Richemont from Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight is France's strongest princess knight and a childhood friend of the protagonist, Montmorency. Richemont from Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight is noble and strong, but here we would like to introduce her charms.
[Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight] Work Introduction
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"Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is a media mix written by Kasuga Mikage, known for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna", and is set in late medieval Europe.
The story is based on the French national idol Joan of Arc, and features many historical characters, including Joan of Arc, so history buffs will also enjoy it.
Historical figures are transformed into beautiful girls
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One of the features of "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is that many of the historical figures are transformed into beautiful girls.
Since the main characters are transformed into beautiful girls, the heavy and dark parts of history are alleviated, making it a fun media mix.
Psychic people and fairies appear
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One of the concepts of "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is, what if there were psychic people and fairies in late medieval Europe...? With that in mind, this work features a number of cute fairies and a person with special powers known as "Ulysses" who has the strength of a hundred men.
The highlight is watching Ulysses, who boasts overwhelming fighting power, mowing down enemy soldiers, and the exploits of the cute fairies are also not to be missed in this work.
[Ulysses: Joan of Arc and the Alchemy Knight] Who is Richemont, France's strongest princess knight?
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"Richemont" is a talented princess knight of the Breton dukedom, and has been a close friend of the protagonist Montmorency since their days at knight training school.
The noble and beautiful Richemont showed talent as a princess knight from a young age, and was a beautiful girl who was expected to have a bright future by the royal family at a young age.
Richemont was the top student at the knight training school
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While Montmorency had the worst grades in the history of the knight training school, Richemont was always the top student.
Richemont was astonished that Montmorency, a descendant of the Knights Templar, was interested in alchemy instead of training as a knight, but he also had a fondness for Montmorency.
Richemont's personality is serious and loyal
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Unlike Princess Charlotte and the kind-hearted Philippe, Richemont has a stoic and very serious personality, so he is not very feminine.
However, her body is that of a beautiful girl, with her voluptuous breasts and delicate figure that arouses men's desires, and she reveals her own past of struggling with relationships with men, just like Charlotte.
Richemont became the strongest princess knight through skill, not strength
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Although it is not mentioned in the anime, Richemont has been aware since childhood that she is inferior to men in strength, and since her time at knight training school, she has trained in skill, not strength, to become a strong knight.
The direction was correct, and Richemont not only became top of her class at the knight training school, but also later became the strongest princess knight in the French army, demonstrating her talent at a young age.
Richemont captured by England at a young age
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Richemont fought in the war against England as a child, and was taken prisoner by England when France was defeated.
Richemont was beautiful from a young age, and often felt her chastity was in danger in England, but she managed to keep it thanks to her lineage.
Richemont is unfortunate even after returning to France
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After escaping England, Richemont was supposed to return to France and play an active role as a commander-in-chief, but France had become so corrupt that even Princess Charlotte, his childhood friend, had lost the will to fight, and Charlotte left all political matters to the Prime Minister, La Trémouille (Montmorency's cousin).
The demoralized French army could not keep up with Richemont's thorough reform of the army, and La Trémouille was also a defeatist who valued diplomacy over war, so Richemont, a militant, was degraded to the point of being imprisoned.
Richemont finds a way forward with the appearance of Joan of Arc
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Thus, Richemont's life was full of ups and downs, and it was not always smooth sailing. However, with the arrival of Joan of Arc and the restoration of the French princess Charlotte, Richemont gradually begins to show his true strength.
With the arrival of Joan, Richemont's previously unfortunate circumstances begin to improve, and he throws himself into the battle to support the French army and make Charlotte queen.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Richemon transforms into Ulysses with the magic sword
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Richemon is the strongest normal human even without relying on the power of the Philosopher's Stone, but even Richemon transforms into Ulysses using the power of the magic sword Escalibor.
The magic sword Escalibre seems to be the most powerful of the Philosopher's Stones (probably second only to Montmorency and Jeanne's "Solomon's Ring"), and Richemont, who is already talented, will be able to display his incredible fighting power with the power of Escalibre.
The magic sword Escalibre can attack from a distance
The magic sword Escalibre's unique ability is a long-distance attack using a pillar of light, and its power is overwhelming, far surpassing that of Jeanne and Ulysse Noir.
It has the power to change the course of a battle by itself, and it is an incredible ability that could kill everyone on the battlefield.
The emotion amplified by the magic sword is "jealousy"
Each philosopher's stone has an emotion that is amplified, but the emotion amplified by the magic sword Escalibre is "jealousy". Richemont is extremely jealous that Montmorency, whom he has been in love with for seven years, has had a deep relationship with Jeanne and others, and his power goes out of control.
Richemont lost his sense of self and tried to destroy everything on the battlefield, and even killed his childhood friend Philippe, who had transformed into Ulysse Noir, changing the course of the battle all by himself.
Richemont transformed into Ulysse is probably the strongest class
Richemont was originally strong as a normal human, but he gained the strongest class of power when he began to use the magic sword Escalibor, which was one of the strongest of the Philosopher's Stones.
Even La Hire, who transformed into Ulysse with the holy sword Joyeuse, was able to take on 72 gods, so Richemont transformed into Ulysse must have gained powers that could surpass those of a god.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Richemon's voice actor is Numakura Manami
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Richemon's voice actor is the voice actress for the 2018 fall anime "My Maid is Too Annoying! The actress who plays the main character, Kamoi Tsubame, in "My Maid is So Annoying!" is Numakura Manami.
Kamoi Tsubame from "My Maid is So Annoying!" is so funny!
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"My Maid is Too Annoying! " is one of the funniest animes out of the bountiful fall 2018 anime, and the exchanges between the heroine, Takanashi Misha, and Kamoi Tsubame are especially funny!
When Numakura plays Kamoi Tsubame, she plays a gag character that is the complete opposite of Richemont, a perverted 30-something woman with a muscular body who likes little girls, so it's hard to believe that the same voice actress is playing her.
Characteristics of Numakura Manami as a voice actress
Numakura is good at playing strong-willed, mature-looking female characters, such as "Takao" from "Arpeggio of Blue Steel" and "Takechi Otoya" from "Akuma no Riddle".
Numakura's voice acting career began around 2010, and as the second half of the 2010s, the number of leading roles has increased, so she is a voice actress whose future is still exciting to look forward to.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Richemont Summary
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Richemont was popular from the beginning of the anime, but it's unclear whether the anime will air the part where Richemont turns into Ulysses.
The original manga and anime version of Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight are quite different; specifically, the original manga has far more detail, so if you want to see the backgrounds and finer details of characters like Richemont, I recommend reading the original.
