OVA
Description
Lin Chen Xing holds the rank of 8th Executive within the Kuhoin Private Army. This 19-year-old possesses long black hair, traditionally worn in a ground-length plait per the novel and manga, though the anime presents it shorter and unbound. Her recorded measurements are 76-51-80, and while her birthdate is May 3rd, her appearance suggests a slightly older look.
She exhibits a harsh demeanor yet has offered encouragement to Shinkuro during depressive episodes. Professionally, she wields dual swords, including the named weapon Bizen Osafune. Her interests include watching jidaigeki period dramas, with a noted preference for actor Takeshi Sato from *Onmitsu Samurai Sennin Giri*.
Her story varies significantly across adaptations:
* The novel *Guillotine* depicts her death during the Kirihiko Kirishima battle while escorting Ritsu Shiguhara alongside Shinkuro.
* The manga revises this outcome, showing her survival beyond that battle. Her personality here grows more flippant, leading to an unsanctioned attempt to arrange a marriage between Shinkuro and Murasaki.
* The anime replaces her swordsmanship with martial arts focused on leg sweeps and foot techniques. She also takes on the role of retrieving Murasaki, a task handled by Akuu Company elsewhere. Her anime demeanor is calmer yet more violence-driven, actively yearning for combat. She defeats Yayoi Inuzuka twice using her knowledge of Benika Jūzawa's techniques but loses their third encounter when Yayoi employs Houzuki School methods.
* The OVA returns to her original portrayal, reinstating the long plait, sword-based combat, and core personality traits.
She exhibits a harsh demeanor yet has offered encouragement to Shinkuro during depressive episodes. Professionally, she wields dual swords, including the named weapon Bizen Osafune. Her interests include watching jidaigeki period dramas, with a noted preference for actor Takeshi Sato from *Onmitsu Samurai Sennin Giri*.
Her story varies significantly across adaptations:
* The novel *Guillotine* depicts her death during the Kirihiko Kirishima battle while escorting Ritsu Shiguhara alongside Shinkuro.
* The manga revises this outcome, showing her survival beyond that battle. Her personality here grows more flippant, leading to an unsanctioned attempt to arrange a marriage between Shinkuro and Murasaki.
* The anime replaces her swordsmanship with martial arts focused on leg sweeps and foot techniques. She also takes on the role of retrieving Murasaki, a task handled by Akuu Company elsewhere. Her anime demeanor is calmer yet more violence-driven, actively yearning for combat. She defeats Yayoi Inuzuka twice using her knowledge of Benika Jūzawa's techniques but loses their third encounter when Yayoi employs Houzuki School methods.
* The OVA returns to her original portrayal, reinstating the long plait, sword-based combat, and core personality traits.