From left to right: Seki Tomokazu (Ryuuki), Midorikawa Hikaru (Seiran), Morikawa Toshiyuki (Shuuei), Hiyama Nobuyuki (Kouyuu)
I initially thought that this is merely a recap of the series once again, but it turns out to be something really interesting. The theme of this interview/talkshow is “Who is the future romance and marriage partner for Shuurei?”. For all of us who are watching this for the romantic element (and most of us do), this is perhaps one of the most hilarious specials that is available. The seiyuu for Ryuuki, Seiran, Kouyuu and Shuuei were invited to give their views on the prospective partners for Shuurei.
Do you want to know what they believe to be a great partner for Shuurei and how they decide their choice?
Kouyuu
Shuuei’s seiyuu laughed at Kouyuu, saying that Kouyuu cannot save Shuurei if she ever gets attacked physically (which seems to happen quite a bit). Kouyuu’s seiyuu was skeptical, since Kouyuu hated women. However, with the marriage proposal by Kurou in the second season, it seemed that he was extremely nervous and might seem like a good pair. The host proposed that Kouyuu has huge experience as an official. Moreover, keeping the power within the Kou Clan met more leverage for Shuurei’s future as an official and the two seemed to communicate well.
They also mentioned his lack of direction sense, his huge concern over Shuurei after the marriage proposal and his inability to drink being pure and cute traits. Seiran’s seiyuu felt that the deterring factor was the fact that the relationship seemed like a mother and son, as Shuurei’s maternal instincts come into play. An amusing point was when Kouyuu’s seiyuu imitated the reaction of Kouyuu during the time, as he stammered out Shuurei before screaming out loud. That is clearly Kouyuu all the way!
Reishin
As they mentioned Kouyuu, they also noted that Reishin will follow with a marriage between Kouyuu and Shuurei. Kouyuu’s seiyuu did mention that a marriage between Reishin and Shuurei would be good since Reishin will protect Shuurei from any form of trouble due to his great love toward his niece.
Shuuei
Everyone in the audience hall laughed when Shuuei’s character image appeared (a sign of amusement and disbelief, perhaps?). Despite the lack of dialog between Shuurei and Shuuei, the Ran and Kou clan were the two major clans. The marriage between the two clans would be extremely advantageous for Shuurei’s aim to be an official and Shuuei would be the best support for her career. He can also protect Shuurei from any physical harm (compared to Kouyuu). Moreover, Shuuei seems to exude the mature vibes like Sakujun, the man that wavered the emotions of Shuurei. He also had a lot of “love experiences” with women.
Despite Shuuei’s seiyuu assurances that Shuuei would be a good husband, the majority of the interviewees considered his womanizing attitude to be a huge problem. Shuurei would feel very worried as a wife with a womanizing husband like Shuuei. Shuuei’s seiyuu tried to defend himself that these love experiences was to make him a “better man” and he would be a proper man if he married. Whatever that means, hah!
Seiran
Seiran seems to have great support as there was loud applause and sounds of “KYAAAA” emitted from the audience. Seiran is always supporting Shuurei, and he is perhaps the one that understands Shuurei the most. They added that Seiran was the only male that she ever showed her complete weakness and is always the one she runs to when she cries. Despite Shuurei’s firm beliefs and outspoken nature, Seiran is always the one running to protect her and reassure her.
However, the problem is that Seiran has a lot of secrets such as his relationship with Ryuuki and his past experiences before meeting Shuurei. Seiran’s seiyuu said that he had absolutely nothing to hide, eliciting laughter as the host reiterated that she was asking about Seiran, not him. He did not want Seiran to end with Shuurei, as the fact that he calls her “ojou-sama” seems to show that he has no interest in advancing the relationship into romance. His seiyuu did mention that the often use of “ojou-sama” made him a waiter in a tea cafe, calling out “ojou-sama” gently to customers.
Ryuuki
Ryuuki is the one that is most direct among the men in his love toward Shuurei and always gazes at Shuurei with love. It seems that Ryuuki is the best choice but Shuurei never reciprocates. Ryuuki’s seiyuu agreed that Ryuuki is the front runner, even though he felt that he did not feel like it is the case lately. Seiran’s seiyuu felt that as Seiran, he supported Ryuuki but his personal view was that Kouyuu and Shuurei were more suitable as a couple. Seiran’s seiyuu also “back stabbed” Ryuuki’s seiyuu by stating that Ryuuki’s character was extremely pure but his seiyuu was a playboy.
Decision time!
They also tried to count the number of seconds that any of the guys appeared on the anime together with only Shuurei for the whole first season. The scenes can be of both of them fully visible, only the hands, even if the head was cut off and no matter how small the characters are. As you can see, Ryuuki’s screen time with Shuurei was more than the other three combined. Hence, it is decided that Ryuuki is the winner of the competition. I do pity Shuuei though. He has 0 seconds with Shuurei from Episode 21 to 39.
It is a pity that they did not include the other seiyuus, such as Tantan (Suou Shin), or Ryuuren. Nevertheless, it is definitely a very interesting insight by the seiyuus, who breath and live by their characters. Do you agree or not?
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@SEAmaiden: Re: Ryuuki maturing soon…OH YEAH!!! I can’t wait to see that!!!!
@Impz…no problem regarding the summary for the special…We will wait…patiently
No Saimono for a while…
I NEED MY SAIUNKOKU FIX!!!!!
@Aznchocoholic: waiting next year for Saiunkoku is A LONG TIME!!!
well for me i definitely want shuurei to be with ryuuki because unlike seiran he admits he loves her, also he also sacrificed a lot for her and her dreams.. he threw away his freedom to be a worthy king that made the law for shuurei to achieved her dreams, he also didn’t spoil shuurei even if he wanted too, also he gave the chance for shuurei to shine and at the same time gave proof that she can govern even the sa province..
and for her dreams remember what ryuuki said at the end of the 1st season? that he will wait for shuurei until she felt satisfied from her achievements and wont accept to marry anyone unless it will be shuurei (ain’t that sweet)
soo i won’t accept anyone for shuurei unless it’s ryuuki, sorry for seiranxshuurei fans but hands off.
@prowse123: haha……. you are SO TOTALLY right. it is so true, and the seiran but the seiran and shuurei pairing i don’t think it would be that bad because seiran also sacrificed a lot for shuurei too. he protected her and he supported when she needed support. but since ryuuki is so much cuter and funnier. i side the shuureixryuuki pairing!
GO SHUUREIXRYUUKI PAIRING!!!!!!! but for not loving ryuuki by now, “SHUUREI YOU ARE A HUGE BAKA, DUMMY A VERY BIIIIIIIIIIIGGGG DUMMY!”
hmm what about Ryuuren i think he would be soo sweet with Shuurei after all that he had helped her though and under all that craziness he has such a open heart
wow that was something… who really is a good match for shuurei?
@Peggy December 25th, 2007 12:40 pm
Shuurei has, however, unable to find him marriageable. Imagine your husband-to-be plays his horrid flute 24/7 just to chase away evil spirits + drive every living soul mental regardlessly with his own difficult opinions. She won’t have much of a scoial life with this guy around, and that’s a big no-no since she’s has a public persona as an official. But the biggest bonus to have Ryuuren by your side is he’s a very good scout with sharp, accurate intuition – very vital for governance purposes. Also, Ryuuren is a friend in need when you need him most for a shoulder to cry on or a lending hand to fight off enemies
This anime’s very long,i’d like to know the end of “Saiunkoku Monogatari” so much!!..and i hope Ryuuki&Shuurei’ll be together forever….
and start to countdown…Happy New Year 2008!!
OMG!!! I FINALLY GOT TO SEE THIS SPECIAL. And i saw it yesterday so i guess it was my christmas gift from santa!!XD
My vote is for RYUUKI! Gaaah! I’m going crazy here!! T_T The fansubbing groups are taking too long to sub an episode! I really envy you guys T_T
Hey, thanks for this summary.
I love these specials and the drama cds the seiyuu really have a good time and are all so hilarious.
For me I totally like Ryuuki and Shuurei to end up together!!!
I just watched this hilarious “special” and was surprised that they mentioned Reishin but didn’t mention Kijin (the one with the mask). Kijin is really the one most suited to Shuurei’s personality type: workaholic, oblivious, and irresistible to the opposite sex. He could even protect Shuurei, since his bishie face supposedly causes everyone (including men) projectile nosebleeds when witnessing his divine beauty.
Both of them are great at scheduling, and would enjoy scheduling their conjugal visits. She will offer him her manju buns, he will take off his mask, she can go monkey love all over his bishie self, and then it is back to work work work like a good little couple of devoted public servants. LOL.
But seriously, I think that she will end up choosing Ryuuki. She would not have been able to achieve any of her hopes and dreams thus far if Ryuuki hadn’t facilitated the means for her to do so. It also seems logical since the political climate of Saiunkoku indicates that such a marriage would possibly derail the civil war within the clans.
I SERIOUSLY WANT SHUUREI TO END UP WITH RYUUKI!!
Hey guys I just wondering why Senya is not included in the selection, but I think that Senya is the only man that Shuurei gave a special feeling, and I am 100 % sure that she is inlove with Sa Sakujun!
And what about poor Sakujun
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I really hope Shuurei ends up with Seiran. Not Ryuuki (^_^)
I think that if he ends up with Ryuuki, she’ll have to sacrifice her dreams and ambition.
WeEe.. I rEAllY reAllY LUV ryUuki Nd ShUrRei.. iM oNe of DER billions AND MILLIONs.. FAn.. hey.. gUYzz..seIraN aNd ShUrRei HAS only BrOtHER-sIsTER relationship…oR platOniC love..BUT RYUUKI aND shuurei.. well…dERzz a Connection..!!!! I luv U RYUUKI!!
http://www.watchanimeon.com/saiunkoku-monogatari-episode-20/
just try to work it back from the start since the link ive posted here is episode 20. (im currently watching this part right now).