At the end of the Kamakura Shogunate, Hojo Tokiyuki flees the Siege of Kamakura, desperate to gather allies and take vengeance for his family’s death. Also he is a small anime boy who’s…
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The Elusive Samurai
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First Impressions – Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai)
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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 02
I can only say that these first two episodes have exceeded any hopes I had for them, never mind expectations.
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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 08
The evidence of how good a job this adaptation is doing is the way it's depicting Shoukan.
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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 06
CloverWorks was back on their A game this week.
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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 05
Which one of them was carrying a toad?
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The concept of running away is a bit of a red herring.
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