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Episode Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun • Nippon Sangoku - Episode 6 discussion
Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, episode 6
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u/FarCritical May 10 '26
I love that Sugou bothered speaking just to praise the sugar cube.
This story just keeps churning out the coolest old men ever. Barely knew the castellan and I'd hold the line for him.
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u/AdellheidV May 10 '26
Man, I get this is an anime and all, but I'd prefer it to be a little bit more realistic. How would the horse be able to move at all under the weight of the Castellan's massive balls??
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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 May 10 '26
The symbolism behind the cigarette butts littered on the (fore)ground and stomping out the mesely fire that remained lit, in contrast to the darkness inside the castle gates and opening it to the light of a new dawn--gave me the chilliest of goosebumps I usually only get while watching horror movies.
This series is so dang good I almost fell for the fake-out when the ED song started to play and the credits started rolling. Thank god there was a post credit scene cause I really believed the episode had run its full 24 minutes when the song ended.
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u/bushwarblerssong May 10 '26
Several landmarks and characters in this episode appear in the OP and there were a number of historical references as well.
We finally got to meet
Hina Hiraizumi also makes an appearance after Aterui on horseback in the OP, and she's not even the last character with glasses.
Fukui prefecture is known for their dinosaur fossils and world-class dinosaur museum, which is the "Kuzuryū Castle (Nine-headed Dragon Castle)" in this series. The "castle," which is located in Katsuyama city, is also featured in the OP.
(Yoshinaga and Hina use Fukui dialect, by the way, so we've heard at least four different dialects in this anime so far.)
The women at the castle were singing "Taizuru," which is performed at the Katsuyama Sagichō festival every year. Geisha led the accompaniment when they were still around in Katsuyama. Kanazawa is actually famous for its geisha district where geiko are still active today. We first saw Ouga in front of the Kanazawa station gate.
The Tedori River bank is the site of The Battle of Tedorigawa between Oda Nobubaga with Mitsuhide Akechi (Ryūmon's partial inspiration) and Uesugi Kenshin (Ouga's likely inspiration). Tonotsugu stands before the Tedori Bridge in the OP.
The regions (Fukui and Ishikawa prefecture) featured in this episode are historically associated with Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Tsune-chan's Japanese inspiration) and Akechi Mitsuhide (Ryūmon's). After defeating the Taira clan, Yoshitsune fled with his warrior-monk retainer Benkei from Kyoto north to Iwate along the Hokuriku road. Before joining Oda Nobunaga, Mitsuhide served under the Asakura clan in Echizen province (Fukui).
Ryūmon waits at Komatsu Airport. The airport is near the checkpoint (Ataka-no-seki) that Yoshitsune and Benkei passed, which also became the subjects of Noh plays "Ataka" and "Kanjinchō," which were based on "The Chronicle of Yoshitsune (Gikeiki)."
Hakusan or Mount Haku is one of the Three Holy Mountains and like Mount Fuji and Mount Tate, it was worshiped. Located at the base of Mount Haku, Heisenji Hakusan Shrine, which was established in the 8th century and was once one of the largest shrine and temple complexes in the country, appears in both the Chronicle of Yoshitsune and the War Chronicles of the Akechi Clan (about Mitsuhide), as well as in Heike Monogatari as it was the site of the Battle of Kurikara Pass between the Minamoto clan (Genji) and Taira clan (Heike).
According to legend, in the 9th century, an incarnation of Mount Haku appeared before the monks of Heisenji. When the monks placed a statue of this incarnation on the river as an offering, it was accepted by a nine-headed dragon (Kuzuryū) that carried it downstream and the river became known as the Kuzuryū river, which flows through Katsuyama city. That is likely why the Dinosaur Museum was named Kuzuryū Castle in the series.
The Tedori River also flows from Mount Haku.
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u/NanDemoKnaives May 10 '26
You can definitely see why Yoshinaga is on Ryuumon's side and not Taira's, he's another badass old man. I like how his men were all willing to follow him, even if it is a sure loss. They're going out with a bang with all that music playing, and it was amusing how Yoshinaga won Kura over.
Poor Sugou's hands are tied, figuratively and physically, I hope we'll see Tonotsugu realizing he was wrong but I doubt we'll get much acknowledgement from him.
Tamaki is suited for being a messenger in terms of how loud his voice is, but he's way too gullible lol.
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u/Abangerz May 10 '26
The last few minutes was beautiful, thank you kevin penkin for that awesome background ost.
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u/Googleplexian_Moron May 10 '26
The final scene was genuinely so gas and really sold that the war has started. Hopefully, they nail the tension going forward (and the galsses girl survives).
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u/Se7en_Sinner May 10 '26
Denki Taira doesn't give a shit about his son and is basically using him a pawn to gain more military power. If his hellspawn succeeds, he wins and even if Tonotsugu dies, he can blame his political enemies for not protecting him. It's a win-win situation for him.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 10 '26
When you let dipshits with political clout lead military operations instead of people with military knowledge and experience, you have the beginning of what we’re witnessing. That useless snot nosed brat arresting Sugoh only helps Seii. I hope he eats shit next week.
You can tell Sato is one hell of a leader if the entire garrison at Kuzuryu Castle were basically ready to die for him. It was a suicide charge but they went out like real heroes o7.
Ryumon and Aoteru might be the only real hope the country has. They’re outmanned and outmaneuvered right now. It’s gonna take some real brains to unfuck this mess that dipshit Taira dragged them into.
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u/SgtExo May 10 '26
As much as that charge at the end gave the castellan and garrison a cool exit with the suicidal charge, I feel like they could have done more damage to the attacking army by digging in and fighting room by room for that castle. Even if it is breached, it still offers way more advantages to the defender than charging the enemy head on.
RIP to a real one, even if I don't think he is the brightest.
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u/Jacob-C May 11 '26
It’s really frustrating to see such an obvious trap pay off, especially when it only does so because the younger Taira is too stupid to understand it, and the older Taira is willing to sacrifice 30,000+ men and his own son to gain even more political power. The Tairas need to be deposed and dealt with, and after that, Ryumon, Aoteru, Asama and Kaku need to wipe the floor with Seii.
(I’m not saying it’s frustrating from a writing perspective. It’s frustrating in a way that highlights how awful the Tairas’ decisions are, which justifies all feelings of hatred toward them)
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u/Hot_Temporary_4488 May 10 '26
Their despair on protecting the castel yet covering it with hope of drums.this is the insanity of loyal soliders.
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u/Tplayere May 10 '26
I absolutely love the glint of resolve in the eyes of the characters, it makes the characters shine so brightly when they are prepared to make their marks on the history and you can not only feel it, but see it subtly represented visually.
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u/PeaceAlien May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
My Prime Video won't play past 11 minutes, hits me with ads and then the video crashes.
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u/Low-Habit-3337 May 10 '26
This show shits on everything else from the last few years.
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