This episode is the perfect way to go in depth to a character, and the perfect way to handle the serious topics and issues of Japanese History.
While I'll not pretend to be a scholar of Japanese History, I can see clearly from this show the aspects of historical fact in the show; similar to Vinland Saga, they integrate historical fact and plot in this show exceptionally.
The preface of this episode concludes on the last; it manages to quickly introduce the backstory of a character without letting it occupy the whole episode, and I have to applaud the show for not censoring the harsh reality of the brutality of a historical tyrant; if only brief, it really effectively showed the brutality of the Bakumatsu, while giving us some insight into why a characters acts so.
It feels very hard to write reviews without spoiling the episode, but the notable thing about the show is how down-to-earth and light it can be. It can be brutal, but it isn't so harrowing as it should be (that it isn't - I love how Kenshin says that) and the characters all seem likeable when appropriate probably because of the direction and voice acting, even if a character appears "useless". But hey, when a character needs to be hated the show can do that too.
I can't really say much as we're not far into the show, but this could be a very popular adaptation. I love these modern reboots of older shows when done right (like in the case of HunterxHunter) and I'd love to see this for Yu Yu Hakusho or another anime.
While I'll not pretend to be a scholar of Japanese History, I can see clearly from this show the aspects of historical fact in the show; similar to Vinland Saga, they integrate historical fact and plot in this show exceptionally.
The preface of this episode concludes on the last; it manages to quickly introduce the backstory of a character without letting it occupy the whole episode, and I have to applaud the show for not censoring the harsh reality of the brutality of a historical tyrant; if only brief, it really effectively showed the brutality of the Bakumatsu, while giving us some insight into why a characters acts so.
It feels very hard to write reviews without spoiling the episode, but the notable thing about the show is how down-to-earth and light it can be. It can be brutal, but it isn't so harrowing as it should be (that it isn't - I love how Kenshin says that) and the characters all seem likeable when appropriate probably because of the direction and voice acting, even if a character appears "useless". But hey, when a character needs to be hated the show can do that too.
I can't really say much as we're not far into the show, but this could be a very popular adaptation. I love these modern reboots of older shows when done right (like in the case of HunterxHunter) and I'd love to see this for Yu Yu Hakusho or another anime.