Ikkitousen

Battle Vixens
一騎当千
Dragon Girls
Ikkitosen

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Synopsis

Sealed in ancient jewels are the spirits of the heroes who tried and failed to unite China in the Three Kingdoms era. These jewels have been scattered throughout Japan, and have the power to draw out the full potential of those who inherit them. However, those owners, known as Toushi, are possessed with an insatiable appetite for battle. Hakufu Sonsaku is one such Toushi. Living in the country, Hakufu's desire to beat something to a pulp goes unfulfilled until her mother tells her to go to Tokyo, where she starts training with other Toushi and sets foot on the path to her destiny. (Source: TokyoPop)

Publication notes

Fifteen volumes of Ikkitousen were published in English as Battle Vixens by Tokyopop from April 6, 2004, to May 11, 2010. It was also released in Italian by J-Pop from November 22, 2009, to April 26, 2017. The first 12 volumes were published in Brazilian Portuguese by Nova Sampa Editora from January 2013 to April 2015.

Published

Apr 26, 2000 to Aug 26, 2015

Authors

Shiozaki, Yuji

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Unchou Kan'u538 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Guan Yu Birthday: November 8 Horoscope: Scorpio Age: 19 Height: 172 cm Blood Type: A Three Sizes: B-94 W-60 H-91 School: Seito's Academy, 3rd Year Toushi Rank: Special A-Rank Weapon: Reienkyou's Blade Believed to be the most feared and powerful Toushi around, she even carries the nearly invincible Blue Dragon Crescent Blade from her predecessor as well as the legendary sword Kusanagi; she also has overwhelming chi. She believes her destiny is to die protecting Ryuubi. It is believed by many characters that Ryomou will one day kill her. Presumed to be an old friend of Kakouton and Kakuka. Despite this, however, she seems to have taken an interest in Koukin (this happens only in the "English Adaptation", it is not present in the original JPN manga). She is eventually forced to side with Sousou and plan an attack on Nanyo in order to protect Ryubi from Kyosho's toushi, who would certainly be after her. When she surrenders she is treated as a prisoner. She is handcuffed and beaten. When Ryubi submits the Gyokuji for Kan'u's release, Kan'u refuses to accept the offer and stays as a prisoner under her own will. Sousou respects Kan'u's wishes and orders the Gyokuji to be returned to Seito. Kan'u is able to break free from her handcuffs, clearly holding back while she was captive. She is now treated more fairly while being kept under Sousou's orders. In the anime: Personality is similar to the manga. In the first series, Kan'u only appears in two episodes to fight with Ryomou and Hakufu (including Hakufu's dragon-mode). Kan'u's over-confidence led to her arm being broken by Ryomou. She then got serious and beats off Ryomou using only her legs and left arm, but still managed to win a second fight against Hakufu while she was in her dragon state. Kan'u was expected to win the toushi tournament before she unexpectedly forfeited after her fight against Hakufu. Animation-wise, this Kan'u shows both her eyes, which is a totally different hairstyle/look compared to the manga and second season (she is not completely one-eyed in the second season though; in a few brief scenes both eyes are shown). The blade part of her weapon was never shown in the first series. The Seito school color also appears to be teal instead of blue. In Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny, Kan'u is similar to the manga version in terms of appearance. Like her predecessor in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she is one of the pivotal characters in the events of the series, as she lives her destiny as Ryuubi's protector and as one of the strongest toushi alive. Being the main character in this sequel, Kan'u's invincibility was played down to make her character more believable; she wasn't portrayed as strong as compared to the manga and the first anime series. Kan'u is less flirty, less confident, insecure, and her intentions towards Ryuubi are more obvious. She even admits her love for Ryuubi to Koukin. When she sides with Sousou and with Hakufu looking to challenge Sousou to a fight, Kan'u accepts the fight on his behalf. She is seen with a new dark, yet still revealing costume, possibly acting as a metaphor for defecting to Kyosho's evil leader. However, Kan'u's loyalty to Ryuubi doesn't shake nor does her superiority over other toushi (as Chou-un pointed out and later proven by Kan'u herself when she broke free of her handcuffs under her own power, she could have just left Kyosho if she wanted to). She made it clear to Kakouton that she will kill Sousou if he attempts to assault Seito or harm Ryubi in any way. She was told to leave Kyosho by Kakouton and she returned to her own school. However she takes Chou-un's advice to stay away from Ryuubi, allowing Ryuubi to blossom as Seito's leader. She returned at the Battle of Chibi to protect Ryuubi. At the end of the series Kan'u is still with Ryuubi, as her guardian and close friend. A joke at the end has Ryuubi recommending Kan'u to read a book called Ikki Tousen. The book is meant to be Romance Of the Three Kingdoms, which the series is based on. In the third season, she has finally came into terms with her feelings for Ryubi Gentoku (who seems unaware) and fantisizes about Ryubi doing intimate things with her on numerous occasions.
Shimei Ryomou278 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Lu Meng Birthday: September 3 Starsign: Virgo Age: 19 Height: 160 cm (5' 2'') Blood Type: A Three sizes: B-85 W-58 H-86 School: Nanyou's Institute, 3rd Year Toushi Rank: B-Rank Weapon: Handclufs Dragon: Unnamed Dragon Techniques: Ryoryuu Rakan Sanjuuroku Shiki: Tenchi Hakurogeki (Achiever of Nirvana, style 36: World's White Wolf's Impact Manga An odd girl with short blue hair and green eyes, a distinctive mole on her left cheek and a very strange history, mainly tied to her mysterious left-eye patch. Powerful and a B-rank, she is one of the Four Devas of Nanyo. She has a habit of wearing a blue miniskirted French maid outfit and specialises in professional wrestling moves, throws, and joint attacks, which she uses in conjunction with a pair of handcuffs she carries; she is also very proficient in making chi blasts. Her earlier life before she became a Toushi is unknown but is hinted as being tragic and painful. She, Teifu, and Saji have been best friends long before the start of the series. Ryomou is in love with Saji and cares for Teifu (who loves her). Ryomou has always fought for the fun of it and considers herself no one's woman. Presumably because of her dragon she has a minor split personality; one is fairly shy and normal and the other is psychosexual. Her psycho side is not nearly as bad as Ryubi, Sousou and Hakufu. Three years prior to the start of the series Ryomou fought Ryubi when her dragon had awakened and saved her life right before Ryubi attempted to rip her own heart out. In the process Ryubi's dragon possessed Ryomou's left-eye and now perfectly coexists with her. Its power even healed her completely after being mortally wounded and stabbed through the heart by Teni. No other characters seem to be in harmony with their dragons as much as Ryomou, but she still seals it with her eye-patch and is believed to be dying because of it. Very few are aware of this, and it is not stated whether she shares Ryubi's dragon or now has her own. While she has it, she is as powerful as the other Three Rulers. Her magical eye may be a reference to the Chinese idiom "To look at a person with a new eye" or reevaluate them or not to judge them by their appearance, an idiom attributed to Lu Meng who was as brilliant a scholar as he was a warrior. Anime Ryomou's anime incarnation is much more taciturn and serious than her manga self to the point of being almost unemotional. She is not shy or spoony and acts uninterested in relationships. In one scene she isn't even phased when Saji puts his hand down her shirt and gropes her. Her magatama is also shown as being silver in the first season, and by the second season she is arguably as strong as Myousai, though she retreats during their first battle in order to protect the Dragon Jade. She doesn't have a past relationship to Seito and Ryubi either. Instead her dragon appears to be her own, though how she got it is not known. She also appears to be closer to Hakufu than she does in the manga and goes out of her way to help the Nanyo leader whenever she can. She even went out on her own to find the Dragon Jade to save Hakufu. She was badly injured after being ambushed by Teni. Chou-un came to her rescue but Ryomou awakened her own dragon, defeating Teni. Chou-un was able to knock out Ryomou, bandage her and return her to Nanyo after stealing the Dragon Jade. Chou-un stated that if Ryomou was not injured during the awakening of her dragon, Ryomou would have been able to defeat her. Ryomou recovered to full strength and played a part in the Battle of Chibi, defeating Myosai. She is now working along with Hakufu in a cosplay cafe, dressed as a cat maid (Ryomou even wears a heart-shaped eye-patch).
Hakufu Sonsaku247 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Sun Ce Birthday: March 17 Horoscope: Pisces Age: 17 Height: 162 cm Blood Type: O Three Sizes: B-93 W-56 H-88 School: Nanyou's Institute, 1st Year Toushi Rank: E-Rank (formerly), D-Rank (currently) Weapon: - Dragon: Suiryuu (Water Dragon) Techniques: -Shaolin Chougo Shin'i-Monken: Sonryuu Tanba Suishiki -Shaolin Chougo Shin'i-Monken: Sonryuu Tenchuu Souryuuhyaku -Suiryuuken Family: -Shūyu Koukin (cousin) -Goei (mother) -Sonken Bundai (father) The protagonist of the series, busty, light red haired and green-eyed and not terribly bright, but immeasurably powerful. Hakufu cares little for the politics of the series, only caring about fighting for the sake of fighting, but is staunchly against unnecessary violence and killing. Lately, however, with trouble brewing all around her she is beginning to take up the mantle of a leader to protect her friends and family. Hakufu possesses a unique gift for predicting enemy moves very accurately by reading the flow of chi (which proved useless against Ukitsu) around her opponents which occasionally makes her seem brighter than she is. She also inherited Master Chouchou's knowledge of chi magic, and, while currently unaware of this, is able to use it partially by instinct. Choushou passed it to her spiritually while Hakufu was unconscious, this is how she healed Koukin after she stabbed him and extracted the evil chi from his body. Hakufu harbors a powerful dragon as one of the Three Great Rulers.
Shiryuu Chou'un80 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Zhao Yun Birthday: August 4 Horoscope: Leo Age: 18 Height: 170 cm Blood Type: A Three Sizes: B-89 W-59 H-87 School: Seito's Academy, 2nd Year Toushi Rank: Special A-Rank Weapon: Youtou Muramasa "Zanryuu" Technique: Youtou Muramasa "Zanryuu": Shiden Issen A mysterious new girl from Seito High that is presumed be Seito's "secret weapon". Easily a super A-rank, she wields one of the Hyakuhekitou swords with extreme efficiency. In the Ryuubi assassination attempt, she single-handedly defeated Kakouen Myosai, supposedly one of the more powerful A-ranks characters in the series, literally with her eyes closed while defending Ryuubi from henchmen. She presents herself with her eyes closed most of the time and is the only girl in Seito that does not wear the standard Seito High school girl uniform. She believes that violence is unnecessary and that blood-shed can be avoided to solve conflicts. She has deep respect for Kanu while their strengths rival one another. Choun is arguably the most skilled fighter in both the manga and anime series so far (although she herself refers to Kanu as Seito's strongest fighter). Contrary to her looks, she is very laid back. Instead of being sent by Koumei to save Ryubi from Kakouen's assassination attempt, Choun was sent by Kanu to defeat Teni and Ryomou's dragon before claiming the Dragon Jade. There is no way to tell her true potential because of her limited fights and her lack of seriousness in them. So far, no fighter has given her a real challenge or even put a tear on her uniform. At the end of the series, she is seen doing a bad attempt at flower arranging. Though it is not clearly pointed out whether she harbors a dragon or not, it is seen in a few flashes, in between her fight scenes, that her eyes are cat-like when open, very similar to those who harbor their dragons with control. This anomaly is also seen in the last episode of the OVA when she plunges a warning sign at the eavesdroppers outside the hot springs. However, in transitions between scenes for Dragon Destiny, she has been drawn revealing a tiger tattoo on her left shoulder blade. (Source: Wikipedia)
Koukin Shuuyu19 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Zhou Yu Birthday: February 23 Horoscope: Pisces Age: 17 Height: 165 cm Blood Type: A School: Nanyou's Institute, 1st Year Toushi Rank: D-Rank (formerly), C-Rank (currently) Weapon: - Hakufu's cousin and an attractive pretty boy, both Kanu and Ukitsu have both expressed exclusive interest in him. Although only a C-rank his lack of confidence and his short resume of victories (or battles for that matter) keep from becoming A-rank despite already having the power of one. He has a crush on his cousin and is generally shy and well-meaning making life very difficult for him. He was a virgin (presumably) until he was seduced by 3 hot girls from Kyosho after he was kidnapped. Oddly Hakufu doesn't seem to mind being naked around but is aware of and disapproves of sexual harassment showing how much she trusts him.
Gentoku Ryuubi15 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Liu Bei Birthday: June 23 Horoscope: Cancer Age: 18 Height: 160 cm Blood Type: B Three Sizes: B-96 W-61 H-92 School: Seito's Academy, 2nd Year Toushi Rank: E-Rank Dragon: Rairyuu (Lightning Dragon) Manga A clutzy, ditzy bespectacled bookworm with seemingly no combat skills. She can't even swim. In the viewpoint and humor of the one who did the "English Adaptation", a fear of homosexuals, wondering if she is homosexual herself, and convinced that Kanu and Chouhui are lesbians who are attracted to her, was added to the English version. That isn't present in the original JPN version. Ryuubi is destined to be a great leader but is presently too timid and carefree to become one. However, she is still more than willing to do her best for her friends. She is best friends with Chouhi and possesses the most destructive dragon seen, which is so evil that it radiates enthropic energy and nearly made her disembowel herself before Ryomou, Chouhi, and Kanu managed to stop her, resulting in all of them being critically wounded. She seems unaware of this and is prone to occasional highly destructive out-bursts when her dragon rouses. These outbursts happen when Ryubi sees her friends get hurt in battle. Anime The initial difference is that the timing of her first dragon possession is different. The first time she is overwhelmed by her dragon in the manga was three years before the start of the manga. In the anime, it happens during the second series. When Kanu was forced to surrender to Sousou, her determination to rescue Kanu has her slowly gaining control of her dragon's powers. She realised that her school had to go into battle with Nanyo and Kyosho in order to finally end the conflict. Although she was targeted by many toushi in the battle, she was capable of protecting herself. Kanu's return gave Ryuubi more encouragement. She was almost strangled to death by Sousou but was saved by the returning Hakufu. Both Ryubi and Hakufu teamed up to destroy Sousou and win the battle for Seito and Nanyo. She is now back to her normal book-reading self. (Source: Wikipedia)
Moutoku Sousou9 fan favorites
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Three Kingdoms counterpart: Cao Cao Birthday: June 1 Horoscope: Gemini Age: 19 Height: 170 cm Blood Type: AB School: Kyousho's College, 3rd Year Toushi Rank: B-Rank The eccentric leader of Kyosho and best friend to Genjou and Houkou and a B-rank fighter. Until his dragon awoke, he did not care much for the state of affairs, but afterward he became extremely violent, blood-thirsty, and power-mad because he is completely possessed by his dragon. However, he is more interested in controlling powerful toushi than getting precious artifacts such as the Gyokuji and the Hyakuhekitou. When Kanu refused to be freed in return for Ryubi surrendering the Gyokuji, Sousou happily accepts Kanu's request and orders the Gyokuji to be returned. Sousou often criticizes Kaku for wearing glasses, telling her she looks cuter without them. Easily the strongest character at the moment. He also has strange dreams involving an old man with writing on his forehead asking Sousou to avenge him.