Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Episode 7: Sushi and Fried Katsu ]

Tamaki’s fight with Kenzaburo was pretty intense. That guy was pretty damn excited to be fighting someone so strong that he went all out right from the very start. I could only smile when he said that if he didn’t do that he would have been destroyed in an instant. Still though, the match was pretty exciting especially near the end when he went into the Ascension stance. Apparently, Tamaki’s mother once used that stance in the past and as a result she totally blanked out and the match was stopped by Kenzaburo saying that she was tired from fighting three matches. I’m quite interested in seeing her past now more than ever especially with her mother.

Everything after the matches was a treat as well. Toraji and Kenzaburo had sushi at a place different from the original bet because the store was no longer his father’s thus causing the two to argue back and forth. Tamaki tried to insert a VHD into her DVD player…while still in the case! We got a glimpse of Miyako at home too with her older sister. Miyako’s horror at her sister saying she’d cook obviously tells us that she cooks up poisonous stuff. Sayako meanwhile was napping while her little brother bothered her about dinner. I had to laugh at how her firm behind cracked his DS though. I wouldn’t want that to happen to mine regardless of whose behind it is. Then there’s Kirino who made up training menus into seemingly unholy hours of the night. Kirino is such a mature and responsible person!

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[ Episode 6: Kawazoe Tamaki and the Belated Bureiba ]

Did Tamaki say bankai during this episode or was I hearing things? It’s probably the latter but regardless this episode was entertaining. Even though these matches were just for practice I was really into them, especially Miya Miya and Tamaki’s matches. Tamaki won her first match easily against Konatsu. Miya Miya, while strong, didn’t know how to score so she lost her match. Sayako’s match ended in a draw. Kirino won her match despite Yuri’s freaky natto gaze of doom. Seriously, what the hell was that? It made me laugh so unexpectedly though!

Tamaki’s final match was yet an easy win which I wasn’t really expecting since Yoko seemed to be pretty skilled. Even though she lost I’d really like to see what she can do given the chance to move. Though it was scary knowing that Tamaki hasn’t even been training with her friends at half-strength. o_o That said I’m looking forward to see the next episode as she is taking on Kenzaburo.

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[ Episode 5: Muroe High and Machido High ]

Hell yes. The practice matches have begun! Just seeing the preparation and the arrival of the other team got me psyched. I know who the fifth member is from the OP alone and I’ve seen her pass by in a few of the past episodes but I’m still wondering if she’s going to show up in the next episode or not in time to make the match. Kojiro seems to be bluffing about a fifth member coming (I must say I liked his analogy about the fifth member using super sentai terms again though lol). Hopefully though we’ll be seeing her soon. I’m so excited to see these matches even though they’re just practice matches. I feel that they’ll just be a taste for the official/tournament matches that will occur some time in the future episodes.

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[ Episode 4: Pink and Blue ]

Bamboo Blade keeps on getting better with each passing episode. This episode focuses on Sayako and Miya-Miya who are my two favorites in the show right now. Sayako definitely brings a ton of comedy to the show and I’m looking forward to seeing more of her. Miya-Miya just rubs me the right way so gently. Her true self is just as cute if not more so than the version she uses most of the time and it shows especially when she goes to apologize to Sayako and when she’s hitting on her opponents (Kirino and Sayako). It’s good to see that she and Sayako seem to be getting along quite well already as well. That’s going to be key for the development of the entire team. ^^

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[ Episode 3: Black and Blue ]

Miya Miya has to be easily one of the best characters this season. Seriously, this episode was hilarious but she pushed it even more with her yandere-mode. If she used that during matches I’m going to enjoy seeing her beat the living hell out of her opponents! I gotta say that I loved how she talked during the next episode preview as well. She was constantly switching between lovely Miya Miya and yandere Miya Miya. She also said one of the best lines I’ve heard for the season thus far: “Viva Violence!”.

Also, in this episode we got to met Sayako. She’s quite funny girl who is described as “random” but we have yet to see exactly how that is so. Well, so far she did text message Kirino that she was going to die so I’m sure that counts as quite random. I almost felt dread at the end of the episode when she ran into Miya Miya by accident. She’s lucky all Miya Miya did was toss her bike in the water and knocked her in as well. There’s no telling what she would have done if she still had that sword in her hand, LOL.

Honestly, I’m loving all of the girls so far and the show is one of my favorites of the season. I love it when I’m able to laugh genuinely and Bamboo Blade always makes me do so. There’s still another girl left to be introduced properly even though we’ve seen her walk by a few times already in the first three episodes. I can’t wait to meet her.

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[ Episode 2: Blade Braver and Lunch ]

Tamaki is all up in your face. Kicking your ass.

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Series Information

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Genres: Comedy, School Life, Sports
OP: [BAMBOO BEAT] by Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou
ED: [STAR RISE] by Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou
TVアニメーション バンブーブレード

[ Episode 1: The Broom and the Ally of Justice ]

Like, OMG! The Great Kamina is in this show!

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