Ep. 53 - Salutations, Yuuri-Heika
it's friday where i'm at... XD
Episode #53: 前略、ユーリ陛下 (Zenryaku, Yuuri heika/Salutations, Your Majesty)
If you need to watch the episode, check out this post (community locked) for information!
I'm in the midst of a move, so luckily i did most of this beforehand :D I now bring you the most direct fanservice only ep in all of KKM! (OMG i made 100ish screencaps... I'M SOO SORRY)
In a rather desert-like area, someone thinks that snakes shouldn't survive and eat their mousy prey. Who would this mysterious boot belong to? there's a snake in my boot Oh, this fair traveler!
Of course, this traveler isn't without his trusty pigeon to mail love letters to Yuuri.
Anyway, we get a title:
Flashing back, we see Gunter asking Yuuri if it would be ok for him to wander the country aimlessly go out on inspection.
Thinking about it, Yuuri gets excited because now he thinks he might have some free time and not have to deal with Gunter's nagging. So of course he allows it :D
Yuuri couldn't have been more wrong - not only is he busy, but severely overwhelmed with his OWN work XD Gunter, you silly boy, doing all Yuuri's menial tasks :D
Walking through a graveyard, Gunter sends Yuuri a letter in a cute heart decorated pigeon pouch, then munches on some manjuu. omnomnom
Staggering into town, getting some water for himself and his horse (is it really polite to let the horse drink from the town's fountain?)
No sooner had Gunter gotten into town, then some hooligan wants to try and cut him. HA! he doesn't know what kind of over confident, proud mazoku stands before him :D
Desipte being once again told of his beauty, he remains unphased and considers himself pretty standard and unimportant. What a modest man! tho surely, it has nothing to do with his gayness, no, not at all
The rest of the townsfolk don't know what to make of him, but some woman puts them in their place DAMN RIGHT! and our traveler introduces himself as Foie Gras (which is, some nasty sounding french "edibles") since he screwed up and almost said his real name. good job genius.
So we find out the woman's name is Gloria and she kinda 'rules' over the town. A few exchanges between them have Gunter being serious and polite Gunter, while it could easily been mistaken as some flirting as she clearly wants this pretty man all to herself. Gunter, are you really smarter than Yuuri?
COOKIES! yes, we take a detour back to Ketsumeijou where we learn that Gunter also makes cookies for Greta. Good thing Gwendal also made some. Clearly from the look on Greta's face, you can tell that Yuuri's cookies are scary and Gwen's are just too cute to eat! (I'm going to guess that Gunter's look and taste like normal cookies)
GRATUITOUS FANSERVICE FOR NO REASON ♥♥♥
Gloria tells Gunter that all the women in town are suddenly all sorts of 'gorgeous' since he's come sadly, he's not interested in all of you fine ladies, but he STILL seems oblivious to the clear insinuations and goes about 'helping' out. Gunter, please do NOT put a kitten in that pot. A woman drops off some sausages ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I'm not going into the easy jokes here and makes her son stop in and say hi. Gunter offers manjuu and the boy's all like, 'DO NOT WANT! MAOU HATES US!' and Gunter's all sexy pouty.
Gloria's sitting outside looking at her locket watch (is it me, or does that man look like a von Grantz?) when suddenly someone decides to crash her pity party.
So we get a little Gloria history about how her dad ran the town before and believed a new Maou would come and save everyone from despair! I still think he looks like a von Grantz But back to now, Gunter is all like 'hey, isn't this near the border?' as if he didn't know...
But their chat is cut short when something's going on in the center of town! oh noes!
Oh! it's the infamous Baxter and his group of gunslingers goons!
So Gunter offers himself as a sacrifice an opponent. From a heated staring contest, Gunter wins and the other guy just shoots down the Inn/Pub sign. Nice. (There is speculation that Gunter used a little bit of wind maryoku here, but that's up for discussion)
Back to Yuuri doing Gunter's job, Dacascos tells him that Gunter nuzzles the horses each night so they sleep well Oh, that I could be a horse for Gunter to nuzzle me. Stunned at the large amount of horses, Yuuri is quite exasperated and realizes he won't be sleeping much.
Again Gunter and Gloria have some private time, but while Gloria laments, Gunter lectures her on her foolishness about letting go of her pride and the town. Gloria=Adalbert's sister, yes. i deem it so
Now we see our young king tending to the roses... awww~ and Wolfram, who isn't really helping, is all sorts of flirty with the worn out Yuuri. At least Yuuri isn't protesting :D
And while the boys are playing in the garden, our favorite maid trio appear looking for someone to tell their fortune! Surprisingly, Gunter does this as well, and is quite accurate. What a renaissance man! Also, before that, Gunter sent another little love note tied in a pink ribbon to Yuuri :D
Standing alone near the fountain, Gunter watches as Gloria and her two supporters head off to leave the town to ruin under the Baxters. Asking if Gunter's reasons for being there is to see her off, he says no, and he's waiting for Baxter So, he must have dumped her hard last night XD
Encountering our little mouse friend, Gloria clearly understands rodent speak as she realizes how stupid she is and how that mysterious traveler that speaks quite elegantly can save them from the Baxter snake. Yes, because mice never lie.
Back in town, it's mob vs. mazoku. I've got my money on mazoku - how about you?
After a bit of banter and some talk about flowers on a casket, Gunter gets himself bound by some binding majutsu. But after a bit of a diversion as Gloria and Co. return, he breaks the stone and with his beautiful expression says how something so weak is nothing to him :D
With a bit of help from our knife throwing friends, the Baxter clan is taken out easily and the town is once again reclaimed by our 'noble princess'.
Now that the battle is over, Gunter lovingly carves a charm into the dirt. Notice, as he's grunting, he's saying 'Gyun,' again, using sounds from his name. he's a little special, don't mind him Oh and Gunter, please study Yuuri's 'Justice' a bit. your kanji is wrong (should look like this:正義)
Pleased with his work, he once again tells Gloria that he will not father any babies and sends one more letter to his favorite piece of jail bait.
In this picture, and the others of Yuuri's messy office, you can find a number of things. I'd like to point out Gwendal's missing booze from episode 51 is in this image.
Yuuri, completely worn out by having to actually do his job, speculate about Gunter's sanity with the three brothers that don't look alike. Conrad's mention of him finding a new mazoku is something unusual, as I'm pretty sure they don't mention in the anime about the few million types of mazoku... anyway, it's apparently been determined that Gunter's got an imaginary world in his head.
And as if on cue, there's someone at the door! Why, it's Anissina looking for Gunter's replacement to test something on! Not even caring that Yuuri's the MAOU, she proceeds to try and get him fitted in her crazy bondage devices. Poor Yuuri, if only Gunter were there to actually hear you call his name... oh the blood that would flow~
THE END!
This episode is actually really important to me, at the risk of sounding like the biggest dork ever - despite the only reason for it being rare Gunter fanservice. I was feeling pretty lonley in Japan at night after classes and while watching NHK like I pretty much constantly did, I was feeling the need for some Inoue to make me feel better because his voice has amazing healing powers, i swear!, and lo and behold, this episode came on! i couldn't have asked for anything more. Inoue-heika is good at that ♥ ANYWAY to the episode... GUNTER FANSERVICE! How poor Gunter in his serious state is constantly overlooked in order to make him one of the primary sources of comic relief, he finally gets to redeem himself a bit here. It seems to give some glimpses to his past, like how battle doesn't phase him - and he almost enjoys it, but at the same time, how he's changed in that attitude because of Yuuri. I still laugh at how when he slashes his sword you can hear him say: Gyun-ta! (Gunter). Not sure if that was the original script, as Inoue-heika was given a lot of leeway to improvise with Gunter (so an interview somewhere along the lines said).
While there's nothing really plot related to think about, I have wondered about the geography a little. Way back when Gunter was explaining the Shin Makoku map to Yuuri, he pointed at the west as being where the von Christ lands are from. This episode, he went west for a land inspection. Could the reason that he happened upon a town that no one seems to believe exists be that he's in his family's territory? And how could Gloria not resist the urge to sneak into Gunter's bed in the middle of the night and rape him? - or did she XD I know i would have... Wouldn't his manjuu have gone bad or at least, not been as good as he's riding around stomping on snakes? They surely didn't have plastic wrap back then. And wth is with the celestial glow! If you're being awesome enough for us to see through the bathwater, DO NOT GIVE ME CELESTIAL GLOW. Tho i suppose celestial glow is better than being a ken doll...
Stuff at the castle - It's sweet how Yuuri wants to help and do things Gunter typically does (even though most of it really is his job), but for the longest time, i wondered - WHEN DID HE SLEEP? (which, according to his schedule from an Asuka bonus notebook, he sleeps a lot, actually) But it's amazing how much crap Yuuri gets as gifts from other countries XD And for you wolf/yuuri fans, the scene in the garden couldn't have been a cuter moment between them. Though sometimes I think some things Yuuri was doing in place of Gunter were just people getting out of them *cough*Dacascosnotwantingtodealwiththehorseshimself*cough* But it's fun how the fortune telling theme came back, as the last time that came up with Gunter, he was about to boil a kitten. Tarot is much safer XD
ok, now i'm just ranting all over the place. Let the rare Gunter-centric episode commenting commence!
Next Episode: Episode #54 hosted by chasingphantoms
Episode #53: 前略、ユーリ陛下 (Zenryaku, Yuuri heika/Salutations, Your Majesty)
If you need to watch the episode, check out this post (community locked) for information!
I'm in the midst of a move, so luckily i did most of this beforehand :D I now bring you the most direct fanservice only ep in all of KKM! (OMG i made 100ish screencaps... I'M SOO SORRY)
In a rather desert-like area, someone thinks that snakes shouldn't survive and eat their mousy prey. Who would this mysterious boot belong to? there's a snake in my boot Oh, this fair traveler!
Of course, this traveler isn't without his trusty pigeon to mail love letters to Yuuri.
Anyway, we get a title:
Flashing back, we see Gunter asking Yuuri if it would be ok for him to wander the country aimlessly go out on inspection.
Thinking about it, Yuuri gets excited because now he thinks he might have some free time and not have to deal with Gunter's nagging. So of course he allows it :D
Yuuri couldn't have been more wrong - not only is he busy, but severely overwhelmed with his OWN work XD Gunter, you silly boy, doing all Yuuri's menial tasks :D
Walking through a graveyard, Gunter sends Yuuri a letter in a cute heart decorated pigeon pouch, then munches on some manjuu. omnomnom
Staggering into town, getting some water for himself and his horse (is it really polite to let the horse drink from the town's fountain?)
No sooner had Gunter gotten into town, then some hooligan wants to try and cut him. HA! he doesn't know what kind of over confident, proud mazoku stands before him :D
Desipte being once again told of his beauty, he remains unphased and considers himself pretty standard and unimportant. What a modest man! tho surely, it has nothing to do with his gayness, no, not at all
The rest of the townsfolk don't know what to make of him, but some woman puts them in their place DAMN RIGHT! and our traveler introduces himself as Foie Gras (which is, some nasty sounding french "edibles") since he screwed up and almost said his real name. good job genius.
So we find out the woman's name is Gloria and she kinda 'rules' over the town. A few exchanges between them have Gunter being serious and polite Gunter, while it could easily been mistaken as some flirting as she clearly wants this pretty man all to herself. Gunter, are you really smarter than Yuuri?
COOKIES! yes, we take a detour back to Ketsumeijou where we learn that Gunter also makes cookies for Greta. Good thing Gwendal also made some. Clearly from the look on Greta's face, you can tell that Yuuri's cookies are scary and Gwen's are just too cute to eat! (I'm going to guess that Gunter's look and taste like normal cookies)
GRATUITOUS FANSERVICE FOR NO REASON ♥♥♥
Gloria tells Gunter that all the women in town are suddenly all sorts of 'gorgeous' since he's come sadly, he's not interested in all of you fine ladies, but he STILL seems oblivious to the clear insinuations and goes about 'helping' out. Gunter, please do NOT put a kitten in that pot. A woman drops off some sausages ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I'm not going into the easy jokes here and makes her son stop in and say hi. Gunter offers manjuu and the boy's all like, 'DO NOT WANT! MAOU HATES US!' and Gunter's all sexy pouty.
Gloria's sitting outside looking at her locket watch (is it me, or does that man look like a von Grantz?) when suddenly someone decides to crash her pity party.
So we get a little Gloria history about how her dad ran the town before and believed a new Maou would come and save everyone from despair! I still think he looks like a von Grantz But back to now, Gunter is all like 'hey, isn't this near the border?' as if he didn't know...
But their chat is cut short when something's going on in the center of town! oh noes!
Oh! it's the infamous Baxter and his group of gunslingers goons!
So Gunter offers himself as a sacrifice an opponent. From a heated staring contest, Gunter wins and the other guy just shoots down the Inn/Pub sign. Nice. (There is speculation that Gunter used a little bit of wind maryoku here, but that's up for discussion)
Back to Yuuri doing Gunter's job, Dacascos tells him that Gunter nuzzles the horses each night so they sleep well Oh, that I could be a horse for Gunter to nuzzle me. Stunned at the large amount of horses, Yuuri is quite exasperated and realizes he won't be sleeping much.
Again Gunter and Gloria have some private time, but while Gloria laments, Gunter lectures her on her foolishness about letting go of her pride and the town. Gloria=Adalbert's sister, yes. i deem it so
Now we see our young king tending to the roses... awww~ and Wolfram, who isn't really helping, is all sorts of flirty with the worn out Yuuri. At least Yuuri isn't protesting :D
And while the boys are playing in the garden, our favorite maid trio appear looking for someone to tell their fortune! Surprisingly, Gunter does this as well, and is quite accurate. What a renaissance man! Also, before that, Gunter sent another little love note tied in a pink ribbon to Yuuri :D
Standing alone near the fountain, Gunter watches as Gloria and her two supporters head off to leave the town to ruin under the Baxters. Asking if Gunter's reasons for being there is to see her off, he says no, and he's waiting for Baxter So, he must have dumped her hard last night XD
Encountering our little mouse friend, Gloria clearly understands rodent speak as she realizes how stupid she is and how that mysterious traveler that speaks quite elegantly can save them from the Baxter snake. Yes, because mice never lie.
Back in town, it's mob vs. mazoku. I've got my money on mazoku - how about you?
After a bit of banter and some talk about flowers on a casket, Gunter gets himself bound by some binding majutsu. But after a bit of a diversion as Gloria and Co. return, he breaks the stone and with his beautiful expression says how something so weak is nothing to him :D
With a bit of help from our knife throwing friends, the Baxter clan is taken out easily and the town is once again reclaimed by our 'noble princess'.
Now that the battle is over, Gunter lovingly carves a charm into the dirt. Notice, as he's grunting, he's saying 'Gyun,' again, using sounds from his name. he's a little special, don't mind him Oh and Gunter, please study Yuuri's 'Justice' a bit. your kanji is wrong (should look like this:正義)
Pleased with his work, he once again tells Gloria that he will not father any babies and sends one more letter to his favorite piece of jail bait.
In this picture, and the others of Yuuri's messy office, you can find a number of things. I'd like to point out Gwendal's missing booze from episode 51 is in this image.
Yuuri, completely worn out by having to actually do his job, speculate about Gunter's sanity with the three brothers that don't look alike. Conrad's mention of him finding a new mazoku is something unusual, as I'm pretty sure they don't mention in the anime about the few million types of mazoku... anyway, it's apparently been determined that Gunter's got an imaginary world in his head.
And as if on cue, there's someone at the door! Why, it's Anissina looking for Gunter's replacement to test something on! Not even caring that Yuuri's the MAOU, she proceeds to try and get him fitted in her crazy bondage devices. Poor Yuuri, if only Gunter were there to actually hear you call his name... oh the blood that would flow~
THE END!
This episode is actually really important to me, at the risk of sounding like the biggest dork ever - despite the only reason for it being rare Gunter fanservice. I was feeling pretty lonley in Japan at night after classes and while watching NHK like I pretty much constantly did, I was feeling the need for some Inoue to make me feel better because his voice has amazing healing powers, i swear!, and lo and behold, this episode came on! i couldn't have asked for anything more. Inoue-heika is good at that ♥ ANYWAY to the episode... GUNTER FANSERVICE! How poor Gunter in his serious state is constantly overlooked in order to make him one of the primary sources of comic relief, he finally gets to redeem himself a bit here. It seems to give some glimpses to his past, like how battle doesn't phase him - and he almost enjoys it, but at the same time, how he's changed in that attitude because of Yuuri. I still laugh at how when he slashes his sword you can hear him say: Gyun-ta! (Gunter). Not sure if that was the original script, as Inoue-heika was given a lot of leeway to improvise with Gunter (so an interview somewhere along the lines said).
While there's nothing really plot related to think about, I have wondered about the geography a little. Way back when Gunter was explaining the Shin Makoku map to Yuuri, he pointed at the west as being where the von Christ lands are from. This episode, he went west for a land inspection. Could the reason that he happened upon a town that no one seems to believe exists be that he's in his family's territory? And how could Gloria not resist the urge to sneak into Gunter's bed in the middle of the night and rape him? - or did she XD I know i would have... Wouldn't his manjuu have gone bad or at least, not been as good as he's riding around stomping on snakes? They surely didn't have plastic wrap back then. And wth is with the celestial glow! If you're being awesome enough for us to see through the bathwater, DO NOT GIVE ME CELESTIAL GLOW. Tho i suppose celestial glow is better than being a ken doll...
Stuff at the castle - It's sweet how Yuuri wants to help and do things Gunter typically does (even though most of it really is his job), but for the longest time, i wondered - WHEN DID HE SLEEP? (which, according to his schedule from an Asuka bonus notebook, he sleeps a lot, actually) But it's amazing how much crap Yuuri gets as gifts from other countries XD And for you wolf/yuuri fans, the scene in the garden couldn't have been a cuter moment between them. Though sometimes I think some things Yuuri was doing in place of Gunter were just people getting out of them *cough*Dacascosnotwantingtodealwiththehorseshimself*cough* But it's fun how the fortune telling theme came back, as the last time that came up with Gunter, he was about to boil a kitten. Tarot is much safer XD
ok, now i'm just ranting all over the place. Let the rare Gunter-centric episode commenting commence!
Next Episode: Episode #54 hosted by chasingphantoms