Alternative TitlesEnglish: Samurai Girls Japanese: 百花繚乱 サムライガールズ
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 4, 2010 to Dec 20, 2010
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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StatisticsScore: 7.161 (scored by 13932 users)
Ranked: #22752
Popularity: #438
Members: 27,070
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SynopsisThe story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu Muneakira is a high school student who rebels against his student council with the help of girls who've had the names of famous samurai heroes passed on to them. |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls
Side story: Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls Specials, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls Picture Drama
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SilveRR
40 of 58 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls isn't a series that I expected much from so I guess in a sense it exceeded my expectations. It is not the best series out there and it's not for everyone either, but it can be a good time waster.
The series does have a plot but it only significantly advances in the final episodes. So like many ecchi comedies out there, there is very little plot and when there is it's pretty weak. However not every series requires a strong plot to succeed, in fact there are many series out there that are successful with no plot. All a series really needs to do is satisfy it's viewers and I would say it satisfied me. There were a lot of attempts at comedy in this series, some worked and some didn't and there were some moments that were just hilarious.
The artwork was really stunning and beautiful. The style of art seems really unique and the detail is just amazing, even in the background. The last couple of minutes of the final episode were full black in white which was visually pleasing to me too. The battle scenes are also well animated and looked nice too. I'm amazed at the amount of detail that were put into each one of them. Then there was the censoring. The ink dots that were used to censor inappropriate body parts could really get annoying especially when characters were moving around, since the dots would have to move with them. But it really depends on the person, some may be bothered by it and some may not be.
The sound department did an okay job. The opening sounded great with an intense rock song to get you pumped up for action. The voices seemed to fit each character's role. There's really nothing else to say about the sound.
To be honest, the characters could have been done better. Although the protagonist, Muneakira, may be unique in some aspects (he's a samurai for crying out loud), he seems a bit generic. He's useless and usually doesn't have a clue what's going on, yet somehow almost every girl manages to fall for him. I still don't the sick magic that makes girls fall for useless protagonists.
Our main heroine,Jubei, actually has two sides, her normal form and her bad-ass form. She's usually only in her bad-ass form during battle, in this form she's really strong but also pretty smart as well. In her normal form she has a really innocent personality and refers to herself in third person to be cute. I like how both personalities contrast from each other.
Of course a harem would not complete without our 2 love rivals, Sen and Yukimura. They both seem bland. Yukimura is our short, flat chested character she is a bit tsundere but at least it's not overly done. Then we got Sen, at first I hated her because of her jealousy but by the end she was tolerable. Both of these characters aren't bad but they both really don't have the qualities that separate them from your typical harem characters.
We also have some side characters and they sometimes do add to the jokes in the series especially Kanetsugu but there's nothing really notable about them.
The series as a whole however is enjoyable. Although some of the jokes weren't well executed the others were hilarious. The story might have been lacking but I really can't complain about that since these types of series tend not to have plots. It's definitely a good time waster
Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls is far from being a masterpiece but it managed to pass the time. Although it's not for everyone, the series manages to entertain and at the end of the day that's all I really ask of an anime. read more
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Ampereox
31 of 49 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
5 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
Oh man.. It's another samurai harem. What's with Japanese people and turning historical figures into high school girls? Anyways, this anime series is based on a light novel series written by Akira Suzuki. Wait a minute. I know what are you wondering.. "Hey isn't the main male lead name is Muneakira?" Yes you're right. I mean if you're writing a story about a harem, wouldn't you want to be the center of it? And let's just add "Mune" to your name and nobody would even notice.
(Yes, I know Mune can also mean breasts..)
I really had high expectations with this one. No kidding. It's been a long time since I've watch an anime about samurais. Unfortunately, as promising as this anime looks, here comes the hundreds of unnecessary fanservice and fillers to drown out the story. Oh sure, I'll like a few fillers now and then but they're rush the entire plot buildup right to the end of the series.
Now on the positive side, the reason why I sticked to this anime (No it's not because of the fanservice...) it's the astounding art this anime brings forward. It's a bit nostalgic as this reminds me of the game I used to play about a b*tch.. Umm I mean about a wolf (Ookami was it?)
Anyways, rarely I've seen an anime which uses the traditional ink style for all it's censorship and transition point however it gets annoying over time.
I have no complaints about the sound either.
And here comes the characters. What? Only three girls in his harem?? Lame.. However, all three of them have some useful personalities to assist with their ever useless male harem lead. And Im suprised there's more tsunderes than Ive expected! As usual, as the story develops, each girl had their chance to express their feelings to Mr "Breast" Akira here.
Oh boy, once again the male harem lead is there as a wallflower for every battle. Every battle when you think Muneakira is going to take charge and battle, prepare to get disappointed. Remember, this anime is aimed for people who loves fanservice so they wouldn't want to see a guy in the battle now would they? Hey, at least he isn't dense unlike some other male harem leads.
And what about the villains? Twisted as usual. Nothing new here.
Personally, I quite enjoyed this anime. That's because unlike others, I did not take the story seriously from the start after watching a few episodes of fillers. If you're looking for a nice samurai story with a decent plot then go look elsewhere. As entertaining as this may be, I wont be watching it again as this sort of anime is where you watch it once and you're already content. I mean, can you watch 12 whole episode about "Love", "Honor", and "Bond" all over again?
Overall, it's a good time killer if you have nothing better to do. Definitely a must watch anime for all you harem lovers. Just don't let the whole ideology of "Love and Honor conquers all" get stuck with you. Remember, an anime is an anime, and real life is just like an anime, without those big eyes.
Haremu Kingu,
Signing off..
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Recommendations
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Girls are Great in Combat Battle [Many Girls too] , One male character surrounded by Girls and fight , with many ecchi things and harem
Similar story good vs evil, hot chicks and fighting, one guy who leads them, unlike sekerai the guy in hyakka is pretty strong and fights with the girls, both shows involve the girls kissing for big power ups
Similarities:
Both lead male character's (Minato and Muneakira) first kiss involves one of his harems falling from the sky (Musubi and Jubei).
Both animes features a lot of panty shots and boobies.
Both lead male characters always has someone in his harem that he fears the most.
In both animes the one that is closes (Jubei and Musubi) to the male character is the most naive and ditsy, but had the most potential of all the harems. There were also the youngest in the harem that makes the male character look like a lolicon.
In both animes it is the ladies that does the fighting for their lead male characters even if they are reluctant to allow them to (the ladies).
Also, in both animes the ladies reach their full potential when kissed by the male character.
Dissimilarities:
One has more women in his harem that the other, however, one has more partial boob exposure and full panty shot that the other.
One has caught 2 girls falling from the sky, while the other has only caught only 1.
One has to watch out for 3 of the girls from his harem that he fears, while the other only has to watch out for the 1 who is the most jealous and his lady lady too (who is not part of his harem).
One has a member of the harem which the lead male character is not sure he can trust,while the other one has a member of his harem who was a dude before,but turned babe which the male character was reluctant to kiss at first.
One has 2 girls in the harem who were very young, one is flat chested but smart,the other is well endowed but stupid, while in the other anime the male character has only one who is very very young, adorable to all but very powerful.
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In both the main character is a girl with two personalities: one is strong and aggressive, and the other is innocent and childish.
Both anime so far include extremely powerful female protagonists whose powers can only be rivaled by a small amount of people. However, it seems that both main female protagonists also have alternate personalities where they lose their memory of being power beings and as a result become weak and dependent on the male protagonists of both animes.
Also, guys, both anime are ecchi types.
Female leads with amnesia/multiple personalities. One side is all powerful, the other innocent/gentle/clueless/weak. Ecchi, etc.
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Opening Theme"Last vision for last" by Faylan
Ending Theme"Koi ni Sesse Tooryanse (恋にせっせ通りゃんせ)" by Aoi Yuuki, Minako Kotobuki & Rie Kugimiya
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Related ClubsHarem Club, AnimeServ Club, Faylan Fan Club, Sen "Senhime" Tokugawa Fan club, Sanada Yukimura FanClub, Warrior Women of Anime, Dark Legends fan club!, Butt Love, Minako Kotobuki FC, Rights for Men Alliance, Ryuumaru Fanclub, HURRAY BOOBIES!!, ~ Ecchi 4ever ~, Yuuki Aoi fanclub, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls FanClub
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