Review of Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor

Ikkitousen XX felt a bit like a return to form after the last season's diversion. That could be a good or bad thing depending on how you felt about the second season, personally I like when the show leans more into the grounded slice of life stuff and doesn't rely too much on the poorly defined dragon magic and historical battles as a narrative device. I like the inclusion of the new tomboy character, adding a fresh face can sometimes liven up a stagnant story. Every other character seems to be pretty much unchanged from previous seasons, with perhaps the exception of Hakufu briefly takingon a mentor role. Honestly the training montage where she keeps getting famous quotes wrong is one of the highlights of the show.

The whole misadventure of the fake tournament that leads everyone to that island with all the boring dragon magic stuff was... boring. This is a titty fighting anime, don't get so bogged down in lore that's needlessly complicated while somehow managing to remain incredibly vague. The last episode also has what feels like a really rushed final confrontation that doesn't go anywhere, and it almost felt like they were trying to start and then wrap up and entirely new story arc all within the second half of a single episode. The heavy use of stills really contributed to the feeling of a rushed production.

Overall, Ikkitousen is and always has been pretty much exactly what it says on the box, a cross section of history porn and actual porn. 7/10