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This is the most intense bath episode ever. It was so intense they missed censors in some spots. Which proves now S2 will have nipples in the BDs. Rather high quality may I add from the looks of them.
Regardless it was purely fan service with some interesting deep dialogues. Still surprised by Suzu's breast size.
Tenzou got his relationship up by as much as bathing with Scarred.
About the beginning, so before the huge bath feast, which I though was not going to be like that, well I thought the festival would be a little more than that for a start. However the feast had its interesting moments. For one Tori my man in the spoiler
Serving all naked and happy. HAHAHAAHAHA! BEST SHIT! Good served by a naked male, well good for girls. Regardless I really liked that part. I understand the whole ordeal. In order for one to be happy all the time one has to be happy with their own body and that means one must be able to be happy and go about as normally and happy as they are naked in public doing what they want. In other words Tori is doing it as a good condition full-filler for his contract. Else one mistake on that activation of not being happy all the time does kill him.
Nate was quite interesting serving plates in the spoiler
With her chains. Quite fascinating the way it was flowing and presented. What got more fascinating is how MOE she got in the following,
NOW THAT IS MOE! Nate I love you! Great character really.
Was really happy for the bird feeding part in the spoiler
That really got the Scarred on the good sides of Tenzou.
Quite hilarious was Asama in the spoiler
She got many times angry and MOE along with shooting her weapon out of anger/frustration. Well funny the whole segment of that itself.
About the fan service and bath of Tenzou/Scarred. Fan service wise it was so much they even forgot to censor some parts which prove a positive for nipples on the girls breasts. Something not done in S1. Guess it’s time to make money. In the spoiler (NSFW)
Scarred’s nipples are visible there and so are Asama despite some of them parts being steamed. This no doubt proves S2 will have them on the Bds. Got to admit the ones of Scarred are heck amazing and juicy. Shit hit too much on my libido. Then again Asama ones were quite something else too. Anyone can confirm this or it’s my visuals that are wrong? It’s now confirmed in the spoiler (NSFW)
The renders clearly show the nipples and all. Well it’s all good. Many series are less tame in their S2 run.
TBH in the spoiler
mass fan servicing from asses to full frontal blanks on Malga which proves she is DFC all the way. Suzu’s breast size was surprising since I though she was DFC but turns out she is major C or B easily. Oh well. Funny gag of putting a ant eater in the whole bath after Asama summoned some box. Also Asama's avatar was censoring her. ROFL!
In regards to Tenzou and Scarred call me crazy but I think they did it or at least a troll of it in the spoiler
there is thin line between Tenzou and Scarred. Could be Tenzou’s hand on the other side or a erection ready for you know what. Why? Oh why? Simple with the way she grabs him from behind in the spoiler
what makes one think she is not getting it on without it being shown? Certainly there is love in the air and it needs to resolve fast for a war is coming up. Add to that the emotional impact in the spoiler
that was ensuing and certainly it tells more of the intense feelings. Scarred is love. She has a great body in the spoiler
despite being full of scars and since Tenzou has a lot too, APPROVE OF THE COUPLE 1000% That’s all I will say. I hope he has kids with her and a good family when it’s all over. With her chest size no man would be unhappy for sure. That being said I would have the same expression as the following,
For that sudden grab. Still pretty EPIC expression there of Tenzou.
In thee END, get ready for shit to come in the spoiler
the enemies are getting ready for Tori.
In conclusion surprising uncensored stuff and more surprised it will have nipples but I guess $$$ needs to be around. Maybe S1 was not that as expected so a realization was done. Well I can say it will most likely get very much sold more. The quality and details of the nipples is not shit like let’s say Mashiro Iro for the most parts or even To LoverRU. I would think it would PAR with Maken-Ki quality.
Still a good emotional exchange and Tenzou totally got into Scarred. So that is one wish done. Fan service wise I guess I wanted it too to see how well it would adapt from the LN illustrations. SPOT ON! Nothing more or less. It’s exactly as it should be. Finally the dresses and character interactions were great and nice.
Yumekichi11Jul 28, 2012 9:12 PM
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I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed by this episode once it hit the full fan service mark. The beginning with Neito was incredibly cute, and Toori also made it pretty touching. The side jokes where Masazumi tries to explain sex and where people thought Tenzou and Scarred were going pole to pole were good.
But personally, I think Scarred and Tenzou are moving a bit too quickly. The LN probably put in a lot more time to develop their relationship. The anime so far hasn't done an adequate job. The random fan service was a bit meh-inducing. Didn't find it quite as funny since this was a blatant play for sexual appeal (whereas before more for comic effect).
I don't intend to ignore the fact that many, many animes out there illustrate far more unreasonable romance relationships and fan service moments. It's just that I have a far higher standard for this series...This episode imo may be one of the worst considering all of S1 and S2.
Horizon sure doesn't dissapoint, never.
Scarred is pretty delicious, and she's already fallen for Tenzou. She's got an interesting way of healing wounds btw.
I hope to see the actual Toroi x Horizon date, it's bound to be fun. And pace should pick up with festival ending, so looking forward to more action next week.
Also i wonder if Horizon's Deadly Armament missing isn't really a big deal and will be found shortly, or something bigger is involved.
I found the relaxed episode refreshing. We had a good amount of action lately and some intense negotiations last episode so it was nice that they pulled it back a bit. The "Much Ado About Nothing" part makes me think everything that is going to happen will be more comedy then actual serious plot.
Seems the Spanish are ready for was things are becoming more interesting.
I still wonder who the blond haired girl with the green cloak is she seemed to be related to the person who is going to be sacrificed.
And what was Shakespeare planning seems several people are involved in her plan not to mention that ship of the Spanish.
Even during the festival something starts and ruins it. But the battles that will follow are not to be missed. And again I'll wait for the next episode to come with great anticipation. TT.TT
these come out saturdays right? im 3 days behind i hate not watching anime when the originaly come out just watched it today, i need to find a better site. also that was one CUTE neito she just keeps getting better and better she is my favorite female. maybe azama got mad at tenzo cause he was spending too much time with the girl who is a guy?
All I have to say it this is series is one of the best of all time!!! The plot and characters are all epic and complex and awesome. Tenzo will be going on my favorite list just because of his scene in the OP and I am 1000% onboard on the Tenzo x Kizuari-dono boat. Set sail to happiness!!!
Damn it... this show is really awesome... One of the best series i've ever seen.
This episode is really good, great voice acting by the casts, great BGM, and great character interactions. Oh don't forget about LOL milton and that hilarious kobold.
I liked how they tease the viewers with those match-ups at the end xD
The 2nd ED is really cool too.
Kinda confused about what happened at the end. Did Thomas create another play, with all this red mist and stuff? If so it Seems like the second part to the 'Play' will happen where Neshinbara will face off with her again I assume.
hmm i thought England is negotiating with Musashi to get meat products and deceive the testament union by doing a joint festival
and now we see England this episode wanna fight against Musashi? what the fuck happened? i mean its a bad time to fight against Musashi
seeing Tres España is about to attack England too it seems, meh lets wait next episode
and the ecchi scenes are not as bad its just good ecchi
Certainly better than the last episode, it had its share of funny moments. Look on the bright side Tenzou, at least in this anime you are not voicing the crow. I wonder if we will get some action next episode 4/5.
So. Much. Service! Still, they managed to fit some great plot in there, especially at the very end. Loved how the official (non-OP) appearance of the new antagonists fed right into the serious Ed. Beautiful!
Scarred mentioned that Mary Stuart won't actually be killed. I'm guessing that since they're only reenacting history, the execution will take place in another shape or form.
"I bet right about now my father is in some serious meeting or something like that."
"Your dad seems like a serious person, doesn't he?"
"Judge. Ever since the Mikawa incident, it seems like he's been making an effort to change the way he acts towards me. Though lately, I think maybe he's been going a bit overboard."
"Can I ask what?"
"Judge," Masazumi replied, trying to think of things that had happened before the supply ship had crashed. She let out a relieved sigh.
"Like, he gets all nervous and fidgety whenever I come home. And he's all, 'I got tickets for this new anime movie from Konishi, do you want to go see it together?' and stuff like that all the time. It's obvious he's trying to get closer to me, but he ends up going all 'Las Casas, Protector of the Indians' and treats me like a child."
"It must be hard for him too, trying to figure out a way to connect with you," quipped Asama, pouring more water over her. Although she repeated it many times, Hanami kept opening and manipulating more signframes around them.
"Oh, right now, I'm temporarily cancelling the contracts that you made when you were in Mikawa. Although Nagoya Castle exploded and took the Mikawa Shrine with it, when the new temple was transfered to the Musashi, those old contracts and the influence of the original shrine still remain. So, we have to cancel those old contracts and transfer them to us on Musashi."
"Will I still have the contract with the god of the place I was born?"
"The Asama Shrine has a partnership with the guardian deity of Mikawa, so that contract can remain how it was. The god you're contracted with won't change, we can set it so we'll be the ones through whom you negotiate instead.
"Although when you moved to Mikawa you became a contracted parishioner of our shrine, the original contract that was formed when you were born, before you had your cell phone, was still there, even if the level of protection it offered was weak."
"That sounds pretty complicated..."
"It is," she replied with a hint of strained amusement.
"The free protection provided from your guardian deity provides life support to your entire body through the hardpoints on your neck, shoulders, and hips. Even though you changed your parishioner contract to the Asama Shrine on Musashi, it's been weakened because the output of that support system is increased while Musashi is in flight and, in your case, because of interference from Mikawa.
That's probably the reason you're always feeling like you're starving."
"Oh! Well then, I wonder if I'll stop passing out in the street after this."
Masazumi felt as if everyone's eyes were fixed on her, but decided she was just being paranoid.
"Although this is a big contract, let's start with this free bonus: Asama's proprietary sunburn and dry skin protection! Since you're position forces you to spend a lot of time facing others, this should help you avoid any unfortunate problems."
"I've never really worried about that, but okay, I guess. What's next?"
"Right, your guardian and your parish, or to put it another way, the gods of the places where you were born and where you live--although the gods of the land are just gods of nature who have no names--you have the contracts for their protection. Now, before your maus contract, you can choose to form a personal contract with the god whom you want to worship. What do you want to do about it?"
"Is there a reason I have to do that before forming the maus contract?"
"The god you are personally contracted with, powerful named deities, allow you to negotiate certai abilities through their shrones. Since those gods can have certain special mauses, it's recommended that you form the personal contract first. At any rate, the fundamentals of a maus's motif are based on their god, and they serve as that god's symbol. But, in the case of guardian and parishioner contracts, since those are just gods of the land with no names, they don't have any special mauses. Therefore, if possible you should choose a personal deity to contract with first, as they have fundamentally different mauses, and afterwards you can choose a maus that is specialized to suit that god's strengths.
"...So you're saying that, in addition to gods of the land, there are also named gods that I can form a contract with?"
"Right," Asama replied.
"In the Far East, the gods are considered part of nature, and inhabit the land. The gods of heaven and the gods of earth are part of the environments of they hold dominion over, and exist inside the land and the sky."
Due to the planet's environmetal decay, many of the gods were abandoned, and the ones that had any power remaining were able to stabilize the environment and become the gods of the land. But that "stabilization" caused some to go berserk and upset their balance, and when humans returned from the heavens, the Far East, whose gods of the land had remained unharmed, was the only place they could land. Later, the Harmonic World was formed, although humans then ended up causing the Harmonic Unification War.
"We and the gods continue to work hard to appease the gods of the environment, but in the end we're just borrowing the space from them."
"Since they've turned themselves into ley lines, you could say that they've already become one with the world. Instead of saying that they have no names, it might be more to correc to say that they've reached a point where names are insufficient."
"I see," Masazumi said, as Hanami showed her a signframe. Displayed on it was an index of gods, arranging them all by name, ability, sex and rank, ancestors, etc...
"Why is it that when you arrange them by type you get 'crossdressing,' 'peeled back foreskin,' 'older sisters are fine too!' 'aggressive,' 'spread legs,' 'instant submissive,' 'thoughtful servant,' and other things like that?"
"Well, there are gods like that too. When it comes to classification, Shinto is very deep."
Maybe broad-reaching and shallow would be better than deep, thought Masazumi.
I wonder which one I should pick...
Lol i would like to read that doujinshi starring Asama & Masazumi when its completed Naruze. I just love this anime's unique take on history, its very interesting. So Tres Espana are apperaing earlier than expected and Toussaint is still under Shakespeare's curse switching from Macbeth to much ado about nothing. Not being familar with that particular work i have no idea what that could mean but bring on the next episode.
Nate was just sooooooooooo cute when she was getting fed by Horizon. Lol she became like a pet in that scene responding to Kimi as well. Ahhh that's why she's one of my favorite chars in this series. And hahaha at that sex explanation scene, poor Masazumi getting shafted like that by Malga. Lmao when she began to say "lift up and thrust..."
Tenzo is one lucky son of a gun getting close to that scarred girl like that. And that bath scene was wonderful.
That ending... shit's bout to go down. And I got my money on Tori losing his clothes next episode too.
Great episode, I actually understood what happened this time, since pretty much nothing happened besides the starting of the festival, as well as the 'play'. It is another funny episode, and having Tenzou as one of my favorite characters in the series, it was great to see a little time with him. I also like Masazumi's 'mouse', the anteater, it's cute. Anyway, again, great episode. 5/5