This short OVA series promotes two of the latest Hobby Japan figurines: Uesugi Kagekatsu and ‘Sadistic Succubus’ Senhime.
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Torrent: Nyaa
Series Information
Production Company: ARMS
Vintage: Winter + Summer 2015
Nipple sightings from other ARMS produced anime:
Elfen Lied, Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny, Ikkitousen: Great Guardians, Ikkitousen: Shugaku Toshi Keppu-roku, Ikkitousen: Extravaganza Epoch, Hagure Yuusha, Kakyuusei 2, Kite, Kite Liberator, Mezzo, Mezzo Forte (co-production), Nakoruru, Queen’s Blade, Queen’s Blade II, Queen’s Blade: Utsukushiki Toshi-tachi,
Queen’s Blade: Rebellion, Samurai Girls, Samurai Bride, Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai, Wizard Barristers, Zettai Shougeki
Other notable / recently relevant mainstream anime from ARMS:
Maoyuu, Pandora Hearts
Notable Seiyuu:
Maaya Uchida as Uesugi Kagekatsu
Maaya Uchida is also known for her roles as:
Minako Kotobuki as Sen Tokugawa / ‘Sadistic Succubus’ Senhime
Minako Kotobuki is also well known for her roles as:
Mamiko Noto as Keiji Maeda
Mamiko Noto is also well known for her roles as:
Aoi Yuki as Jubei Yagyu
Aoi Yuki is also well known for her roles as:
Aki Toyosaki as Kanetsugu Naoe
Aki Toyosaki is also well known for her roles as:
Ami Koshimizu as Charles d’Artanian
Ami Koshimizu is also well known for her roles as:
Kaoru Mizuhara as Gisen Yagyu
Kaoru Mizuhara is also well known for her roles as:
Rie Kugimiya as Yukimura Sanada
Rie Kugimiya is also well known for her roles as:
Yu Kobayashi as Matabee Goto
Yu Kobayashi is also well known for her roles as:
Thoughts on the anime
This series has never been about story and always been about fanservice and characters that are two dimensional both literally and figuratively.
The objective of this anime has always been crystal clear, and the latest OVA entries accomplish it about as well as could be hoped.
The new characters are fun I guess, but I don’t think either one would be among my five favorites from this series. The Senhime figurine and concept art looked so promising, but I don’t think they really had the budget here to do her character justice.
This OVA was a mostly positive experience, but it is a little bit of a bummer that the visual quality has taken a serious dive in comparison to the two preceding TV series which both had strong production values. And this makes complete sense, given how the Samurai Bride anime dealt with unexpectedly mediocre sales.
Like the Vanquished Queens OVA (by Hoods), the art quality just didn’t do justice to the material. If you want an anime to be nothing but eye-candy, then there is a certain level of art quality that you can’t afford to drop below.
ARMS has been in a major slump ever since Samurai Bride. Each new series has been a financial disappointment, and the next series after looks a little worse than the one that preceded it. You have to be impressed that ARMS is still alive despite all these failures, somehow they have found a way to soldier on.
ARMS seems to be going all in on Valkyrie Drive. Hopefully it can create a resurgence.
As far as the Samurai Girls franchise, I wouldn’t rule out further OVA titles so long as Hobby Japan is helping to finance. But we can probably bet against another full length TV series.
Thoughts on the fanservice video
Like most ARMS series, even horrible anime can turn into surprisingly good compilations. ARMS knows how to give the fans what they want.
Something about the way they handled the first person ‘waifu’ style specials was creepy, but I think the idea has some potential. The second seemed a lot less creepy than the first – I think if they made six of these instead of two they would have gotten pretty good by the end.
Favorite Character
In theory it should be ‘Sadistic Succubus’ Senhime based on how good her figurine looks. But since they kind of botched her character art and gave us little reason to remember her, I think I’ll give the nod to Charles d’Artanian. She had the good sense to get tied up and show off her boobs a LOT in the second OVA. We probably see her boobs more in this OVA than we did in the previous two seasons combined.
