Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
October 7, 2003
Status:
Completed
Summary:
The story is focused on the main character, Ichimura Tetsunosuke, an energetic, short, and very childlike 15 year old. He and his older brother (Tatsunosuke) are left to fend for themselves after the vicious murder of their parents. While Tetsunosuke wants to get revenge, his pacifist brother is not so inclined. 'Tatsu' joins a special police force dubbed the Shinsengumi, as an accountant to earn a living, the organization 'Tetsu' wishes to join as a soldier to seek his revenge. The story chronicles Tetsu's trials and tribulations as a struggling page craving redemption. He develops relationships with all the legendary members of the Shinsengumi army helping them with their various struggles as he constantly battles his own against himself. At the story's climax, Tetsu discovers himself and the overwhelming responsibility the power he is searching for holds
Found this while doing a search for similar anime such as Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Champloo and Samurai Deeper Kyo. Overall the story is good but with some "unfinished business" and other things that the Western taste may not like.
The Japanese culture like tragedies from what I've seen so having the story turn out as it did was not much of a surprise.
The fighting is good and not overly fast-paced that you can't follow.
The story is good and seems to follow some historical events in Japan (similar to Rurouni Kenshin).
Watch the first 2 or 3 episodes and decide for yourself. If you don't like it after that then you won't like it at all.
My biggest dislike? Some of the latter episodes start without much explanation of what happened before - leaving things up to your imagination. Other than that I'd give it 4/5.