Paripi Koumei

Zhuge Kongming earned a reputation as one of the greatest tacticians of the Three Kingdoms period of third-century China. Having led his army through countless grueling victories, Kongming falls gravely ill during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. The weariness and regret stemming from the seemingly never-ending war catch up to him, and as he draws his final breath, Kongming wishes that if he were to reincarnate, he would be reborn in a more peaceful era.

His wish comes true, and Kongming wakes up in modern-day Tokyo with a younger body and his memories intact. Thrust into an unfamiliar world, he finds his way into a nightclub and meets Eiko Tsukimi, an aspiring singer whose performance immediately captivates him. Pitying his confusion, Eiko takes Kongming under her wing and teaches him about the current world, which leads to Kongming's interest in contemporary music. Seeing Eiko's immense musical potential, Kongming vows to make the world recognize her and soon takes on the role of her manager.

Unsurprisingly, the music industry is unforgiving to those who make even the slightest mistakes. Still, Kongming is determined to accomplish his goals—even if he must utilize the war stratagems he famously used in his previous life!

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Tsukimi, Eiko Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Zhuge, Kongming Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Kabe Taijin Supporting

Chiba, Shouya Japanese

Kuon, Nanami Supporting

Yamamura, Hibiku Japanese

Owner Kobayashi Supporting

Fukushima, Jun Japanese

Eiko's Fan Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

DJ Satori Supporting

Kido, Steve Supporting

Endou, Daichi Japanese

Iriomote, Mia Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Sekitoba, Kung Fu Supporting

Kimura, Subaru Japanese

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Tsuji, Mitsuhito Producer

Itou, Youhei Producer

Yamamoto, Akira Producer

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Sep 16, 2024

SaikatBairagi

Recommended

It is a blast I completed it in one go.

So, in a landscape that feels barren to me, I turned on Kongming based on a friends recommendation and found that every episode just flat out filled me with joy. This anime has heart, it has good character growth, and it has a very particular quirkiness that hits the right buttons. And that was honestly all it needed to make it the most fun I've had watching anime in a long time.

Let’s talk about what the show is. At its heart, it is a lighthearted breezy music anime. If I were forced to throw it in ... a category with similar shows, I think I’d probably pick something like K-On. Kongming is not the main character; the main character is Eiko, an aspiring pop singer and Kongming’s chosen warlord. The show is relatively drama free. Eiko has some history that’s hinted at in the early show and then relatively forgotten about; the actual conflicts driving the show are mostly characters overcoming small character flaws by finding their motivations. That may not sound especially deep, and it isn’t, but it’s clear that the show really cares about its characters, and because of that it’s hard not to feel joy as they succeed. The show really gets by on its heart.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 29, 2023

CyborgBunny

Mixed Feelings

It's fine, safe and easy to watch, no real drama or stakes. The concept of Kongming reborn in modern world mostly plays out in first half and then kinda takes backseat to other characters. Someone who is into the history of Three Kingdoms or j-pop will likely appreciate it more than I did.

Second half of the season is focused heavily on songs and this is where they lost me. I can't help but compare the music in Paripi Koumei to Carol and Tuesday and I feel like music is not even in the same league. Rap part sounded nice but it's hard to evaluate one ... need to be able to understand Japanese to appreciate it and the rest of the music is very generic and bland. I'm pretty sure I won't recognize any of the songs in an hour after I heard them.

Opening is so catchy that it almost saves it but it's just opening and not featured in the show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 11, 2024

Shoelid

Not Recommended

I really loved when this show leaned into its overarching plot or its silly premise, but it did unfortunately little of both. Instead it spent a lot of time on character-based plot for characters that felt very flat.

While each character has a generally unique personality, they don't really interact with each other. Eiko is expressive, outgoing and a little silly, but nobody ever reacts to her. She'll emote and quip with no reactions from anybody.

Kongming is stoic with a carefree & goofy side, but people only comment on 1) him being clever and 2) him wearing strange clothes. His close friends never actually ask about ... his past, despite him seemingly being willing to talk about it.

When that type of thing plays out over and over again it's hard to find the characters believable. Characters need to interact with each other to get you invested in a world.

The OP is fantastic, both the music and animation. The music is upbeat and full of personality, and the animation has characters interacting with great chemistry. Unfortunately those elements are hardly present in the actual show. The OP has kongming and eiko dancing together and driving together. The show has them talk mostly about business.

All of this to say: I wish that they invested more airtime into slice-of-life segments and allowed us to get more invested into the characters. Instead the show is left feeling very forgettable.

For things I liked:
I liked the rapper character and his friends. He didn't talk to the main cast much but he had good chemistry with his own friends and had genuine character moments. He got more character airtime than anybody else in the show.

I liked the lack of fanservice. It helped so much with presenting Eiko as a character and not a bunch of waifu tropes. Clothing was realistic (no t-shirts vacuum sucked to boobs) and the public bath scene showed nothing below the shoulders or above the ankles. impressive tbh

I liked the variety outfits given to Eiko.

5/10 because even though I enjoyed it enough to finish it, I'll probably forget about it by next month and I wouldn't recommend this show to any of my friends. I might bring up Paripi Koumei in conversation for specific things I liked.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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