AniWorthBakumatsu
Introduction
The Bakumatsu was an era in which the souls of young men burned with anxiety for their country's future. Takasugi Shinsaku, a soldier of fortune from Choshu, sneaks aboard a government ship with his comrade Katsura Kogorou in search of a mysterious "timepiece" with the power to manipulate time that he fears the government wishes to keep for themselves. Rather than allow such power to fall into the wrong hands, Takasugi plans to destroy the artifact, but having obtained it, the artifact is quickly stolen, forcing the pair to follow the mysterious thief to the seat of government in Kyoto. However, when they arrive in the capital, they discover that the government has been overthrown and the deity Susanoo now reigns in its place. The streets of the city and the people in them are much different than Takasugi and Katsura remembered. The times may have changed but their mission hasn't - Takasugi and Katsura resolve to reset time and save their nation from the nefarious forces trying to hijack it.
(Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.74/10 · 5653
| 1/10 | 171 |
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| 2/10 | 231 |
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| 3/10 | 460 |
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| 4/10 | 767 |
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| 5/10 | 1164 |
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| 6/10 | 1211 |
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| 7/10 | 903 |
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| 8/10 | 404 |
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| 9/10 | 160 |
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| 10/10 | 182 |
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Esperanta
This is 7/177 of trying to watch every single Time Travel anime on MAL
This was alright, it's not the worst I've seen, not the best either. I didn't really have much context going into this, and I didn't come out gaining anything either.
What It's About
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This show follows Shinsaku and Katsura, who get transported into a different version of the place they live in after failing to obtain an item known as the "Chronometer". There, they find that the place is overrun by a man named Mugensai, and that he is in total control over this version of the city using the Chronometer, now it's Shinsaku and Katsura's job to stop him.
What I Liked
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The best thing this show has is it's setting. The look and vibe of this era of japan is really cool, and it's reflected…
Read at the sourcePokerHeel
Bakumatsu is really intriguing.
I love the genre and especially the era so I quickly jumped into it. It's beautiful and the characters are endearing.
I would describe this first season as okay, average. The fights are surprisingly nice and everything seems logical, it's fluid, and even if the story can sometimes seem to get a little lost, the atmosphere and the relationship between our two protagonists makes up for its flaws. However, not enough to go beyond 5.
A little bonus point for the antagonist that I really liked. To better describe the anime and better reflect my rating of 5, I would say that it is a flower that finished watering after a week. Starts off well, but passable.
Read at the sourcebovibea
I chose to watch this anime as I've started going through a huge phase of loving the history of the bakumatsu period of Japan. First glance, the show looks colourful, the boys look pretty, and the plot line doesn't sound so bad. But that's where it gets you. You can see all my comments on kissanime and how much shade I give it every episode, eventually my comments saying "Me watching this show is now a running gag I have with myself." And that's exactly what this show was; a joke.
Playing with the element of time in any show has to be done well. It can't be done in a way where the protaginists stumble upon an obsticle, overcome it, only for it to be restarted with the villain going back in time and replacing that obsticle once again MULTIPLE times. There's no advancement to the plot, the…
Read at the sourceKANLen09
Yet another gender-targeting anime series I guess... (How many has it been?)
And out of the gender-focus based shows of 2018, Spring's Nil Admirari is my clear favourite, while Senjuushi and others like this are watchable, just that there's nothing pretty much to say about it. Heck, this really isn't bad, but the amount of hits and misses balance each other out just nicely.
I was constantly trying to think about the similarities between this and other relevant series to it for a long 3 months, and yeap, this has similar backbones to the Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru series - Evil forces pull the Steins;Gate troupe of turning back time to change the past into the oh-so-desired world, and there's ONLY 2 main characters who can stop their nefarious plans. In another context, there are many male ch…
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