Plot Summary In 4 years time the competition that will decide who the next Queen shall be will start. The strongest warrior will continue to rule the country according to tradition and expand it. The contestants need only be older than 12 years. They need not be human, intelligent or even of that country. The rules for the tournament are simple: murder is allowed. Any weapon can be chosen. The winner is decided when one of the participants flees or can't move anymore. Such an event is broadcasted trough a crystal sphere by the court's magic teacher to all population to see and enjoy. (Summary provided by ANN and AniDB) |
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The Review
Most anime viewers have either watched or heard of Queen's Blade. Most of them probably do not know that it's based on a pen and paper game. I'm not entirely sure how popular it is in Japan, but it had enough fan base to create an anime with multiple seasons. This would be like Dungeons & Dragons randomly deciding to release an anime.
The anime itself doesn't have a lot going for it in the sense of plot. Basically there's a tournament held every X amount of years. Anyone caught fighting within this time period will have it broadcast throughout the world by an angel. Of course, this time the angel doesn't seem to know what she's doing and so she misses a lot of the fights and/or just does a really terrible job as referee.
I have to give it some credit. Other than fan service, some of the episodes do a fairly decent job telling the background story of some of the characters. As this season nears the ending point, the episodes do get really interesting. This leaves me to believe that the second season will be better.
Though I've seen better anime, this show has taught me a couple of things. Such as; The less armor you're wearing, the stronger it is. It's also taught me that; The bigger the boobs, the stronger the fighter. I'm sure these life lessons will benefit me in some way, but I'll rather not get my hopes up.
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