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Luquillo
Taking place in an alternate 21st century where the Tokugawa Shogunate still rules Great Japan, the generals of the country relied on Master Samurai's; very powerful women with special powers to fight their battles. As time passed, this breed of warrior has become more scarce. Muneakira Yagyu heads to the Buou Academy to meet with his long time friend Princess Sen, but he ends up in the middle of a battle taking place between students of the academy, and their rival Yukimara and her assistant who both represent Toyotomi. During the battle a girl falls from the sky claiming to be Jubei Yagyu before she passes out after the fight. Who is this girl? And what was that display of power? These are only some questions leading to the coming events. -summary
I really wish that I stuck with my gut…
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Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls.
“Oooooooooh, lookie-lookie! Another harem series rated with mild nudity!” --- Me
I’ve been a fan of harem series as long as I can remember. I don’t know; maybe part of it was because it won’t happen for me in real life. I know I’m not the only one who projects themselves as the protagonist, and that’s why, maybe, I don’t watch shoujo series at all. Enough about me spouting nonsense. Let us proceed further into my review of Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls.
Story: 7
Hyakka Ryouran’s story isn’t that great. But the setting will pique a bit of your interest. Why? It’s because of the odd setting of the story. If you think that the story happened in the samurai era, which was in the past. You are wrong, mister.
The story happens in the early 21st century, in an al…
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You know, once in a while you'll find yourself watching an episode of an anime thinking, why am I watching this? But for Hyakka Ryouran, you'll be thinking, why have I not heard of this earlier?! (unless this was in one of your first 10 anime, ignore that whole paragraph.)
Story: 7/10
A martial arts anime with harem, romance, comedy and school. Except, the genre that was least shown was of course, the school genre. Probably just to make everything look more interesting. This type of story isn't for your light hearted, slice of life type anime fan, because there's also mild violence. The romance genre can be really sweet sometimes, as each character builds a bond with Muneakira Yagyuu. The story keeps you on your toes, but sometimes gets off track, which may be really boring. Other than t…
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Overall this was a really great anime. Of course to get through this you have to be ok with Ecchi, but if you enjoy Ecchi then this is right up your alley. There are great fights, and intriguing premise, and moderately well developed characters. Sure alot of the things in here have been done before, but this anime manages to have fun without losing sight of the importance of the plot. Sure there is fan service and the requisite awkward situations, it still maintains a serious undertone since the fate of Japan is riding on them. Overall a great little series, more than worth watching.
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a few side notes:
1. this damn review is all about hyakka ryouran samurai girls (1st season) NOT samurai bride (2nd season).
2. english in not my native language I m not too good in english so...
HYAKKA RYOURAN SAMURAI GIRLS so one day I downloaded that hyakka ryouran samurai girls and started to watch. well they show boobs so...
yes they show boobs there. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but anything else is not so good.
well first of all anime setting is in some alternative world where "great japan" is attacked by outside forces and "great japan" instead of using their millitary using "master samurais" who are a sexy females in patsu. no theres no males. only females. and only in patsu. and those master samurais is somehow japans only hope to survive attacks…
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At the beginning, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls almost seems to know where it's going in terms of plot. Almost. A fascinating introduction informs us that this show will combine historical elements with fantasy and science fiction elements. Somehow, in this world of Zeppelins, DragonBall-style scouters, and bio genetic mutations, the Tokugawan Shogunate is in charge. And this re-imaged version of the Tokugawan Shogunate maintains its grip of power by utilizing attractive female super-warriors that it calls "Master Samurai". Now, this is all pretty far out there, but its also kind of cool, and after the first episode I was eager to see where they were going with it. The premise felt very promising.
The show becomes more and more complex, with naked Samurai-girls mysteriously descending f…
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from my point of view the basic story is about a guy that is just normal who has the ability to turn girls into Master Samurai by kissing them. The fact that there are a lot of ''nude'' (censored but still) scene's bothered me at first but well, i guess some people are into that.
I really liked the way the main characters are introduced because you know from the beginning what they are like and how they react to things. I also really liked the fact that Jubei had two personalities and at the beginning you thought they were opposite from each other but at the end they had a lot in conmen.
I liked the art and sound but didn't love it but that might be because the videos i watched were bad quality. I think it's a bit to 'blurry' (That's not the right word for it but i can't think of the r…
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Story:
The story is pretty standard for a harem anime: a single male gets surrounded by beautiful females. The male protagonist has the ability to transform the females into overly powerful warriors called Master Samurai, and that's basically it. It kind of reminds me of Sekirei. The plot had a LOT of potential, but was drowned out by the fan service and comedic attempts, and so many character introductions. If the anime wasn't so short, and they focused on the plot more, this could have been an incredible anime that was very different from all of the other ecchi/harem anime. Overall, the plot was poorly executed and the comedy isn't all that great either.
Art:
The art is beautiful. The style has a nice look to it, and I particularly like the character design of the male protagonist. The b…
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I figured for my first speed review I'd try to do my best not to completely berate an anime or worship it as a deity (Edit: I failed). What better to do it on than Hyakka Ryouran?
Possibly the worst anime I've ever watched. However, it DID manage to get on my watched(completed) list, instead of the pile of crap I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, the (dropped) list. Which makes me ponder how I ever finished it.
I can't really be unbiased, because I honestly hate almost every single aspect of this show. The story is border line retarded, there is little character development, and none of the characters are all that likable. (save maybe the sadistic side of Yagyu Jubei, but then again, I seem have an affinity for crazy psycho bitches)
The main character was as interesting as a pile of…
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This is the Greatest, Funniest, tear dropping anime iv'e ever watched. Iv'e never watched an anime this Great, It made me Cry, It made me Laugh, It made me wonder. This story is worthy to be called a masterpiece,
can you imagine A man "who is faithful and doesn't lie to himself, who always stands on his beliefs no matter how dangerous the situation he faces! and has the courage to go up and stand against it a man who is not afraid to die for the people he cared about the people he loves"
In a case very rare person, a person that i want to be.
But in a case i might be wrong, maybe that person is just inside you, might be conquered by fear? conquered by hate? conquered by a sorrowful memory from the past?
I know that person is just in you, you just gotta have Faith Because that person i…
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At this stage of my review, that is to say, the very beginning, i feel obligated to let you know that this review will not end positively. It's a warning you perhaps do not wish or care to hear but one i must inform you thusly. There will be positive comments throughout but they will all fall eventually into a melancholic tone to highlight certain disappointments.
This show can be summarised in the following sentence; that is to say if i do not go off on a random tangent instead, big breasted female samurai fight against villains. That is, there are only two villains of the show but one of them isn't really that bad. He's just extreme. There are also only two males who actually do something. I believe there to be a third but he would hardly count and you do hear about other males but they…
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One thing that made me want to see this show. THE ART! I saw the trailer, and was unbelieving. I watched the entire series, and now am a believer. This is one of the most unique and well done art styles I have seen in an anime in a long time. The heavy lines, softness of the colors, detail, all combines to make it very nice to watch.
Granted, there is a lot of fan service. And I agree with others assessment, the ink blots used to cover naughty bits was annoying, especially in combat. However, getting the blu-ray version obviously fixed this problem.
I don't have a problem with naughty bits, in fact it is a plus for me. (I am a guy duh) But I don't like that it will take away from some of the demographic because of that. With such great art, action and story, I know there are people that…
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Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls is the kind of anime show that seems to have everything going the right way before it even starts airing. A storyline revolving around samurais? Check. Edgy visuals that make the anime stand out from the rest? Check. Fan service? Double check. All the ingredients to make a great anime series are present, which makes it all the more perplexing that Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls turned out to be a complete failure of a show.
Let’s start at the beginning. Taking place in Great Japan in an alternate timeline where the samurai tradition has been kept alive through modern age, the show starts off with the arrival of protagonist Muneakira Yagyuu at a samurai academy, where he accidentally stumbles upon Yukimura Sanada and her bodyguard Matabei Gotou as the two undre…
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wow... I don't know where to begin. I was truly touched at the end of the series.
I guess I'll talk about the artwork. It takes a little getting used to since it literally looks like a painting. The artwork is really nice and pretty but the ink blots were really annoying lol.
The story was pretty good. I never felt like there was much filler but who knows. I tend to enjoy anything, and everything when I watch a series so I guess that's why most of my reviews are really high haha.
The ending was really sad though. I don't think I've been this affected since I read Elfen Lied, or when the "familiar" (I forgot his name lol) in Zero No Tsukaima died :'(
All in all I enjoyed this series a lot and I would hope others would enjoy it as much as I did.
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Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls isn't a series that I expected much from so I guess in a sense it exceeded my expectations. It is not the best series out there and it's not for everyone either, but it can be a good time waster.
The series does have a plot but it only significantly advances in the final episodes. So like many ecchi comedies out there, there is very little plot and when there is it's pretty weak. However not every series requires a strong plot to succeed, in fact there are many series out there that are successful with no plot. All a series really needs to do is satisfy it's viewers and I would say it satisfied me. There were a lot of attempts at comedy in this series, some worked and some didn't and there were some moments that were just hilarious.
The artwork was really st…
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Ahh, the classic ecchi action show. I am not a fan of the genre in general, but the first episode seemed like it could turn out well. It also seemed like it had a plot. The art also seemed rather unique in its genre of bright and happy. Yes, it was all what it seemed.
Expectation: 6
Episode scores:-,-,-,-, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6
Actual: 4 Bad
Yet the plot is quickly put aside for the last episodes, nothing unusual, as the harem tries to become master samurai. Now what can be wrong with that? Well, i don't mind the cliche random guy getting all the chicks, and the fact that at first they are essentially just trying to use him as a stepping stool. Yet, while there is some actually relationships that seem to do well, any interaction is transformed into interaction between a master and his s…
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Oh man.. It's another samurai harem. What's with Japanese people and turning historical figures into high school girls? Anyways, this anime series is based on a light novel series written by Akira Suzuki. Wait a minute. I know what are you wondering.. "Hey isn't the main male lead name is Muneakira?" Yes you're right. I mean if you're writing a story about a harem, wouldn't you want to be the center of it? And let's just add "Mune" to your name and nobody would even notice.
(Yes, I know Mune can also mean breasts..)
I really had high expectations with this one. No kidding. It's been a long time since I've watch an anime about samurais. Unfortunately, as promising as this anime looks, here comes the hundreds of unnecessary fanservice and fillers to drown out the story. Oh sure, I'll like a…
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If there's one thing 2010 isn't short of, it would have to be the abundance of ecchi anime that's aired this year. From titles like Kiss x Sis, High School of the Dead, and even Seikon no Qwaser, it makes one think that Japan has had a rise in lonely boys who are buying into this stuff like ice to Eskimos.
Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls is no different in that all it really is, is a show about samurai with breasts set in neo-Japan. Die-hard fans of historical anime/literature may feel insulted to this as famous names like Sanada Yukimura, Yagyū Jūbei and even Senhimé are made to cast as moé characters.
Story - 6
Ryōran takes place in an alternate world where the samurai co-exist with modern technology. How Akira Suzuki(author of the light novels) came up with the idea is beyond me but its…
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'Hyakka Ryouran SAMURAI GIRLS' is the 40th anniversary media-mix project by Hobby Japan, a plastic model / video game magazine publisher.
This series is an interesting watch because it's not only a "media-mix" as in franchise with products in multiple media platforms, it also feels like many popular anime series are mixed together. However, it represents everything that went wrong with today's anime industry.
ART:
Series like 'Gankutsuou', 'Mononoke', 'xxxHOLIC', 'Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei', and 'Yojouhan' have such distinctive and unconventional art style or character designs that you'll never forget once you've seen it. Sounds pretty cool, we should do it too! And there we have it, sumi-e (wash painting) style backgrounds, ink drops and brush strokes for censorship and scene transitions.…
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Now watched all of the episodes, I have to say that it was quite an amusing series with some funny and, of course, many ecchi scenes.
The characters were convincing and one could understand their feelings quite well.
The art was very special and I liked this new style, seen in some of the new anime series that come out recently.
The story was nothing special to be honest. A few battles and, of course, the good ones won all of them.
The end, to that, wasn't something unexpected. It bored me a little, to be honest.
All in all it was quite an enjoying show and I would advice to watch it for the ecchi fans who don't care for the content, since, in this show, there wasn't much of it.
Therefore it was a little above average, thus I gave 6 of 10 points overall.
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