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Old 2010-09-04, 10:44   Link #141
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Oh Lord this show is awesome.....no wait that doesn't quite sound right, it should be Oh Lord this show is F***ING AWESOME!!!

Love the art style, tis indeed beautiful!

Love the service, tis indeed beautiful!

Love the action, tis indeed beautiful!

Love the cast, tis indeed a beautiful one!

Love the show, tis indeed F***ING AWESOME!!!

Waiting for my eye patch donning lass, moar Mugi-c...oh wait thats wrong once again, it's Sen-hime-sama, Pirate lass and moar boobies!

Oh and I get the feeling I will love Hanzou but really only when it comes to when she is thinking about or with Sen-hime-sama
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Old 2010-09-04, 10:49   Link #142
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Very nice first episode, can't wait for October airing! Couldn't help but notice there's gonna be some uncensored loli

You guys sure are fast with those gifs, it takes me years to do 1
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Old 2010-09-04, 10:51   Link #143
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I enjoyed the first episode. The art style was pretty nice and the male lead seems like a pretty solid guy. He actually has fighting skills to speak of and can step up when it counts.

Also enjoyed Yukimura's character. Pretty entertaining character and is pretty honorable in her own right. Plus is a cute loli which doesn't hurt.
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Old 2010-09-04, 11:02   Link #144
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Hmm. I actually quite liked the art style, and with all the ink splotches flying around meant the inkblot censorship fit in with the style. Makes a change from steam, anyhow.

The opening sequence was a bit odd though. "What IS this?", I thought, "Strike Witches vs B29 Superfortresses?"
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Old 2010-09-04, 11:05   Link #145
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LoL what a messed up anime <-- my first impression after first few mins of watching. This is like mix fruit cake blended with all type of fruits in it. Tastes weird but totally not bad at all.

Also. brilliant and natural way to censor stuffs...

Continue watching again~

Ps - I thought still another month before fall season starts yet this show starts airing already.
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Old 2010-09-04, 11:06   Link #146
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Really good visual style, CVs, music and flow in general. Story-wise seems ok.

And ending with a cliffhanger in the pre-airing episode is killer.



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Talking about all those ink stains, I noticed that in the beginning independant of the weapon used we were always getting ink slashes, whether firearms, hammers or anything else was used, despite not being a cutting weapon

Actually when Naoe Kanetsugu (hammer girl) attacked, a "smash" effect was used instead of the normal slash.
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Old 2010-09-04, 11:18   Link #147
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Count me as another one who loves the art style. The ink bolts were a bit annoying at times though. Still not expecting much from the story, but the gorgeous eye candy is enough to keep me watching.

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Having a foot+stocking scene is a good way to make me a regular watcher for this series <333. Such an erotic scene, and i hope there's more between this pair.

Couldn't take little Yukimura seriously when compared to the one we have in a show that's airing at the moment. People who are watching the show shall know who i'm on about.
Yes, that scene was awesome. Those two new are the new Katja and Hana~ I'm sure I'm going to love them.

I couldn't help but laugh when Yukimura revealed her name , it'll make a while to get used to it. Wow, after looking at Kaoru Chujo's character/seiyuu page (very useful as always, thanks), I realized the blond girl is D'Artagnan. What the hell is he/she doing here?

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Actually, I think it isn't serious. Maybe it's just me, but I thought there was an undercurrent of parody running through all that nationalist stuff in the intro. The humor was one of the things I liked throughout the episode.
I found the whole "GLORIOUS NIPPON" speech pretty funny. This is a series about genderbent samurais (and Musketeers, apparently), I doubt they're trying to be serious. At least, I hope not.

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Just watched ep 1 and i have one question.
In scene before opening it's looks like Yukimura isn't loli ? is she have ability to transform or something like that
Nice catch. I guess she can transform her body like, say, Natsume Maya. In Yukimura's case though, I guess the loli form is the real one.
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Old 2010-09-04, 12:07   Link #148
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Just watched the trailer and I must say the art and animation were rather entertaining to the bone. So the first episode aired already? Is it good as the trailer showed?

Pretty wicked style from what I noticed on trailer.
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Old 2010-09-04, 15:00   Link #149
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So far, 2channel has been pretty negative about this show, mainly based on the art style and the idea that it is a rip-off of other shows (Ikkitousen, Queen's Blade, Sekirei). But there are beginning to be some more positive posts, now that the first wave of know-it-alls has passed. One I liked from the Yuuki Aoi thread: "This may not be the most original recent show, but the good drawing, tempo, and seiyuus leave me satisfied."

And in the Hyakka Ryouran thread, the two most recent posts are quite positive: "Without the ink blots, I'd have given it 100% As it is, I'll give it 99." "I totally love the woodblock-style drawing." ("drawing" = sakuga.)
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Old 2010-09-04, 15:19   Link #150
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So far, 2channel has been pretty negative about this show, mainly based on the art style and the idea that it is a rip-off of other shows (Ikkitousen, Queen's Blade, Sekirei). But there are beginning to be some more positive posts, now that the first wave of know-it-alls has passed. One I liked from the Yuuki Aoi thread: "This may not be the most original recent show, but the good drawing, tempo, and seiyuus leave me satisfied."

And in the Hyakka Ryouran thread, the two most recent post are quite positive: "Without the ink blots, I'd have given it 100% As it is, I'll give it 99." "I totally love the woodblock-style drawing." ("drawing" = sakuga.)
That's surprising! When Ikkitousen came out they complained it was a rip-off of Tenjou Tenge? For QB of Ikkitousen? or for Sekirei of all the above, plus AA!Megami?

Anyway, does anyone know what is the name of the song and band from the second promo video? Has it been released as a single? Is it from an album?
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Old 2010-09-04, 15:26   Link #151
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Every show that comes after certain similar one can be seen as rip-off. But I tend to look how other shows do with that ''borrowed'' things much more then concerning myself if it's stolen from something or not. So far the art and animation of Hyakka Ryouran is superior to other similar ''fighting anime with ladies'' to me. Well, from what I've seen so far anyway...

In any case, I've checked the first episode and it looks good. It felt like watching cel-shaded anime game on some parts. I'm guessing the ink blots will be gone on some places in DVD version, so I see no worries for those that want to see nudity.

Oh yeah, this part was especially..... exciting for me.
Spoiler for NSFW screenshot from first episode:
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Old 2010-09-04, 16:42   Link #152
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Those two new are the new Katja and Hana~
I was waiting for you to say that.

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Oh yeah, this part was especially..... exciting for me.
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Simply amazing.
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Old 2010-09-04, 16:46   Link #153
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Yukimura is a historical figure I've come to highly respect since I was a teen, so to see him a reduced to a swimsuit-loli greatly saddens me. Other than that, this is looking very pretty
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Old 2010-09-04, 17:00   Link #154
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btw nice collection of screen shots
I think it was more fun to make the avatars and GIFs for me.
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a rip-off of other shows (Ikkitousen, Queen's Blade, Sekirei).
Sekirei? Does not even look like it at all and teh art style is completely different along with era. Queen's Blade? Yeah a little but once different art setting would rip if off.........30% or maybe at most 40%? Ikkitousen is more in theme wise part but still far within setting and era wise.

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Old 2010-09-04, 17:38   Link #155
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fantastic 1st episode !!

anyway i dont think Hyakka Ryouran is a ripoff by any of those becoz it got its own originality either concept or art style.. but still cant fully judge em by just one episode, who knows what might happen next..

and ~ cant wait October arrive
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Old 2010-09-04, 18:07   Link #156
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...Sekirei? Does not even look like it at all and teh art style is completely different along with era. Queen's Blade? Yeah a little but once different art setting would rip if off.........30% or maybe at most 40%? Ikkitousen is more in theme wise part but still far within setting and era wise.
I personally agree that complaints on this basis are nonsense, since just about all mainstream anime borrow heavily from each other. What they do with the material is more important than shallow similarities of plot. But I do think the similarities are real. One strong Sekirei connection is a magical fighter dropping (semi-)naked from the sky.

So far, I find the humor here in ep1 funnier than in any of the other three, and the art style is certainly a lot different from any of them. And more inventive and interesting. The strong male lead is a difference, too, is it not? And for some reason, I find it easier to follow and be interested in the story.

I wondered if I might just be biased in favor of a show with a seiyuu I like, Yuuki Aoi, but QB and Sekirei have two other favorite seiyuus of mine -- Hirano Aya and Hayami Saori.

EDIT: A new 2channel post gave me a laugh. Someone has listed 21 shows this show has ripped off:

Strawberry Panic, Ikkitousen, Negima, Sekirei, Sakura Taisen, QB, Sengoku Basara, Dai Maou, Stratos 4, Ookami (PS2 game), Qwesar, Katanagatari, Koihime Musou, Laputa, 11eyes, Blassreiter, Zero no Tsukaima, Ooedo Rocket, SD Gundam Sangokuden, Taishou Yakyuu Musume, Shaft direction.

Um, if it's like that many different shows, perhaps it's original?
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Old 2010-09-04, 20:34   Link #157
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Its quite amusing to see how far some will go just to nitpick.
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Old 2010-09-04, 21:20   Link #158
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...when you have a hot chick falling from the sky buck naked in the first episode, I strongly suggest jettisoning any discussion pertaining to logic, originality or depth and welcome the delicious boobs with open hands.

Also I want to slap Hanzo in the face for being annoying.
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Old 2010-09-04, 22:28   Link #159
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This didn't turn out to badly surprisingly. I agree with most people when they say that the art is definitely it's strongest point, though ink bots did start to feel overused after awhile. The writing is pretty much terrible as expected and the whole "GLORIOUS NIPPON!" bits doesn't help either, but considering the staff and production studio I never had hopes to begin with. The plot could endup being halfway decent by the end, but till then so far this just a guilty pleasure.

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So far, 2channel has been pretty negative about this show, mainly based on the art style and the idea that it is a rip-off of other shows (Ikkitousen, Queen's Blade, Sekirei). But there are beginning to be some more positive posts, now that the first wave of know-it-alls has passed. One I liked from the Yuuki Aoi thread: "This may not be the most original recent show, but the good drawing, tempo, and seiyuus leave me satisfied."
Personally, I think it's a rather valid criticism especially when the only thing that stands out from this show is the art. How much this bothers a person is up to the viewer.

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...when you have a hot chick falling from the sky buck naked in the first episode, I strongly suggest jettisoning any discussion pertaining to logic, originality or depth and welcome the delicious boobs with open hands.

Also I want to slap Hanzo in the face for being annoying.
You forgot the foreigner dual welding TWO-HANDED SWORDS CUTTING DOWN PLANES... yeah it's best just look at this as a "genderbent" version of Sengoku Basara and shut your brain-off.

Agreed on Hanzo, I don't mind ditsy villains as long as it's not overdone, but she and her squad seem more "Team Rocket" style fodder more than anything resembling a threat.

Better off sticking to being Senhime's concubine.
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Old 2010-09-04, 22:39   Link #160
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loved the visual style/music, somewhat liked the heavy outlines, though I think the ink splashes were a tad overdone at some points---it was more intrusive/distracting to the eyes, rather than pleasing. not really sure what to think of the characters; not really sure what to make out of the story, either. but I'm somewhat curious about the females who haven't been introduced yet, so I will probably watch a few more episodes.
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