History VisualNovel / KoihimeMusou

Two SpinOff games exist in the franchise. The first one, ''Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi'', is a fighting game for arcade machines and PC. It was adapted for Playstations 3 and 4 on January, 2016 under the new title ''Koihime Enbu''. Degica games has released this adaptation for overseas [=PCs=] via Steam. The second, ''Web Koihime Musou: Battle Maidens'', is a web-based strategy game, free to play with {{microtransactions}}. It's been jokingly said that it is like {{VideoGame/Evony}}, except that it actually has girls. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Plans to release the game overseas crashed abruptly when Beanfun, the distributor, had its Europe and US branches closed by Gamania, its parent company]].

* BleachedUnderpants - Sort of: there's no actual sex, but dear god, they try to get as close to it as possible. [[spoiler:By ''Otome Tairan'', Sonsaku and Shuuyu sure got down and dirty together (with loads of connotations) after their TenMinutesInTheCloset]].

* ContinuityNod - Several small events get referenced throughout the anime series. For example in the last episode of Shin Koihime Musou, Chinkyuu has a chess match with Kaku. The latter appears to be winning handily until Chinkyuu's pet dog knocks over the game board. In Shin Koihime Musou Otome Tairan, Chinkyuu has a match with Keifa and Chinkyuu gestures for her dog to disrupt the game again but this time Keifa had one of her comrades distract the dog... Other smaller examples are Enjutsu using the cup that Koumei traded for Ryuubi's sword in all subsequent episodes and the pit traps Chouhi used on Kan'U which is subsequently used on Moukaku.

* MagicalGirl -- Ryuubi, Kan'u, and Chouhi become these in the Shin Koihime Musou OVA. Which is also a ShoutOut to ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'' - Aside from the color motifs, Ryuubi takes after Hyper Blossom (complete with the ribbon), Kan'u is modelled after Rolling Bubbles (her attack involves shooting "Carbonated Water"), and Chouhi takes after Powered Buttercup (complete with a [[DropTheHammer hammer]], with its head made of Daikon).

* {{Metafiction}} -- According to Chousen, [[spoiler:the world of Koihime Musou exists because someone wrote the story of Koihime Musou by looking at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and wondering what it would be like if Sousou and her generals were all lovers and Sonken and Shuuyu were actually enemies. The bit about the genderflipping goes unstated, but the implication is there.]]

Two spinoff games exist in the franchise. The first one, ''Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi'', is a fighting game for arcade machines and PC. It was adapted for Playstations 3 and 4 on January, 2016 under the new title ''Koihime Enbu''. Degica games has released this adaptation for overseas [=PCs=] via Steam. The second, ''Web Koihime Musou: Battle Maidens'', is a web-based strategy game, free to play with {{microtransactions}}. It's been jokingly said that it is like {{VideoGame/Evony}}, except that it actually has girls. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Plans to release the game overseas crashed abruptly when Beanfun, the distributor, had its Europe and US branches closed by Gamania, its parent company]].

It's SpiritualSuccessor [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-17/sengoku-koihime-game-zexcs-opening-anime-streamed Sengoku Koihime]], is set during the [[JidaiGeki Sengoku period]]. It stars Kazuto's nephew many years after the original, except [[GenreSavvy his uncle specifically trained him to prepare for his arrival in the Sengoku period]], leading to a much stronger, much smarter protagonist.

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* BleachedUnderpants - Sort of: there's no actual sex, but dear god, they try to get as close to it as possible.
** [[spoiler: By ''Otome Tairan'', Sonsaku and Shuuyu sure got down and dirty together (with loads of connotations) after their TenMinutesInTheCloset]].

* FanService - Everywhere; you can't go 30 seconds without encountering a moment.
* FanServiceWithASmile -- See {{Meido}} entry

* GenderFlip - There are downsides, like Chousen and Himiko being turned into HardGay; however, the true aversions are Kada Genka, Saji, Ukitsu and Sonshoukou.

** Gien and Batai are bitter rivals as of ''Otome Tairan''. However, in what has got to be one of the most epic {{crowning moment of heartwarming}} in the last episode, Batai charges into battle paired with Gien, proclaiming that she wields her spear alongside the person who she has entrusted her life to.

** Gien and Batai are bitter rivals as of ''Otome Tairan''. However, in what has got to be one of the most epic {{crowning moments of heartwarming}} in the last episode, Batai charges into battle paired with Gien, proclaiming that she wields her spear alongside the person who she has entrusted her life to.

** Gien and Batai are bitter rivals as of ''Otome Tairan''. However, in what has got to be one of the most epic [crowning moments of heartwarming] in the last episode, Batai charges into battle paired with Gien, claiming that she wields her spear alongside the person who she has entrusted her life to.

** Gien and Batai are bitter rivals as of ''Otome Tairan''

** 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 simultaneous ecstacy]]]]

** This is a reference to the RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms, which the visual novel is based off of. Specifically, Liu Bei is fed [[spoiler: the wife of a commoner]].

* [[TooLongDidntDub Too Long Didn't Dub]] -- 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.

* FanGirl - {{In-universe}}: Ukin and Ryuubi to the Chou Sisters; Ryuubi again to Chouun while in her PaperThinDisguise

** {{In-universe}} example: Chouun makes a face so that her friends can remember her by. While the camera only reveals the girls' disturbed reactions, the Blu-Ray release decidedly ''censors'' her face, preventing the audience from seeing it. It's probably too disturbing that the animators dare not show it

** As well as Kada in the ''Shin Koihime'' anime, to a point where ''he even sneezes hot-bloodedly''. Still, considering [[NobuyukiHiyama who voices him]]...also, it's '''[[LargeHam THE WAY OF FIVE GRAINS!!]]'''

** '''THE WAY OF THE FIVE GRAINS!''' [[NobuyukiHiyama That is all.]]

* JAMProject -- Or at least Masami Okui herself sings the opening of ''Otome Tairan'', arguably making it sound badass

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

* JAMProject -- Or at least Masami Okui herself sings the opening of ''Otome Tairan'', arguably making it sound {{Badass}}

** In-game and full {{Expy}} example: [[spoiler: During the battle against To faction early in the game, Shunran gets shot in the eye by an enemy's arrow. Instead of letting it get her down, as a show of incredible [[{{Badass}} baddassery]] she takes the arrow out with the pierced eyeball and eats the eyeball, just like her counterpart in the original novels!]]

* EyeCatch - Some are cute, others are funny, the rest are just plain ecchi, mostly after the ending. Also done in a well-edited manner for the IronChef episode in ''Shin Koihime''.

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

* LighterAndSofter - Compared to the original novel and some other "adaptations" such as IkkiTousen. For one, very few characters are outright evil and several of the villains of the original novel have heroic upgrades.

It's SpiritualSuccessor [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-17/sengoku-koihime-game-zexcs-opening-anime-streamed Sengoku Koihime]], is set during the [[JidaiGeki Sengoku period]].

* ''[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Koihime_Musou Koihime Musou]]''
* ''[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Shin_Koihime_Musou Shin Koihime Musou]]''
* ''[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Shin_Koihime_Musou_-_Otome_Tairan Shin Koihime Musou - Otome Tairan]]''

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 and PC. The second, ''Web Koihime Musou: Battle Maidens'', is a web-based strategy game, free to play with {{microtransactions}}. It's been jokingly said that it is like {{VideoGame/Evony}}, except that it actually has girls. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Plans to release the game overseas crashed abruptly when Beanfun, the distributor, had its Europe and US branches closed by Gamania, its parent company]].

* AmazonChaser - Infamous as the beautiful, legendary "Black-Haired Bandit Killer", but as a RunningGag, anyone who meets Kannu in person ends up thinking she's not as stunningly beautiful as the "legendary warrior" she's rumored to be, or [[MistakenForAnImposter don't believe she's the real deal at all]]. Also a case of subverted InformedAttractiveness. In the ''Shin Koihime'' anime, the gag's taken further when only her [[RapunzelHair long, black hair]] gets complimented

** [[spoiler:Also, Kannu and Ryuubi in the Shu ending of the PSP game]].
* BackToBackBadasses - Kannu and Chouhi in the season one opening, Kannu and Chouun, Chouhi and Bachou, Batai and Gien in the ''Otome Tairan'' opening.

* BattleAura - Kannu and Bachou, among others

* {{Bifauxnen}} - What's up with Kannu wearing a tie?

* BigBrotherAttraction[=/=]BigSisterAttraction -- Gien's attracted to Ryuubi due to a striking resemblance to her 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]]

** Kada Genka in ''Shin Koihime'', [[spoiler:False Ryuubi]] and Kannu's brother in the anime.

* BlueWithShock - Kannu and Chouhi after they found out the monster that caused them to faint was merely a puppet.

* BrickJoke - Played very straight in episode 8 of ''Otome Tairan'': Chouhi develops her double trap again as a way to catch Moukaku. Anyone who've seen the first episode of season one will likely remember Kannu falling for it; in fact, she cements this trope by sneezing herself.

* CherryBlossoms - Where Ryuubi, Kannu and Chouhi make their pact, a la the novel. They also seem to do a lot of their bonding under the trees.

** [[spoiler: In ''Otome Tairan'', Enshou cosplays (or more technically speaking, plays) as Sousou during a play, down to the outfit, hairstyle, and flat-chested look (using a {{Sarashi}}, which took a lot of work to put on Enshou by Bunshuu) while Ganryou plays as Keifa, and Bunshuu plays as Kakouton. All while Kannu, Sonshoko, and Rikuson play as the Yellow Turban leaders. To top it all off, Shutai plays as the WishfulProjection version of Kannu]].

** Chouun back in ''Shin Koihime'' for embarrassing Kannu in front of {{mooks}}.

** [[spoiler: In ''Otome Tairan'', Kannu herself becomes "infected" by this trope after Shutai invites her to play with a lounging cat, and explicitly plays it straight herself at the end of ''Otome Tairan'' towards the Nanban Barbarians]].

* DoubleEntendre - Chouhi when mentioning her relationship with Kannu.
** Lampshaded by Sousou in the ''Shin Koihime'' anime to Kannu:

* FlashBack - Kannu, Bachou, and Chouhi among others; Chinkyuu gets a WholeEpisodeFlashBack in ''Shin Koihime''.

* {{Gainaxing}} - Occasionally happens to some of the girls with large breasts, but especially to Kannu (even when slicing a radish [[spoiler: and in ''Otome Tairan'' when sneezing]]) and Chouryou (done guilty just by walking).

* GeniusBruiser - several of the characters have shades of this in the VisualNovels such as Kannu, Chouun and Kouchuu. All of them are pretty formidable fighters but Kannu is essentially her kingdom's Minister of War and runs their military apparatus, Chouun unofficially handles Military Intelligence and covert warfare while Kouchuu is a brilliant civil administrator who pretty much runs the day to day affairs of the provinces under their control freeing Koumei to work on infrastructure improvements and "big picture" projects. In the anime Ryoumou in particular has trained as both a Son Family elite bodyguard and as an apprentice strategist, marrying both BrainsAndBrawn in one character.

** Done in a "two-for-one-special" method by Kannu and Chouun in the first season episode two in order to sneak into the bandit's mountain hideout, with a few [[HilarityEnsues funny moments]] along the way.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies - While it's true Kannu and Chouhi are brave, strong warriors, put a horrifying supernatural monster in front of them, and watch them scream their heads off and run for the hills. [[spoiler: Of course, there are no monsters in ''Koihime Musou'']]. A scary story from Chouun's enough to give them cold feet.

* HonorBeforeReason - Kannu and Bachou and many others

** Sousou could be considered one with regard to Kannu. As of the last episode of ''Otome Tairan'', Chouryou, the BloodKnight, seems to have fallen for Kannu as well. And judging from Kannu's reaction, Chouryou seems to fit this trope well.

* IAteWhat - Subverted when Ten'i hinted to Kannu's group what the main ingredient in her meat buns were, they freaked-out when they thought she meant [[spoiler:people]], when really she meant [[spoiler:chicken]]; they're very relieved when they found out that it was the latter. Later on it's implied Bachou might've added something extra to the fish for dinner...

* IGaveMyWord - Kannu does this frequently when making promises; Sousou constantly reaffirms her promise to Kannu to get her to "cooperate"

** Kannu and Chouhi become such in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQHxnjKBts promotional video]] before the airing of ''Shin Koihime''

** [[spoiler: At the end of ''Otome Tairan'' during the victory celebration, the Chou Sisters, Kakuka, Enjutsu, Choukun, Daikyou, Shoukyou, and the Nanban Barbarians perfom as IdolSingers, and sing the ED of ''Otome Tairan''. They are later joined by Kannu, Ryuubi, Gien, Batai, and Chouryou of the To faction.]]

* InTheHood -- Chouun at various times, though Kannu does this earlier at the beginning of the series

* IneffectualDeathThreats -- Kannu constantly employs this when encountering bandits

* InnerMonologue -- Kannu, Bachou and Chouryou, to name a few

* JerkAss -- Chouun acts this way toward Kannu and Chouhi sometimes. [[spoiler:The fake Ryuubi, most definitely]]

* LargeHam -- When it comes to beating up bandits, Kannu loves announcing it with hams. Chouun's pretty good at making up fabulous stories and entrance speeches, too
** Played hilariously in the ''Shin Koihime'' anime: when Chouun introduces Kannu to the bandits by "hamming her up" with embarrassing stuff, she gets a [[CranialEruption lump on the head]] from Kannu in response, the bopping hidden by a RelaxOVision)

* LettingHerHairDown -- Kannu normally keeps her hair in a side-ponytail, but lets her hair down on a few occassions. Likewise, Bachou usually ties her hair in a regular ponytail, but does this trope when she wears a girly dress in one of Enshou's silly competitions
* LighterAndSofter - Compared to the original novel and some other "adaptations" such as IkkiTousen. For one very few characters are outright evil and several of the villains of the original novel have heroic upgrades.

* LostHimInACardGame -- Sonshoukou bet Kannu in a contest against Sousou, while Sousou bet herself as well as Kakoton and Keifa

* LuminescentBlush -- Prevelent with all the girls, though Kannu makes the best use of this trope
* MagicalGirl -- Ryuubi, Kannu, and Chouhi become these in the Shin Koihime Musou OVA. Which is also a ShoutOut to ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'' - Aside from the color motifs, Ryuubi takes after Hyper Blossom (complete with the ribbon), Kannu is modelled after Rolling Bubbles (her attack involves shooting "Carbonated Water"), and Chouhi takes after Powered Buttercup (complete with a [[DropTheHammer hammer]], with its head made of Daikon).

** Kannu and Chouhi's relationship when Chouhi tells people about their "vow of sisterhood" and that they "pledged their relationship in bed"

* PromotionToParent -- Kannu tries to ''avoid'' this at all costs, but everyone she meets keeps [[IsThatCuteKidYours thinking she's Chouhi's mother]]

** Used again in the ''Shin Koihime'' anime when Chouun is introducing Kannu to the bandits and starts saying something really embarrassing about her. [[RelaxOVision ROV]] cuts the talk short; moments later, the scene returns with Chouun now sporting a [[CranialEruption lump on her head]]

* {{Seme}} -- Chouun asks Chouhi and Kannu which of them is the "seme" and "{{uke}}", clearly having her own ideas of their sisterhood, which doesn't help Kannu when Chouhi states she'd rather be the seme of the two
** In one episode preview, Kouchuu "teaches" that girls with blond curls (namely, Sousou) are the seme, while girls with a side-ponytail (specifically, Kannu) would be the uke. Man, they really aren't subtle about this, are they?

* SlasherSmile -- Kannu, after a boy threw rocks at her and called her names in season one; also done with Chouun a few times
* SleepCute -- Chouhi effectively blackmails Kannu into this. Ryofu and Chinkyuu in ''Shin Koihime''

* {{Sneezing}} -- Happened to Pairen when people mentioned how she had Ryuubi's sword. Also happened to Kada when Chouhi mentioned his name. Used as a RunningGag in Otome Tairan with Kannu being referenced several times in one episode by Chouhi and crew.

* SpoilerTitle -- In a possible ShoutOut to ''Anime/MazingerZ'', the title of episode two in season one is "Kannu is going to die with Chouun". [[NeverTrustATrailer Guess what DOESN'T HAPPEN]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance -- Kannu and her brother, Bachou and Batai

** Bachou once told the others she wet herself a little. When asked by Kannu what she had just said, she tries denying she said anything at all
* SweatDrop -- Kannu among others

* TakeMyHand -- Kannu and Chouun pull this off in episode two of season one

* TeamMom -- Kannu, especially towards Chouhi and Koumei; Kouchuu in the visual novel
** It appears Kannu doesn't want to relinquish the TeamMom position in the anime, given how she absolutely ''doesn't want'' Ryuubi to become the eldest of their sisterhood pact
*** Considering what [[TheDitz Ryuubi]] is compared to Kannu, it's more or less justified...

* [[spoiler: [[ThroughHisStomach Through Her Stomach]] -- Several times througout the series, but most prominently featured at the very ending of ''Otome Tairan'': Sonken to Ryomou when the last piece of the food the latter wanted was taken by Sonsaku; then Sonsaku attempts one to Shuuyu mouth-to-mouth; then much later Chouryou trying it on Kannu before they are interrupted by Ryuubi.]]

** In the games, particularly the first game, Kannu and Shokatsuryou actually exhibit this quite a bit as well, mainly as Type B.

* TwitchyEye -- Kannu and others when annoyed

* VisibleSigh -- Kannu among others

* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough - Apparently you, Kannu, for falling into a trap meant for {{mooks}} set by kids

* YuriFan -- Chouun seems to think Kannu and Chouhi get along rather, er, "well"

* UpdatedRerelease -- The PS2 version of the first game has endings for Chouun, Bachou and Kouchuu

* AlternateUniverse - [[spoiler: According to Chousen in the first game, Kazuto didn't travel back in time, but rather entered an alternate world, whereas his home is the "real" one. Moreover, Chousen mentions the existence of more than one alternate reality, each with different possible scenarios happening, including the scenario of the original ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Potentially, this implies that every storyline in the entire franchise (i.e. the {{Visual Novel}}s, the {{Animated Adaptation}}s, the [=OVAs=], manga and the {{Omake}}s) are all canon]].
** [[spoiler:He also mentioned a real "true world" where all the concepts serve as a base for all the "alternate worlds" and that someone in the "true world" might be watching Kazuto, he also mention the creation of other "alternate worlds" based on that world. It's the player, and the new worlds are either the new game pluses or the sequel.]]

** One of the spells used by the Chou sisters bears a remarkable resemblance to the [[{{Slayers}} Dragon Slave]]

* PaperThinDisguise -- After being separated from the group, Chouun reappears during a BigDamnHeroes moment wearing a [[BusouRenkin papillion mask]], dubbing herself Kacho Kamen (Butterfly Mask); it only fools Chouhi

* DetachedSleeves -- Kannu and many others

* SpoilerTitle -- 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]].

* {{Homage}} - In the OVA, the scene with Kayuu and Chouryou at the cruise ship's bow is a homage to {{Titanic}}. It ends humorously though.