I was seriously considering watching Yasuke, but upon checking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke_(TV_series) I found the lack of Ranmaru and Mitsuhide disturbing. Disturbing enough as to drop that plan. It's like Castlevania without Death (entity). From what I can see, Yasuke replaces Ranmaru, and miss new villain, Yami no Daimyо̄, replaces Mitsuhide.
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If Diablo is doing the Demon Lord LARP to begin with, I don't see why he can't say that he made the dungeon.
Ranmaru is definitely in the show, though I can't say if in a major role (only watched the first episode). Mitsuhide is also mentioned as "one whose mind was poisoned by the Daimyo" (or something along those lines) leading him to betray Nobunaga. Obviously the series is focusing on Yasuke since he's the principal character (and most of the Nobunaga stuff seems to be limited to flashbacks rather than the main plot), but that cast-list definitely doesn't include all the characters who appear.Originally Posted by LegalLoliLover
Overall I'd say it's worth checking out. Good animation and the historical draw of an anime centering around the "black samurai" adds an interesting element. My main critique (again, only seen the first ep) is that the fantasy and sci-fi elements seem really jarringly integrated to the period-setting. I have nothing against those genres in themselves (as anyone who regularly peruses my watch-lists can likely tell) but it's really strange to see futuristic-looking mecha (not even steampunk or fantasy-looking) in a world that's otherwise Sengoku-era Japan. Kinda feels like two different shows in that way...
Ye, I was interested until heard about that and was majorly turned off as I would have greatly preferred a serious period piece.
We already have Afro Samurai for that sorta thing, I don't need to see it again.
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It's probably because beyond the death of Nobu and possibly being captured by Mitsuhide, we really don't have any further information on Yasuke. Was he taken away by the Jesuits, or was he convinced by Edward Kelley to try to resurrect Nobu? No one knows.
I agree about the mechs, but I wouldn't mind the magic stuff, if, you know, the Demon King Nobunaga would have used some. Then again, Tsukihime is a vampire series where Vlad III is not a vampire beyond a rumor made manifest by another vampire.
Also, the Tenshō Iga War was after the Battle of Okehazama, right? Matsudaira Motoyasu joined Nobu after that battle. By extension, his officer, Hattori Hanzo, should have done the same, so why is he on the opposing side of the Tenshō Iga War?
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Don't be fooled Yoshida, the I-cups are a trap. Find you a kouhai who doesn't play games.
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I can't believe it had a stronger dance scene than OsaMake, all hail the wotagei apes.
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Well, OsaMake was made in a rush apparently. Trying some new multimedia approach to promoting new LNs by giving them anime ASAP. And rushing things'll never lead to good results
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It's really bothering me more than it should that there is not even a single passing mention that Nobu had magical powers, even in a series with magical powers. Unlike Vlad, Nobu, in life, declared himself the Demon King.
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ZOMBIELAND SAGA IS BACK
RIP Kotarou's guitar though
It died for for our J-pop sins. It will be missed.
I think I'm watching Joran now just to see how hilariously attempted edgy it gets. I'd say it's in the vein of Cross Ange, but I think it will be a long time beforew something hits that level of watchable entertaining train wreck. (I also love to remind myself that it exists, even though I have the feeling that if i watched it now it would be a mediocre 4/10).
At this point I can't really tell if Vivy is actually good, or if the fact that I watch weekly anime in alphabetical order while drinking means that I'm too sloshed to find fault in it. Either way I really enjoy it when I do watch it. Poor Toan-kun. Always being saved by the one thing he hates while his comades get cyborg kung-fu'd to death. If he wasn't a bit to early in the timeline, I'd have him pegged for John Conner Scientist in the 1st episode.
With all the talk about budgets in this week Mars Red, I was immediately drawn to the thought that Maeda stabbed Kurusu through the heart in that spar, which means he either needs a seamstress or a new uniform after every training session. That's got to be a huge budget sink right there, mister general. They also said a few episodes ago that only 10% of bite victims become vamps, yet there was at least twenty in that shine, but the military just learned of the deaths recently. I get that it's the 20's (or is it the 30's? Joran really messing me up being a similar story in a similar, if alt timeline, time period.), but still that's like at least 150 deaths they DIDN'T NOTICE.
The one thing that brought me down from Zombieland is the fact Junko's 3d model was really bad on the guitar solos. After that shamisen show this season and that gay math rock one a few seasons back any time a show has generic strumming motions just takes me out of it. At least Zombieland has enough other things to lean on to compensate.
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Wait, so Yasuke was killing people left and right throughout the entire series but refuses to finish off Masako, due to "honor" or that thing he talks about every other sentence? Even if that's the case, can we at least get actual ghost Nobunaga (not the Masako-made illusion) gruesomely kill Masako for daring to usurp his castle or something, anything? Ugh, that series really left a bad taste in my mouth. I'm going to watch the Nobunaga episode of Kujaku-Ou to use as mouthwash.
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Boy, I've got a strong distaste for some of the decisions that're being made with the TWEWY adaptation, and I'm having trouble telling how much of it is my fanboyism for the original game coming through. I know it's not purely "different = bad" because I like some of the anime original content, like the extended Shiki-Eri scenes, but it's harder to tell in other cases.
There's a number of things that feel off to me due to simply not being the exact same as in the game, but that doesn't mean they're ineffective, just different. I can see how many of those changes might be better suited for the constraints of the medium, so I try not to get hung up on them. That being said, there's been other decisions, both major and minor, that have gotten much stronger negative responses out of me. These are the ones where it's harder to distinguish whether I dislike them because they're different, or because they're genuinely harmful to the narrative. For example, I feel like there's been a trend in the adaptation of eschewing subtlety in favor of dramatic framing. This may be in part a symptom of the condensed narrative and accompanying fast pace, but you get things like Joshua telling Neku straight up that he's been watching him in their first meeting, and it feels like the anime is slamming you in the face with his shadiness rather than building the mystery with smaller hints.
Like, is this an issue other people are feeling, or is it just me?
Yashahime, or rather InuYasha, as a whole, would definitely work better as a pure isekai, rather than time travel, unless of course modern youkai have a Masquerade or Veil thing going.
Mars Red Episode 4: The ability to communicate with ultra-sonic waves is pretty cool. Poor Yamagami can't do it though, so he was forced to try to deal with all those vampires by himself. Thankfully Kurusu was able to save him in time. What happened to that girl that Suwa met was just horrible. To be attacked by a gang of vampires just like he was... It seems like Defrott and Rufus are working together to bring the Ascra from Britain too. I wonder if we'll finally figure out what's happening to Colonel Maeda though.
My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 91: So All Might never had a experience with those vestiges as vivid as Midoriya did, that's really interesting. This is uncharted territory for both of them.
I was wondering how this showdown would go, I thought it would be a big group fight, but this is a lot better than that. I will be surprised if Class 1-A loses more than one round, they've been through a lot, they got the experience on their side just like All Might said.
The added factor of Shinzo makes it even more fun. I didn't think that mask would be a voice changer, I just guessed that it was a like a speaker or something like that. I really want to know how it works, this was a great start to the match.
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I'm with you there. There's plenty of other things they could've had him say instead or even not say anything and fill in time elsewhere. On the other hand, I feel like the mystery behind Deku's memory loss and double pins is made a bit clearer in the anime, though that could just be me being slow to comprehend things in the game. I'm thankful though that they're not making Deku too much of an anime emo teen. His character does feel a bit weaker but that's kinda a given with the nature of the medium.
The thing I wish they could convey better but alas fail simply due to the medium and foreknowledge on the viewer's part, is the extra weeks. I remember getting to day seven in the game and feeling like sure the game was a little short but it'd been fun and was ready to have it end there and that feeling of going into the second week was something I really wish could be captured in the anime. It's not a fault on the anime's part.
Even seeing this post beforehand, I was not prepared for that.
I keep waiting the moment random violence breaks out and everyone shugs it off because they're demons, like the Student Council was going to rough up everyone who voted and the students would embrace it because might makes right. Or maybe I've been watching too much Comartie High recently.
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Another fantastic ep of 86. Whats notable about this ep is that its probably up to 50% anime original stuff, or some stuff being moved around and timed differently for better effect. But the anime original stuff is all good and fits perfectly with the stuff from the source material. Honestly like this part even better in the anime. If only all anime adaptions could be like this.
This episode only adapted half a chapter, so currently we are 3 chapters in after 4 episodes, so we're not even halfway through volume 1. They're really gonna be dedicating a whole cour to volume 1, huh?
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