I vaguely remember them saying that a new queen is elected. I could be imagining things though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
Still..why Listy? Aldra made it sound like she lured Listy there rather than something that occured by chance.
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I vaguely remember them saying that a new queen is elected. I could be imagining things though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
Still..why Listy? Aldra made it sound like she lured Listy there rather than something that occured by chance.
Yeah Alrda did lure her with that letter. Which is most likely forged. If Listy is her favorite to win then that must mean that she can take over her body if she wins. So you'd have a new physical queen with the mind of the old one. So that way she can stay a queen forever.
I'm still not sure but lesbian tsunderes might be even more annoying than male tsunderes...
Elves are always hotter. :)
Bummer that I won't get to see any more of Allean. She was in my favourite top 3.
In the end though, I'd rather see Echidna stay for as long as possible. Hermolestering peopleantics and backstory is much more interesting than the forest elves, I must admit.
Do any of those have that music i was asking about before?
Nope. That'll probably be on the OST. I've seen multiple people asking about that music on various sites. No one seems to know the name of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNTamHf_YYs
How much less perverted does that sound without Melona massaging/bouncing her boobs on screen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marik
I can never be prepared enough whenever the anime cuts to the ED.
A lot less for me, personally. It's just not the same without those hand-shaped hairs cupping those luscious breasts and that sexy bounce when she walks <3. The audio and the visuals were made for each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
SFW - Queen's Blade Blu-Ray Special 05
Airi!!! :3
It sucks that she seems so weak out of all the QB competitors, but I still love her character.
Seriously, Season 2's kicked up a few notches. I'm no longer sure which I watch this for more, the story or the fanservice?
Airi bothering to save Rana was impressive indeed. Who knew she had it in her?
Reina and Ymir's fight was relatively boring. I thought from last season that Reina's "Dragon Tail" was really just a fairly run of the mill low thrust, not some crazy knockback ki attack.
The story is indeed rather interesting. Airi also seemed to notice precisely what Aldra had done to Listy. It seems Aldra forced Airi and Cattelya's match to be where Cattelya would lose her will because she is such a famous and overwhelming opponent. One simply swing of her giant slayer sword would annihilate most of the competitors in the tournament. Whatever it is, Airi was definitely on to it.
Looking forward to Claudette's battle next week.
I thought Dragon's Tail was portrayed as a pretty crazy (but stupid) thrust last season, but I never liked it. I don't think I've liked Reina or anything she's done up till now. Ymir's fight was indeed lackluster, but I chuckled at the rocket-gauntlets. Her mindset's screwed though, since she seems to think the weapon makes the warrior.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
So it's true. Rana really does like being smothered by breasts.
I guess if they're Airi's it wouldn't be too bad :o
The photography outfits looked really nice.
[SFW] Queen's Blade S2 - 07
While I'm glad they seem to have finally addressed this, it is still really annoying. She beat Elina in only a single move. It sort of feels like they've just been seeding Tomoe so far in the tournament. She wins just because she's Tomoe, disregarding whether or not she can actually fight (which apparently Shizuka and Reina saying it enough times actually makes it true). I guess that they have to tell us that Tomoe is really strong, because getting her clothes ripped to shreds only so she can win with a single technique isn't all that convincing of her true abilities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
As for Shizuka, if Irma somehow magically didn't die, even though Listy was under orders to kill her and hit her square in the back with a full force strike that normally breaks stone, I'm not about to assume the worst for Shizuka yet. In comparison, and keeping up the Tomoe Instagib victories, it didn't look like she had ever actually been hit.
My thoughts echo yours. Elina had the entire upper hand, and they've even proven twice that she's already attacking her enemies before swords even cross...but yet she lost because it's Tomoe. That would have been fine and all, but like you've said, it seems Tomoe's techniques simply come with Effect: Instant Kill by default.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
At least Reina went through a learning curve. I still think Dragon Tail is/looks pretty shitty though.
Despite how much I like Shizuka, I find myself wishing she dies in this encounter. It would make it a whole lot more meaningful, having Tomoe carry the burden of killing another best friend - this time directly.Quote:
As for Shizuka, if Irma somehow magically didn't die, even though Listy was under orders to kill her and hit her square in the back with a full force strike that normally breaks stone, I'm not about to assume the worst for Shizuka yet. In comparison, and keeping up the Tomoe Instagib victories, it didn't look like she had ever actually been hit.
After what you've said, I'm less sure this would happen, especially since no one's died yet. Irma so should have suffered a broken spine and multiple ruptured organs.
Regardless of the result, I'm really glad they did what they did with Shizuka fighting Tomoe. She's been pretty much a side character all along. She's hot but never does much, and I was beginning to wonder what would become of her. If she can't shine as a combatant on her own, then I'd very much rather she be remembered as a major "stepping stone" for one of the primary warriors than someone's sidekick.
The flashback was great; in particular, the very last scene. Shizuka seeing Tomoe off was very symbolic of her journey ending, but not before providing Tomoe one last "service" so she can continue hers.
Who would have guessed there's so much quality in Queen's Blade?
I wouldn't have a problem with it if she had this amazing reputation to back it up. Cattleya does, or rather did, the same sort of one-hit instant victories with her Giant Killer. The difference is that she was very prominently known as an adventurer before she settled down. Tomoe comes from Hinomoto, to which very little is known, so her cheerleaders consist of 1) Tomoe and 2) Reina, so it isn't like word of her exploits are spread far and wide like the much more famous characters. It's really the getting tossed around first before her instant kill that bothers me. She's a samurai more or less, so single hit kills should be expected, and getting stripped/exploited is part of Queen's Blade, but you'd expect her defenses to be better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
For heaven's sake, Reina is getting a better track record of keeping her clothes intact this season. I can't remember a fight this season (or most of last) where Tomoe's top wasn't destroyed. With any luck, this event in the plot will hopefully change it for the better.
As for Reina, once Ymir does whatever it is she is going to do to Reina's sword, she'll undoubtedly gain another power up, putting her more in line with Claudette and Listy.
I can't tell where Listy ranks on the power scale. This episode depicted her as being really strong, but the previous match last season where Claudette owned her made it look like she's just a skilled thief with a club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
About that...Melpha....damn those animators were bold.Quote:
getting stripped/exploited is part of Queen's Blade
My understanding is that Listy is in the same Berserker Strength class as Cattleya and Ymir, but without the disadvantage of having her son attached to her or being an arrogant shortie. The problem is that like Tomoe, Listy is a nice person who cares about others. She would much rather flee with stolen treasure than fight and hurt someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
When Aldra has her possessed, she forgets all that and uses both her huge strength and quick feet to overpower her opponents. Irma for instance is very fast, but Listy isn't slow by any means, so she can dodge and then punish her.
I would also like to note that I vastly prefer Listy's enormous mass of hair in the noblewoman hair-sleeve-thing than in the tangled lion's mane she had previously. The horned half-mask...take it or leave it.
Nooooooo.
Queen's Blade has lost meaning. Goodbye Airi... *cry*
I've completely lost patience for Nanael's boasting now. Her indirectly causing Airi to disappear was the main trigger, but it's been building up the whole time anyway. I don't know if her astonishment at Reina's attacks were meant to highlight how good she is now or anything, but to me, it just made her sound like a spoiled brat.
Reina's mum, however, is totally hot.
Rana used to come off as just another hindrance of a kid too, but that's improved fairly markedly this episode. I was happy to see him feel guilty that he was partially the reason why Airi ran out of energy, and actually doing something useful instead of being a 30KG handicap waiting for people to solve his problems for him.
We have Ymir to thank for that.
With all my fav characters out of the picture for now, I guess the plot's the only thing keeping me. Fortunately, it only seems to get better.
I think you missed the key event here, Melona's back! Acid-spewing constantly squeezed slime boobies for everyone! In all honesty, I actually find myself a bit curious how she would have fared in the tournament against some of the weaker-to-average fighters, Nyx, Irma, the two elves that aren't Echidna (and therefore boring), Ymir, Nanael, etc). She had a bit of an unfair run in the previous series since Reina gained the benefit of Protagonist Power to beat her on a few occasions, and then she made the stupid decision to face off with Aldra.
Yes, Reina's (and Elina's) mother was very hot. We can see where they get their looks from. If we didn't know Claudette was adopted, it wouldn't be much of a surprise there either.
Also in total agreement that Nanael is [all but] gone. They luckily spared us by putting most of her into a single episode, rather than have her fight and win on a number of other occasions.
As for next episode, I can't really decide which fight I'm more interested in. Tomoe's One-Shot Victory versus Reina's Protagonist Power. Now her Dragon Tail isn't even a low thrust, she beat Nanael with an upward stroke of her blade. Perhaps it will fire a beam of energy next time. That would make it a fair fight with Tomoe's Moon Blade from last season.
On the other hand, we have a rematch between Claudette and Listy. I really like Claudette, and we should get some more character development with her fight taking place in her own castle. That side of the fight will probably come down to her gaining her father's acceptance, but probably ultimately losing to Listy.
That way they'll set up a fight between Reina and Listy, so we can get the combo Redemption Fight as well as Reina finally fulfilling her dream of facing off evenly with Listy, her inspiration most of this time. As for how Reina will beat a determined Tomoe is anyone's guess.
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Or since Tomoe is a priestess, maybe she'll fight Listy as a means of exorcising whatever Aldra possessed her with.
I still think Claudette would make the best Queen. She fits the part best, and would be a just Queen.
Bill and i made an arrangement of sort and i'll be watching this from now on
If it's not too much trouble can someone just give me a very short description of what the first season was about? Like major characters and events?
Character Introductions mostly. The majors are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Reina (pigtails) being a loser and incessantly chasing after Listy (barbarian/thief), Tomoe (samurai-miko) getting lost a lot and being...the goddess of instant victory. Claudette (Reina's adopted older sister and Lightning General) thinking she had accidentally killed Reina for a few episodes out of jealously.
Reina finally finding out that she sucks and then searching for a teacher, Claudette and Reina settling their differences, going to the capital city for a completely ridiculous showdown with Melona (slime girl) after she became uber powered for a few minutes.
Nanael (angel) being obnoxious. All. the. time.
There are other characters too, but they're not nearly as important.
K, here we go then:
Episode 01 - Why is Haruhi voicing the annoying angel? What a waste of talent... Much drama, yuri, tits and tentacle rape plus some stuff i didn't really get probably because i didn't watch the first season. The ending theme is still awesome, i want it...
Episode 02 - Ok, i admit i laughed with the sacred poses... but the tentacle rape was even more disturbing than the first time. And wasn't Listy ( red haired chick, i think that's her name ) supposed to be important? She got owned fast.
Episode 03 - Wtf, the blond incestuous bitch won? I was rooting for the other one... The battle of the lesbos was kind of boring, fire magic and sacred poses were more visually awesome
Episode 04 - Moar lesbo fighting... and the tits on the blacksmith chick are... and where did the vampire chick come from?
Episode 05 - In progress
PS: /throws rocks at Bill
Aldra cheats to make Listy win. I'm shocked. I did find the robot noises when Listy's hand twitched back to consciousness funny though. Totally lame sound effects.
I still think that Claudette would have made the best Queen. She was fair and just, with a strong sense of what was right and wrong. Plus, she was always repressed, so she understands the plights of others.
As for episode 10, thank god that Ultra-Hax finally lost. She even went super saiyan! She used every one of her instant victory attacks, was given unfair advantages in terms of location, and she still lost to Reina of all people. Quite the relief. I find it very hard to support someone who would murder her friend and somehow think it made her stronger. Reina has made a lot of progress through experience alone, and thanks to helpful aid of blacksmiths, was finally equipped properly. I did really like Reina's air burst whatever attack she used with the new sword, it was a nice visual effect.
I was also amused by how retarded Nanael continues to be, as well as how badly Nyx lets herself get exploited. Trashy schoolgirl outfit...only in QB.
If we're talking about hax, I do think Dragon Tail is on the same level of Tomoe's Instant KO attacks. At this point though, I've ceased to care hwo normal/stupid it looks with no explanation on what makes it so good, just like Tomoe in general. (the fuzzy eyebrows were ugly :( )
I always thought Aldra was a devil, or part human part devil, or even a human possessed by a devil. What I was shocked by was that the dark, windowless room that looked like the secret basement of some shifty organisation's HQ was actually in the sky.
I have no idea why someone from Heaven would be afraid of divine milk any more than a demon would. You'd think it'd be the other way around, if anything.
Claudette w/o armour and headpiece was a treat. She's definitely the best candidate for a queen because she's the only one mature enough to be one. All the other girls are just girls who are lacking in one way or another, or just don't give a shit, like Echidna. (come to think of it, where IS Echidna?)
True, it's so lame that she's winning just because her sword is better >_>Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
And i didn't get that part either, why would a celestial being be hurt by something divine?
And why did her hair turn white all of a sudden?
This wtf awesome attacks that never seem to take away anything other than clothes and chicken scratches still amuse me to no end
That part may be explained by her location. As explained by Aldra, that place is where all her comrades died, ghosts who no doubt carry some sort of vengeance as well as the desire for Tomoe to win the QB tournament.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Tomoe's state of mind was also in a state where she was susceptible to infiltration by these vengeful spirits (wasn't the point of shrine maidens is that they had pure hearts?), which all adds up to her becoming something of a fighting machine (think Listy).
ROFL! What was that?
Remember me!
Reina shows coin
Huh? Rei-
Dragon Tail!!
Who the hell does that? :p
Listy vs Reina had some nice battle moments, but overall it was kind of dull due to the lack of variety of moves this series has. My favourite attack was when Listy hit Reina's torso so hard she coughed blood.
Aldra's backstory wasn't as mysterious as I was expecting, but it carried a nice innocent feel to it. I wonder when that takeover took place, and if Aldra's "perfect" body also means un-aging, because her younger self looks a lot like Shizuka.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9237/grab34517.jpg
And of course, yay for ED - Airi ver.
The Episode itself didn't do much for me but at least we have Airi in the ED now. And the show showed CHIBI MELONA at the end. So I'm all good now.
Dull? Reina finally...(how to phrase this without looking like a total pervert?)...did what she hasn't done since season one and notably the first episode against Melona when Listy was choking her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
/s/
In all seriousness, it wasn't as entertaining as I had hoped. It would have been a lot nicer if it wasn't taking place in wherever the hell it was, some sort of Underworld fishbowl psychic representation of Listy's soul, etc. I would have liked to see a bit more variety than two Dragon Tail's in a row too. Maybe like a shield smash or something, but Listy's fight with Claudette was much better.
Speaking of which, it was nice of Reina to admit that Claudette would have made a much better Queen than Reina ever will.
As for Aldra, I thought along similar lines when they mentioned that part. I thought of someone else though. We only know that Aldra became Queen 8 years ago, not how long ago she was possessed. I was thinking that perhaps quite a bit more time had passed, and that Aldra's lost sister might even be the Swamp Witch.
The place where they separated was indeed pretty swamp-like. I think your idea sounds more plausible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
It might even be that demon in her who made her sister get lost so it could take the chance to enter Aldra's body.
I was thinking the same, but somehow forgot to mention it. It seems very likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Since you know you've been crying yourself to sleep every night without the epic conclusion to Queen's Blade:
[RSremux] Queen's Blade S2 - 12 [END]
It was a very lacking ending.
Since 1 hax move is not enough, then combining every hax move to date is obviously the conclusion to all problems. We didn't get a conclusion to who Aldra's sister is. Adult Aldra actually looked a lot more similar to Nix than I had imagined.
And of course, if a minor character like Irma survives a back-breaker, then Reina simply has to survive a Neck Crusher.
What I did like was how they brought Airi back. It wasn't some magic summon or the Swamp Witch brought me back because I'm "not" useless. I think I remember Airi's scythe splitting in half when she died though, so there may be some inconsistency there, but overall I liked how it was done. The Scythe Pin was hot.
I suppose Queen's Blade turned out a lot better than anyone could have expected. Whatever plot they threw in at the start of S2 was interesting, and the art's been good to watch throughout.
Since Koihime Musou gets a third season, I'm relatively confident we'll be hearing about Queen's Blade: Rebellion down the track.
Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi OVA Announced
Are you fucking kidding me?
Yeah, I heard about this when the trailer came out a couple of days ago. I'll check it out since its only 6 eps long.
Queen's Blade OVA Trailer
Yeah. Why not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Announcement
An entire half hour devoted to Elina.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marik
I couldn't have asked for a better starting ep (except perhaps my other favs Alleyne and Airi, but Elina's got the energy to kick it off).
That out of the way, this episode was much more about Reina than Elina. She was much much more reliable as a sister than anything we've been shown before. Her change in attitude was rather abrupt, but probably not inappropriate for a teenager. I totally felt sorry for Elina there, even if her sexual harassment deserves a restraint order.
The other thing that wasn't so apparent throughout the series was that the QB competitors were easily capable of destroying entire armies. They were strong, yes, but they never seemed quite that strong.
Elina's new design will take a little getting used to, but I think I can do that.
I have no recollection whatsoever of what Gynos and Claudia are doing at this point.
[Shimashii] Queens Blade OVA - 02 [BD] [720p] [73BF5FDA].mkv | MegaUpload
Quote:
Joint w/ Tamashii
Instead of two people like last time, we have a full staff. So, we'll redo the first ova.
Best episode ever.
Truly. That was great.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin
My only complaint is Not Enough Tentacle Raep.
edit: and that we won't see them again for a thousand years. :(
The next episode will be a mixed bag since I hate nun and Cattaleya, but I like Airi and Aldora.
Hair-down Airi..
-and more to come next time!! (these OVAs have been really good quality. I like.)
I never realised Menace was so strong. She never demonstrated much in the series.
And since when did Claudette become queen?
Menace was pretty strong in the first season. She effortlessly took over Reina, and was doing a good job of owning Tomoe before Tomoe turned on her Instant Victory power by making any kind of action at all.
Claudette has been queen since the beginning of the OVAs. Reina abdicated because she wasn't interested, and gave the throne to her more competent sister while she went back to wandering. Erina's episode showed this and ended with Erina too abandoning their home to serve under Claudette.
Hmm, I always thought she just took the title and went AWOL (since I never expected Aldora to have done a proper queen's job anyway). I think I vaguely remember the scene you mention from Elina's episode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
Nice, but not my favourite, since I don't really have a thing for Nanael. I would prefer Hachi over her actually.
Too bad we're already approaching the final episode, but bondage Aldora and what looks like an Evil Empress Tomoe?? Tasty..
Yeah, I really hate Nanael. I'm not much of a fan of Hirano Aya either anymore (exact same voice 95% of the time...), so any episode with Nanael in it (much less a focus on her) is doubly grating and irritating. This episode being about her was major disappointment. I started watching, realized it was a Nanael episode, and came back to it later.
If this OVA series has done anything, I've actually started to like Melona. Airi too, but I already liked her.
It's been out for almost an hour, but they don't want to make a torrent for it.
[Shimeji] Queen's Blade OVA - 06 ♥ [BD] [720p] [2C1981FD].mkv - HotFile
Torrent Batch on BakaBTQuote:
Originally Posted by Solva
DDL Batch
That was a nice conclusion to the whole Tomoe/Shizuka business. It never felt quite complete when Shizuka just went down for good. On the other hand, we see some Tomoe hax first hand again. Blocking a spiked ball with a short blade with zero knock-back? :S
Aldora being forced to be evil again wasn't exactly the best scenario that could have happened, but I could live with that.
Queen's Blade Visual Books to Bundle Original Anime DVDs
2 DVDs in October, January with new anime set after Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi
Source: ANNQuote:
The official blog of the Queen's Blade franchise announced on Tuesday that two Queen's Blade Premium Visual Books will ship with original anime DVDs. The first Queen's Blade Premium Visual Book will ship this October, and Queen's Blade Rebellion Premium Visual Book will ship next January.
The art collection books will include two DVDs with about 40 minutes each of all-new original anime . About 20 minutes will be a story about the Rebellion characters who have not appeared in Queen's Blade anime until now. About 20 more minutes will be devoted to an anime in which the character Alleyne and Siggy give private lessions. The stories are set after the Queen's Blade competition of Hobby Japan's original games but before the Rebellion. They take place after the storyline of the recent Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi video anime series.
Yousei Morino (Dōkyūsei 2, I''s) will direct the new anime at ARMS, the studio behind the previous Queen's Blade anime releases. Hideki Shirane (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Master of Martial Hearts) and Michiko Itou (Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye, Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi) are scripting the new anime, and Rin-Sin, Takayuki Noguchi, and Yukiko Ishibashi are returning to design the characters and oversee the animation. Eri Kitamura (Alleyne) reprise her role with Aya Endo (Annerotte), Yu Kobayashi (Siggy), and Ayaka Saito (Ymir).
lololol.
Well, what can I say.. cool?
I swear I only watch this for the story and quality animation!
2 DVDs in October, January with new anime set after Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em36nQQYBjkQuote:
The official blog of the Queen's Blade franchise began streaming a 108-second promotional video on Friday for the two original anime DVDs bundled with the Queen's Blade Premium Visual Books. The first Queen's Blade Premium Visual Book will ship on October 29, and Queen's Blade Rebellion Premium Visual Book will ship on January 28, 2012.
The all-new original anime project is set after the Queen's Blade competition of Hobby Japan's original games but before the Rebellion storyline. In particular, they feature the animated debut of the characters Annerotte (Aya Endo) and Siggy (Yu Kobayashi).
Yousei Morino (Dōkyūsei 2, I''s) is directing the new anime at ARMS, the studio behind the previous Queen's Blade anime releases. Hideki Shirane (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Master of Martial Hearts) and Michiko Itou (Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye, Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi) are scripting the new anime, and Rin-Sin, Takayuki Noguchi, and Yukiko Ishibashi are returning to design the characters and oversee the animation. Eri Kitamura (Alleyne) reprises her role alongside Endo, Kobayashi, and Ayaka Saito (Ymir).
The Boobie Train keeps on rollin'.
Queen's Blade: Rebellion TV Anime Green-LitQuote:
The December issue of Monthly Hobby Japan magazine is announcing on Tuesday that a television anime adaptation of the Queen's Blade: Rebellion storyline has been green-lit. The story originated in Hobby Japan's Queen's Blade fantasy game book franchise that also inspired the previous two television anime series and several original video anime volumes.
The Queen's Blade: Rebellion game books serve as a sequel to the original Queen's Blade game books, which are Japanese spinoffs from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds game series. In combat picture book games, players simulate turn-based fighting with books that each represent a character.
The story is set four years after the first storyline and revolves around Annelotte, the rebelling knight princess who stands up to the tyranny of the new queen. The Rebellion storyline already inspired two prologue original video anime DVDs that are being bundled with the Queen's Blade Premium Visual Books.
I actually like the design of this main char, and have been ever since I saw a figure of her one time.
Between Queen's Blade, Manyuu Hikenchou, Qwaser (S1 and S2), recent Ikkitousen sequels, and now Maken-ki, I came to realize that Queen's Blade is actually the best of the lot.
It's a sad truth. Provided they keep the animation quality up, more Queen's Blade is always a good thing.
Tits n Ass
Sure you didn't mean nipples and camel-toes? xDQuote:
Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin
That was a pretty kickass ep. Funny how Claudette's become a tyrant, but unifying the whole continent isn't exactly a bad idea in the long run.
And a see-through horse to ride on? What a great idea! I would have preferred glowing blue eyes for our ice princess instead of red ones though. It seems too artificial.
I can't say I'm particularly surprised considering what the nobles did to Claudette's sister in the first of the last OVAs. They destroyed the Vance Estate, planned to execute Elina after torturing her, and started their own rebellion just because Reina won and abdicated immediately to Claudette. All after their father had planned to overthrow the whole Queen's Blade scheme and set the nobles in power.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
At first I had thought that Claudette might be possessed (still a possibility), but her motivations for slaughtering the nobility make sense, just not necessarily the level of brutality she's using. Not to mention that Elina was always supposedly very fierce and cruel on the battlefield, so I guess even that makes sense.
What did surprise me was that anyone fell for Annelotte pretending to be a boy. Long hair, feminine face and voice, and a smooth...hip region. Why did they even try?
But Annelotte is a much better protagonist than Reina. She's got a real motivation and she was already competent before Alleyne trained her. Not like the previous protagonist who ran off because she wanted adventure and was terrible at fighting even after she developed her insta-win attack.
Ah, I totally forgot about that OVA with all the Elina fanservice.
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The February issue of Hobby Japan magazine is announcing on Monday that the Queen's Blade: Rebellion television anime series will premiere in April. The anime will adapt the storyline of the same name in Hobby Japan's Queen's Blade fantasy game book franchise.
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Well that's one more show for me to watch. What can I say? I'm a sucker for tits n ass.
I wonder what this show will bring this time in place of snakes, tentacles and leafy underwear...Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin
Different variations of the sorts I'm sure. The elves must have it hard in fall when all the leaves die....xD
Must be. Didn't Alleyne tell Annelotte that she's the last elf left in the forest? She's only scrounging the leaves that are left.
I'm going to be sad if there is no appearance from Nyx and Funikura. Maybe all the new girls will make up for it.
I am sure there will be plenty of new tits. I mean girls.
Siggy is something else, what a bitch. They're definitely making me prefer Annelotte for the start of Rebellion.
The real winner this episode was Ymir. I loathed her in the original two series, but she was very amusing in this one. While it's true that she was older than all the others in the first series, she actually sort of felt...grown up now. No more throwing random fits and tantrums. All business savvy, all the time.
Yeah, Ymir was great. In the first series she was pissed that no one recognised her and her weapons. I guess that was because Catalaya was around all the time. Now she's just promoting herself whenever she can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
I thought it was thoroughly amusing that she bought time by making money. That's like.. the epitome of business. :)
Siggy.. yeah, I hate her. Melpha was just annoying, but this one pisses me off. I actually liked the bandit-woman too.
Horo's tail exercises >>>>> sacred pose lessons.
HorribleSubs - Rebellion 03
edit: and Rebellion 01, 02
Sun/Moonlight Dancer turned out to be more likable than I initially expected. I thought she was going to be a Menace.v2. She is, in a sense, but more fun.
Still looking forward to the pirate/rapier chick. Her design shouts Tony Taka, and it's the first time that I've thought that a QB design looked remarkably different in style compared to all the others. The "big chick" this time also looks much much better than the blacksmith woman from last time.
Other than that, none of the other characters in the OP/ED look remotely like they could be working for the Witch of the Black Swamp, so I'm guessing that it's just all about competition now?
The Pirate Captain works for the Swamp Witch. Ghost pirates and all. According to Wikipedia, she's designed by Morisawa Haruyuki, the Character Designer from Rinne no Lagrange.
I think most of the Rebellion character designs look vastly different from the original style.
I thought LunaLuna was more like Nyx v2. Tentacles as weapons, and personality shifts, one filled with innocence, one very much not. But way better.
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Originally Posted by Ryllharu
I meant swamp witch in that there's some over-reaching "boss" who has a few lackeys entering into the QB contest on her orders in order to foil something.. but we'll see how that goes. A different plot would be nice of course.
Ah, yes. I forgot about Nyx, and Lunaluna was indeed better. I suppose I based my impressions on skin colour and dress standards more.Quote:
I thought LunaLuna was more like Nyx v2. Tentacles as weapons, and personality shifts, one filled with innocence, one very much not. But way better.
Wouldn't that be Claudette this time? Since she ended the QB Tournament, she's like the Eternal Queen or something ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Very little sign of her thus far, and all we see are her servitors and lackeys (Ymir, the other dwarf, Elina, random assassin girls and debatably Siggy).
But I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't just a pure two-way fight between Annelotte's forces and Claudette's. Siggy already feels like she would go against Claudette if it wasn't in line with her zealous beliefs.
Claudette would be like the previous queen in that she wants to win the contest again. I had the impression that the Witch wanted to sabotage the contest in some way (though in actuality, her actions just served to force some characters to do some half-assed shit they didn't feel like doing, heh). I wasn't under the impression that Ymir was Claudette's lackey...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryll
And yeah, Siggy's a bitch.
Melona and Airi always insisted the Swamp Witch wanted to stop the tournaments. Pretty much exactly what Claudette has done. It wasn't clear if the Swamp Witch wanted them to stop because she wanted to rule, or some other more benevolent reason. Her followers made occasionally statements it would be for the good of everyone, but of course, that's really hard to believe.
I don't know...Siggy's not that bad. She's insane, sure, but that's mostly due to her blind zealous devotion. She may burn people alive, but she's also kind to children, the needy, and old people. If Elina doesn't like her, that's a good reason to give her another chance.
What has Elina got to do with this?
I'm not informed that Claudette wants to stop this tournament...
There is no tournament. They mentioned it in episode 2, ~2:45, as the illegal fights are going on.
It's right there in the title, this is not the organized Queen's Blade tournament for the right to rule, it is an armed rebellion instead.
I don't like Elina, I think she's a bitch. Anything that pisses her off or that she dislikes is a good thing imo.
In SFW's release of QB Rebellion: A Saint's Agony, the males said "She was in the last Queen's Blade..." (2:29) when Ymir showed up. I took that to mean "She was in the last Queen's Blade tournament", like how I would say a certain athlete was in the last Olympic games. It didn't mean that the tournaments were cancelled after the last time it was held.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
I took rebellion to mean that there are those who oppose the Queen, but I wasn't aware that they were going to take Claudette down without participating in the tournament... but you're right. Rebellion can mean an armed uprising.
Yes, Ymir was in the last tournament. So was Claudette and Reina and everyone else. Reina won, placed Claudette on the throne because she didn't want to rule. Claudette canceled the QB tourney during her reign which continues to present.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
OhShit - Rebellion 04
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wow. Okay, I didn't notice how risque Ymir's attire was. Still, I don't think even Japan will show those undeveloped breasts bare - however close they get to it. She's coming off quite nicely as the scheming brains behind the government military. I never would have thought.
I like that everyone keeps giving Annelotte nicknames (Onii-chan despite accpeting she's a girl, Onee-sama/Fated One, etc.), none of which she is particularly fond of being called.
Siggy may be really dumb/blind/zealous and a bit too strict, but it is clear she's a good person at heart. Even if she thought Mirim was possessed by a demon, she was willing to defend her from Ymir. Even after she was prepared to burn Mirim to death, once Ymir showed up and claimed her, Siggy wasn't happy about giving the clearly suffering girl to Ymir.
The jewels on Claudette's face make her look stupid. Not a fan of her new outfit, in contrast to most of the returning cast.
Not that it will ever matter, but who keeps fixing Annelotte's armor? Reina usually lost the leather straps holding her breastplate up, and Tomoe's shredded clothes were easy to replace. Actually, most of the girls in the previous seasons wore clothing instead of armor.
OhShit - Episode 05
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So much spying.. Yeah, Rebellion is kicking off much better than QB did, plotwise anyway. I wonder if I'd feel this way if the first two seasons didn't turn out the way they did though.
I kind of feel unfair for Ymir in that I predict her demise will be due to Siggy backstabbing her.
Siggy will undoubtedly betray Ymir and the Queen. It's strange, Ymir seems more like the arch-nemesis than Claudette does. Her greed certainly seems to have gotten the better of her, but the increase in her brutality is a bit surprising from the way she used to be. She always cared more about fame and money, but I never thought she was a particularly deceptive and cruel person.
Siggy seems to have caught on already that Ymir is anything but trustworthy and honorable.
Indeed, Rebellion feels a lot more like QBs2 than it does QB. It flows together well, and has a cohesive plot.