Ran Shuuei is insanely powerful in battle. Well, the fact that you never see him fight makes it even more impressive how he is more powerful than even Seiran or well, Ensei. My mouth just opened extremely wide after that move even though I know that he is a trusted general by Ryuuki’s side.
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I felt the same re the bara-hime story… I wonder what powers shuurei’s mom had, and whether or not shuurei (being the daughter) was passed the “power”.. Can’t wait to watch this tonight… =D
babypris added these pithy words on Dec 10 06 at 3:56 pmThank you very much for the summary!
The man visiting Eiki was certainly Shou-Taishi, or better to say, Shi-sen - he appeared the same way in ep7, when Sa-Taiho died. (Why he is ‘Shi’, not some other sen - I believe I read it a while ago in Shadow’s spoilers 
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I’m really curious why he chose this appearance - maybe he’s going to introduce the ghost of Sa-Taiho to Eiki?
You have came to the same conclusion my wife and I arrived at concerning the Rose Princess( Bara Hime ). Ran Shueei was the victor of Imperial Martial Arts tournament so I expected him to be powerfule.
wontaek added these pithy words on Dec 10 06 at 4:46 pmOh my God, I’ve just realized the mistake I made in the last comment I left… *hit the wall again and again*
I meant Ryuuki/Shuurei NOT Ryuuki/Seiran. (I swear I am not a BL fangirl)
Ori added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 1:09 amMy message above got cut off. Very sorry about double posting but here’s the rest of my message.
Anyway… Love the title. 一日
Ori added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 1:10 am@babypris: You should enjoy this episode quite a bit. There’s ryuuki finally!
@Ori: no worries about double posting. At least it’s not like your post is about “Hello moto” and “This site is good, go visit mine….”. Aka spam. Anyway, are you sure that it is not something latent inside yourself? You know there’s manifest feelings and latent feelings. However, it’s true that Ryuuki is a very special man. I doubt there is anyone who will just be happy to see the person he loves to be fine. I can understand though, since i have similar experiences previously.
@Jasana: That is why I was very skeptical. I tried to scratch my head silly to figure out why he appeared in the young form. I mean, logically, you will not do that, even to Eiki. Eiki also did not look too surprised. I am extremely confused and I hope to have some more enlightenment on the reasoning. The introduction of Sa in the spirit form logic is not firm since Eiki is hardly someone who can be surprised by most things. There might be an inner meaning to it.
@wontaek: me too, but well, the fact that he eliminated three soldiers with one stroke was….just inhuman. It’s like entering a cheat code and say, AHAHHAHAHA, U GO DIE BY “FIRAGA!” (Final fantasy reference) at some weak level 1 foe. It’s really overkill for me, hahah~. Nice to see that it is not only me having the delusional Bara-hime reference.
Impz added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 1:55 amHi hi hi! Thanks Impz for writing this blog! Ohh, I so love this anime. 
Me big fan. heh.
Anyway, just my two cents. Maybe Mdm Eiki knows all about the sages and stuffs. Afterall Sa Enjun was supposed to be one of the sages too (I think? - thought I read it somewhere). So it’s probably all a conspiracy (or something).
I’m so glad for the appearance of Ryuuki. Go Ryuuki!
And I thought the conversation between Shouka and Shoukun (Shuurei’s mom) was that she said - how could an assasin fall in love with the person he was meant to kill. And only later then she said she loved him?
General Ran is so cool!
lys added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 4:15 amya, that should be it, lys on the shouka and shoukun case. Me too, i have this anime and having a 2nd season just….makes it wonderful. Well, if Eiki knows about the saints, it will be not that surprising. Maybe, to Eiki, it makes no difference with the appearance so Shou taishi does not have to put on any pretense. With that reasoning, it should be ….accurate.
haha, another ryuuki fan. I am just glad to see Ran go all @_@ power.
Impz added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 4:52 amGiven all the parallels between the story and Shuurei herself, I’d say your conclusions are right and that her mum was Bara-hime.
And yay for Ryuuki, he’s such a sweetie.
D.J added these pithy words on Dec 11 06 at 6:03 pmYou’re definitely right. Rose princess is Shuurei’s mom. Everything about her just fits exactly as it should be. Since we don’t know much about her and Shouka’s history, maybe it’s a hint of foreshadowing?
Ryuuki is so cute in this episode ^.^ I wonder when will he finally get to meet Shuurei again. I’m guessing at the near end of season 1, which I HOPE not. It sucks to be emperor haha I also love Seiran and Shuurei’s closeness here. Who cares if there’s no romantic feelings, their bonding time is always so cute lol
Ricaryx added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 1:42 amhahahaha. that’s true. Strangely enough, I wish that Shuurei did not chase Ryuuren away. He is such a random, yet mysterious person. I like Reishin too because he’s such a “bitch”.
Rofl.
@DJ & Ricaryx: Good stuff, I think it’s a form of foreshadowing, even though I think it’s quite subtle. I like how they do it with a story. I doubt they will mean by the end of the first season though. Won’t be cool because he left back to the palace in this episode.
Ryuuki…Hmm, i am still in support of Seiran x Shuurei, gomen, even if there are no romantic feelings T_T
Impz added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 2:54 amHey … just a thought (many thoughts while waiting long long for the next episode :P), perhaps Shuurei would go off with Ryuuren to be his chef and wander around the world after all and would not choose either Ryuuki, Seiran or whatisname … gah, and we will all be heartbroken. hahahhaa.
Or maybe Shuurei just didn’t want to end up as one of the emperor’s wives and end up in his harem and her job being to produce heirs. Maybe Ryuuki might change the law (again) and allow women to co-govern the country with the emperor (notwithstanding all the ministers uproar), then she’ll agree to marry him?
lys added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 6:00 amwell, i think the fact is that her life goal is to be an official in order to make a change to people’s life. However, i doubt she wants Ryuuki to abuse his power, which is why she admired Ryuuki a lot. She knew that if Ryuuki wanted, he would have given her a lot of troops and power or even let her stay somewhere near to him.
However, he did not but simply chose what is good for the nation. That, if he had done it and let her co-govern, will make her lose all respect of Ryuuki. Ryuuki is too wise a king to forsake everything for Shuurei, as told in the Bara-hime story.
“I cannot forsake everything for my bara-hime but i still love her a lot.”
Ya. I wish though that she becomes his chef and wonders around the world. That will be totally random, rofl!
Impz added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 6:07 amim so glad to be able to find this page.. i’ve just started watching saiunkoku two weeks ago.. the episodes with english subs are late that is why i really appreciate the summary you’ve done here ^_^
from the time i started watching this until now i always get confused with their names and titles and it seems like now every episode introduces new characters with tongue twisting names..it’s hard to follow who’s the bad guys like what happened to sa enjun and shou in the first season…
anyways, i support the ryuukiXshuurei pair….i was really touched with ryuuki’s childhood and inspite of the cruelty he suffered from his relatives then, he was still able to feel love for shuurei.. sometimes when a child experiences that kind of traumatic experiences, he becomes withdrawn and cruel..but it’s different for ryuuki, for me that’s what makes him really adorable!
dian added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 8:30 amI love ryuukixshuurei 
Sometime I pissed off shuurei when she neglecting him. Ryuuki has wonderful caracter. Why can’t she see it??? Ryuuki has sad past, but he still go on and even he has power to “get” shuurei, he prefers not to get shuurei by force and wait patienly to win her heart. He could forsake everything for the one he loves, but he chose to do the best for the country. He is far more than just a falling in love boy, but he is also a wise ruler.
Ryuuki is cool, wise, funny, handsome, smart, great in tactics and politics, dumb (pretend to be) yet skillful in swordmanship,so adorable and yes, you’re right !! He behave like a spoil puppy when it came to shuurei….soooooooooo cuteeeeeee…
Go Ryuuki !!!
Bara-hime? for me, it’s shuurei’s mom …
yuuri added these pithy words on Dec 12 06 at 8:28 pmYuuri: Yeah, it’s quite frustraiting at times to see how blind Shuurei is when it comes to Ryuuki. I almost gave up on the series cause I think they would never get together.
Ori added these pithy words on Dec 13 06 at 2:12 amJust finished this epi, a little dissapointed with Shurrei… At night she only thought about “We will reach Kouling tomorrow.. he (the red-hair guy) will be there”… =(
But I cannot deny that Ryuuki was sooo cute in this episode.. =) the part where he was half-begging & teased Ran & Li, the part where he stayed up thinking about Shuurei at night, the part where he finally saw Shuurei’s face… wahhhh… *_*
There’s more and more Ryuuki + Shuurei fan.. hehe… YEAH! That should be the way..
babypris added these pithy words on Dec 13 06 at 3:38 ami really like the way you put things together…
yes, i do believe that bara-hime is shuurei’s mother…
too bad i haven’t watch the real anime episodes from 26 onwards…
youtube uploaders are taking their time…(sob sob sob)
thank you for your insights…
mystify added these pithy words on Jan 20 07 at 2:04 pmWow, after my last comment, there are so many Ryuuki x Shuurei supporters. Where are the Seiran x Shuurei supporters????
@Dian: I am glad to know that it’s appreciated and you can tell me again about the tongue twisting names of the characters. I have embarrassed myself COUNTLESS times on this blog trying to get the names right. Unlike the professionals who can understand Japanese easily, i can’t, so i have to guess the engrish of the names. Sigh
@Yuuri: I think Shuurei does not have the capacity to love, as you will see in the later few episodes. Also, Ryuuki also knew that Shuurei’s heart is with the people and to make social changes, which is why he let her go. Painful but the biggest sacrifice as a lover.
@Babypris: -_-…Yes yes. I do agree that Ryuuki is really a very sweet person to fall in love with, the fact that he will just turn all cuddly when missing her. Talk about devotion. Wow.
@Mystify: No problem, well, do not expect much from youtube uploaders because youtube is hitting hard on uploading animation these days. It’s likely that you have to find other sources for your saiunkoku monogatari fix!
Impz added these pithy words on Jan 20 07 at 5:46 pmI am glad that Shuurei is working towards her dream instead being consumed by a need for romance.
She isn’t Miaka, but a woman of worth because her mind and character. She needed to do this: become an offical, serve her country in a difficult post, and then fall in love at the end.
Ryuuki will not only get a lover, but an emperess acknowledged for her worth not by her bloodline, but her own actions.
rianax added these pithy words on Jan 26 07 at 11:56 pmhahaha, yes, definitely with that, rianax. Well, the thing is that it will not be resolved by the end of the first season. In a way, the very fact that Ryuuki sent Shuurei to such an assignment is how much he loved Shuurei.
It will be a very beautiful relationship that is awaiting to be developed in the second season, i feel.
Well, after having just watched the translated version of 29…don’t you find that after Shuurei says “but at least i can grow thorns” and Seiran says to himself “So that you would not be captured…right?” , he looks sad? As in…he wants to “capture” her for himself? I think that’s somewhat of a hint of romantic feelings right there. He didn’t look mad when the whole scene with Ryuuki happened, but I mean, how CAN Seiran possibly be mad at Ryuuki? It’s his beloved otouto we’re talking about here. I still say SeiranxShuurei forever! O and the scene with Koyuu yelling at Shuuei because of what Shuuei said to Ryuuki was priceless! XD (i think he might be jelaous -.-’ )
ItariShun added these pithy words on Jan 31 07 at 9:01 pmI, for one, am a SeiranxShuurei supporter, so yeah, you’re not alone on that. ^_^
kos-jin added these pithy words on Feb 11 07 at 10:32 pmhahahaha, that’s cool though with recent developments, I do wonder if they are going to ever work out.
Hahaha. I do not think it’s a hint, Itarishun, more like a situation where she does not want love.
Impz added these pithy words on Feb 12 07 at 7:35 amI hate that brown blondie who in love with Shuurei!
She’s supposed to be Ryuuki’s wife! I cant believe this!
But never mind. Its a story not a reality story is there?
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!I wish that blondie was dissepear and Ryuuki will be marrying with Shuurei not that blondie!
But poor Seiran who became Shuurei bodyguard who protecting her for 8 years!
Wow!