The WORST episodes of Queen's Blade
Every episode of Queen's Blade ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Queen's Blade!
In 4 years time the competition that will decide who the next Queen shall be will start. The strongest warrior will continue to rule the country according to tradition and expand it. The contestants need only be older than 12 years. They need not be human, intelligent or even of that country. The rules for the tournament are simple: murder is allowed. Any weapon can be chosen. The winner is decided when one of the participants flees or can't move anymore. Such event is broadcast through a crystal sphere by the court's magic teacher to all population to see and enjoy.
#1 - Rivalry: Thundercloud General
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2009
Claudette arrives where Reina and Listy were the night before and encounters Echidna who explains she let Reina go so that Claudette could become countess and hence reward her. Claudette goes to find Reina, and has a flashback to where she rescued Reina as a child. Having left the city on her own, Leina is approached by Nanael, who urges her to enter the Queen’s Blade tournament. Dismissing Nanael’s suggestion, Leina prepares to set off again—only to be spotted by her older sister, Claudette. The sisters confront each other, and just as they draw their swords…!
#2 - Charm Attack: Veteran Mercenary
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2009
Tomoe and Shizuka arrive on the mainland. Tomoe attempts to blend in by choosing an outfit more fitting for the mainland when she overhears a Queen's Blade battle being undertaken. Reina and Listy reach the entrance to where the Queen's Blade tournament is being held.
#3 - Assemble! Queen's Blade
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2009
Nanael is reassigned by the Head Angel to compete in the Queen's Blade as punishment for failing her prior assignment. Heaven suspects something is wrong with Queen Aldra.
#4 - High Spirits: The Wandering Warrior
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2009
Reina is walking outside of town when she encounters Melona, and tells her she is going to defeat her for attacking travellers. Melona taunts Reina for being such a weak fighter, and says she only wants to fight decent warriors as she is a participant in Queen's Blade, a tournament held every four years to decide who is going to be the next Queen.
#5 - Ambitious Undertaking: Warrior Priestess
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2009
Tomoe, a Warrior Priestess, and Shizuka, a Demon Priestess who has defected are meditating in the shrine they tend to. Tomoe decides she is going to travel to the mainland to compete in the Queen's Blade tournament. During the night, Demon Ninja priests attack the temple.
#6 - Promise: Forest Keeper
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2009
Pursuing Airi into the forest, Leina and Nanael come upon a standoff between Noah and Airi. Seeing her chance, Nanael promptly declares a Queen’s Blade battle. Noah is driven entirely onto the defensive as Airi overwhelms her with attack after attack. Unable to watch any longer, Leina steps in…
#7 - An Angel, a Trap, and the Queen's True Motive
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2012
Annelotte and her band of rebels return to Gainos Castle with the intention of confronting the queen head-on, but Ymir has anticipated their arrival and set a dangerous trap for them.
#8 - Sincerity: The Weaponsmith and the Steel Princess
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2009
Cattleya heads out on a delivery run, leaving her son Rana at home. During her journey, she happens to meet Leina and the others. At the same time, Ymir visits a weapon merchant. Low-cost weapons have begun saturating the market, causing weapons from Steel Mountain to languish on the shelves, and Ymir has come to scout out the culprit behind it.
#9 - The Flying Pirate Ship
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2012
Vante is captured by Liliana, and Annelotte and Yuit must sneak on board her flying pirate ship to retrieve Vante. But they are not the only stowaways there.
#10 - Stealth: Assassin of the Fang
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2009
After reaching a secluded, unnamed hot spring, Tomoe and Shizuka take the opportunity to soothe their weariness. There they unexpectedly encounter Elina, who is searching for Leina with a detachment of soldiers. Tensions rise and a fight seems moments away, but Tomoe chooses to withdraw, narrowly avoiding a direct confrontation. However…
#11 - Wavering Spirit
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2012
Fierce battles rage across the castle as the forces of good clash with the forces of evil. Amidst the climatic showdown, a sinister secret is revealed.
#12 - Smite Evil! An Unexpected Battle
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2009
Leina is having trouble finding accommodations until she mentions she is in the Queen's Blade, and the greedy hotel manager rushes to fill her order and ends up rooming her with Echidna. Tomoe and Shizuka meet Melpha, and Tomoe admires her for dressing more appropriately than other competitors.
#13 - Advent: Angel of Light
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2009
Summoned before the Archangel, Nanael is informed that her many rule violations have put her at risk of being banished to the underworld. Yet she is offered a reprieve on one condition. Taking the angel Hachiel with her, Nanael sets out on a mission into the domain of the Swamp Witch—but things do not go as planned…
#14 - Resurrected Curse: Ancient Princess
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2009
Deep within a pyramid rising from the desert, the Ancient Princess Menace has bound Leina to her through a ritual, making her a loyal servant. When Tomoe and Shizuka sneak into the pyramid, Menace quickly discovers them and orders the enslaved Leina to attack!
#15 - The Tempted Young Wife
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2012
Ymir recruits Summoner Aldra to join the queen's army. Aldra summons two underworld demons, Belphe and Dogor, to aid in her fight, but they are more interested in finding some tasty humans to feed on.
#16 - Thunder: After the Death Battle
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/11/2009
Claudette and Risty enter a Queen’s Blade duel. Their abilities are closely matched, but Risty’s injuries from an earlier fight prove too much to overcome, and she falls in battle. Just then, Leina catches up with the pair, setting the stage for the long-awaited clash between the rival sisters!
#17 - The Fighter of the Rebellion
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2012
After Alchemy Strategist Yuit saves her friend Mirim from harassment by the queen's soldiers with the help of her elfen automaton Vante, Ymir shows up at her village the next day trying to procure Vante for the queen's military. Yuit finds an opportunity to escape but is later ambushed by Elina.
#18 - Long-Cherished Desires! Reason to Fight
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2009
Nanael is drinking milk to drown her sorrows at the bar where Nyx works, and Nyx tells her of the rumor about the horned monster seen in the woods. Nanael thinks it might be Melona, and goes to seek her with Melpha.
#19 - Enlightenment: Blow of the Dragon
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2009
Leina and Nanael catch up with Tomoe and her companions. Eager to prove how much stronger she has become, Leina challenges Risty to a Queen’s Blade duel. But the gap in skill between them is far too great, and Leina is knocked out with a single strike. Just then…
#20 - The Secret of the Castle at Gainos
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2012
Annelotte sneaks into Gainos Castle with Yuit and Vante to rescue Mirim, but she must get past Dragon Warrior Branwen first.
#21 - The Unstoppable Hyper Vibration
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2012
Mirim has been equipped with the Hyper Vibration Armor and armed with the Hyper Vibration Sword "Infinite Slasher" by Ymir, who sends her to fight Annelotte under the queen's order.
#22 - Shameful Shudders! The Battle Angel
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2009
Airi and Nanael are both desperate to finish the match quickly, as both are starving, and begin to fight in earnest. Airi weakens Nanael by causing her to spill more of the sacred milk, which spills onto some of the petrified people in the palace.
#23 - Showdown! Mutually Seeking Bonds
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2009
Irma refuses to help Echidna, so Alleyne and Nowa resolve to pick them off one by one. Echidna's past is revealed. Echidna manages to trap Alleyne in a pitcher plant, then to pin Nowa.
#24 - A Samurai Arrives
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2012
Annelotte accidentally travels to a small village of orphaned children, where she meets the self-proclaimed "Samurai God" Izumi. Realizing that Annelotte is a stronger and more skilled fighter, Izumi asks Annelotte to teach her better swordsmanship.
#25 - Duel to the Death! Culminating Showdown
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2009
Tomoe demands to know why Aldra had the Kouma Ninja attack Hinomoto. Aldra says that she has been searching for her sister, and Hinomoto is the only area outside of her rule.