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Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 22 Review (End)
「時の彩の詩が咲く」 (Toki no Iro no Uta ga Saku) "The Poem of Time's Colors in Bloom" That’s how you do a finale.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 22 (End) and Series Review
That was an elegant and comprehensive conclusion to every thematic thread of the story. And seriously, how often do you see that?
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 21
With Sengoku Youko, 1000 is not just a number.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 20
One of the things I really appreciate about Mizukami Satoshi's works is how elegantly things fit together in the end.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 19 Review
「夜明け」 (Yoake) "Dawn" It’s always rough to send off characters in a Mizukami series because he pretty much only writes great ones.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 19
It's always rough to send off characters in a Mizukami series because he pretty much only writes great ones.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 18
Senya is young and has led an unsettled life, but his experiences have cultivated a strong sense of right and wrong.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 17 Review
「異形達の宴」 (Igyou-tachi no Utage ) "Feast of the Uncanny" Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 17
Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 16
To detour such as this in the middle of the climactic battle, to deal with the personal side of all this for two secondary characters, is classic Mizukami.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 15
Senya has one of the greatest arcs in manga, but Shinsuke isn't far behind him.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 14
Ultimately, Sengoku Youko is a chronicle of virtues - kindness, loyalty, bravery, humor - and those who possess them.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 13 Review
「遭遇 (さいかい)」 (Saikai) "A Renewed Encounter" Obviously sake isn’t Douren’s only weakness.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 13
Obviously sake isn't Douren's only weakness.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 11 Review
「千魔混沌を巡って」 (Sen Ma Konton o Megutte) "In Pursuit of the Thousandfold Chaotic Menagerie" Shinsuke is this story’s quiet man, but that doesn’t lessen his importance one iota.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 11
Shinsuke is this story's quiet man, but that doesn't lessen his importance one iota.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 10 Review
「千夜の八年」 (Sen'ya no Hachi-nen) "Senya's Eight Years" In a sense, Mizukami can write plot-driven stories that act like character-driven stories (and that’s a unicorn-caliber talent).
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 10
In a sense, Mizukami can write plot-driven stories that act like character-driven stories (and that's a unicorn-caliber talent).
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 09
Senya's lot in life is a cruel one - every fated fight always seems to find him.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 08 Review
「古恩」 (Furuon) "Furuon" Senya seems well and truly alone even when he’s with his friends and allies.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 08
Senya seems well and truly alone even when he's with his friends and allies.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 07 Review
「旅の終わり」 (Tabi no Owari) "End of a Journey" And so another arc, another phase of the story begins.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 07
And so another arc, another phase of the story begins.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 06
Part of the magic of Mizukami Satoshi is to take what in lesser hands might be no more than battle shounen. and imbue it with deep pathos and…
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 05 Review
「時, 来たるべく来る」 (Toki, Kitarubeku Kitaru) "When the Time Comes" Do great arcs mean great characters? Not always I suppose, though Senya certainly is.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 05
Do great arcs mean great characters? Not always I suppose, though Senya certainly is.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 04 Review
「千夜と月湖」 (Sen'ya to Tsukiko) "Senya & Tsukiko" This Ashikaga at least comes off a lot better than his forebear does in that other show.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 04
This Ashikaga at least comes off a lot better than his forebear does in that other show.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 03 Review
「荒れ都の狂神」 (Are Miyako no Kyou-shin) "Mad God of the Wild City" Another week, another grand entrance.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 03
The hard truth is, being Senya is suffering.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 02 Review
「黒龍」 (Kuro Ryuu) "Black Dragon" The time is Nau.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 02
You'll certainly hear echoes of Thorfinn's eventual epiphany in Vinland Saga in Senya's childlike reasoning.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 01
Past is prologue, as the Bard said - and the present is here to take center stage. Time for the main event.