Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Episode 23: Hiruken Emperor Born ]

Good night, sweet prince.

Good bye, Raigyo. You were definitely one of the better characters in this show. I thought you were going to at least take a shot at the Hiruken Emperor before you bit the dust, but the way you went out made my eyes a bit teary. Even though it was by some random foot soldier. And of course there’s Ishu. I’m guessing she’s dead too. Weird way to go out. Sets up the bombs, then back story, then explosion. That was pretty sudden. Not sure if that was planned from the start or she did that because she was saddened by Raigyo’s death.

Along with Ishu’s backstory, we also got Nakiami’s in this episode as well and where Kobako came from. I always thought that Kobako was one of Yunbo’s kids; it’s easy to see Yunbor as the mother figure on the Zanbani and Kobako has been seen as a sister figure to Hinokimaru. Speaking of which the Zanbani crew is making their way to the frontlines now. Not sure what they can do at this point though I guess they have to do something before the finale.

Everything is finally coming together very nicely: Nakiami heading to the Quickening Chamber where Sannova will be, Humanform Midori about to make her appearance where Akiyuki and Haru are, the Hiruken Emperor awakened, and the Zanbani heading out. The last three episodes will be very exciting without a doubt. I still remember halfway through the show where I was thinking that they would have to have a second season to conclude all on this shit. It’s amazing how much the show has done up from that point on.