In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government is toppled after the betrayal of Ashikaga Takauji, a once-trusted retainer who was responsible for slaughtering the entire Hojo clan. However, in the chaos at Kamakura, the rightful heir to the shogunate, Hojo Tokiyuki does what he does best – flees. After escaping the massacre with the […]
Who doesn’t love a revolution? Well, probably the normal people just trying to live their lives during one, that’s for sure. However, fighting for something you believe in enough to die for is admirable, and when enough people like that gets together, it is a powder keg waiting for a spark. For as much as
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After having her luxurious life shattered by the betrayal of her cousin, Princess Yona is forced to escape with her childhood friend and bodyguard, Son Hak. However, leaving her palace forces her to see the poverty and strife that really makes up her beloved kingdom. Now she must journey to not only regain her rightful
After spending his life in isolation, Aladdin and his djinn Ugo set off on a journey to see the world. Soon after, he becomes friends with Alibaba, a young merchant that has ambitions of wealth, after he destroys his supply cart. In order to pay of the damages, Alibaba suggests the supremely powerful Aladdin helps
After his wife was burned at the stake for witchcraft, the powerful vampire Vlad Dracula Tepes declares that all of Wallachia will die. He summons an army of night creatures and summons his vampire allies to carry it out. However, as he plots destruction, the last living member of the House Belmont, a clan of
Everybody needs a little help sometimes. Even the most plot-armored shounen hero needs to get into a sticky situation they may need saving from every now and then to keep things interesting. However, for these professional damsels in distress, they don’t need saving “every now and then,” but instead likely need saving every week. Kidnapping,
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There is plenty of war in anime. It is a pretty easy setting and/or plot motivator. However, not all war anime is created equal. There is anime about war and there is anime that just happens to take place in a war. Anime that takes place in a war tends to be more drama-oriented or
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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
In this world, kings are ranked based on their power, skill, and how they treat their subjects. Bojji is the first son and heir of powerful 7th ranking king, Bosse. However, while Bojji is good-natured, he is often mocked as a fool because he is cannot speak and they believe him to be deaf. While
Rebooting things is all the rage these days, isn’t it? It isn’t limited to movies and video games, even anime has gotten on the train. While some fault rebooting as a profound lack of imagination or just a cash grab, in many cases, it revitalizes older anime series that no one bothered to watch. In
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