...BUSOU SHOUJO MACHIAVELLIANISM!!!!!!!!!!! Well, it takes a lot of time to go on a writing spree like this. Anyway, a reward for myself and for you, the readers after finishing my exam!!! Oh yeah, one more thing, I will have a special deep dive post into this anime's most special part, which is the Japanese Swordsmanship or Kenjutsu. Anyway, let's get on with it, shall we?
WARNING:-
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven't watched it and plan to watch it without anyone being the spoiler, please DON'T CONTINUE READING!!!
P.S. If you want to be spoiled, well, go ahead and read it. You HAD been warned.
Introduction
The poster for the anime.
Busou Shoujo Machiavellism (in Japanese, 武装少女マキャヴェリズム, or if you want it in English, Armed Girl's Machiavellism), which begins back in April this year (2017). It is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Karuna Kanzaki and written by Yūya Kurokami. The manga began to be serialised in the Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine back in March 2014.
Oh no...BTW, sorry that it is in Japanese. Because well...he is Japanese. Duh!
I've caught up with the manga...but I've heard that the illustrator had a light cancer involving his digestive system so the series was temporarily halted (I mean the manga). I got that news from the COCO01 site and it quoted from the illustrator's Twitter account retweet back in October 2016. He also tweeted this after he left the hospital. Well, you definitely might need to translate. Well, I will leave it you to do that. Anyway, let's start our storytelling.
Plot
The story starts with the main character, Nomura Fudō, a guy who is entering his new school, Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy after getting expelled and forcefully transferred into by his previous school as a result of being involved in a violent brawl. Well, FYI, he just got out hospital...YES, it was THAT serious.
Nomura out from the hospital. BTW, from the OP song.
Anyway, he wants a free and normal life...Well, that proved to be impossible when he encounters Onigawara Rin and his new classmates to force him to dress up as girls or leave the academy. He found out that he had to dress up as girls when he encounters Masukodera Kusuo, a fellow male student who is studying in the academy. BTW, Masukodera is also his classmate.
Masukodero's encounter with Nomura
He wants a free life, but the new high school he transferred to is Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy a place where girls discipline boys with weapons to correct them after it became co-ed generations ago. There is a five-people vigilante group called the "Supreme Five Swords", led by Rin Onigawara.
When Nomura went into his classroom, Rin, together with the rest of the classmates holds him at sword-point to concede to the rules or leave the school. So, Nomura challenges Rin and subsequently, the rest of the members of the Supreme Five Swords for his own right and prove true morality despite the brute force.
Challenging Rin...not a good idea
Almost all of them (Onigawara Rin, Kikakujo Mary, Hanasaka Warabi and Tamaba Satori) lost to Nomura, except for Tsukuyo Inaba, which he did not fight against. He also defeated the legendary rebellious girl, who is nicknamed the Empress. Well, who is the Empress? I give you ONE hint, Nomura knew her from his school. Anyway, there are quite a lot of fanservice in this anime. I'll give a glance, you deviants...I think A LOT of people view my first Trinity Seven anime review post is because of fanservice. Hehe...Anyway, let's move on to our next segment.
Here is it, you deviants. One glance of it.
Anime Ratings
Story (Rating: 10/10)
The story is really good. Fights after fights, intense moment after another and there is EVEN cliffhanger!!! The development of the story and the characters are well done. Everything in this story is just...AMAZING.
Tsukuyo smug face.
Art and Animation (Rating: 8/10)
Well done! The animations for the fight are well done. The art..well, I would say, "OK, la." Anyway, this is not the most appealing part of this anime as the animation and art is up to the standards of the arts and animation level that most animation is at.
Really?
Sound and Music (Rating: 10/10)
I really love the opening theme song and ending songs. They are just...BEAUTIFUL. Listen to the opening song and the ending song of this anime. It's just awesome. Nothing more to say. Well, for the BGM, quite well fitted into different situations.
Screenshot from the ending theme song of the show.
Characters (Rating: 10/10)
Well, in terms of characters...they are quite an interesting bunch. Onigawara Rin is quite cute and had a dislike of males in general (before Nomura's arrival). Kikakujo Mary is a French who is studying Japan and OBVIOUSLY has a wrong perception on guys (Clearly, Mary read too much Doujinshi). Hanasaka Warabi is a bear owner (Seriously, who owns a bear? Who EVEN wants to own a bear?) and quite prideful. Tamaba Satori is manipulative and has very sharp in her observation (Well, that's also the reason why she lost. Kind of.). Lastly, Tsukuyo Inaba...looks like have mastered Yakutama Jigen-ryu, have a HUGE amount of knowledge on different martial arts, and is a prodigy. BUT, obviously, she is not good with soft skills, like communication and making friends.
Satori's smile is the best embodiment of the character development of this show.
That's long...Anyway, Nomura's arrival helps to spark changes within them. Well, isn't that a nice, good old character development. Nomura also had changes in his daily life that he had to endure through every day although he had a strong resolve to pursue to have a peaceful and free lifestyle. Well, every aspect of the story is beautiful, amazing and exciting until the end.
Enjoyment (Rating: 10/10)
I enjoyed it VERY MUCH. From Nomura's encounter and fight with Onigawara Rin to his final battle against the rampaging Amou, it was a great time for me to continue watching it. Plus, I got a nice, good old character development in this anime. Well, every aspect of the story is beautiful, amazing and exciting until the end. I LOVED it. Would like have another season of it.
Beautiful ending...
OVERALL Rating: 9.6(9.5)/10
Screenshots
Dramatic start for this anime...
Nomura vs Rin
Nomura vs Rin...fighting scene.
Mary vs Nomura
Nomura vs Mary...fighting scene.
Nomura vs the bear?!
All out against Warabi and her gang.
Tamaba out from bath.
Satori vs Nomura
Nomura vs Tsukuyo?!
NO!!!! The Tamaba sisters are...
No!!! Not the eyes!!!
Literally a bloody scene...
Amou vs Tsukuyo
Nomura vs Amou
Inaba's sword on Nomura's neck. What?! Why?!
PV/Trailer
Conclusion
Well, I hope there will be a second season but it looks like it WON'T BE anytime soon. I had really enjoyed EVERY moment of it. Of course, that is if there IS one upcoming BUT I can assure you that my deep dive on this anime IS DEFINITELY UPCOMING. Well, it looks like this is the end of this post. I've nothing more to say but to thank you for reading till here. So, God bless you and hope to have you again. Bye!
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