Post by trickssi on Apr 7, 2009 21:20:08 GMT -5
... Just throwing it out there xD I just watched all of it over the past few days and fell in ~*lurve*~.
Wikipedia says it's a story "taking place in the 19th century pre-Meiji restoration while the seeds of revolution are being planted. The story follows 15-year-old protagonist, Ichimura Tetsunosuke, who joins the Shinsengumi (initially as Hijikata Toshizo's page) while seeking strength to avenge his parents' death by a Choshu rebel." It's a fairly accurate description.
Having seen most of Rurouni Kenshin, I'd say there are parts that are comparable in terms of the dichotomy of violence and humor at times. There are lots of historical references and well-researched nuances as well as loltastic shenanigans.
However, two caveats. One, not the dub. Oh god, please, no dub. It's awkward, especially since they give many characters stylized "Southern" accents to differentiate rank and region. Which, in my mind, does not best describe the aura of Japanese swordsmen. (And oh, how I could pontificate on the many, many poorly-translated cultural differences, but I think I'll just leave it under the blanket "dub is bad" heading.) Two, there's undeniable ho yay; it's not the focus, but it's there in the form of jokes as well as in a sort of parenthetical notation. (ALTHOUGH, I would absolutely love to have a discussion on the roles of such relationships, comparing and contrasting what are considered to be vile, villainesque ones with the noble, almost-saccharine Hijikata/Okita pairing...)
tl;dr: Shinsengumi. Blood, sweat, and tears. Angry piggy. I think we should watch it. Anyone? Anyone??
Wikipedia says it's a story "taking place in the 19th century pre-Meiji restoration while the seeds of revolution are being planted. The story follows 15-year-old protagonist, Ichimura Tetsunosuke, who joins the Shinsengumi (initially as Hijikata Toshizo's page) while seeking strength to avenge his parents' death by a Choshu rebel." It's a fairly accurate description.
Having seen most of Rurouni Kenshin, I'd say there are parts that are comparable in terms of the dichotomy of violence and humor at times. There are lots of historical references and well-researched nuances as well as loltastic shenanigans.
However, two caveats. One, not the dub. Oh god, please, no dub. It's awkward, especially since they give many characters stylized "Southern" accents to differentiate rank and region. Which, in my mind, does not best describe the aura of Japanese swordsmen. (And oh, how I could pontificate on the many, many poorly-translated cultural differences, but I think I'll just leave it under the blanket "dub is bad" heading.) Two, there's undeniable ho yay; it's not the focus, but it's there in the form of jokes as well as in a sort of parenthetical notation. (ALTHOUGH, I would absolutely love to have a discussion on the roles of such relationships, comparing and contrasting what are considered to be vile, villainesque ones with the noble, almost-saccharine Hijikata/Okita pairing...)
tl;dr: Shinsengumi. Blood, sweat, and tears. Angry piggy. I think we should watch it. Anyone? Anyone??
(I love the Japanese...screwing with straight boys' minds.)
