The Taira Clan, also known as the Heike, have developed authority in Japan. When a young girl disrespect a representative of the clan, her father pays the price with his life. Later, this girl, now adopting the name Biwa after the instrument her father played, approaches Taira no Shigemori, the eldest son of the Taira […]
Mononoke follows the story of a man simply known as the Medicine Seller. However, it is not medicine he sells, but rather he travels feudal Japan ridding villages of malevolent spirits called mononoke. Before he can kill each spirit he encounters, he must first learn its Form, Truth, and its Reason. Artistic and sinister, Mononoke
Historical anime is difficult to quantify. Many anime series use inspirations from our own world history in their stories, but they are using them to build their own fantasy world. It doesn’t necessarily make it historical. Is Demon Slayer historical? It technically showcases a Taisho-set Japan. Did demons run rampant in pre-World War era Japan
