Postby ich1990 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:58 am
Sengoku Basara ep. 1-12 [complete]
I wasn't sure I was going to like Sengoku Basarsa when I first heard about it. Then, of course, I saw the horse with handlebars and a tailpipe, ridden by a guy who wields six swords at once. By the time I got to the main villain, who perpetually has epic orchestra music and a giant storm cloud following him around, I was hooked. By the end, I was convinced it was one of the best anime ever (everything that I had hoped TTGL would be but wasn't, even). The amazing music and extremely crisp and vivid animation are just gravy.
Two things, however, kept it from being perfect. First is the ninja Ms. Fanservice, who not only wears remarkably little clothing, but also utterly fails at anything ninja related. I would guess that all the clumsiness is supposed to be a fanservice trait, but all it really does is make her more annoying than she is already. Second is Oda's sister, who is most pathetic, helpless, whispering person ever. The only time she ever does anything other than sit around and cry and complain is by accident.
Those things aside, this show is over the top awesome with absolutely insane characters, and makes me want to study Japanese history in the hopes that the real characters that these people are based off from are even remotely like their anime counterparts. 9/10
Where an
Eidolon, named night, on a black throne reigns upright.