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Tokyo drifters anime8/18/2023 This man, Murasaki, sends Toyohisa into the nearest door where he wakes up in another world. As he walks from the field broken and bleeding, Toyohisa finds himself transported to a corridor of doors, where a bespectacled man at a desk waits for him. Shimazu Toyohisa, whilst involved at the Battle of Sekigahara, manages to mortally wound Ii Naomasa, but is critically wounded in the process. It centers on various historical figures summoned to an unknown world where their skills and techniques are needed by magicians in order to save their world from total destruction. The manga started serialization in Shōnen Gahosha's magazine, Young King Ours on April 30, 2009. Yousuke Kuroda (Hellsing Ultimate, Gungrave)Ĭharacter Design: Ryoji Nakamori (Hellsing Ultimate)ĭrifters is a fantasy, alternate history Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. Series Composition: Hideyuki Kurata (The World God Only Knows, Tokyo Ravens, Maria the Virgin Witch) I’ll watch it when it does, at least for a while, but it would be a pretty big surprise if Drifters is able to transcend that which weighs it down and become something really worthwhile.Director: Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders) But truthfully I won’t be counting the days till the sequel arrives. And the notion of dark Jesus leading an army of beasts against an alliance of mostly-Japanese military legends and Tolkien rejects is kind of interesting as premises go. He’s smart and savage and morally ambiguous (just like the real one) and that makes him fascinating. In the end I’m watching this for Oda, who’s one of those characters you just can’t take your eyes off of whenever he’s on screen. As far as I know Hoods is doing a faithful job of adapting the manga material, and the anime itself is quite well-produced, so whatever problems I have are with the writing and not the execution. His perspective on gender politics and sexual orientation is roughly 14th-Century, and he’s clearly got a strong nationalist streak that peeks its ugly head out intermittently throughout the narrative. The tough part of this for me is that Hirano also has a tin ear for humor – which wouldn’t be such a problem if he wasn’t apparently convinced he’s hilarious. Those are not insignificant factors in Drifters’ favor, but they have to carry an awful lot of baggage. That difference is that Hirano has a sharp mind for historical watershed moments and how they happen, and he’s given us the most interesting anime portrait of a very interesting historical figure in Oda Nobunaga. In the final analysis, to me this is basically “Madden NFL” for military history – light novel-caliber wish fulfilment with a bit of a difference. Of course with the bulk of the published material already covered in this cour (how has Hirano only managed 5 volumes in 7 years?) it may be a while before we see that second season.Īs you know if you’ve been reading my posts, I’ve been rather torn about Drifters, which is a series of pretty stark contrasts. The anime is projected to sell quite well on disc and Hoods’ pacing has had a leisurely air about it, as if they knew there was no point in rushing things along. The sequel announcement at the end of Drifters (though “20XX” is about as vague as it gets) can hardly have come as a surprise to anyone.
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