Now, to wrap up my thoughts about this first episode. Though saying that, I would be OK with brutal, bloody battles like this in the future, providing they aren’t one-sided It’s never easy seeing your favourite characters getting thrown around like rag dolls. The games tend to be somewhat roundabout when it comes to things like that, so I’m glad the anime just gets straight to its point. If this was any of the games, Asuka would have won the battle, but than they would have revealed they were holding back and defeated her anyway. They leave her bloodied, bruised and half naked in the snow afterwards. Senkou and Gakkou easily defeat Asuka – it wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience watching that. They both debuted in the mobile game Senran Kagura: New Link, and are from Gessen Girls’ Academy – just like Yumi. Maybe a certain gaming company should take notes… The last few minutes of the episode properly introduces Senkou and Gakkou, the pair that defeated the other Hanzo Academy shinobi off screen. Crunchyroll is streaming SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI MASTER, offering both censored and uncensored versions. The aforementioned encounter is one, and Asuka encounters a group of youma and defeats them off screen as well. This episode does feel like there is a least a couple of important events that take place off screen. Asuka does encounter Homura, but she doesn’t stick around for along. There is a small scene showing Homura’s Crimson Squad working to earn their keep, and another one showing the Hanzo Academy girls meeting two powerful foes.
Most of this first episode is pretty much just Asuka and Yumi on a date. I found it pretty amusing how she knew that Asuka was talking about her rather than thinking she was coming down with a cold.
When Asuka talks about her, Homura starts sneezing.
Talking of Homura, she does get some screentime in this first episode. If you’ve done that, then I don’t think you even really need to watch the first season to jump right into this one. Clearly you’ll need to have played Shinovi Versus before watching this. Yumi is just sort of there, with no introduction. I’d much rather have the focus be on Asuka and Homura. I’m aware that Japanese fans absolutely adore her, but she just really doesn’t do anything for me. I don’t recall Asuka and Yumi ever really being on the friendliest of terms, but something may have changed with Estival Versus, which I have yet to play.Īlso, I am very indifferent towards Yumi. For the record, the Senran Kagura games I have played are Burst, Deep Crimson, Shinovi Versus and Peach Beach Splash. I’m not so sure about Asuka and Yumi being all buddy-buddy. For those who can live with that, here’s my first impressions of SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI MASTER. Ah, but before I start, here’s a warning: This post will contain NSFW images Turns out that I actually have a little more to say about it than I thought I would, hence this post. The first episode of SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI MASTER aired recently, and I thought I would tweet my thoughts about it.