「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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Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
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And so another arc, another phase of the story begins.
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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.
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Senya's lot in life is a cruel one - every fated fight always seems to find him.
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Senya is young and has led an unsettled life, but his experiences have cultivated a strong sense of right and wrong.
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In a sense, Mizukami can write plot-driven stories that act like character-driven stories (and that's a unicorn-caliber talent).
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Do great arcs mean great characters? Not always I suppose, though Senya certainly is.
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「遭遇 (さいかい)」 (Saikai) "A Renewed Encounter" Obviously sake isn’t Douren’s only weakness.
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「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).
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「古恩」 (Furuon) "Furuon" Senya seems well and truly alone even when he’s with his friends and allies.
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「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.
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「黒龍」 (Kuro Ryuu) "Black Dragon" The time is Nau.
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「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.
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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.
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「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.
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I have to stop and remind myself sometimes just what a historic occasion this adaptation is.
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「永禄七年」 (Eiroku Nana-nen) "Year Seven of the Eiroku Period"" Anime is stupid.
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.
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We're so very much at the early stages of Sengoku Youko that it's hard to believe how much has already happened.
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「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
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 – 11
Where Mizukami is concerned I always fear the worst with anime, as if a curse hangs over his work.
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「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.
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「 ふこう」 (Fukou) Hiding is not the answer, because your burdens always find you.
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「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.
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