Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[Episode 12: Ryouma's Message]
[Episode 13: The Lord's Head Finds a Soul]

[Enjoyment Value: 8/10 & 9.5/10]

[Thoughts]

Episode 12 answered some questions and yet brought a lot with it. Same masked guys killed Sakamoto. As to who they are I’m not sure yet but I think we might see them sooner or later, if they’re not dead. Also, what is Soutetsu up to? His intentions so far aren’t clear to me. As for Kanna, just who is he loyal to? He’s seen taking orders from both Juubei and Parkes. A double agent maybe? Also, I wonder why Kakunojou was so afraid of those strange monsters? The best parts of the episode though was when Kakunojou was relaying Oryou’s message to Akidzuki and the clash between Akidzuki, Kanna, and Soutetsu. Now that’s something I want to see more of!

On to episode 13: It was the best freaking episode of Iroha so far! Some much stuff happened that it’s all a mess in my head. Well, first off we get introduced to four new characters who go by the names of Knight, Rook, Queen, and Bishop. I have no idea what their mission is but I hope they are around for a while (especially Queen ). We get to see some of the past of Kanna, including a glimpse at the woman who took care of him (his mother? sister?) only to see her taken away from him. The play was brilliant. I honestly didn’t expect for it to turn out the way it did. It was pure chaos and it seems that Ebisu and Juubei are now dead. Not to mention the Lord’s Head has now possessed Enomoto. What does this mean? Well, it does mean that the second part of Bakumatsu Kikanetsu Irohanihoheto begins now!