3/28/2023 0 Comments Sengoku kenshi review![]() It happens to be a cut version (anime intro sequences need to be short) of JAP by Abingdon Boys School, who are among my most favourite J-rock bands. ![]() Otherwise, well done for not being obnoxious.Īs soon as the intro played, I knew exactly which band was playing as I’d heard the song many times before (never being aware that it was associated with this anime). If Kuroko no Basuke is anything to go by… I’d be very worried that they’d let the relative sensibilities of this anime fall. That’s not to say they won’t in future seasons of this anime. The character of Kasuga is mostly just a sexy character and they don’t fall into the trap of overloading fan-service shots. It almost reminds me of that single episode in Kuroko no Basuke season 1 where there was also a similar lack of actual fan-service. There’s not many pervy camera angles or obvious fan-service shots here. Such that whenever she kneels to address someone in a formal way, her cleavage is fully visible. Kasuga is of course scantily-clad, impractical considering she is a ninja. With the exception of Kasuga, the female characters wear a style of clothing that is appropriate or authentic for the period. Honestly, there really isn’t much here in that regard. Since this anime is clearly not going for full authenticity, we can let the interesting designs slide, especially as they add a bit of flavour here.įinally the regular section on fan-service/ecchi. There are also a good few other interesting designs and stylistic choices, but I wouldn’t want to ruin it for you. The result is that Masamune’s horse looks almost like a motorbike. What am I talking about? Masamune’s horse appears to have metal rods almost like the handlebars of a bike and also appears to have exhaust pipes attached to the stirrup. Though while the latter does break authenticity, it is a very unique design and must be commended for trying to make things interesting. Despite this, some things are clearly out of place, such as a few designs of the extra characters (some looked like the trope delinquent/biker from anime set in modern day), the costume design of one female character (more on that in a bit) and of course the steed of one of the main characters. Of course the character facial designs feel awfully common in some respects, but the overall design is more geared towards trying to nail that historic Japan look (particularly the Sengoku period). This relates to the style of the animation. I realised that we don’t get to see too many fights in full fluid motion. In particular, there was one part where I noticed the fight didn’t quite flow well. The fight scenes are a bit important and I feel like the ‘flashyness’ tended to mask some poor effort here. Especially with mouth movement during dialogue, it seems to just be the same looped ‘opening and closing’ animation that suits neither of the audio options. ![]() However, the anime falters a bit when it comes to motion in some cases. It sure makes good use of the resolution. ![]() The visual fidelity is high as I was able to watch this in 1080p. The quality of the animation is pretty good overall. Please note this review also covers the Sengoku Basara Special, an extra episode set before the 12th episode explaining the story. It’s very over-the-top and funny, enjoy it for what it is and not what you might want it to be. If one goes in expecting authenticity, you’ll be disappointed. Something to do with Daimyos and such, looks like I’ll have to read up for this review. I only figured this out after I noticed a familiar name among the characters and my younger brother, who was watching this with me, mentioned that the other characters and things were actually real in Japanese history (do they teach Japanese history in schools these days or something?). However, don’t expect significant authenticity out of this, this anime exaggerates and dramatizes the history, adding modern day anime eccentricity to the history depicted. Sengoku Basara is a 12 episode historic action anime that is based not only upon a video game, but said video game is based upon actual Japanese history. ![]()
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