Queen's Blade - Rurō no Senshi

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 06



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Yuit. You Legend.



Very interesting development this episode.

When the horse-power started activating against the Wizard Stone this episode I was starting to get Dragon Tail vibes again. Annolette is no where near as useless as Reina was, but it remains a fact that that power has been saving her multiple times while her own skills were not of significant benefit. Now at least there seems to be a backstory to it all (plus the fact that if you can "overload" it so it's not an instant hack). I wonder how much of Annolette's influence was intact in her Dark Mode?

Light pink seems to be a popular colour. Who do we have: Annolette, Vante and Lilianna?

[Ryllharu]

You could say that about anyone in the franchise. Tomoe is saved by her Mikopowah!(tm) insta-kills, Claudette is saved by her thunderclaps, Risty by her Being an Aloof Bitch power, Branwen by her masochism-overdrive dragon rush, or Siggy getting enough room/time to pull off a holy pose. Annelotte's Epic Mount is just her special ability, which also seems to come with a hidden Demon Mode.

Obviously the other girl in the housewife outfit at Siggy's church is connected to Annelotte, and I've got an educated guess it's pretty clear who she is given how Annelotte's power manifests itself, and her own appearance. Guess that answers one of the major questions of the prior seasons.

On the other hand, I was a bit disappointed that Mirim's story is over. I feel like they should have dragged that part out more, especially if they aren't going to have Ymir steal the robot. Mirim was starting to get brainwashed by the treatment she was being given from the regular soldiers. It would have been nice for her to continue down that path and remain a major point of contention for Yuit, who more and more is starting to feel like the main character. Ymir is her arch-nemesis, it was her kidnapped and brainwashed friend that was becoming more loyal to the Queen.

I also feel like Yuit should be doing more when she fights. The commands she gives to Vante don't need to be that elaborate despite what complex actions are carried out, so she could certainly bash someone in the back of the head with a mallet or something, or untie people, etc.

Regular Annelotte is by far my favorite of the girls this season, demon Annelotte...not so much.

[Buffalobiian]

On the other hand, I have no idea who the house-elf is or who the demon is.. (swamp witch? Demon controlling previous queen? Queen's lost sister?)

Agreed that Mirim's story could have gone on longer.

[Ryllharu]

Look at her more carefully. Her hair, eyes, and hair accessories. You know who she is.

[NeoCybercoin]

I am guessing that is Aldra. Red eyes, the hair color also the fact that she became a nun and was one( or simply dressed like one ) when traveling with Tomoe but I don't remember her having elf ears. So yeah pretty sure she's Aldra. And that pendant could be made of the same ore as Aldra " Demon Eye " which she used to crystallize people with.

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 07

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 08

[NeoCybercoin]

Yep, it's Aldra alright. Only..amnesic. Funny how Reina is also on the Wanted list. That ring hanging in one part of her hair kinda gave it away. But I have to say I like this show better than the others due to the actual story. Ymir is doing so much scheming.

[Buffalobiian]

Yep, it's Aldra alright. Only..amnesic. Funny how Reina is also on the Wanted list. That ring hanging in one part of her hair kinda gave it away. But I have to say I like this show better than the others due to the actual story. Ymir is doing so much scheming.

You know what's funny? This is actually turning out to be a harem show, which has earned itself a somewhat bad name in recent times. Damn Annolette will get to wed Aldra too... grr.....

Reina's on the list because she's strong, I think. If Ymir is to gather the strongest warriors, she can't miss the one who won the previous Queen's Blade herself.

Look at her more carefully. Her hair, eyes, and hair accessories. You know who she is.

Hah, the whole time I was thinking for some reason that you were talking about the Demon Annolette, so I thought hard for a little while, then gave up.

[Ryllharu]

Reina is probably on the list because Elina put her there. She may have been squeeing about Claudette this episode, but we know from the earlier episode exactly how deeply she wants Reina back. Poor Annelotte had to endure the octopus for quite a while while Elina "relaxed" outside.

I do wonder who was in the middle. At first I thought it was Listy with much straighter hair for some reason, but it didn't really fit.

I don't expect Aldra to overtly join Annelotte's harem the way the others have. She's rather lovely-dovey toward her unseen husband. Even if Annelotte impresses her the same way she did Lunaluna, I would still expect Aldra to go home. She's like the new Cattelya, just a lot less grotesque. Aldra didn't have the pointed ears before, even after she regained her adult form and became a nun. I wonder if she awakened her demon side or something, causing her to lose her memories. Either that...or the Swamp Witch did it.

Siggy on the other hand, has already shown inclinations toward Annelotte. That might change if she sees Annelotte's demon side.

[Buffalobiian]

She's rather lovely-dovey toward her unseen husband.

Exactly. With the whole memory loss thing, I'm banking on that there really is no husband at the moment, and Aldra will recognise Annolette as her husband when she sees her - while adding yet another name to Annolette's list.

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 09


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Annelotte gave out points? 100pts!

I don't remember Reina being this cool.. some proper wandering like Risty had must have done her some good (including looking after little children and all). I'm glad that one of them is finally acting like a cool protagonist would, while the other finally tamed her hair a bit into something nicer-looking.

[NeoCybercoin]

I completely agree with Buff. Although I liked Risty's original hair style as well. Leina's outfit certainly improved a lot.

[Ryllharu]

I was always a fan of Evil Risty's hair in the second season, so I'm definitely enjoying her current look, plus calling Elina an idiot is always worth it (it's so true).

This episode was pretty adorable. Samurai Girl summoned by little children like it was part of a Kamen Rider/generic-magical-girl Costume Show at a Theme Park. Annelotte looks strong, so they summon "Izumi-chan" by chanting her name over and over. She gives a prepared intro from the trees [backstage], and quickly appears. Then it only got better with the two demons (who were surprisingly stronger than I would have thought, damn Aldra is a good summoner) and the children kept encouraging Izumi by chanting her name some more.

The only thing it was missing was a former pop idol playing the ditzy MC. In this case, maybe Nyx or Nanael.

[Buffalobiian]

I can't remember, who was it that defeated Alleyne again? Echidona?

Looking at the current line-up, Annelotte is pretty much the strongest out of all the "new" cast. She isn't quite at Alleyne's level of proficiency if I remember correctly (unless they departed with a "There's nothing more I can teach you"), which places her undeneath Reina.

edit: hmm, she didn't, but this is all about skill without demon powers, dragon tails and such... Annelotte-in-training was so damn cute.

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 10v2


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I'm not happy that Aldra lost like that, but whatever. I really want to know if Aldra really does have a husband somewhere, or if she just somehow came to the idea that she has one and must keep up her wife duties in the meanwhile.

Nanael Archangel... is Heaven short on angels or something?? I like Laila. She's a good contrast to Nanael in that she actually wants to be a good angel, but simply falls short.

I thought Ymir was simply doing the Queen's bidding until this episode, but it's almost like Claudette's the puppet here.. to the Swamp Witch? Laila might say the curse was spreading, but as far as being a swamp goes that place was pretty dry.

[Buffalobiian]

OhShit - Episode 11

[Buffalobiian]

[Nipponsei] Queen's Blade Rebellion OP Single - Inochi no Uta ga Kikoeru [Tamura Naomi].zip
[Nipponsei] Queen's Blade Rebellion ED Single - future is serious [Kobayashi Aika].zip

The ED's pretty sick.

edit: I said ^ that before watching ep 11... but damn, the ending sequence's ..... the best ever?

And well played Melona. Well played.

[NeoCybercoin]

Dat ending sequence.

Anyway, Annelotte could be Aldra's sister? Since she was looking for her. Her demon blood does give her elf ears and red eyes.

[Buffalobiian]

Anyway, Annelotte could be Aldra's sister?

Yeah, I can't see any other way things could turn out.. though I have to wonder how Annelotte ended up all the way north as royalty, not to mention how her blood/powers got sealed.

Apparently QB:Rebellion finishes with episode 12. I can't see a very satisfactory ending with such a short amount of time left.. but I sure as hope we get another run confirmed if this is a half-way ending like the first QB was.