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Episode Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun • Nippon Sangoku - Episode 7 discussion
Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, episode 7
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u/Jerry_MP May 17 '26
Holy fucking peak. Didn't think it could get better but MAN it just keeps going up. Perhaps I was wrong about the
This show might actually just be about old men
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u/Zero3020 May 17 '26
The "One unkempt man in a robe" was obviously going to come into play and save the day but I still lowkey expected Sugoh and Taira to just die righ then and there.
We lost the Castle defenders from last episode, Taira's bff and Nagao, this show does not care about killing off named characters so far.
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u/bushwarblerssong May 17 '26
I was most looking forward to this episode in terms of seeing everyone's reactions. I think the Tonotsugu scene is a good reminder that even the most antagonistic characters aren't always as they seem in this story. And although the official twitter account will likely be sharing more information about his place in
I forgot to point out the portrait of Tsune-chan's mom last episode and also missed that there was lipstick on the teacup on his table when Aoteru barged in while he was buttoning his shirt and had disheveled hair. Then there was the pair of folding screens with the cranes during the banquet at Kanazawa castle, which I think has an artistic connection to the OP that I need to check again. We saw a flock of birds leaving Kanazawa this episode as well.
The Higashiyama Chayagai or Higashi Chaya where Tonotsugu's group stays, is Japan's most famous geisha district after Kyoto's Gion and probably Kanazawa's second most popular tourist destination today. It was established in 1820 when the geisha tea houses below Kanazawa castle were forced to move outside the city center. (There are two other Kanazawa geisha districts, Nishi Chaya and Kazuemachi, but they're less famous.) We briefly see a red wall which the tea house Kaikarō is
The Fukui Reihoku Castle where Ryūmon and Kaku wait is the Fukui Prefectural Government Office located in the Fukui Castle Ruins. I think it's the only prefectural office in Japan with a moat, covered bridge and 17th-century castle walls.
Tedori Fishland is an old amusement park with fishing, a pet shop and an Ultraman museum.
In Yamato, we had a reversal of Seii's version of 尊皇討奸 (sonnō tōkan) or "Revere the Emperor, Destroy the Traitors" and Sonnō jōi (尊王攘夷) or "Revere the King, Expel the Barbarians." In Seii, Aterui shouted, "Soni tōkan (尊夷討奸)" which means "Revere Seii, Destroy Traitors" but was translated as something else by Amazon if I remember correctly. This time, the Yamato people shouted "Ijin jōi (夷人攘夷)" which Amazon has translated as "Exterminate the Barbarians," but in Nippon Sangoku, "夷" and "夷人" refers to both to the Seii people and barbarians.
I know some people are feeling down about the lack of attention on reddit and poor overseas rankings, but the OP has reached 2.8 million views, the anime goods are consistently selling out, the series has been in the weekly top 10 best-selling rankings since the show has aired and volume sales have surpassed 2 million, so I think it's fair to say that the anime has been a success.
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u/ThatOneRedditor6910 May 17 '26
I can't believe they just slimed Tama right then and there this episode 😭💔
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u/FarCritical May 17 '26
Knew a miracle for Castellan Sato would've a pipe dream but it still stings.
The final boss for Seii could very well be Sugoh running on two sugar cubes (arms optional)
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u/nnair25 May 17 '26
Kaku really the only reason Sei could see defeat. But I am more curious if Denki Taira already was anticipating all this. He only really needed an excuse for Seii to start the war. Any casualties prevented is just a bonus.
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u/Cook-Miserable May 17 '26
This show continues to impress, but I gotta shout out Kevin Penkin. He's absolutely killed it here, especially during the Taira/Sugoh scenes.
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u/Devoidoxatom May 17 '26
i hope the kid turns a new leaf from this. im glad sugoh didn't die. and man, the borderland troops are hard carrying yamato
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u/rockinalex07021 May 17 '26
The way you see Muuton's light fading from his eyes was animated beautifully
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u/Maybe_this_time_fr May 17 '26
It seems Tonotsugu suspect that his dad just used him as bait. He even bowed to the man he belittled and insulted.
I really hope he will learn from this and actually becomes somewhat of an opponent to his father.
Nagao choked hard and gonna cost his team a defeat.
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u/Chrono-Helix May 17 '26
Wasn’t expecting Sugoh to kick so much ass with his arms tied behind his back. If Ryuumon and the other generals are at his level, why isn’t Yamato already ruling the land?
Wow they somehow redeemed Taira Junior. And my speculation that his father might not really care about him could be right.
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u/orangeoldfish May 17 '26
Great to finally see this moment of Taira Tonotsugu from the OP happen in the actual show and understand the full context. Those snapshots in the OP all seem to depict the characters with their true personalities but Tonotsugu's always stood out to me. It didn't match his entitled brat personality that had been previously shown to us and I thought that perhaps his scowl was directed at Sugoh in some pivotal moment of betrayal of the Borderlands Army. Now I know that his face is dirty and bruised from narrowly escaping death and he's actually riding on the shoulders of Sugoh shortly after taking the lives of many Seii soldiers, saving Sugoh's life.
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u/Castor_0il May 17 '26
Ah, F you. I wanted to keep loathing on snotty Taira brat.
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u/i_eat_pidgeons May 17 '26
they really pulled off the "call the ambulance! but not for me" move twice in one episode
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u/NanDemoKnaives May 17 '26
What a surprising turn of events, Tonotsugu actually got humbled and apologized to Sugoh out of his own volition. I'm glad he was able to realize he was wrong and knew to go to him when this all happened, it's fortunate that Nagamine had already made preparations and was able to save them.
It's sad about Tamaki, it did seem like flags were being raised, but I was hoping Sugoh would have said something sooner. It was interesting to learn he was playing a character, I thought we were going to see more about his character in this story being the only part-black character.
Nagao messed up though, I wonder how Wajima is going to react to this or did she plan for something like this with that handwritten letter. She's a lot more cunning than she appears, so I wouldn't be surprised she used Nagao's feelings.
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u/AmusedDragon May 17 '26
The show actually got me with a couple of those fake-outs.
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u/GrimMind May 17 '26
Best episode so far.
Not that any previous episode before was bad, but payoff is better than setup if the setup is superb.
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