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Jan 14, 2015 6:00 PM
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How Akuemon's wife actually survived was a rather poor plot point.

I wonder if Akuemon killed everyone at the Governor's palace, since he didn't even cut down most of the archers who shot at him. I mean, all they need to do is reload and shoot again.
Jan 21, 2015 5:24 AM
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I will have to agree that the real wife surviving is a poor execution, it almost felt like a fairy tale. The story was fine in the beginning but I do think the writer messed up very badly. Well, it was a decent watch nevetheless, a 6/10 imo
Nov 17, 2017 5:14 AM
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How is that a poor plot point? The lord almost strangled her to death by accident. He panicked, thinking her dead, and put her in a trunk which he put on the river. The old fox saw this and notified the person who she "helped" escape who then barely saved her.
Jul 15, 2021 1:30 PM
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I, for one, am fine that Kuzunoha survived. Her supposed death served it's purpose and it would've been a meaninglessly cruel ending for the boy with both parents gone.

Nice story for a 23 min OVA, albeit maybe a bit too short.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


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