Introduction
After witnessing the death of her family at the hands of bandits, Unchou Kan'u has devoted her life to protecting the innocent by exterminating any group of bandits she comes across. Over time, Kan'u's deeds become famous throughout the land—even if she herself remains unknown. During her travels, she runs across a young girl, Chouhi Yokutoku, whose parents suffered a similar fate as Kan'u's. Finding companionship through their similar pasts, the two girls take a vow of sisterhood and continue to wander the land, determined to bring peace to wherever their journey takes them.
During Kan'u and Chouhi's journey, they meet and travel with several people who are sympathetic to their cause, such as the noble Chouun Shiryuu, the headstrong Bachou Mouki, and the calculating Shokatsuryou Koumei. From problems with local lords to groups of ravaging bandits, Kan'u and her friends do what they can to make life a little easier for those in need, wherever they may be.
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Jastereich
I recently checked out "Koihime Musou," and I gotta say, it's pretty interesting. So, it's based on a game that's, uh, let's say, not exactly PG-rated. But here's the twist: all the characters from that game, who are originally from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" novel, are now ladies.
The main story revolves around this gal named Kan'u Unchou and her crew of fellow females. They're on a mission to bring some peace to a world that's basically tearing itself apart with war.
Now, what sets this anime apart from your typical harem show is that there's no dude at the center of attention. It's all about the ladies and their interactions with each other. Sure, there are some scenes that hint at romantic stuff between them, but it's mostly played for laughs or, you know, fan service.
Each…
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After the first two episodes, I felt like I had to force myself to continue watching.
The story isn't very entertaining. It's just a journey of a couple of female warriors. You'd expect some battles but no. There are a few but those are really badly animated. One person swings a lance (too slow to be realistic) and another flies away. This reminded me of the fact that this anime was originally a visual novel.
The dialogue can sometimes be funny but the humor is usually too obvious. A few episodes ended with everyone laughing. That just seems so unrealistic and the thing they're laughing about isn't even that funny.
The art isn't bad but like I said above, the animation can be a bit off. The ecchi scenes, which I thought would be most of this series, didn't even feel ecchi.
This definit…
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Overall I was very disappointed at Koihime Musou
The plot wasn't very interesting because it didn't have one/ show that it had one. This was my number 1 expectation because I'm a big fan of koei games. The jokes were good but it didn't quite catch the attention of the viewers.
The artwork was fine but it was hidden by the bad quality. It was a little hard to understand what was going on and to read the subs.
Character Development needed work.
If I were to relate it to another anime I'd say it's kind of like Pokemon Kanto. The characters just travel all around the country for adventure in preparation for the next gym battle, except that this show doesn't have "gym battles" (main plot).
Read at the sourceHectotane
Koihime Musou relies on the same principles as Fate Stay Nite (not sticking to their erotic game roots) and Ikki Tousen (taking China's "3 Kingdom Romance" era and replacing everybody with cute girls and panty shots). I saw this series and the OVA that came after it; and stopped watching ever since.
I personally don't know what's up with the Japanese animu industry and their inability to stick to their roots or follow the original material word by word. It's probably no different than what the Western entertainment industry does all the time; making "much needed changes" from the original in order to be more politically correct and make more money. (I heard the news about Hunger Games, but I'm not mad because this is 20## and not 19##.)
It would probably help keep the show from becoming…
Read at the sourceSereniama
Okay, this is a review of the entire anime series. The other one was inaccurate.
Story - 1/10
Story doesn't make any sense at all. First, it should of started in the Yellow Turban Rebellion so we can atleast have a brief introduction of the characters. Second, I absolutely HATE, and yes, REALLY HATE, the settings of the story. I want to see Sun Jian (Sonken Bundai) in this, yet Sonsaku has to rule already. The HELL? The story should of started from there, and atleast, to Hu Lao Gate. It should of ended where Dong Zhuo turned out to have escaped, and Fan Chou was killed instead. Kazuto should also appear in this anime somehow. The next part should be atleast Cao Cao (Sousou) invading Yuan Shao (Enshou) @ Guan Du.
Art - 10/10
Although this anime lacks a good story, I love the artwork the…
Read at the sourceDorcas_Aurelia
Koihime†Musou is an adaptation of an H-game based on a gender-swapped Romance of the Three Kingdoms. You know, the epic Chinese tale set at the end of the second century AD. With just that much information, you've probably already made an initial judgment of the series. So if you're not a fan of ero-games turned anime or the idea of historical generals re imagined as jailbait, Koihime won't do enough to convert you to the genre. If you read the description and thought, "fanservice, lesbians, and ass-kicking!" rejoice! For this anime delivers on those promises.
Koihime†Musou knows what kind of show it is and it makes the effort to please its target audience rather than try to stretch itself to appeal to everyone. Above all, this means that it looks incredible. Character designs are a color…
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Koihime†Musou was an enjoyable to watch, but only for its comedy element.
The story is loosely based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but it's pretty loose. The anime itself is mostly episodic scenes where Kanu travels across the land, defeating bandits and saving the day. Along the way, she meets and befriends fellow female warriors, all who are scantily-dressed and could kick ass very easily. Together, they visit villages and towns, repelling bandit and evil armies from destroying the peace.
The art and sound were decent. Nothing bad, but nothing that shined either.
Characters are your generic anime heroines with strengths and weaknesses. Kanu is the average, balanced protagonist, while her chibi-friend Chouhi is brave, but immature. Then there's Chouun, who I think is homosex…
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Koihime Musou is a very light anime that doesn't requires the viewer to analyze much. At first, due to the way the characters act, the colors applied to the anime, and the different songs and sound effects that you get to hear, you think this anime is very childish and that it's directed to kids. However, this anime contains a lot of lesbian-like comments, jokes, scenes, and dialogues; at some point, if the director/writer would've wanted, this anime could even have turned into a hentai.
The story is very naive: a black-haired, martial artist teenager girl sets out on a journey to defeat all the bandits she encounters and rid the world of evil, while having a younger girl tag along with her due to some circumstances. On the way of fulfilling their journey, they meet new fighters, some bei…
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An anime adaptation of the eroge “Koihime Musou” which in turn is loosely based on the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” novel, it takes a more novel and surprising approach than we are used to for anime series that are based on eroge. Already quite different is the fact all of the famous characters from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” are female in “Koihime Musou”.
But instead of having a male lead character that all the female characters fawn over and desire to be with, the “Koihime Musou” anime forgoes this classical harem and omits the male lead character from the eroge. The anime focuses more on Kan'u Unchou and the many other girls she encounters and befriends on her journey to bring peace throughout the war torn and crime in…
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Koihime Musou is unexpectedly more of a comedy anime. I was expecting something a bit more serious and action-packed but it turns out to be a funnier version of Ikkitousen with less service and less action. If you like girls and comedy then this is a title you shouldn't miss.
The story is a joke. It's based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and it was supposed to be about a girl on a journey to find a way to change the chaotic, war-torn world. They just took things from there and then made a comedy, service anime with some respectable action here and there. It's like that but that's why it's funny so it's alright on my book.
The art is one of the best points, good animation with very good character designs, well mostly very good character designs because I wasn't satisfied with all of…
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