Queen's Blade began as Hobby Japan's Japanese game spinoff from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds combat picture book games. The television anime adaptation's first season, Queen's Blade -Rurō no Senshi-, aired in Japan from April to June of last year. The second season, Queen's Blade: Gyokuza o Tsugumono, was announced immediately after the last episode of the first season. The second season premiered this past September.
Synonyms: Queen's Blade OVA, Utsukushiki Toshi-tachi, Utsukushiki Toushi-tachi, Utsukushiki Tōshi Tachi
Japanese: クイーンズブレイド 美しき闘士たち
Information
Type: OVA
Episodes: 6
Aired: Aug 25, 2010 to Jan 21, 2011
Producers: None found, add some.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Ecchi, Fantasy
Queen's Blade OVA to launch in August
The official website for the Queen's Blade television anime franchise has begun streaming a promotional video for the recently announced Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi OVA. The original-video animation will be a six-volume monthly series that will launch in August of this year.
Media Factory announced at TAF 2010 that the OVA is a six-volume series and the first volume will be released in August. It's a sequel to the TV series.
Queen’s Blade: Utsukushiki Toushi-tachi – Episode 01
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Queen’s Blade: Utsukushiki Toushi-tachi – Episode 02
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Queen’s Blade: Utsukushiki Toushi-tachi – Episode 03
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Queen\'s Blade: Utsukushiki Toushitachi 03
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Queen's Blade: Utsukushiki Toushitachi 04 http://www.mediafire.com/?vbal9mtzf0cuppe
When to arrive
Check-in is typically possible from 15:00, with dinner following around 18:00 or 19:00. We recommend to arrive at least one hour before dinner to allow time to be properly welcomed and oriented, and so that you have a chance to settle in and have a bath before dinner. Some ryokan can accommodate late arrivals, either by delaying or canceling dinner, and they should be informed as early as possible.
The Genkan
Great emphasis is put on a guest's arrival into the ryokan. Staff aim to ensure that guests feel welcomed, taken care of and relaxed from the moment they step onto the property. Because a guest's first impression of a ryokan occurs upon arrival into the foyer, or genkan, special efforts are made here.
The genkan is the entryway into a Japanese home, and is typically a stone or tile floor recessed one or two steps below the level of the main floor. This physical boundary marks a separation between outside and inside world, and serves as a space for outdoor shoes to be removed and stored, as they are never worn inside Japanese houses or ryokan.
In the rare event that you have not yet been greeted, stand in the genkan's lowest level (ground level) and call out a greeting, such as "hello", or in Japanese "gomen kudasai". Upon invitation inside, guests should remove their shoes, step up to the house level, and change into the slippers provided. Your shoes can be left in the genkan and will be attended to by the staff.
Check in
Check in usually occurs in one of three ways:
1. Guests are led directly to their room for check in
2. Guests are led to a lobby lounge area for check in
3. Guests check in at the reception desk in the lobby, as in a hotel
In all of the above circumstances, guests are handed a form on which they are asked to fill out their name, address and phone number. Foreign travelers (except residents of Japan) will be asked to show their passport for photocopying as required by law.
Typically, the form will be offered alongside a cup of tea and a small snack. This is the case especially when check in occurs in the room or lobby lounge. If tea and snacks are not offered, they will likely be already laid out in your room. Besides welcoming guests to the ryokan, some tea and a snack help guests avoid lightheadedness in the bath.
During check in your attendant will provide a series of explanations with regards to the ryokan facilities. On the way to your room, the public baths and their opening times will be pointed out, the location and times of meals will be explained, and your first drink order may be taken. Once in your room, you will be shown where to find the yukata, air conditioning and heating controls and other amenities.
In many ryokan you will be attended to by one person for your entire stay. Your attendant will be the one to check you in, serve your meals, prepare your room and bid farewell as you depart. While such personal service tends to be the rule at smaller and better ryokan, many other places will distribute the various duties among different staff members.
Tipping
Tipping is neither expected nor required at a ryokan, as service charges are included in the room rate. However you may leave a tip if you wish, especially at better ryokan where you are attended to by one person for your entire visit. In this case tipping usually takes place at the conclusion of check in, and is given to your attendant. Rather than as a thank you for good service, the tip is a request that the attendant take good care of you during your stay.
An amount of around 1000 yen per guest is appropriate, and make sure to wrap the bills in paper or to put them in an envelope before presenting them to your attendant. An alternative to tipping is to bring along a small gift that can be shared by the staff. This option is best reserved for small ryokan.
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