So I started watching a not-so-new anime last night, and so far, I think it's pretty good. It's called Basilisk. It is based on the manga of the same name, and from what I have read, it follows the original storyline almost exact, save for a few added scenes to expand on character backstory and a finale scene to wrap everything up at the end whereas the manga finished after a battle. It ran in 2005 with an older looking animation, featuring lots of intense eyebrows.
But weird eyebrows and fugly old people aside (oh god, they draw the old people so... omfg, they're so fugly) the plot is pretty awesome. Here's what's going down (courtesy of wikipedia):
The story takes place in the year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.
It's reminisce of Naruto, but for mature people who want intricate, linear plot and more believable characters with actual signs of development.
I first saw it back when, oh, when I was twelve maybe. My brother and I had stuck closely to Naruto and Bleach, which were our first stepping stones into anime. But then we went on a limb and tried Yu Yu Hakusho. We were so excited to be branching out, so we pulled up some anime lists. We tried out some stuff, and eventually found Basilisk. But after the first episode, we just thought it was too weird. We didn't really get what was happening. So we moved on and found Moribito, and then I branched out and discovered Rourini Kenshin, Vampire Knight, Wolf's Rain, and Shugo Chara (yes, all at the same time). My brother and I pretty much went our seperate ways in anime. He stuck to the popular stuff, watching Bleach and Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Inuyasha religiously till their endings, then went to One Piece. I stopped watching anime and focused more on rp and writing. When I got back to the anime scene, it was with Avatar: The Last Airbender (not really anime, but whatever). Then I tried Fullmetal Alchemist. Loved it. And I launched myself back into the anime world, sticking to obscure shows offered for free on hulu.com. Which was the best thing ever, since it kept suggesting Phantom: Requiem for a Phantom, which stands to still be my top favorite anime show of all time.
So that was a bit of a tangent, but anyway: last night I was updating my "Anime I Have Seen" list, and then remembered Basilisk. Well, I actually liked the first episode, and I have decided to give it a proper go. So here we go! ^^
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Also wanted to mention, Basilisk also has some great music.
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Cel keeps drawing amazing pictures of our rp characters, so I shall be dedicating tomorrow's post entirely to her drawings ^^
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