Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
July 2, 2014
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
In the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century: the Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven's Songs is a capital offence. Sakamoto Ryouma and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.
mmmmmm.... Was hoping for something cool.. Since I haven't really seen a bad ass rock related music anime since Beck. Although it's first episode I don't expect it to get any better. Seems like it's headed towards a Yaoi fan girl pretty boys with 3 episodes style anime. I'd be shocked if it made it to 12. And if it does.. well I'm not watching more than 1 anyways so it doesn't matter.
Technical side of it, the animation isn't bad, lots of colors, cool to incorporate rock-style with old school shounen style era, but the story feels incredibly dull/weak. Basically a guy that wants to Rock when rock is banned, which isn't terribly bad except he sings with a JPop boy voice with a guitar and every guy in the show looks like a super model which doesn't give any sense of balance to any of the characters. Not a big fan of that.