Sengoku Basara

Started by Rainflower March 15th, 2010 4:59 PM
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Rainflower

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We're not talking about the game, but the anime!

Here's some short summary about the game + anime:

Sengoku Basara is originally a hack-n-slash video game developed by Capcom in 2005. It was released in America with the title 'Devil Kings'. There's a sequel called 'Sengoku Basara 2: Battle Heroes' and a brand new game, 'Sengoku Basara 3' is going to be released in 2010.
Short summary by me. XP

..Kay, that was a short summary about the game. Now for the anime summary:

In the bloody Warring States period of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big a threat - The dark lord Oda Nobunaga. Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, two young warriors from different regions who become heated rivals, begin to form an unlikely alliance with the rest of the generals to take down the Devil King.
Info from here.

So... does anybody here watch the anime, or even play the game? XD And who's your favorite character?

I like the characterization here, it's like a Devil May Cry in the Japanese warring states period. XD
“Close to the Toyotomi’s left arm, Shima Sakon!
Now, now, the bets have started!”

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Loki

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Like I said in the Amazing/Disappointment thread, Basara was hard to get used to at first, but once you realized that it takes very little seriously, it's thoroughly enjoyable.

Particularly the English. PUT YOUR GUNS ON.

Anyway, my favorite character both Anime and Game happens to be Sarutobi Sasuke, or Talon. (Wtf kind of name is Talon?)

In terms of ability in-game though, definitely Madame Butterfly. I love how you can just stand there and walk around while blasting bullets left and right before anyone ever lays a single hand on you. Or even gets within six feet of you. xDD;; She's such a cheap character.

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I watched the first season and enjoyed it a lot. It was just so over-the-top that you couldn't help but find it entertaining. XD I like Masamune and Yukimaru the best out of the whole cast.

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Rainflower

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Like I said in the Amazing/Disappointment thread, Basara was hard to get used to at first, but once you realized that it takes very little seriously, it's thoroughly enjoyable.

Particularly the English. PUT YOUR GUNS ON.

Anyway, my favorite character both Anime and Game happens to be Sarutobi Sasuke, or Talon. (Wtf kind of name is Talon?)

In terms of ability in-game though, definitely Madame Butterfly. I love how you can just stand there and walk around while blasting bullets left and right before anyone ever lays a single hand on you. Or even gets within six feet of you. xDD;; She's such a cheap character.
I know! When the first time I saw it, I thought it was just another boring historical anime. But when I saw Date shouting "put your guns on!" I was like, "this sounds awesome, let me continue it!" XD

Sasuke is another awesome ninja. I think Talon means fang? I don't understand the concept of the Devil King's name, but I can see where Mitsuhide (Reaper) and Nou-Hime(Madame Butterfly) came from.

Unfortunately, I haven't played the game. I only watch the gameplays on Youtube, but indeed Nou-Hime (Madame Butterfly)'s gameplay looks awesome and interesting.

I watched the first season and enjoyed it a lot. It was just so over-the-top that you couldn't help but find it entertaining. XD I like Masamune and Yukimaru the best out of the whole cast.
I like the rivalry between the two! :3 In the end they worked together to beat the Oda army (aka Devil King's army) Whenever I watch this anime, it always gives me a thrilling sensation. XD

Oh, in case you wanna know, my favorite character here is Oichi, the younger sister of Nobunaga. She's the melancholic girl wielding a naginata and the wife of Nagamasa.
My other favorite would be Sasuke, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Maeda Keiji.
“Close to the Toyotomi’s left arm, Shima Sakon!
Now, now, the bets have started!”

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UGHHHHHH NAGAMASA WAS /BRILLIANT/.

Spoiler:
After he died. He was just obnoxious while he was still alive. xD


Yeah, Talon does mean Fang. But I just don't... Guh, such a dumb name. Dx Better than Venus by far though. xD Now THAT'S a dumb name. xD
[/supports sasuke x kasuga, so there be no hatin' going down here. well. there's hatin' on names in-game, but not on characters themselves. =w=]

Gameplay is pretty straightforward.
Kill as many people as possible get as big an effing chain as you can, don't get killed by the last boss else you just wasted a lot of time and...
Everyone other than you is worth nothing and spends about five minutes in a staring contest before actually trying to attack each other.

That's pretty much Devil Kings in a nutshell. xD

It's good for killing time when you're by yourself. xDD;;

Rainflower

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Lol. xD Oichi's imagining him most of the time...

Maybe because Kasuga looks like the real Sailor Venus But I'll agree that most of Devil Kings name are sounded so dumb. Dx
and lol, I support Sasuke/Kasuga! I don't really like Kenshin/Kasuga.

But some of the names I really like are "Madame Butterfly", "Arslan" (Motochika Chosokabe), and "Azure Dragon" (Masamune) XD

I hope Capcom won't do any weird localization name if the second and third game is released in America.
“Close to the Toyotomi’s left arm, Shima Sakon!
Now, now, the bets have started!”

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Arslan is /awesome/.
I love his level. His pirates are like never ending fodder! They just keep coming no matter how many you kill!

Yeah, Kenshin/Kasuga is... bizarre. But I've never been a fan of those types of relationships, so that's probably just my bias getting in the way.

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Ah, reading the title of this thread immediately made this track play in my mind:

"Oyakatta-sama!"
"Yukimura!"
"Oyakatta-sama!!"
"Yukimura!!"
"OYAKATTA-SAMA!"
"YUKIMURA!"
"OYAKATTA-SAMA!!"
"YUKIMURA!!"
"Yare yare"


Yes, first two are obviously Sanada Yukimura and Takeda Shingen. The last one came from Sasuke.
My favourite character is the Young Tiger of Kai, Yukimura, closely followed by Date Masamune. ='D

A friend of mine introduced me to this anime, and to be honest, when I started the first episode I was like: "What the hell... is this really the sub?" Yes, Masamune's first sentence was "GET YA GUNS ON!", "LET'S PARTY!", "HERE WE GO!" or something amongst those lines.
That same friend is going to cosplay Masamune. I'm quite curious for the result.
At first the different regions were confusing to me. @[email protected] Took me a while to figure out who came from which region. It was quite confusing when they were talking about war strategies involving the clans that didn't show up much.

The opening song "JAP", is very enjoyable. :'D Makes me hyper if I listen to it. XD
My favourite episode was most likely the 7th ("The Plundering Villain! Two Dragons Dueling By Moonlight").
Spoiler:
The fight between Masamune and Koujirou was pretty nice. owo


Though I haven't yet been able to watch the OVA, I'm most certainly going to do so. Can't wait for the second season. :3


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Rainflower

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That track always played in my mind everytime Yukimura came out to my mind...
Umm yeah, if you haven't known the history of the Warring States, you'd be confused watching this anime. But I learned a lot about Japanese history watching this anime. xD

Haha, I know, the theme song is so upbeat. The last part of the track is always memorable...

W-what? There is an OVA? I should watch it ASAP. 8D

Aaaah I want those figurines. I like the Itsuki and Mitsuhide ones.
“Close to the Toyotomi’s left arm, Shima Sakon!
Now, now, the bets have started!”

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Sengoku Basara was definitely a pretty fun series to watch. I am stoked that a second season will be coming to us this year, the animation was good and I enjoyed the excellent voice acting. Date Masamune is my favorite character and his excellent Engrish makes me enjoy him even more. It will be interesting to see who will be the next villain in this second season.

Rainflower

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Confirmed in the games: Oichi and Mitsuhide (disguised as a priest named "Tenkai") are coming back!
Well as an Oichi fan, this clearly made me happy.

Anyways, the second season anime trailer happens to be out recently, but it was removed at YouTube.. /sigh
Don't be fooled by this trailer. It's not the second season trailer. It's the trailer for the OVA, I think.

Well, at least there's a Mouri vs Aniki battle there! XD While the second season has Toyotomi and Hanbei.
“Close to the Toyotomi’s left arm, Shima Sakon!
Now, now, the bets have started!”

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