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The souls of the greatest warriors, generals, and strategists of the era of Chinese history immortalized in ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' have continued on beyond their deaths, [[Soul Jar|sealed]] within ''magatama'' beads handed down from generation to generation. For 1,800 years, the gems have dominated the destiny of their holders - the "Toushi", or "Fighters" - increasing their bloodlust and fighting skills while [[You Can't Fight Fate|forcing them to re-enact the lives and deaths of their counterparts]].
The souls of the greatest warriors, generals, and strategists of the era of Chinese history immortalized in ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' have continued on beyond their deaths, [[Soul Jar|sealed]] within ''magatama'' beads handed down from generation to generation. For 1,800 years, the gems have dominated the destiny of their holders - the "Toushi", or "Fighters" - increasing their bloodlust and fighting skills while [[You Can't Fight Fate|forcing them to re-enact the lives and deaths of their counterparts]].


[[Next Sunday AD|Now]], the newest generation of Fighters has gathered around seven high schools [[Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe|in the Kanto region around Tokyo]], re-enacting the battles as something in between a semi-organized street fighting [[Tournament Arc|tournament]] and an all-out gang war. And at Nanyou Academy (read: Nanyang and eventually the Wu kingdom), [[Idiot Hero|Idiot Heroine]] Sonsaku Hakufu has arrived.
[[Next Sunday A.D.|Now]], the newest generation of Fighters has gathered around seven high schools [[Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe|in the Kanto region around Tokyo]], re-enacting the battles as something in between a semi-organized street fighting [[Tournament Arc|tournament]] and an all-out gang war. And at Nanyou Academy (read: Nanyang and eventually the Wu kingdom), [[Idiot Hero|Idiot Heroine]] Sonsaku Hakufu has arrived.


And she has ''no'' clue about ''anything'' in the last two paragraphs. All Sonsaku knows is that [[Blood Knight|she likes to fight]], and her mom not only gave her a necklace with a pretty ''magatama'', but also told her to make a good impression by beating up fifty Fighters on her first day. She ''definitely'' doesn't know that she's the "[[Reincarnation]]" of Sun Ce, the ruler of Wu known as the "Little Conqueror (Shou Haoh)" - the one who it's said might have united the Three Kingdoms himself if not for his untimely death.
And she has ''no'' clue about ''anything'' in the last two paragraphs. All Sonsaku knows is that [[Blood Knight|she likes to fight]], and her mom not only gave her a necklace with a pretty ''magatama'', but also told her to make a good impression by beating up fifty Fighters on her first day. She ''definitely'' doesn't know that she's the "[[Reincarnation]]" of Sun Ce, the ruler of Wu known as the "Little Conqueror (Shou Haoh)" - the one who it's said might have united the Three Kingdoms himself if not for his untimely death.
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* [[Attempted Rape]]: {{spoiler|Chuukou (Xu Chu), in the manga}}
* [[Attempted Rape]]: {{spoiler|Chuukou (Xu Chu), in the manga}}
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Kannei.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Kannei.
* [[Back From the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Ryofu (Lu Bu) in the third season (''Great Guardians''). Only to die ''again'' in the end. }}
* [[Back from the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Ryofu (Lu Bu) in the third season (''Great Guardians''). Only to die ''again'' in the end. }}
* [[Baka]]: One of Hakufu's [[Berserk Button|Berserk Buttons]] is being called like this.
* [[Baka]]: One of Hakufu's [[Berserk Button|Berserk Buttons]] is being called like this.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Kouchou Kanshuu (Huang Zhong)
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Kouchou Kanshuu (Huang Zhong)