Queen's Blade - Rurō no Senshi

[Ryllharu]

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.

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.

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.

[Marik]

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[Buffalobiian]

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.

[Ryllharu]

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.

edit:

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.

[Archangel]

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?

[Ryllharu]

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:

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.

[Archangel]

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

[Marik]

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[Ryllharu]

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.

[Buffalobiian]

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?)

[Archangel]

If we're talking about hax, I do think Dragon Tail is on the same level of Tomoe's Instant KO attacks.

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.

True, it's so lame that she's winning just because her sword is better >_>

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

[Buffalobiian]

And why did her hair turn white all of a sudden?

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.

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).

[Marik]

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[Buffalobiian]

ROFL! What was that?

Remember me!
Reina shows coin
Huh? Rei-
Dragon Tail!!

Who the hell does that?

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.



And of course, yay for ED - Airi ver.

[NeoCybercoin]

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.

[Ryllharu]

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.

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.

/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.

[Buffalobiian]

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.

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.

[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.

[Ryllharu]

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]

[Buffalobiian]

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.