Short Synopsis: The journey from Kinka to Koren. And Ryuuki, Kouyuu and Shuuei are back!
Good: Ryuuki, Kouyuu and Shuuei are funnier than ever, they cleverly decide to remain in the shadows, instead of the stage
Bad: Their timing was a bit too perfect.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10
The focus of this episode was entirely different from the previous one, due to the addition of Ryuuki and his two companions. It seems that he couldn’t resist to come after Shuurei after all, with the excuse of inspecting the Sa Province. They really were hilarious, and I’m wondering what their part will be in the upcoming arc. Also, I might be wrong, but could Kouyuu have the same voice-actor as Baru from Otogi Juushi Akazukin? The way they yell is just too similar. ^^
I also loved how Shuurei still doesn’t know about Ryuuki’s plans. She never knows that she has an emperor behind her. Because of this, she’ll be forced to rely on her own strength, instead of Ryuuki’s. And that’s where she shines most. Her mother also gets mentioned again in this episode, just as the story of the Rose Princess. It seems to be a tale Shuurei’s mother told to her, and now Shuurei keeps telling to others, to help the story remain alive. It’s interesting, though. The story seems to suggest that her mother knew that she’d be taking over Shuurei’s sickness beforehand.
Sho Taishi, meanwhile, gives us the first opportunity to see Eiki outside of a flashback. It seems that she’s going to be the first person he’ll be visiting with the ring. For some strange reason, he took on his young-form, instead going like an old-man. I think he’s going to test out all the possible candidates for the ring before letting Sa Enjun decide who is to take it. Speaking of which, it’ll be interesting to see how Eiki will react when she sees her deceased husband again.
I’m actually curious whether the subbers will succeed in subbing the rest of the first season before the second season starts in April. After this, there are ten episodes left. In theory, it should be possible, especially if you look at the rate they’ve been distributing the past few episodes. Though let’s hope they don’t go into a sudden hiatus.]]>
Saiunkoku Monogatari – 29
I was wondering too, why did Sho Taishi appeared in front of Shunki in his young form? I s it because of Enjun is also (his spirit, is it?) is also in his youth? I so wanted to see this great love between Enjun and Eiki that Kourin talked about..
And this eps really makes me adore Ryuuki more..He loves Shuurei very much but he knows that Shuurei is like Bara-Hime, he can’t just do what he wants with her. But he’s satisfied enough if he’s able to love and be loved in return ^0^ That just raises up a few of his points for me..(no that the purple armour didn’t contribute to it too!)