Hello fellow Busou Shinki fans! We sadly reached the end of the Busou Shinki TV anime with this episode. It has been a good run, but now it has to end. This episode finishes off with Ann, Ines, Lene, and Clara trying to save Hina from a very rich Shinki collector.
(All images taken from Zero Raw’s Busou Shinki ep 12 using Fraps on Windows Media Player.)
We finally reached the final episode focusing on Hina’s rescue. Ann, Ines, Lene, and Clara all go out of their way to rescue Hina from an obsessive rich Shinki collector. Things gradually escalate from shock to a mostly epic counter-attack versus the Naked Shinkis, that can talk, and Hina herself.
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- Busou Shinki – Episode 01:
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- Busou Shinki – Episode 02:
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- Busou Shinki – Episode 03:
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- Busou Shinki – Episode 04:
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– Busou Shinki – Episode 11:
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Thanks to the party the girls had, sadly without Hina, they now struggle with a hang-over. Ines and Lene can barely make simple breakfast for Rihito. How are they hung over, you ask? System most likely “over-dosed” by the Nitro Lemon jelly used to cool. Too much of a good thing becomes bad, or lethal.
Hina? Where is she? Ann gets a bit curious as to where Hina went for her surprise birthday party.
As we’ve seen in episode 11, Hina has been reset back into a “blank” minded Shinki. She remembers nothing that happened previously, which this rich collector takes advantage of and calls her Rosa.
Valona is tasked with removing the serial number from Hina as to not stir up any “troubles”. I guess it wouldn’t be impossible seeing as how Blackmarket and thieves can hack into phones and etc…..
I will have to note that Valona sitting on his shoulder looks adorable.
Meanwhile – In some park somewhere in a futuristic Tokyo – Ines, Lene, Ann, and Clara all practice how to celebrate Hina’s birthday. Happy Birthday Hina!
Quite nice that we get to see some quick images of some memorable images from past episodes. Glad I could see an image of Fubuki with her Master and the Fencer girls being remembered in image form.
Oh that silly Hamster! Quite random, especially by nibbling on a piece of paper for Ann to notice. Now it clicks that Hina ended up going missing because of that note, Valona, and Clara’s final confirmation on such.
How horrible! How cruel! They’re just sleeping like lifeless figures! But I have to admit that they look highly adorable and attractive in animated form. Wants to make me go out and buy a figure…..oh wait…….can’t. KONAMI!
From a rescue to being trapped themselves. With a snap of a finger the rescuers become the prisoners. Loving Valona’s sadistic expression, it amuses me. Some kind of gust blew them, and not Valona & Naked Shinkis into the holding cell. Wondering if it was the current from the vent or a directional defense system.
Meanwhile, the captured Shinkis of ours try to figure out if that truly is Hina via the serial number. Sadly, the rich collector thought ahead and deleted such sending our gals into a slight confusion. Luckily Clara points out the obvious – the scratch on the thigh.
Nooo!~ They ran out of energy. Now they shall be used as scrap and spare parts for the Shinkis in the collection. What a fitting show for the Valona & Victoria sisters.
The Naked Shinkis surrounding the Shinki gang reminds me of SWTOR’s pre-launch trailer when the Sith invaded the Jedi temple on Coruscant. Similar vibe.
Ann and Hina…I mean Rosa finally reunite! However, one last hurdle needs to be overcome through a fight. Yes, a fight us viewers have been constantly wanting along with the previous one with the Naked Shinki swarm. Ann vs Hina, however it isn’t the one where you K’O your opponent. Ann, tame Hina with your Angelic nature!
Hina! Nooo! Not you too! Ann and Hina unable to battle :(. Shall say that was a nice fight between Wave sisters and the two main Shinkis in the show.
Thought it was over? Ann has to now fight Victoria.
Those three above images are very heartwarming and quite adorable. It’s like seeing your kids return after running away or being kidnapped. A nice touching reunion. Awesome!
The “Boss” as well suffers a touching defeat. He is being treated as not truly evil, just obsessed in acquiring more Shinkis while taking the utmost care of his two prized Shinkis – Valona & Victoria. (You’re free to tell me what Valona’s name is if picky.)
Nice heartwarming and touching scenes all around!
I guess he wasn’t a bad guy after all? Just someone who is misguided and thinks he could get away with capturing stray or Shinkis of interest? There is so much care seen around his mansion and his two Shinkis go out of their way to assist him. Also, he didn’t throw a fit seeing Victoria being defeated. There is no anger, just the desire to collect, conquer, and to care for his Shinkis.
For some reason I briefly thought of him being more human than Rihito. He has shown more emotion in a short period of time in which Rihito hasn’t.
HA! Silly MaoChao and Howling ‘free-loading’ in the party. They came for the drinks with no presents, silly Team Rocket Shinkis. Well, it is a party and it is meant to be fun so party till your batteries drain!
Such an awesome episode and quite a heartwarming ending! A bit surprising, though not crazy of an idea that Naked Busou Shinki’s can talk. They’re simply unpainted and uncustomized Shinkis waiting to be programmed into actual Busou Shinkis with Types. Seeing them speak and use the basic weaponry as in the training program of Battle Rondo was nice to see. Nicely animated and displayed.
I’m actually glad 8-Bit Studio added a “Boss” to the show, but it was done a bit late and a tiny bit in a hasty manner. Seeing Valona get all sadistic in her Succubus way was quite amusing for my evil train of thoughts. She seems to be a scheming yet elegant little Succubus. Need to be careful around her.
The escalating fight from Valona’s ambush to Shinki Swarm to “Rosa”, and then Victoria was well done. Sadly, it was rushed a tiny bit (two episodes would of been better) but I did enjoy every single fight from one to the next.
While people are disappointed that this was mostly a slice-of-life Anime I’m glad that 1) It was even turned into an Anime & 2) That care was actually placed into the anime. Maybe not too much care, but enough for me to stay interested from beginning to end. Though, I don’t want to get into that in detail now, I want to save my thoughts as a whole for the whole review.
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– Preview – OVA
-> This transmission has been hi-jacked to announce an OVA episode not being aired with the Busou Shinki TV. It may instead be acquired by simply purchasing the Busou Shinki goodies to enjoy whenever you so desire.
– http://special.canime.jp/busou/121102.html – Grab the Anime & OST!
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Thanks for reading my reviews! Shall write up an OVA review, a final one after that to summarize my review. Now I can watch this Anime subbed and know exactly what is going on.
Lastly, I hope we get a second season! I want to see an actual legit fight from start to finish so that I can see Renge fight in her full foxy glory. I want to see her whoop some rear-ends. I can ask that much, no? Konami needs to also sell their figures again or this would be poor marketing :P.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!