Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny

Tweekums

This series sees the return to the world of Ikki Tousen with the survivors from 'Battle Vixens' being joined by several new characters. One might be forgiven for thinking this is a spin off at first as protagonist Sonsaku Hakufu barely features in the early episode; instead we are introduced to the fighters of Seito Academy and their unlikely leader Ryuubi; a ditzy bookworm who is apparently destined for greatness… if she can control the dragon within her. As the series progresses it looks as if her school will end up fighting Hakafu's but they end up uniting to fight the evil Sousou Motoku who wants to take the Dragon Gem; an artifact that is believed to help control the dragons found in some of the fighters.

If you've watched 'Battle Vixens', and that is advisable before watching 'Dragon Destiny', you will know what to expect… lots of fighting, lots of girls flashing their panties and clothing disintegrating during the fights! The new characters prove to be entertaining and in the case of Ryuubi and her followers they are likable too. Most fans of the original are likely to enjoy this although some might not like the fact that the fights are more magical now… there is still plenty of bone crunching physical fights though. The animation has improved slightly over the years but there are still some 'wobbly stills' during action scenes. The level of nudity has increased; especially in the case of the six short OVA episodes which are basically an excuse to show most of the female cast without their clothes on… they are fairly funny but very gratuitous… so much so that that the first one got banned by the BBFC! Overall this was fairly fun and worth watching if you like this sort of show.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

score 8/10

Tweekums 14 July 2014

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3050006/