Shinsuke is this story's quiet man, but that doesn't lessen his importance one iota.
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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 – 02
You'll certainly hear echoes of Thorfinn's eventual epiphany in Vinland Saga in Senya's childlike reasoning.
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 – 03
The hard truth is, being Senya is suffering.
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 – 01
Past is prologue, as the Bard said - and the present is here to take center stage. Time for the main event.
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 – 12
Mizukami's writing style is very much "waste not, want not".
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 – 07
And so another arc, another phase of the story begins.
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 – Episode 02 Review
「黒龍」 (Kuro Ryuu) "Black Dragon" The time is Nau.
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 – 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 – Episode 06 Review
「雲の上まで」 (Kumo no Ue made) "Above the Clouds" Mizukami is an all-rounder in a way few mangaka are.
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Episode 01 Review
「千鬼夜行」 (Sen Oni Yagyou) "Thousand Demon Night March" Past is prologue, as the Bard said – time for the main event.
Sengoku Youko – 11
「断怪衆最強の男」 (Dankaishū Saikyou no Otoko") "The Strongest of the Dangaisyuu" Douren really is quite the admirable fellow in so many ways.
Sengoku Youko – 11
Where Mizukami is concerned I always fear the worst with anime, as if a curse hangs over his work.
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Sengoku Youko – Character PV [Sengoku Youko]
And now the Character PV for Sengoku Youko has dropped. Reminds me of the early days of the manga before it really took off. I won’t say more…
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Sengoku Youko – Teaser PV [Sengoku Youko]
When I was younger, there was a manga series I loved to read called Sengoku Youko that followed a boy named Jinka and a Fox Demon named Tama.…
Sengoku Youko
Sengoku Youko is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Sengoku Youko – 22
「千夜と神雲」 (Sen'ya to Jinun) "Senya and Jinun" Stop crying and fight your father!
Sengoku Youko – 13
Never would the phrase "just when it's getting good" be more apt than if Sengoku Youko were ending after the prologue.
Sengoku Youko – 09
「山の神 (前」 (Yama no Kami (Zen)) "The Mountain Goddess" This story is full of people wanting to be something they’re not, each for their own reasons.
Sengoku Youko – 10
I have to stop and remind myself sometimes just what a historic occasion this adaptation is.
Sengoku Youko – 05
This was a monumentally important episode of Sengoku Youko, for reasons that are obvious and others that are not.
Sengoku Youko – 10
「 山の神 (後)」 (Yama no Kami (Go)) "The Mountain Goddess (Part 2)" I have to stop and remind myself sometimes just what a historic occasion this adaptation is.
Sengoku Youko – 03
For those who have the patience to follow Mizukami Satoshi at his own pace the rewards will be ample indeed.
Sengoku Youko – 02
It's more than a little surreal, seeing a Mizukami Satoshi series being competently adapted by capable adults.
Sengoku Youko – 07
「火岩と芍薬」 (Kagan to Shakuyaku) "Kagan & Shakuyaku" Life and death is very much the theme of this episode, and Mizukami explores it in many and myriad ways.
Sengoku Youko – 08
「魔剣士」 (Mahou Kenshi) "Mystic Swordsman" One thing is clear from Shinsuke’s reaction to all this – for him “strong” and “free” are interchangeable concepts.
Sengoku Youko – 06
We're so very much at the early stages of Sengoku Youko that it's hard to believe how much has already happened.
Sengoku Youko – 04
「迅火と人間」 (Jinka to Ningen) "Jinka and Humans" I’m not immune to the zeitgeist of a series, as much as I try to be.
Sengoku Youko – 07
Life and death is very much the theme of this episode, and Mizukami explores it in many and myriad ways.
Sengoku Youko – 12
「迅火と道錬と竹吉とバリー」 (Jinka to Dōren to Takekichi to Barī) "Jinka & Douren, Takekichi & Barry" Seriously, this guy has more tails than the U.S. Mint.
Sengoku Youko – 04
There's no copyright on bad taste - other people's about a series I like, or mine as perceived by those who disagree with it.
Sengoku Youko – 12
Never would the phrase "just when it's getting good" be more apt than if Sengoku Youko were ending after the prologue.
Sengoku Youko – 08
Mizukami gets a tremendous amount of content into a series - plot, philosophical debate, character arcs - without seeming rushed or too busy.
Sengoku Youko – 03
「永禄七年」 (Eiroku Nana-nen) "Year Seven of the Eiroku Period"" Anime is stupid.
Sengoku Youko – 02
「灼岩」 (Shakugan) "Shakugan" This is all going somewhere, everything that happens matters, and the journey cannot be separated from the destination.
Sengoku Youko – 06
「 ふこう」 (Fukou) Hiding is not the answer, because your burdens always find you.
Sengoku Youko – 09
Sengoku, for me, has an air of grandness and sweep with no wasted space that elevates it about its predecessor, great as that is.
Sengoku Youko – 05
「氷岩)」 (Higan) "Higan" Best character has entered the chat.
Sengoku Youko – 01
「我ら乱世を憂う者」 (Warera ranse o ureu mono) "Those Who Worry For This Troubled Time" What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
First Look: Sengoku Youko
In the tumultuous Eiroku Period, the fox spirit Tama and the sage Jinka travel the land righting wrongs and stopping evil-doers, joined by the hapless samurai Shinsuke.