Audience reviews
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lamaraptor
Sengoku Basara was my first experience with Japanese historical fiction. Shogun warlords depicted as anime characters with absurd special weapons and finishing moves. That was how someone pitched the games to me and I was sold pretty quick on that concept alone. Unfortunately only the first and third game ever received any kind of Western localization, as the developers were understandably concerned that there was no market outside of Japan for this sort of thing. The journey of Sengoku Basara even coming into existence is somewhat interesting, being Capcom's knockoff of the already popular Sengoku Musou, or Samurai Warriors in the west, which itself was the sister game to Shin Sangokumusou called Dynasty Warriors in the west and being a similar concept but with characters from the Romance…
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Summary: Dumb, loud fun. The action is non-stop and everything in this series is 20% more over the top than it needs to be. If you like a series where you can set your brain to autopilot and just enjoy some goofy, ridiculous action scenes, this is the one for you. The anime equivalent of a Jason Statham movie and I absolutely mean that as a positive comparison.
Positives:
+ Wild, fun action. You get to see Japanese historical figures casting spells and fighting hundreds of feet in the air and all sorts of crazy shit. It's a complete spectacle and its so much fun if you embrace it as such and don't try to take it seriously.
+ Memorable characters. Yukimura and Shingen punching each other while screaming each others names is the basis of a beautiful friendship. Masamune anachronistically…
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I guess I was expecting more from this since it is short, but I got disappointed. Only few last episodes were interesting. And since it is anime of only 12 episodes I guessed it will not be that way
Story:7
The point of the story is to kill the devil king and make ally with other in order to do so. Not that bad, but nothing special. Everyone is focused only on fighting, and barely anyone stood out except the lady night that is supposed to be a man.
Characters:6
Not the worst, but very loud and not likeable. If we except for some reason Date Masamune who somehow made me like him a lot. Other characters were not interesting almost at all. Devil king is pathetic villain and the real villain through whole anime is actually Mitsuhide(one of the best drawn villains in my opinion).
Enjoyment: 6…
Read at the sourceSrodiam
Never played the games, so my experience with this franchise is entirely based on this adaptation.
I've never had written a review before, not for the shows i love or to the ones i despise, but i felt the need to do it for this one, the most painfully average show I've seen in a long time.
Sengoku Basara tells a really "romanticized" version of the Sengoku Period (duh), most specifically the rise of the anti-Nobunaga coalition. Some of the most famous points of the conflict are present, such as the rivalry between Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda or Nobunaga's fondness for firearms. But, as any good Shounen with the "historical" tag, many fantastical elements are present, such as a mecha samurai with a Jet-pack and a giant drill. The plot simply serves as a background to connect action…
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So I've been searching for an anime that is a lot like Kingdom but set in Sengoku Era Japan. I stumbled across this anime and thought it fit in several boxes I was looking for...
Sengoku era? - check
Not in a fantasy realm? - check
Plenty of battles and war scenes - check
So I figured I'd give this anime a shot.
Now the parts of it that I gave a "check" too were accurate. This anime does have battle scenes, its in the Sengoku era, and its not in a fantasy realm. What I was not expecting at all though, and to be fair, other reviewers mentioned this but I didn't expect it to be this bad, was how fucking absurd and utterly divorced from anything resembling history this show is. When I say there are "battles" in this anime, there aren't really battles in the sense that a history show would…
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Note: This review covers my general thoughts on all three season of Sengoku Basara and the movie.
Sengoku Basara is a really fun and straight forward action series, with the most crazy and over the top action I have ever seen in anime. I don't want to go into spoilers, but the action is like a fusion of Dragon Ball Z, One Punch Man, and even a little Gundam. So if you are looking for simple and bloody samurai style sword fights, this is not the show for you. However, if you are fan fan of crazy ridiculous and well animated action than Sengoku Basara is a treat. The show knows what it wants to be and doesn't try to be anything more. The characters are simple, but they are all charismatic, likable, fun, cool, or bad ass enough that I didn't mind their simplicity. If you are looking for an a…
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Sengoku Basara was the first anime that got me hooked up just by listening to its opening song and it gave me a good impression as well in the beginning.
Interesting part of this is, many people are confused about Sengoku Basara and Sengoku Musou, those two are both historically located during the Sengoku Period. Main difference between these two is that Sengoku Musou doesn't have any demon-like creatures.
Now back to the anime itself, I will separate them.
* Story (7) - The story here is pretty straightforward and it doesn't get that jumpy and such but I felt that it was a bit too rushed. Mainly because in the beginning they already started a war against Oda Nobunaga, and that the main plot that is holding the whole anime together, there's not a single sub-plot that will keep me focus…
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Sengoku Basara is the Game of Thrones of anime - you either like it, or you abhor it for ill-organization, fan service, and a pointless 12 episode run which serves nothing more than faulted padding with no purpose or reason whatsoever. Sengoku Basara is frankly, a waste of time and does not handle itself well in any form or way.
Story
Bare boned and basic - bad guy wants to take over Japan, but there's "clan grudges" which prevent them from uniting and fighting them. These grudges are pointless and needlessly indicate the audience into falsely believing that there's a core plot development which in actuality is never addressed directly. In essence, it overdoes with the "fight till armageddon" against THE VILLAIN WHOSE NAME IS "DEMON KING OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN". And what makes it even worse…
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History:
By far the most perceptible thing was the fact that there are various kingdoms that just living to fight each other, and the characters who lead these groups, with the exception of Shingen Takeda, do not show any moral framework and sense of leadership or visible level of wisdom to make someone believe they commanded people.
Art / Animation;
Common, except for the action scenes where the characters show decline with colorful lights emanating from their body, which, taking into account the anime plot, sounded irregular.
Sound / Voices:
Common. Curiously the opening is sung by the band Abingdon Boys School who has played Innocent Sorrow in D.gray-man anime.
Characters:
One aspect is that leave no doubt about what your target audience, but most often they are not credible. There a…
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If anyone asked me what's my opinion about Sengoku Basara, I'd just tell 'em it is a pretty fun to watch anime, nothing more than that. Nothing really stands out, but that is not a bad thing if the product is consistent all throughout, and Sengoku Basara is pretty consistent.
There is nothing really spectacular about the plot and characters, it's another one of those shows that are set during the Sengoku Period in Japan (having Nobunaga Oda as the villain and all), having some of the actual generals and captains that were involved in those battles as characters in the story, but changing a lot of it to make it more "anime" and digestible to the public, and as far as the characters here go, they basically kept only their names and affiliations, but again, that's not a bad thing.
Sengoku Ba…
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In my opinion Sengoku Basara is a severely underrated anime.
Basically this anime is about samurai war lords fighting continuous battles as it relates to territory and military dominance during the feudal era of Japan.
There are a few famous samurai names and characters in this anime for anyone who's into the historic aspect of japan as it relates to there samurai.
In my opinion this anime has a good amount of action with lot's of flashy over the top battle scenes.
The animation is also great as it relates to how the characters look as well as the actual fight scenes.
This anime also contains a wide array of likeable characters that are completely different from one another as it relates how they look, fight and of course there personalities.
There is also a deep story to be found in…
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Cutting out the whole summary and introductions, Sengoku Basara is a story of seemingly epic proportions squeezed into a very small time-frame as far as the series goes (being 12 episodes). Taking bits and pieces of history, twisting it a nudge and completely blowing it out of proportion, you get a kind of Gurren Lagann feeling. By that, I mean that the story just increases in its grandeur up until quite a climax at the ending.
However, the storyline is not without its faults. In its twelve-episode lifespan, you get characters galore, yet little to no character development whatsoever. What I feel is a kind of minor setback is that for the viewer to get the most out of the anime he/she must be at least acquainted with the Sengoku period. However, it still manages a comprehensible storylin…
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this is a very very simple anime. But it is loosely based off feudal japan. And i mean very loosely. I know and enjoy japanese history and this is most certainty not it. But that's what makes it so much fun to watch. It really doesn't develop characters but you sure as hell know what each character stands for. Each single character is entertaining to the last one, even the bad guys are fun to watch. And though it is a simple show, it has brief touches of sadness, and anger, and mixes of emotions and you cant help but cheer for sanada or date. I consider it a very fun anime to watch and regard it highly.
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right now it seems like japan is making a lot of animes based on the warring states one of them is sengoku basara to be honest the anime is good i likre sanada yukimura and his conversations with his general the art is very good ans the characters are well made the op and ed are good and if there is one flaw then it's that the story lacks a punch overall it's agood anime and i recommend people to give it a try
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if you like density warriors then you will like this anime is 100% just like density warriors exspite is in japan in sted of china.
stroy
the story was very good i liked it its about the enemie facts making a trues to destroy one comoen foe the devil king.
art.
the art was great very beautiful.
sounds.
the opening and closing songs wear very well done. and the voice of jhonny young boch was great so was the voice cast.
characters.
the characters wear great. Dante masamune is such a bad ass you can tell by the way he rides his horse . thairs alot of great characters in this anime.
enjoyment
i 100% enjoryed this anime the fight secens wear great. like i said above if you like denyity warriors then you will like this anime or if you are a history buff you will enjoy it.
overall
the overall…
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This anime is, to sum it up, a mash-up of historical samurai characters and timeline and ridiculous powers. Don't get your excitements up if you have a mind of history because you won't find much here. There are battles such as Nagashino and Okehazama, but none of them follows what their historical counterpart did.
The story consist of a evil presence, known as Nobunaga Oda the Sixth Demon King, wishing to conquer the entire land of Japan. Fortunately, the clans of the East combined their might in order to defeat him. It sounds very cliché, but what do you expect in a samurai-bashing kind of anime that ludicrous power destroys everything in its path.
The art never hinders the scenes, which is satisfying.
What mostly impressed me is the soundtrack, from traditional Japanese music to roc…
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I first became curious about Sengoku Basara when it was mentioned and spoofed in the Character Poll Arc of Gintama... I knew when I heard Masamune say at the beginning - "Are you ready guys? Put your guns on! Let's party!" - that this is going to be good...
Main Characters: Date Masamune, Sanada Yukimura, Katakura Kojuurou, Sarutobi Sasuke
Story: 8/10 - nothing deep, really... it's just about power struggle and uniting against one really evil ruler... i liked that they were able to give a background of the characters/rulers involved... at first i thought that the fight scenes were a little exaggerated since the closest samurai i know would be Kenshin Himura - he has his style but not like this... once the story progressed, i've learned to accept that these guys are not your normal samura…
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Sengoku Basara is an action-historical anime based on the action game "Sengoku Basara". The story revolves around Warring States period in ancient Japan, with warlords and generals fighting for power and territory. For those who prefer to watch an action-dedicated anime which doesn't have any fillers, Sengoku Basara might be suited to your preferences.
Story: 610.
The entire story focuses on dominance and territorial war. The plot is very simple and straightforward. All episodes are filled with ground-breaking battles with generals as the main center of the battle.
The second season (Sengoku Basara 2) offers more depth in story aspects than the first one, but there are still some common flaws to both. An example of this would be the running gags, which are a bit too repetitive (and los…
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Ah, Sengoku Basara. I have mixed feelings about this one.
The storyline, while interesting enough, has a rather recycled, "more of the same" feel to it. There are historical elements involved, which is really what got me to watch it in the first place, but they don't go very in depth with it. Whether that is a good or a bad thing is for each individual to decide. I happen to think it's a little bit of both. The storyline is simple and easy to follow; almost too easy, in my opinion.
The animation and art was quite good. All of the characters are nice to look at, and the battle sequences are well done. Music was good too. I particularly liked the ending and opening themes.
Have you ever played Dynasty Warriors? If so, you know exactly what Sengoku Basara is going to boil down to. I like t…
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Sengoku Basara is a relatively modern anime series created by Production I.G, and is based on the series of videogames of the same name in Japan. Despite some historical accuracy as pertaining to the key battles in the Sengoku period, the series takes many departures from the trappings of the period and introduces many outlandish elements, an example being Honda, a gigantic mechanical soldier introduced roughly halfway through the series. This over-the-top approach to Japanese history, however, does not exactly result in a work of great praise. (Note that I myself have not played any of the Sengoku Basara games, so this review is only based off the anime series itself, I have no bias towards the series itself)
The storyline and plot development of Sengoku Basara is barely worth mentioning…
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