History VisualNovel / KoihimeMusou

* LookBehindYou -- Played totally straight with [[EverythingsWorseWithBears a bear]]

* BigBrotherAttraction[=/=]BigSisterAttraction -- Gien's attracted to Ryuubi due to a striking resemblance to her [[DeadLittleSister dead older sister]]. In an anime-exclusive, Kannu idolized her dead older brother, and her attraction to [[spoiler:the Fake Ryuubi]] is primarily because he reminds her so much of him, until [[spoiler:he's revealed to be a ConMan]]

Two other games exist in the franchise. The first one, ''Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi'', is a ([[NoExportForYou alas, Japan-only]]) fighting game for arcade machines. The second, ''Web Koihime Musou: Battle Maidens'', is a web-based strategy game currently in beta testing for US servers, free to play with {{microtransactions}}. It's been jokingly said that it is like {{Evony}}, except that it actually has girls.

* TallDarkAndBishoujo -- Kannu, though Chouun matches the personality, too

* NotWhatItLooksLike -- [[spoiler: In ''Otome Tairen'', Koumei stumbles into Bachou and Ryuubi half-naked and in a compromising position, leading her to think they did something together and runs off in embarrassment. ItGetsWorse when Ryubi starts acting strangely, namely her forced diet after being self-conscious about her figure, leading everyone to somehow think she's pregnant with Bachou's child! [[HilarityEnsues Further exacerbated]] when Ryuubi's found writhing in pain due to food poisoning, which is mistaken for going into labor!]]

* HairDecorations - Several of the girls have these, and given it's the Three Kingdoms era, expect elaborate hair styling.

** Done to CrowningMomentOfFunny lengths in ''Shin Koihime'': [[spoiler:a mechanical puppet used as a prank causes both of them to cling onto Chouun for dear life, resulting in an accidental [[ThanksForTheMammary boob grab]] and a [[StandardFemaleGrabArea knee to her crotch]], sending Chouun into [[TheImmodestOrgasm simulataneous ecstacy]]]]

* LesYay -- All over the place. For one, ''several'' of the main characters are openly interested in other women, notably Chouun. Then, there's Sousou's harem...
** In the {{OVA}}, Sousou upholds her [[PsychoLesbian reputation]] by going at it with Keifa on-screen
** Kakuka appears to be ''extremely'' [[{{Nosebleed}} enthralled by Sousou]]
** Otome Tairan takes it UpToEleven when Sheren (Sonsaku) and Shuuyu were going at it off screen which includes rear gates, camps, and everything you can use as a strategy.
** Moukaku and her gang of {{cat girl}}s appear to be obsessed with large breasts.
** Ganryou and Bunshuu of the En faction truly care for each other. Too bad their boss is nuts.
** Gien falls in love with Ryuubi at first sight.
** The scene where Ryuubi is saved by Butterfly Mask (Chounn).

* MagnificentBastard -- Quite possibly Ukitsu; Choujou in ''Otome Tairan'' might count

* {{Moe}} -- Almost the entire female cast

** Chouun tries the "recruitment" path at the end of the ''Shin Koihime'' anime with the Chou sisters; the ending begins dragging because Chouun was LateToTheParty

Compare ''IkkiTousen'' and ''Anime/RyofukoChan''. Especially since, as of 2010, ''Koihime'' and ''Ikkitousen'' are collaborating on the basis of their similar setups.

* PrincessCurls -- Enshou and Sousou

* {{Nakama}} -- All factions reflect this: their friends/comrades are their family

** In Shin Koihime Musou, Enshou attacks very similar to that [[JojosBizarreAdventure Spam Punch]]. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Kousonsan defeats her with [[SaintSeiya "White Horse Comet Fist!!"]].]]

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Compare ''IkkiTousen'' and ''{{Ryofuko-chan}}''. Especially since, as of 2010, ''Koihime'' and ''Ikkitousen'' are collaborating on the basis of their similar setups.

The animated [[BleachedUnderpants adaptation]] turns it into YuriFanboy bait by [[CipherScything removing Kazuto altogether]]: there are actually very few notable men in any of the episodes. The anime's plot is secondary to gratuitous but surprisingly classy {{fanservice}} and keeps very little from the original novel. It basically consists of the expies of the "Five Tiger Generals" (google it already) coming together from across China to band against the anarchical rule of [[{{Mooks}} generic bandits]].

* BigBrotherAttraction[=/=]BigSisterAttraction -- Gien's attracted to Ryuubi due to a striking resemblance to her [[DeadLittleSister dead older sister]]. In an anime-exclusive, Kannu idolized her dead older brother, and her attraction to [[spoiler:the Fake Ryuubi]] is primarily because he reminds her so much of him, until [[spoiler:he's revealed to be a ConMan]]

* [[BigBrotherComplex Older Sibling Complex]] -- Gien's attracted to Ryuubi due to a striking resemblance to her [[DeadLittleSister dead older sister]]. In an anime-exclusive, Kannu idolized her dead older brother, and her attraction to [[spoiler:the Fake Ryuubi]] is primarily because he reminds her so much of him, until [[spoiler:he's revealed to be a ConMan]]

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle - Well, not that exciting, but in a possible ShoutOut to MazingerZ, the title of episode two in season one is "Kannu is going to die with Chouun". [[NeverTrustATrailer Guess what DOESN'T HAPPEN]].

* TooLongDidn'tDub -- Because all translations insist on using the direct Japanese equivalents of the characters' actual Chinese names, most of the international audience don't even know it's based on RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms, and those who do have an incredibly hard time following along trying to keep track of who everyone's supposed to be.

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs - Several of the girls have these, and given it's the Three Kingdoms era, expect elaborate hair styling.

* PinkBishoujoGhetto -- ...Until [[spoiler: the fake Ryuubi]] shows up...[[spoiler:and then it goes back to being one after he leaves]]

* WiseBeyondTheirYears, TheLinus -- Koumei; to an extent, Toutaku