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ヴァンキッシュド・クイーンズ
4
OVA
Finished Airing
Mar 29, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
Vanquished Queens OVAs depict what happened to various characters who were absent in Queen's Blade: Rebellion and what happened to them after Queen's Blade: Utsukushiki Toushitachi.
4.5/10
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One of the major complaints about Queen's Blade is its hard to get attached to the characters. This wasn't the case for me, and because of that it was hard to stomach watching Vanquished Queens. While ever so closely balancing the line between hentai or not, they don't show anything overly explicit or any gore. Vanquished Queens takes some of the characters from the original series and subject them to abuse, torture, and rape. If you enjoy that sort of thing or would define them overcoming these difficulties as "character development" - this is the show for you. I understand there weresimilar situations in the original series but they were far and beyond "light" compared to Vanquished Queens serious manner. As far as art/sound/characters - they very closely match the original series of Queen's Blade and were done fairly well. I did notice a couple scenes with lower quality animation, but not enough to detract from my overall enjoyment. The only thing that kept my overall rating from being a 2. One other positive note, if you are a fan of Airi - one of the Vanquished Queens specials will be enjoyable.
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First of all, I must emphasize that I have not seen the original series! Story: It is important to note that each episode contains a different story. The plot of each episode is very poor, and the theme is not very impressive either. Each episode takes place in a fantasy world, and BDSM content is usually the focus. Even those who might enjoy BDSM content may not find it enjoyable, because despite this being the main focus, there are few such scenes. It's simply very cheesy. You'd be better off watching a proper h*ntai. 3/10 Sounds: The background musics was average. However, there was no opening orending, which is a big negative point for me. The dubbing wasn't bad; I didn't feel any restraint from the voice actors. This is also not the strongest aspect of the anime. 4/10 Characters: Well, the characters are terribly cliché. I didn't expect character development within a single episode, but I did expect some complex thinking. Everyone is simple-minded and stuck in one role. The only character who wasn't completely bad was Tomoe, who appeared in the first episode. 4/10 Animation: The animation was average considering it started in 2013. However, I have to admit that the girls' bodies were drawn with care. On the other hand, anything that wasn't a girl, like a monster, was done very cheaply... as if I had drawn it when I was 3 years old. But even so, this was the best part of the anime. 5/10 Summary: In my opinion, this anime is not good. You can watch it, especially if you're into this kind of thing, but it feels very cheap in almost every aspect.