「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.
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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 – 11
Shinsuke is this story's quiet man, but that doesn't lessen his importance one iota.
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 – 17
Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
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 – 15
Senya has one of the greatest arcs in manga, but Shinsuke isn't far behind him.
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 – 08
Senya seems well and truly alone even when he's with his friends and allies.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 03
The hard truth is, being Senya is suffering.
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 – 05
Do great arcs mean great characters? Not always I suppose, though Senya certainly is.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 07
And so another arc, another phase of the story begins.
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 – 14
Ultimately, Sengoku Youko is a chronicle of virtues - kindness, loyalty, bravery, humor - and those who possess them.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 13
Obviously sake isn't Douren's only weakness.
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 – 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 – 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 – 12
Mizukami's writing style is very much "waste not, want not".
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 21
With Sengoku Youko, 1000 is not just a number.
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 – 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 21 Review
「迅火とたま」 (Jinka to Tama) "Jinka and Tama" With Sengoku Youko, 1000 is not just a number.
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 18 Review
「雲を跳び越えて」 (Kumo o Tobikoete) "Above the Clouds" 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 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 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 – Episode 20 Review
「多くと共に在る者」 (Ooku to Tomo ni Aru Mono) "The One Who Is with Many" All I know is, if anyone has earned the right to be happy it's Senya.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 12 Review
「決戦の地」 (Kessen no ChiKessen no Chi) "To the Final Battleground" Mizukami’s writing style is very much “waste not, want not”.
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 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 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 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 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: 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 – Episode 14 Review
「開眼」 (Kaigan) "Awakening" Ultimately, Sengoku Youko is a chronicle of virtues – kindness, loyalty, bravery, humor – and those who possess them.
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?
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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 – Episode 13 Review (End)
「神獣」 (Kamijū) "Godbeast" The lessons of this denouement are pretty clear. The pursuit of power for its own sake doesn't lead to anything remotely good.
Sengoku Youko – Episode 1
It's somewhat hard to judge the show right now, the author's previous works suggest that the binary morality of this premiere is likely a facade.
Sengoku Youko – 22
「千夜と神雲」 (Sen'ya to Jinun) "Senya and Jinun" Stop crying and fight your father!
Sengoku Youko – 29
「道介と雲蔵」 (Dousuke to Kumozou") "Dousuke to Kumozou"" Every episode is kind of a blockbuster the rest of the way.
Sengoku Youko – 05
This was a monumentally important episode of Sengoku Youko, for reasons that are obvious and others that are not.
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 – 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 – 13
Never would the phrase "just when it's getting good" be more apt than if Sengoku Youko were ending after the prologue.