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Winter 2018 First Impressions #5 - Toji no Miko


Mars Terra

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Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko, or simply Toji no Miko in japanese, would be easy to label as a magical girl series, however, even though all the characters are girls, I would say that it is aligned more closely with a regular action series. Monsters know as Aratama appear in the world and run rampant and it's up to individuals known Toji to defeat them. The characters fight by first channeling spirital energy known as utsushi which grants them a layer of armor that I would compare to trion bodies in World Trigger.

  • Kanami Etou seems to have a more tomboy personality, she's really into fighting and is the main thing she talks about in this episode, which is a bit boring when you factor in the fact that the first episode centers around them traveling to another city to fight in a tournament. But it would be misguided to call her one dimensional, as she does have a air of innocence around her.
  • She is pretty good friends with Mai Yanase, a timid but kind girl who is also more than capable of fighting. They're really friendly with each other, but considering the lack of male presence in this show, it would only make sense that any relationship would be between two female characters.
  • Hoyori Juujuu is a bit of a mystery, we are give bit and pieces of her backstory before she encounters Kanami. Kanami asks if she is also participating in the competition to which she simply walks past her, but midway through they both sense something and turn their swords toward eachother, but after a short while Hoyori simply walks away again. I couldn't help but find this scene to be laughable.

The action presented is pretty well executed, it is animated better with the fights between human beings more so then ones against monsters, but it's clear the team knows how great fight scenes are done. Things get interesting when Hoyori suddenly breaks from the final match of the tournament and attempts to execute Yukari Origami, who is the heir of the family entrusted to look after the very power that is granted to the Toji, the divine swords, the okatana. After failing, Hoyori is saved from being killed herself by Kanami and the two run off together. This is the first anime of the season I've seen that has fanservice in it, it's only moderate and mainly suggestive, but I find it a bit disturbing considering that the characters are all middle schoolers, which is underaged even by japanese standards. That being said, I'm still excited to see where the story goes and how the relationships develop.
That is all for this post, but be sure to check out my impressions on Ito Junji: Collection, and tomorrow I will be taking a look at Hataraku Onii-san!, Grancrest Senki and Citrus and Sanrio Danshi. Until then, have a wonderful day.

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