Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls - Review Update

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Overview
In an alternate future, the Tokugawa shogunate never lost power and Japan mainstrained its enforced seclusion from the rest of the world. The 25th shogun assumed the mantle of Japan's leadership 20 years ago, and the student council enforces the suppression of rebellious elements at a giant academy for children of military families at the foot of Mt. Fuiji. This one actually sounds really interesting. It's pretty much old school Samurai within the modern world. I personally love alternate history/timelines stuff, and look forward to seeing how well done this turns out. Judging from the name, it's probably going to be a bit Ecchi too. Which can be a good thing, but also can take away from the seriousness of the show.

Episode 1
The artwork reminds me of the video game Okami. It also has ink splatters on the screen which give it a 3D feel. Quite impressive in my opinion. This first episode is a prolouge to the series. It's actually really well done. Starts with the end, does the backstory and ends with the introduction of some samurai girl. Pretty interesting so far.

Episode 2
Interesting story development. This episode was more comical than the first one. It's based around everyone trying to figure out who the new samurai girl is. I also like to point out that the ninja maid's glasses work the same as the scouters in DBZ.

Episode 3
This episode forshadows a possible villain as well as a more complex storyline. I'm starting to see what's going to be happening. Is the mysterious samurai girl a hero or actually a villain?

Wrap Up
Other than being a border line Echii anime, this seems to have a pretty complex storyline. The art style is like an ink painting and the random blots of ink covers any nudity or blood. I'm guessing they did this to keep the rating down. It's an interesting show, but I don't know if I would recommend it. It's too hard to tell, even with seeing three episodes. Just too many questions and so many paths for the storyline to take. I say give it a couple more episodes before you decide if you should keep watching it or not. It's worth checking out just to see the art style.

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