Each character (including stand-in's) are all drawn with the utmost care. Apart from the background art, the character art has its own beauty and uniqueness not found anywhere else. To add to its historic feel colors are pretty limited to a neutral tone (brownish green tinge) more reminiscent of tapestry paintings of the time. Even every camera angle has its own beauty and flair. The background art is so pretty you swear you've seen the art off a history text or a museum its that immaculate. EVERY scene in this show is so beautiful that each cel can be a masterpiece in its own right.
Its not often that you get to experience something like this. Compared to all the cute loli anime being released in droves recently, this is a very welcome change of pace.įrom the beginning of the opening credits, one can already see that they are in for a visual treat. Albeit its not very hard to act as a badass or a madman with very little lines in every episode. I'm not a big fan of a mostly male seiyu cast, but all the voice actors play their part with such passion and seriousness that I am not very accustomed to. The voice acting are all top notch as well. Less sound in this instance is good as it gives immerses the viewer in to such an intriguing drama. It's usually silent with the exception of the actors playing their role, but when there are sound effects they are usually very subtle, environmental, sound effects like wind rustling, or flames snapping, or even the sound of gravel being undisturbed beneath a warriors feet. The actual sound effects of the show are also very play-oriented. Even the cold silence can emit a feeling unlike any other. If you turned off your monitor you swear you were watching a Japanese play unfold before your very ears its all a beautiful experience. Straight out of a Japanese stage opera and sets the mood and pace perfectly for this show. Starting off with the music, its very reminiscent of something you would hear This story basically follows the trials and tribulations of two warring clans rife with sex, lies, and deceit.ĭon't get me wrong, Shigurui isn't a complete historically accurate show, but it's damn close. And being formal with your enemies was as common as wielding a blade. Where women were treated as mere objects and held rather little to no power. It was a time when honor and loyalty ruled in a man's world. That is it.Popular to contrary belief, Japan's Tokugawa (or Edo) period, wasn't all about fancy clothes and fairy tales at all. There are only 2 superior animes really worth watching: Shigurui and Death Note. And I just hate people writing bad reviews about this masterpiece, because they don't get it, because they enjoy watching stupid stupid childish pointless animes suitable only for children. Truly The best Manga and Anime ever, if you wont "get it", that would be sad. It's about overcoming obstacles and defending honor. Katana is one-strike blade and that's how it is done here in shigurui. Here you wont see stupid pop culture junk, like women samurais, or fast hitting katana to katana, as if that is the way of sword fighting. This anime is not for kids, nor for women, it's for people who admire Japanese culture and samurai. And now I can't wait for the next chapter or the season 2 of anime. This is one of best experience the anime can give you, and after watching anime 3 times or so and not knowing how this will end, I've read the manga and it's GREAT. So you really have to concentrate on what is going on or even read out in the internet parts you don't get. This anime is really hard to follow, the story is jumping to past and present and in between. If you wont, then don't bother to watch whole thing - its not for you. When i've seen shigurui 1 episode, i was hooked.
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