Introduction
The fierce confrontation among the Kanto high schools reaches new heights with the awakening of dragons in the Kyousho and Seito Academy's leaders, Moutoku Sousou and Gentoku Ryuubi. However, the power balance between these two institutions and their main opponent, Nanyo Academy, is jeopardized when Shimei Ryomou seizes a mysterious dragon orb in China. It is said that the orb grants its strength to a dragon wielder, and Shimei hopes to save Nanyo Academy's leader Hakufu Sonsaku from the adverse effects of her unstable gift.
Meanwhile, Moutoku's powers completely consume him, and he loses control over his own body to the Demon King's soul, whose unlimited ambitions endanger the stability of the region and the safety of his allies. In the face of growing tensions to claim the dragon orb, Hakufu and Gentoku will have to put aside their differences and work together to thwart Moutoku's demonic plans.
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Audience reviews
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lamaraptor
More characters. Lots of more characters. So many characters you'll be wondering who any of them are and why you should care about them. It's a classic case of introducing too much too quickly and not allowing the audience enough time to get invested. A lot of the main characters from the first season are sidelined for the good chunk of the show as well, which doesn't help. Also adding to the confusion is the new art style which has some characters looking mostly the same and others being barely recognizable.
On top of all that you have the ever-present inclusion of Three Kingdoms Chinese history you're just expected to know or you will be lost. The world building is just awfully handled, and it isn't until halfway through the season that they even attempt to try and explain the weirdo dr…
Read at the sourceGamergabe85
Story is pretty weak but the animation is better. Ending felt very rushed. The show could've used at least one more episode possibly two.
Some characters are thrown aside while others take their place and you're left wondering what happened to the others. Story is kinda hard to follow. Different names are used for the same characters and can be confusing trying to figure out who's who. Wealth of characters but most are meaningless. I stopped trying to remember who was who. You'll still get the story.
The fan service is pretty heavy. White undies are constantly flashed. All the women save one, I believe, are very well endowed in the chest area.
If the last two series have taught me anything it's that all women wear white underwear and their hair always fall to cover their breasts. No m…
Read at the sourceIntelligentleman
Well well well, look what we have here. If I'm not mistaken, it would seem like season two of Ikkitousen is almost identical in flaws and features to season one! Here we follow the story of the blue-haired one with the eyepatch and a whole array of new characters as we are once again dropped into what might as well have been the middle of the season for all the exposition we recieve! The characters split up into so many groups every episode that you'll never keep track of them, to discover an object called the dragon jade. This dragon jade, however, seems to be as useful as a chocolate teapot, with characters giving their lives away left and right to prevent some undescribed "end of the world" event that never comes close to happening. Along the way we follow a friendly four-eyed "fighter"…
Read at the sourcekingdevil999
This is the sequel an terrible animated first season of ikki tousen, which i skipped because oh god, i really tried but it lacked so much it was boring and muddy, however the sequel fairs better in tems of animations, characters and a bit more on plot, while none of these 3 are exceptional, they have no doubt improved it might be enough to keep you going.
A lot of people watched you know for boobs and asses appearing left and right a few maybe because of the manga, if you're not into ecchi you might want give up, but if you have no problem or even like it it could be a good call and make you keep going.
The plot is a bit weak, it lacks a lot of tension, atmosphere and a strong script, there is a few good scenes, but nothing exceptional, it revolves around warriors of previous centuries now…
Read at the sourceGodBlessDXD
So, I like fanservice. Ikkitousen has a lot of fanservice. But oh my god, it is absolutely not worth it.
This season, and most of the series, is a nightmare. The art in season 1 is terrible, but this season takes a significant leap forward. The plot is also so poor. In the end, you find yourself wondering what the point of all their bullshit is, other than simply being compelled via destiny. That is not a plot you grow attached to. The characters are not diverse at all and their names are completely bland and hard to memorize. There are scenes where two characters refer to the same person, by completely different names within the same 10 seconds. This absolutely boiled my blood. This mixture of characters that are difficult to distinguish and a uninspiring plot crushes the story and leave…
Read at the sourceSonic-Speed17
(Please note that this is a follow-up to my first review of the first season 1, I'd would ask that you would look at that one first before reading this to get the full idea of my opinion, thank you)
So by some miracle of anime, ikki tousen got a sequel that no one wanted, but fortunately this one wasn't as bad as the first season, naturally. With the new art work, people got to see better fanservice than in the first season, the sound art is pretty o.k. and the characters are just as criptice or as stupid for some people (hint hint) as they ever were. Some of the new characters like Ruby did managed to keep me into the show, nothing like clumsy and busty to give a few laughs to otherwise a shitty series. However, this by no means justifies the plot and "fate" from the last season that not…
Read at the sourceHectotane
For a long while, I avoided the Ikki Tousen series because I thought Shuuyu Koukin would be treated horribly. "No amount of boobs and panchira is worth the anti-shounen attitude," I thought. "That's why we have adult anime."
I watched Xtreme Xecutor. And then I watched Dragon Destiny and Great Guardians. And while it's depressing to see a bunch of super-strong women with no weaknesses; Koukin's treatment as a character is not Sora no Otoshimono's Sakurai bad. It's not even Ranma Saotome from Ranma 1/2 bad.
The show is mainly doing its best to sell by making sure nothing gets in the way of said boobies and panchira. Which is not the main problem if the creators behind anything T&A don't cross over from "being creative talent" to "being jerks."
Read at the sourceChinkyu
Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny is the sequel of Ikkitousen and continues the story around Sonsaku Hakufu and the battle between the three schools.
Story:
The story is based on the novel "Romance of the three kingdoms". It continues where the first season ended. Of course, there are lots of fights, pantys and breasts^^ But it´s not only fanservice. I liked the story. There may be better animes, but I really enjoyed Dragon Destiny.
Characters:
The characters are mostly girls. Hot girls. I think there´s a girl for every guys taste xD The (a bit stupid^^) leader of Nanyo Sonsaku Hakufu, the cool Seito fighter Kan-u Unchou, the bookworm Ryuubi Gentoku... There are only a few guys, like Shuuyu Koukin (Hakufu´s cousin) and Motouko Sousou.
Art/Animation:
I like the art style. The breasts are not re…
Read at the sourcechuckles79
It's almost a pity that this is a sequel to Ikkitousen and not a standalone series, because fans of the orginal tend to hate this one and people who may not have liked the original could like this one a lot.
A note to people who saw the first series: This series is more plot driven, Sonsaku and the Nanyo gang are not the primary focus, and this series made a lot of changes to bring it more in line with the manga, so many things will seem odd.
STORY: The storyline, while not strictly canon with the manga and detached from the original series, is quite good if one knows about Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In Japan, RoTK is like King Arthur is in Western culture; so many subtle nuances would be lost on many viewers. Many events, such a Kakouton's decision regarding Kanu's servitude and Shuu…
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Before reading the review of Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny (DD), please go watch the 1st season first as this is a direct sequel to the story of Ikkitousen.
I have to write this down before I forget again. I always question myself whenever I watch an episode of Ikkitousen. “What happen to the school staffs (you know, teachers, caretakers, principles, etc)?” I don’t ever recall seeing them in any school…let me know if you find them anywhere in the series.
Next up are some useful reference for watching this fan-service heavy anime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chibi
The entire DD basically circle around the two themes above. If you know some background history on them, you'll not be as confused.
Those who have re…
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