjutsu, you have the real black-haired bandit hunter right in front of you. But I knew she'd go for Shuutai. :sd: Can't blame her, Shuutai *is* hot.
- The "Chou" Sisters! And heh, Aisha doesn't know how to fight badly.
- Ahahaa, Enshou as Sousou... wtf.
- Those are some intense pads Sonshoukou has in.
- Stealing her boobs!

An amusing little episode. Next week is back with Touka and her harem!

[Suwako Moriya]

Mark my words, one of these days Ryuubi will reveal that she's actually all powerful and will cause everyone to bow before her. Yes, I've snapped.

Is there some sort of mystical generic enemy creating spawn point in this world?

Gein has great potential and having her as part of Touka's harem has definite benefits.

The main villain the stream is still strong as ever.

Shuri shall protect Rinrin from stuff that Shuri is enjoying.

Rinrin is right, don't insult Shuri.

This episode gave me a sense of dejavu. I guess because just like episode 3 it involved a character that made mistakes, was forced to break a rule, and ended up having her life changed because of it. With both cases, it turns out that the change was for their greater good.

[The Great Bear]

Bachou and Chouun are criminally underused in this show.

The menma documentary was a nice touch.

And better than much of the rest of the episode :P

I swear, we're going to have 1000 named female characters in this show before it's over.

And Ryuubi is more fun to carry, because she's soft all over.

[EmperorBrandon]

Hopefully after she trains up, Gotsutotsukotsu (no wonder they kept tripping over her name :P ) doesn't become as muscular as her sister was. She's cute as she is now.

Not much else to say about this episode - just establishing Gien and Batai as friendly rivals for the most part, with them getting on "mana"-basis at the end though still taunting each other.

[Fencedude]

Horde of feral barbarian girls in bikinis? Yes. Please.

Anyway, Enya and Tanpopo's relationship is nice, they should explore it further.

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Episode 6:

- I love the face Tanpopo gives Gien. EVIL.
- GOTSUTOTSUKOTSU! Awesome name is really awesome. Typing that out each time should be fun. Then again, this is Koihime, she'll only show up one more time before the end of the series most likely.
- Heh, I expected Sui to be asleep after the menma lecture.
- Gien saves Touka! AND THEN, UNDERWEAR!! I want Tanpopo to take her clothes off too though. ;_;
- ...Well at least she took off her pants. And Touka is ridiculously hot.
- Someone has it out for Gien but keeps almost killing Touka instead. Poor Touka.
- Touka is soft all over! =D Heh she looks amusing draped over little Rinrin.
- And Shuri has to treat a leg wound again.
- CHIBI!! And a mention of an onsen!
- NAKED! Need BD versions now!
- Boo, way too short of a scene.
- Ooh, Gotsutotsukotsu's one comrade with the long dark green hair and bear ears is sexy.
- Holy crap Gotsutotsukotsu's sister was scary looking.
- And huh, someone actually died in Koihime for once. But in a flashback.

Tanpopo x Enya confirmed. Though Gien/Enya is one of my least favorite characters. She's not bad, almost no characters in Koihime are, but there are so many more interesting ones. Like... SOUSOU! Every time I see the ED I miss her more. ;_;

Yay more Son fun next time.

[HitokiriShadow]

That was a cute little friendship building episode for Tanpop and Gien.

I don't really care about Tongue Twister-chan and her issues, but she served her purpose and at least she brought some cute friends. And its not like we're ever going to see her again anyway. I don't think she's even in the ED, and they somehow managed to fit every single other character in the franchise in that.

[Nork22]

And its not like we're ever going to see her again anyway.

Reading up on who Gotsutotsukotsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wutugu), I think if she does, it would be for the last time. :P

[Fencedude]

The running gag about Kougai's age was amusing. Just how old is she anyway?

I like that Son family fashion runs towards long, high cut dresses with thighhighs. Kougai's garters were especially impressive.

Also, I was totally not expecting them to actually come right out and state that Sheren and Shuuyu were lovers. I'm...impressed, actually.

And the payoff was awesome.

[something]

Episode 7:

- Aisha arrives at the Son castle! Yay. And yay Ryoumou and Shuutai!
- Ah, it's hard to keep track of names for the ones we don't see often. Especially when they mix mana, style, and official names. Or whatever the types were called.
- Very brief with Sui and Sei again. I guess it's hard to really do anything extended with them. They don't interact a lot.
- CHIBIIIII! =D
- Steeeeeeeeam. =( Make it up to us by sexxing the information out of her!
- So Kougai's eiyuu struck me as something I've never heard before. ANN has virtually nothing else for the seiyuu.
- Next she gets Shuuyu totally drunk!
- Sonshoukou really is ridiculously cute.
- Holy crap, Shuutai's cat obsession hits new levels. And she pulls Aisha into it!
- Pretty sure the one twin is named Shoukyou, not Shoukou as it's being subbed.
- Hahah, Sonshoukou briefly seems like she'll be remorseful about locking Shuuyu nad Sonsaku in together... but haha no, not at all. Evil!
- Poor Kougai. You still look damn good for your age! Whatever that age is.
- HAH YES! YURI CONFIRMED! Well, like that's a surprise in this show. The ten year anniversary of their first sexxing!
- Oh man, they're totally going at it. Kougai, you are a genius indeed. The Song Family would never fall with someone like you on their side.
- Ahahah and then they get discovered. XD
- ...Wow, Aisha sure had an easy time with her part of the mission, huh?

Hawawa hawawa hawawa, hau hau~ I love this show.

Finally barbarians next ep!

[The Great Bear]

I knew there would be some people who would be very happy with this episode.

It had its cute and funny moments.

The monocle still doesn't work on Ryomou.

Kougai, on the other hand, looks very, very good.

I like that Son family fashion runs towards long, high cut dresses with thighhighs.

Strongly seconded.

[Fudce]

Catgirls, tiny pink elephants, and traps, but not in the way that I usually mention.

This week's episode was really fun, and very cute too. I loved Moukaku from the first second that I saw her, it's not surprising then that I would love the episode she first appears in.

[angelx03]

Oh wow, that definitely one of the most genuinely gayest episode of Koihime Mousou like ever! :nosebleed:

[Suwako Moriya]

Thanks to that play, my image of the Chou Sisters has been shattered forever.

Adorable is definitely the way to describe Shuutai.

Shoukou's hairstyle just demands to be stared at. Although studying her with her hair down has its benefits too.

[Suwako Moriya]

It seems like Sui and Sei have gotten stuck in the reminding us that they're still there role.

Given Enya's talk about how if she had let her guard down she would have died, it makes me wonder if the one she had "killed" had actual intent to kill herself.

At least we can now assume that in the future some arguments between Enya and Tanpopo will lead to them ravaging each other.

Poor Shuri, she continues to be the target of Rinrin.

Touka is well, she's at the very least soft. Also, she's making sure there's some breasts in the group.

Is it bad that I hope we never see the dead sister again? Yes, I know, but they could still attack us with more flashbacks.

[HitokiriShadow]

Holy crap. Yuri levels at 100%! That was..... very nice, to say the least. I was expecting them to the typical "haha, they were really referring to something completely non-sexual" joke, but.... Shuuyu and Sheren all but explicitly said they were a couple, and they did confirm it physically.

More like that please, Koihime Musou. We haven't gotten anywhere near this level since, like, episode 2 or 3 of the first season. On that note, I want Sousou. Now. And I want her to finally succeed in ravaging Kann'u.

Also, Shuutai continues to be absolutely adorable when she encounters a cat.

[HitokiriShadow]

- Ah, it's hard to keep track of names for the ones we don't see often. Especially when they mix mana, style, and official names. Or whatever the types were called.


"Hard to keep track of" is a huge understatement. It's bad enough that the show has about 100 characters already with only a tiny fraction appearing remotely regularly, but having 2 names each (the third name almost never comes up, thank god; the only time I recall third names being mentioned for anyone is when the core characters make their first introductions, or reintroductions at the beginning of season 2) makes the whole situation completely insane. I've stopped putting any real effort into remembering the names. I'll take note of the most used name of the new or main characters of the episode, at least long enough to make a post. Then I'll forget most of them by the next episode, or even a little after I make my post.

- Pretty sure the one twin is named Shoukyou, not Shoukou as it's being subbed.Yeah, I was hearing that as well.

[EmperorBrandon]

- So Kougai's eiyuu struck me as something I've never heard before. ANN has virtually nothing else for the seiyuu.

All the characters in Koihime Musou have the same seiyuu as the original game (well, the ones that are from it at least), so there's some seiyuu in there that mostly voice eroge and aren't in anime that much (or are in minor roles). Looking her up on Japanese Wikipedia (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%AB%E8%8B%91%E3%81%BF%E3%82%84%E3%81%B3) for the heck of, it actually seems she's very prolific in voicing games and her work even goes all the way back to the 90's! The only other anime credit she ever had was Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo, which as with this one, was a role reprised from the original game. Interesting to hear some different voices, though.


- Pretty sure the one twin is named Shoukyou, not Shoukou as it's being subbed.

Yeah, they are Daikyou and Shoukyou. I noticed the subtitle error too.

I liked the short scene with Shuutai obsessed with the cat. That was really cute. The "old" gag with Kougai was pretty amusing too, particularly when she lost it for a bit while trying to deceive Shuuyu (hah...) Otherwise, this ep was a little boring to me, but got more interesting near the very end when we finally learned the basis of Sonsaku and Shuuyu's disagreement. :bigsmile:

[kijakusai]

The running gag about Kougai's age was amusing.

In Sangokushi Engi (The Romance of The Three Kingdoms), Kōgai serves the Son family for a long time. In Yokoyama Mitsuteru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuteru_Yokoyama)'s manga version (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokoyama_Mitsuteru_Sangokushi) of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is popular among manga fans and fans of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Japan, Kōgai is depicted as an elderly person (http://art12.photozou.jp/pub/11/116011/photo/25799252.jpg). So, the 'Kōgai is "old".' joke is easy to catch on to for Japanese fans of The Romance of The Three Kingdoms.
Recently I happened to reread some volumes of the manga by Yokoyama.
　

[something]

"Hard to keep track of" is a huge understatement. It's bad enough that the show has about 100 characters already with only a tiny fraction appearing remotely regularly, but having 2 names each (the third name almost never comes up, thank god; the only time I recall third names being mentioned for anyone is when the core characters make their first introductions, or reintroductions at the beginning of season 2) makes the whole situation completely insane.
Heh, my own approach was to switch to using mana names when the main characters started calling each other that (hence Chouun has been Sei to me, and Kanu, Aisha, ever since) but almost everyone else gets their less intimate names by default. I guess I'll have to switch Gien over soon too if she sticks with Touka permanently. Basically, if you're in Aisha's inner circle or very closely connected to it, mana it is. Once that's how said circle starts referring to you anyway.

[EmperorBrandon]

In Sangokushi Engi (The Romance of The Three Kingdoms), Kōgai serves the Son family for a long time. In Yokoyama Mitsuteru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuteru_Yokoyama)'s manga version (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokoyama_Mitsuteru_Sangokushi) of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is popular among manga fans and fans of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Japan, Kōgai is depicted as an elderly person (http://art12.photozou.jp/pub/11/116011/photo/25799252.jpg). So, the 'Kōgai is "old".' joke is easy to catch on to for Japanese fans of The Romance of The Three Kingdoms.
Recently I happened to reread some volumes of the manga by Yokoyama.
　

I don't have too much familiarity with the source, but I do know in the strategy game by Koei (I've had RotK4 for the SNES for a very long time now, and still go back to play it from time to time), Kougai (Huang Gai) is depicted as an old man in his portrait. So, I think I at least understood the basis for that. In Koihime Musou, it seems the characters that were known to be active in their old age tend to be depicted as the mature and large-breasted ones :) (I think that's the case with Kouchuu and Gengan as well).

[The Great Bear]

What was kind of odd was the boob fascination of the Nanban barbarians. I'm sure someone will now come in and simply say they're a yuri tribe and that explains it.

The episode overall was cute, but it does demonstrate that there is a clear formula to this show. Show some boobs. Have them bath. Rinse and repeat.

[Fudce]

I'm sure someone will now come in and simply say they're a yuri tribe and that explains it.
They're a yuri tribe and that explains it.

[The Great Bear]

I'm sure someone will now come in and simply say they're a yuri tribe and that explains it.
They're a yuri tribe and that explains it.

Better than their being a furry tribe, but they seem to be a little bit in that direction as well.

Don't let anyone say that this show does not cater to every possible fetish under the sun.

[Fencedude]

Touka was very popular with the barbarians.

Anyway, generally amusing episode all around, and Sei and Bachou's adventure just gets stranger and stranger.

[something]

Episode 8:

- THERE IS SO MUCH NYA HERE-NYA. Finally-nya!
- Yay nakedness! Touka looks great with her hair up. And I want more naked Tanpopo damnit!
- Silly tiger, you're doing it wrong. You got the cat part, but nobody cares unless you do the girl part too!
- Rinrin scares it away and shows its who's boss. =D
- Rinrin misses Aisha~
- Shuri gets her King Solomon on and declares Moukaku the true owner! And huh, I'd previously seen her name as Moutoku, like in this image (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/470934) but she's definitely saying Moukaku.
- Ahaaha, Touka is amusing Mike, Tora and Shamu with breast tricks.
- HAHAHAH! Enya falls for the boob trap as well. So I guess Touka is good at three things: 1) Boobs, 2) Collecting an imouto harem, and 3) weaving straw and such. Well, thats not a bad list.
- Sneezing Aisha. =D
- FINALLY CHIBI!
- ...Rinrin is defusing a bomb. Except the bomb is a giant angry possessed elephant.
- Yes! Touka increases her imouto harem by FOUR!
- Meanwhile, Sui and Sei...

Awsome, so very glad Moukaku and gang are joining them.

[EmperorBrandon]

- Shuri gets her King Solomon on and declares Moukaku the true owner! And huh, I'd previously seen her name as Moutoku, like in this image (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/470934) but she's definitely saying Moukaku.

Huh, that's odd, seems there's an error in the original source there are far as the yomigana is concerned (since it seems the kanji is correct). It's definitely supposed to be "Moukaku" (孟獲). "Moutoku" (孟徳) is Sousou's style name, so someone must have temporarily gotten names mixed up.

[Suwako Moriya]

It's nice to have a "couple" in this series that reaches that level. So in that sense, I am appreciative of this episode. Plus, I like yuri in general.

It's just that now, I'm going to end up thinking "Please confirm others beyond a doubt as well". Not that I dislike Sheren and Shuuyu, but there are characters (and pairings) I'm more interested in.

[Fencedude]

ZOMG PLOT

Little Kasshin was adorable, and I'm amused that she kept the cat-ears. Also she seems to have gained a harem.

Anyway, the fight is on now, and we should be getting DO NOT PERSUE soon

[Fudce]

Anyway, the fight is on now, and we should be getting DO NOT PERSUE soon

Who knows, maybe Enjutsu will even attack from the rear.

[The Great Bear]

ZOMG PLOT

Little Kasshin was adorable, and I'm amused that she kept the cat-ears. Also she seems to have gained a harem.

Anyway, the fight is on now, and we should be getting DO NOT PERSUE soon

Catgirl Kashin was pretty adorable, even if she was rather foul tempered.

But yeah, it's like they suddenly remembered that there is a plot involved, so they have to get moving on it and prepare for a climactic battle.

But then this is Koihime Musou, remember. We'll see what they do next week. All we know from the preview is that it involves Shuutai without cute kittens around.

[Fencedude]

All we know from the preview is that it involves Shuutai without cute kittens around.

Imagine if Shuutai had seen mini-catgirl Kashin!

[The Great Bear]

All we know from the preview is that it involves Shuutai without cute kittens around.

Imagine if Shuutai had seen mini-catgirl Kashin!

I think it's pretty obvious that hair flipping and generalized cuteness would have abounded.

[something]

Episode 9:

- Choujou you're such a little bitch. But hey I guess this means story is happening? It better end in ridiculously awesome singing again.
- Ohhh right. There was that stuff way early on with Kayuu going out to battle and not coming back.
- So you got totally outstrategized, eh Kaku?
- Back to Touka's harem. Damn Touka, you're good at this.
- Awwww, Rinrin missed Aisha <3
- Heh, yes Shion, we did pick up a couple new faces... Five of them plus an elephant.
- And the all came for boobs! Moukaku and her group came for the breast bounty! Enya came for a particular pair... lol Tanpopo is good at manipulating her.
- SEI SENSES OPPORTUNITY.
- Hahaha holy crap, Enya just keeps going on.
- Catgirls are playing with Riri~
- !!! Kashin, ahahahah.
- Shuri is a fucking genius. How to convince Moukaku to hand over the goods? Promise huge tits!
- Heh I kept expecting Kashin to drop the cup because her paws couldn't hold it.
- Wait, why are her panties censored by glare but erect nipples are fine? I'm confused.
- The glare follows her... it's just panties!! You've shown panties multiple times in just this season! Does not compute.
- And Kashin gets breastmolested by lebian catgirls!
- And now for ...can you call that steam? There are no possible sources of it. Is a low level cloud forming around ehr body? Wtf Enshou.
- SOUSOU!!!!!! ABOUT TIME GODDAMNIT. She's obviously the only one who can muster enough of a real army to take Choujou down, so I'm glad to see her back.
- Strategy stuff is going on but I'm just entirely too happy to get this close-up of Sousou's perfect breasts. Anyway, yeah, join up and destroy Toutaku! By which I mean find out she's innocent and kick Choujou's ass.
- Teiiku was sleeping, haha.
- As I just implied, I tend to like Sousou's body type more, but damn Sonsaku dons those giant breasts so so very well. Er right more strategy. To war!
- Yay, Touka and Aisha's harem move out too.
- ...Fool you once, Rinrin... fool you twice...

I can't wait to see everyone come together. <3 And next time, another Shuutai episode? I'm down for that. But I NEED MORE SOUSOU OH GOD PLEASE GIVE ME MORE SOUSOU.

[Nork22]

ZOMG PLOT

Little Kasshin was adorable, and I'm amused that she kept the cat-ears. Also she seems to have gained a harem.

Anyway, the fight is on now, and we should be getting DO NOT PERSUE soon

Yay for plot advancement!

Ah.... Hulao Gate... how foolish of me to challenge Lu Bu.

[Suwako Moriya]

Clearly, the series was missing a mini pink elephant

It's a tribe of loli cat girls! Another thing the series needed.

Moukaku and her friends are awesome, nice to see they're coming along.

It figures that Rinrin would have had a bite of Aisha's chest.

Speaking of chests, it's nice to know that Touka has found a purpose. Well, aside from having the power to expand her harem.

Butterfly Mask will save us all.... or maybe not.

[HitokiriShadow]

Yay, the cute barbarian girls finally get their episode. And barbarian girls liek boobs. Better yet, they're coming back with the group, so we'll get to see more of them!

And the trio made the cutest faces when Moukaku was explaining about the evil spirits, especially the pink haired one.

[HitokiriShadow]

Sousou! And it only took 9 whole episodes for her to appear, ever so briefly. And it doesn't even involve her trying to bed or otherwise molest Aisha.

Oh, right, there's a plot. We're heading towards all out civil war as the three major groups we've been getting to know over the seasons (and have been busy recruiting new strategists or otherwise adding to their number) now prepare to head to the capital and kill the supposed traitor.

One of the highlights of the episode was Gien admitting she wants to ravage Ryuubi and rabbling on about it for a good half minute in front of the entire group, including Ryuubi herself.

Also, the barbarian girls really, really liek boobs.

[something]

Oh, right, there's a plot. We're heading towards all out civil war as the three major groups we've been getting to know over the seasons (and have been busy recruiting new strategists or otherwise adding to their number) now prepare to head to the capital and kill the supposed traitor.
I was amused at how everyone in Aisha's group is completely convinced (rightly, but without evidence) that Toutaku is innocent. I'm sure it won't take Sousou and Sonsaku very long to come to the same conclusion. Enshou will be clueless until it's all over, of course.

I wonder how they'll win over Ryofu? Something dramatic involving a threat to Toutaku, or... food? You never know with this show... I am just desperately hoping for something as ridiculous(ly awesome) as the end of the second season.

[Nork22]

I wonder how they'll win over Ryofu? Something dramatic involving a threat to Toutaku, or... food? You never know with this show... I am just desperately hoping for something as ridiculous(ly awesome) as the end of the second season.

If you take the books into consideration, Ryofu will face off against Kanu, Chouhi, and Ryuubi at the gate, and at the end of the fight the 3 sisters would have convince Ryofu that Toutaku is innocent and some one else is pulling the strings, and Ryofu will withdraw while riding the dog to search for Toutaku.

[The Great Bear]

Zhang Fei was famous for his yell, so it's no surprise that Rin Rin/Chouhi gets off a good shout near the beginning.

As one would expect, when Shuutai is presented with a pair of cat ears, she cannot resist the urge to want to pet them.

Her choice of place to get Kaku's attention was highly amusing, of course. But one does have to wonder a bit about how Shuutai must have smelled after that rendezvous.

And, of course, not everyone who you think is dead is. And those who should be dead get a step closer.

And, yes, the real villain has decided to take center stage, now that the secret weapon is ready.

[Fencedude]

Wow, Shuutai got to be pretty awesome this episode. And yay for Yue getting rescued. I think I like this version of Toutaku more than the others. *cough*

And Chinkyuu's just adorable in her devotion to Ryofu.

[something]

Episode 10:

- "Led by Kan'u, er I mean Ryuubi..." The mistake is understandable. :sd: Although from a harem perspective, it's all Touka!
- Chinkyuu comes by and tells them all about Choujou's evil plan. Heh, they're sure not dragging out the Toutaku think at all. Everyone of consequence knows now. Well, after some tears and an absolute explosion from Rinrin.
- Also: SOUSOU LOOOOOOOVE. It's obvious why SHE is at the head of the table. Sousou will be the empress of China!

- Ahahaha, I love how Jun'iku/Keifa gets pissed when everyone, especially Kakuka, is cracking nekomimi jokes. You tell 'em, Jun'iku! Nekomimi is always an improvement!
- Hahah, Shuutai wants to pet Kashin. Do it, do it!
- Shuutai, you are just unbearably cute.

- Eyecatch. Even dogs can't keep their hands off Sousou's epic sexiness.
- Oh hey Shuri is a pretty good artist.
- ...Ah. Earlier, when talking about her cuteness, I was going to mention how she was more stacked than I remembered. This would explain why.
- ...They were fooled by that? :sd: You think someone would notice when it got inside...

- Hahahahaah Shuutai is hiding in the toilet. Wtf. I'm glad she managed to get Kaku's attention before anything unfortunate happened. >_>
- Now to escape with Toutaku! Oh man, Shuutai is pretty badass.
- Heh, welcome back Kayuu. :sd: You missed most of the show but you made your return count.

- Time for Ukitsu to move. Turning Choujou into a rat? So basically nothing changed right?

Next episode, finally the Chou Sisters! I was about to complain that they'd been gone for so long.

And holy crap the Shuutai illustration at the end is amazing.

[Suwako Moriya]

Enya talking about what she wanted to do with Touka was one of the highlights of the episodes.

Large Chests have been found!

All right guys, since the series is 3/4 of the way over, it's time to find a villain to beat up.

Little does her mother realize that while she's gone, Riri will manage to defeat seven demon over lords all by herself.

[The Great Bear]

I don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but I tried to watch Episode 11, and, well…

There are no subtitles.

I love raw video as much as the next person, but it's a little hard to follow since I don't understand Japanese.

[Fencedude]

I don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but I tried to watch Episode 11, and, well…

There are no subtitles.

I love raw video as much as the next person, but it's a little hard to follow since I don't understand Japanese.

Subtitles were fine now.

Anyway, episode was pretty awesome actually, and using the Terra Cotta Soldiers is a good way to give us a massive battle.

And Ryuubi's sword is important! WHO WOULDA GUESSED?!

[The Great Bear]

Subtitles were fine now.

Yes, easy to say at 4am :P

They fixed the problem a bit over an hour or so after the episode went live.

And Ryuubi's sword is important! WHO WOULDA GUESSED?!

Funny how that works. Of course, experienced fans, such as yourself, probably noticed how Ryuubi's Swords gets its own little focus in the OP animation, where we see her draw the sword oh so slowly with great dramatic effect. No hint there. No sir :P

[William K]

This episode may have the most number of cast in the end credits ever. There must have been over 20+ characters in the episode who had spoken lines.

[something]

Episode 11:

- Heeey it's the terracotta soldiers. Nice.
- Kayuu has some pretty impressive boobs.

- It's nice seeing everyone with their forces lined up. The Son always were the most color-coordinated group. I guess that's in part because most of their group was with them all along, while Sousou tends to bring in hot chicks from all over China, and they tend to keep their owns tyles. Kousonsan... it's easy to forget she was even part of this. :sd: And then Touka's group is just our heroines and some ragtag militia.
- With everyone giving up or joining the alliance, I ws wondering how we'd get a fight out of this (besides whatever bad dude does with his army). The old "merc just wants to fight, screw politics!" works here I guess.
- Not a bad fight actually. Though Chouryou quits rather easily.

- Awww, Toutaku's resolve is so cute.
- Haha, nice solution to the problem, Kakuka. :sd:
- And of course Sousou is wise and benevolent! Off with Kaku for yuri sex, Toutaku!

- lol, Shion is like an amusement part ride for the catgirls.
- Gengan arrives!
- Sousou humors the idiot. And puts herself in a nice political position to extend her influence...
- Kada comes bearing plot!
- CHOU SISTERS! <3 Briefly. They will save the day!
- I was just about to comment on how Touka wasn't saying anything (when technically she's the leader of an army like Sousou and Sonsaku and Paipai) but now she pipes up. And gets shot down, harshly. Jun'iku is mean. :sd:

Hahhahahahaha, Touka's confused face at the end is perfect.

The preview is so amusing.

And man I can't wait to get the first BD in-hand and watch the clean ED in 1080p. <3 Well if it's on Vol. 1.

Also, SEXY SOUSOU ending illustration!

[Suwako Moriya]

In this episode, Shuutai decides to be awesome. Yue gets rescued and another loli is saved. Also, some guy decides that he's jealous and wants to be the final boss.

[HitokiriShadow]

Lots of Shuutai being cute, especially when she asks to touch Kashin's cat ears, and she gets to show off her ninja skills this time too.

And Keifa finally had an almost decent number of lines and screentime this episode. Almost. At least we got a really cute scene with her, when she was less than pleased with everyone dissing cat ears.

But Sousou still didn't ravage Aisha, even though they were in the same building. :(

[HitokiriShadow]

And holy crap the Shuutai illustration at the end is amazing.

Oh wow, that was amazing. ... I didn't realize there even were illustrations at the end, since I stop watching as soon as the next episode preview starts.

[HitokiriShadow]

I don't remember Chouryou at all. And I still don't remember the pink haired girl with the ugly twintails. I'm beginning to wonder if I even saw the episode that introduced them and skipped it somehow.

Toutaku's audience with Sousou was just an all around fantastic scene. Toutaku's display of leaderly responsibility, and Sousou and her advisor's handling of it were just perfect. And then Toutaku becomes Tonton.

Barbarian girls liek boobies.

And yet another episode goes by without Sousou engaging in sexual escapades with someone. It doesn't even have to be Aisha she does it with. Heck, I actually prefer Sousou x Keifa.

[Fencedude]

I don't remember Chouryou at all. And I still don't remember the pink haired girl with the ugly twintails. I'm beginning to wonder if I even saw the episode that introduced them and skipped it somehow.


It was waaaaaaaay back in the first season

[HitokiriShadow]

I don't remember Chouryou at all. And I still don't remember the pink haired girl with the ugly twintails. I'm beginning to wonder if I even saw the episode that introduced them and skipped it somehow.


It was waaaaaaaay back in the first season

Well, that would explain it to some degree, though I would still think I would have some inkling of a memory of them. When the pink haired girl popped up earlier in this season, I just though "wait, have I ever even seen her before?" Oh well, I don't like either of them anyway, so I'm not exactly itching to go check and refresh myself.

[something]

Episode 12:

- Strategy conferences and all that. More importantly, hahah, the breast goddesses Kashin, Enya, Gengan and Shion are sitting around a table, each with a catgirl in their laps, enjoying the boobs.
- At the conference, Touka draws her sword. I so expected her to go "So how do I project my will to defeat evil?" and everyone to faceplant, but they played it straight. :sd:

- Chou sisters! Do nothing!
- Toutaku's group is leaving but they'll no doubt be turning around to join the fight soon.
- Everyone was saved because Touka is incompetent in martial matters! Heh. They're lucky she didn't use the sword because then Ukitsu would have heard about it at some point.
- Well that's the most phallic "enemy battle formation" I've ever seen.
- So the devise a plan to get at Ukitsu but nobody really addresses what the heck adorable ditz Touka will do when she actually reaches him...
- Heh, well at least Touka worries about it. Although she's persuaded by getting her own Kachou Kamen mask that she'll be okay >_>
- The plan is formed! Everyone's positions are laid out and it's about as you'd expect. The final strike force is, of course, Touka, Aisha and Rinrin.
- Ahahaah, Sui is an idiot. <3 Hitting Tanpopo for being in the basket. When she's standing right next to her. >_>

- Ah, Choujou listened in on ther sword conversation and tips off Ukitsu in exchange for an antidote. Also, Ukitsu apparently speaks rat.
- Time for rousing speeches! Enshou actually manages to not look like an ass. Although the fact that she's only addressing two soldiers is pretty pathetic. :sd:
- Well, and Paipai screws up too. =P
- Shuutai is a kite! <3 <3 <3 the fight begins.

- Ouch that's some ugly CG on the clay soldiers.
- Sousou and Kyocho in action! <3
- Reaaaaaaally long self-introductions as each of the squads penetrates to Ukitsu's side.
- And each time Shuri calls for the squads to advance, she sounds waaaay weird. Huh.
- ...Wow, that was bad, Touka. Points for effort and all but they really should have sent someone up with you.

- The real guard gets a couple seconds to make their presence known.
- And... HAH, well that was awesome. Touka wasn't Touka, she was Choukaku. =D The real Touka jumps out of Rinrin's basket (yeah I didn't really stop and think about what was actually in there) all badass, gets some serious height, and hurls the sword into Ukitsu, who was tripped by Choukaku. You're not useless after all, Touka! =D And man Choukaku makes a good Touka.
- Kada gets to do his epic mecha pilot yells again...
- And the clay soldiers are stopped just in time.

Not as epically mind-blowing as the dueling concerts in season two, but still a lot of fun.

And a very cute epilogue.

FOURTH SEASON, WHERE!?

[Fencedude]

- And... HAH, well that was awesome. Touka wasn't Touka, she was Choukaku. =D The real Touka jumps out of Rinrin's basket (yeah I didn't really stop and think about what was actually in there) all badass, gets some serious height, and hurls the sword into Ukitsu, who was tripped by Choukaku. You're not useless after all, Touka! =D And man Choukaku makes a good Touka.

This was actually really awesome. I'd never stopped to consider just how similar Choukaku and Touka are, and the fact that "Touka's" hair suddenly got several shades lighter never registered

- Kada gets to do his epic mecha pilot yells again...

They weren't even trying to hide the reference. TURN TO LIGHT DUST!


And a very cute epilogue.


Absolutely adorable on all levels

[The Great Bear]

- And... HAH, well that was awesome. Touka wasn't Touka, she was Choukaku. =D The real Touka jumps out of Rinrin's basket (yeah I didn't really stop and think about what was actually in there) all badass, gets some serious height, and hurls the sword into Ukitsu, who was tripped by Choukaku. You're not useless after all, Touka! =D And man Choukaku makes a good Touka.This was actually really awesome. I'd never stopped to consider just how similar Choukaku and Touka are, and the fact that "Touka's" hair suddenly got several shades lighter never registered

I noticed some similarity, but it was only when you put then right next to each other that it hit me that they are the same exact character design, with only their hair being different shades.

But that was amusing, nonetheless.

[HitokiriShadow]

Koumei was pretty awesome when yelling "# squad, open!"

Enshou and Reiha bringing reinforcements was a cute scene. Operation Big Surprise was a pretty nice tag team attack, and Choukaku and Ryuubi's hand gestures when they dubbed the attack were cute.

And the ED sequences is just all sorts of awesome, with an extra-heavy concentration of cuteness from all across the cast.

[Suwako Moriya]

Hahhahahahaha, Touka's confused face at the end is perfect.

That and it's fun watching the others just staring at her. Nothing like a character's importance increasing near the end.

[EmperorBrandon]

This episode may have the most number of cast in the end credits ever. There must have been over 20+ characters in the episode who had spoken lines.

All of these last few episodes have been huge as far as the cast list goes. Almost everyone from every faction gets a chance to speak.

[Suwako Moriya]

Touka's lack of skill at fighting is a good thing!

Various Characters: Darn it, I'm getting a line in this episode no matter what.

The "Mask" part was simple, but a neat way to handle things.

Fun scenes in the ending.

Yeah, this series remains fun.

[pianocello]

I think this show is growing in strength and like its sister series, Ikkitousen, it needs at least 5 more seasons. The yuri seems to have strengthened and the main plot at least had more substance than the previous seasons.
I do think that eps 2-8 felt a little random at times though and by the last episode, it sometimes seemed like the show was collapsing under the weight of having 100+ characters each with different official and personal name. The scriptwriter for the last episode was rather eh...having the characters all competing to shout out hokey battle lines. This show did not have enough Bachou and we need to have Sousou ravaging Kanu. Also most of Choun and Chouhi's scenes are cringeworthy.

Still, this series gets high praise from me and I look forward to the 4th season. The 4th season better have scenes of Kanu having hot explicit yuri.:devil:

[EmperorBrandon]

This episode went up on TAN not too long ago, so I decided to go check it out. We're back at school for this one, and this time it's the culture festival (I was thinking the first one was about that too, but that was the sports festival, maybe?) Not sure if true or not, but this episode doesn't feel as much of a ecchi fanservice fest as the previous episodes, aside from the opening scene (like how they poke fun at getting rid of the steam censors...) Still some good yuri fanservice moments there, though (the hottest being another Sousou footlicking scene)

Almost everyone from the three series makes some kind of appearance here. The opening credits gives everyone's name/style name/nickname, and the ending cast list is so hilariously long. The episode kind of suffers a bit for jumping through almost everyone in such a short time, but interesting noticing them (some like Choujou just make a quick background appearance).