What They Say:
The year is 1555, the middle of the Warring States period, and one young man holds on to a very big dream. That young man, known as an empty-headed fool, is none other than Oda Nobunaga. Enchanted by his dream, a certain young girl who admires Nobunaga swears that she will become his ninja one day. Nobunaga has one goal: to unify Japan by military might! Decorated by a colorful cast of characters, including the airheaded Kichou, the errand boy Hideyoshi, the tsundere Nene, the straight man Mitsuhide, and the half-dead Hanbei, this heavy-hitting wartime gag anime is about to begin!!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
While the series hasn’t been playful with its violence for the most part, things have turned more serious in the last few episodes after a significant loss and seeing how both Chidori and Nobunaga are acting is a nice change of pace. With the new situation around Mt. Hiei, some time has passed and Kennyo is looking to secure things a bit more to ensure that his own position isn’t harmed by it, playing a little politics while also setting up for the next attack. It’s almost done as a montage with what happens from here with a quick series of events with minor stills that covers a lot of ground, it’s a busy piece overall but it achieves the goal of showing that things are getting more and more serious as the snows start to fall.
In Summary:
I’ve enjoyed the way the show has turned in the last few episodes with things getting a bit more serious even if the action isn’t what’s drawing me to it. While the humor was the big draw early on I’m liking the way the characters are changing because of what they’ve faced now and have to deal with going forward. This one is definitely more of a montage piece when you get down to it but it hits all the right notes in showing the forward progress and what they’re all going to be facing.
Grade: B-
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