Boom Boom Wow!: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

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Greetings, one and all!  I have returned well relaxed and in pretty good spirits this weekend with a new review.  Granted, this week’s review is on an older show, but I finished it earlier this summer and have been a little obsessed with it since then.  So why not?  After all, this is my blog.  Anywho, let’s jump right into this week’s review of Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings!
Sengoku Basara takes place in, as the name implies, the Sengoku period.  In this time of Japan’s history, the country was divided by feudal nations run by powerful warlords.  However, the country often found itself in a state of chaos with these warlords fighting each other constantly.  That’s the historical background of the show-as well as the video game that inspired the series.  The two generals that the show primarily follows are the One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu, Date Masamune, and Sanada Yukimura, the Tiger Cub of Kai.  Both seasons of the series have these as well as other generals face different villains.  In season one, the major antagonist is Oda Nobunaga, also called the Devil King, as he seeks to take over the country and place it under a military dictatorship.  Season two’s antagonist is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, another general who has a similar goal as Nobunaga, but is way bigger and scarier.  Oh, and FYI, this series has created a feature length film and two spin off series (which will be reviewed at a later date).
When it comes to Sengoku Basara, I can’t really say a whole lot.  This is good in some ways, and others, not so much.  But overall, on a scale of one to ten, I give Sengoku Basara a perfect 7.  If you’ve seen this show already, you know one thing: the action scenes are awesome!  Everything from explosions to glowing characters, this show really makes you wonder how in the world everyone has the innate ability to defy the laws of gravity.  Seriously, how is it these characters can run up walls, magically float, and get punched through walls and survive?  But yeah, visually speaking, the show is top notch. That also goes for the show’s character design.  It seems that most of the major characters in this show are ripped and gorgeous to look at.  Again, that’s just visually speaking.
As far as negatives go, there really isn’t anything glaringly wrong with this show.  But I will admit, its plot is not its strong point.  There really isn’t any depth to the show when you take a closer look at it, but Yukimora does go through something like character development in the second season.  And I say that loosely.  Plus, the second season is really the same thing as season one.  Granted, the storylines for both seasons are different in some pretty obvious ways, but let’s face it, they’re not all that different.  But hey, if a show’s depth doesn’t really matter to you, then you’ll love this.
So when you get down to it, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings is one fun and wild ride you just can’t miss!  Enough said.  The show is available for purchase on DVD wherever anime is sold as well as online sites like Amazon.  If you’re not interested in buying the DVD, you can try Funimation to watch the episodes online.  And with that, I’m off!  Whether or not I will be doing a review next Sunday is up in the air because I will most likely be out of town again, this time with family business.  Regardless, you’ll know as soon as I know.  And remember, if you have a request for an anime or related topic you’d like for me to talk about, let me know!  Oh, and one more thing: YOUR LORDSHIP!!!

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Sengoku Basara Complete Series DVD
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