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128th G-View: Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart (Warning, Mature content)
Hello and welcome to the G-Views…I’m not going to finish the slogan.
….and now…the moment you’ve all been waiting for…..I really don’t want to do this…but as a man of my word…oh goh.
Here it is, the historic portion of this 3 part G-View: Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart…help me.
30th G-View: Ecchimania episode 2: Queen’s Blade
Hello and welcome to G-Views, where SoL reigns supreme, moe is respected and Dokuro-chan sucks poopie.
ECCHIMANIA: Welcome to the 2nd episode. This time we’ll be looking at another extremely sexy and action packed anime, Queen’s Blade.
There’s something special about this certain anime. It’s controversy is undeniable and at one time it was considered the closest ecchi anime to reach borderline Hentai, that is until Seikon no Quaser showed up a half year later. More on that show in the future….if I can stomach it that is. Now back to Queen’s Blade.
Update: Since I feel that my previous review of this show was incredibly lacking, I have decided to make some major adjustments and increase my ratings for the show. Also, my planned review of Seikon no Quaser…CANCELED!
Also, special thanks to “Yi” from Listless ink for his inspirational words.
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29th G-View: Ecchimania episode 1: Ikkitousen Anthology
Hello and welcome to G-Views, where SoL reigns supreme, moe is respected and Dokuro-chan sucks poopie.
ECCHIMANIA: Welcome to Ecchimania, a new segment on the G-Views where I’ll review the sexiest and ecchiest action anime that I’ve seen in my career as an animeniac. So sit back and enjoy as we begin with the anime that inspired this segment: Ikkitousen.
What can I say about Ikkitousen? for one thing, it introduced me to the sexiest drawn anime female in the history of anime: Kan-U Unchou. This show could possibly be one of the guiltiest pleasures for action/ecchi anime fans. Again, it all depends on your tastes, but I’ll explain more as we continue with the G-View.
Related anime:
Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny (TV) (sequel)
Ikkitousen: Great Guardians (TV) (sequel)
Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor (TV) (sequel)
Alternative title:
-Battle Vixens
-”Bakunyu” Hyper-Battle Ikki Tousen
-Strength of a Thousand
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, tournament,
Themes: bishoujo, ecchi, fanservice, historical, martial arts, school, war, yuri
Number of episodes: 12 each season + multiple 5 minute specials for each season.
G-Ratings:
8/10 for season 1
8/10 for season 2
6/10 for season 3
7/10 for season 4
Objectionable content: Intense (graphic depictions of sex, drug use, bloodshed, nudity, especially in seasons 3 and 4)
Plot Summary: Seven schools are constantly ‘at war’ with each other, and the students within – both male and female – have become skilled fighters and constantly battle with rival schools. Their lives and fates are guided by strange jewels that contain the spirits and destinies of warriors from the Sangokushi period. One girl, Sonsaku Hakufu, has recently moved to Japan and is apparently destined to unite the schools as her counterpart united seven countries long ago. But, like all heroes, there is a darker side to her fate, and as always there is a constant struggle by those around her to break the chains of their own destinies and make their own lives.
Like my previous Hidamari Sketch Trilogy review, I’ll be reviewing all 4 current seasons of Ikkitousen as a whole. To better explain the concept of Ikkitousen, it is 1 of the 2 anime that I’m aware of that uses this concept. Basically, you take the legendary “Three Kingdoms Period” of Ancient China. Check out Wiki to learn more, since there are many forms of media retelling those epic ages of war in China. Now as for this anime, it takes all the most famous names during that era and tells the tale of all of these characters being reincarnated as high school students, the stronger ones mostly being female. The main plot of the series remains the same, except each season has a different storyline or event. There are many characters who make appearances throughout the season, some having large roles, while others are killed off in less than 2 minutes. It’s tiresome to highlight each one, so I’ll just continue with each season’s presentation.
Being an Action/Ecchi type anime, you can already tell that their primary form of entertainment is extreme fanservice. I’m not kidding. In almost every single match involving women, one way or another their clothing WILL BE TRON TO SHREDS! Of course since this is a PG-13 or R rated anime (you be the judge), the upper body and legs will be the most shown. the lower body, as always will be off camera or the panties will remain intact for obvious reasons.
My thoughts for each and every season as you noticed from my G-Raitngs, are mixed, for good reasons.
-Evaluating the quality and amount in each season is the easiest part to evaluate: The 1st season wins hands down. If you’re looking for some awesome fights, then the 1st season is where you’ll get it. The 2nd season has less action, but the story is good enough to keep it interesting. The 3rd and 4th seasons on the other hand….both suffer in different ways. The 3rd season BARELY has any fight sequences, while the story itself is the worst in the series and the 4th season has a decent story, but it suffers from weak presentation and WAY too short fights. It has many, but most of them are very short.
-The music also varies. Once again my favorite is from the 1st season. The other seasons are hit and miss.
-Heck, even the fanservice level itself varies for each season. The winner is season 3 on this one. Even though considered the worst season in the series, it does compensate by having the best fanservice of all seasons. The 1st half of the season could be considered pure fanservice, while the 2nd half tries to focus on the story, but as mentioned earlier, it’s terrible.
-The characters: As mentioned earlier, there are far too many to talk about, so to keep it short, I’ll talk about the development of my favorite character on the show, Kan-U Unchou.
Since her debut in season 1, Kan-U already had an intimidating aura surrounding her and you could tell just by looking at her that’s she’s no pushover. Of all the schools who had multiple fighters representing their school, Kan-U was the ONLY entrant from her school, Seito Academy. In her debut match, you could see just how badass and awesome this babe is, beating 2 very powerful opponents in a row, WITH A BROKEN ARM! She later decided to drop out of the competition. However, that one match solidified her as the most badass character on the show. As the seasons continued, her badassery continued to emanate gracefully. However, for some inexplicable reason, the writers decided o weaken her from her past glory. Sure, she’s still very powerful, but she seems to get beaten and captured often, though she does come out on top later. Another thing Kan-U had become famous, besides the confirmation that she’s a lesbian (It does my heart good saying that), it’s her constant “heel” turns. Although there are good reasons for her to temporarily join the darkside, she does this often, only to turn back to a “face” later on.
The point of this little story is that each character goes through changes in each sequel, some positive and others negative. Keep this very important fact in mind if you choose to watch this series. So yeah, character development is also mixed in this series.
Final Verdict: If you’re an action/ecchi fan, I highly recommend giving the 1st season a go. You can later decide whether you wish to continue watching the other seasons or not. I’m still a loyal fan of this series, so if there are plans for a 5th season, you know I’ll be there to give the first impression
23rd G-View: Arcade Gamer Fubuki
Hello and welcome to G-Views, where SoL reigns supreme, moe is respected and Dokuro-chan sucks poopie. What do you as a male video-gamer think about when you combine the words, female and video-games together? the answer, paradise. That’s what I was expecting when I jumped into this 4 episode OVA. What did I get for pumping myself up? A BIG SMACKDOWN IN MY FACE AND JAW DROPPING SENSELESSNESS THAT MADE MY BRAIN ROT AND QUESTION THE VERY FABRIC OF JAPANESE ANIMATION, PANTY POWER AND THE SEGA CORPORATION’S DESPERATION TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS!
Alternative title:
Arcade Gamer Fubuki 2nd STAGE – Nusumareta PP (Japanese)
Genres: comedy, tournament
Themes: sports (SPORTS?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!!!)
Objectionable content: Mild (mild bad language and/or bloodless violence)
Number of OVAs: 4, about 40 minutes each.
G-Rating: 5/10
Plot Summary: Fubuki Sakuragasaki is a powerful gamer who, with the power of her Passion Panties, climbs up the ranks of the BAG (Best of Arcade Gamer) tournament to become the greatest Arcade Gamer in the world. However, the evil Gulasic Group is out to conquer the world through said tournament, and their gaming skills will prove to be a challenge. Fubuki must team up with the legendary Mr. Mystery to combat the four Gods of Gaming and make the world of arcade gaming safe for all.
There is so much wrong with this plot and the rest of the show that it makes me ask many questions. For example:
-HOW DO PANTIES HELP YOU EXCEL AT ARCADE GAMING?!
-WHY HAVE OVERGROWN MEN GET NOSEBLEEDS AT THE SIGHT OF EXPOSED UNDERWEAR WORN BY A MINOR?
-HOW CAN YOU PLAY AN ARCADE GAME WITH 2 ANALOG STICKS (1 FOR EACH PLAYER) TO CONTROL 1 PLAYER, BUTTON MASHING WHILE USING THE FOLLOWING METHODS: PLAYING WHILE WEARING BOXING GLOVES, HANDSTAND ON TOP OF THE ANALOG STICKS, WITH A TAIL, BASHING THE CONSOLE?
-HOW CAN YOU PLAY AN MMORPG GAME, THAT ARE USUALLY PLAYED ON PCs, IN AN ARCADE MACHINE?
-WHY DOES A MASKED WRESTLER IN PINK TIGHTS KNOW HOW TO CONTACT A PRETEEN GIRL AND HAVE A SPARE SET OF PASSION PANTIES FOR HER TO USE?
-WHY WOULD YOU, AS A SECRET ORGANIZATION, ANNOUNCE YOUR SECRET PLANS IN PUBLIC DURING A MEANINGLESS INTRODUCTION?
-WHY WOULD SEGA CHOOSE THIS METHOD TO PROMOTE THEIR OLD GAMES?
-WHY DIDN’T THEY PROMOTE OBSCURE GAMES INSTEAD OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, PHANTASY STAR AND ALEX KIDD?
-HOW DO SUPER PANTIES AND MASTERY OF ARCADE GAMING LEAD TO WORLD DOMINATION?
-WHY DUEL ON TOP OF ARCADE MACHINES, HANDSTAND ON THE ANALOG STICKS, WHILE RIDING GEYSERS?
-WHY HAVE A MAIN ANTAGONIST WHOSE FLASHBACK AND TRUE INTENTIONS MAKE NO SENSE WHATSOEVER?!
My word, even Excel Saga and Puni Puni Poemy made more sense than this piece of garbage. You know why this hurts even more than it should? It’s because it made me feel like I was watching “The Wizard” all over again, and that movie was also crap!
Why take two of men’s greatest guilty pleasures, women and gaming, and turn it into a steaming pile of clusterpoopie?! I feel raped. I honestly feel raped by these OVAs, they’re that retarded. Oh well, there’s a bright side: At least this series isn’t “Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan”!
And you know what the most shocking part is? there’s actually a twist ending that may surprise you. I couldn’t believe it. the ending was actually unexpected.
If anyone here does intend on watching these OVAs, then do yourself a favor and set yourself into “So bad, it’s good” mode. That was my mistake. I set my aspirations too high and it cost me dearly. A portion of my sanity was lost after watching these OVAs.
This is clearly not one of Shaft’s most memorable creations and thank goodness it isn’t.
