Little forewarning there are a lot of adult situations including violence and sexuality, but they are all there for reason. Each person looks completely unique from their eyes hair and face, all the way down to their clothing (with unique patterns and colors) and sandles. Wrinkles, shadows, beards all drawn in with large detail. Each character (including stand-in's) are all drawn with the utmost care. Apart from the background art, the character art has its own beauty and uniqueness not found anywhere else. To add to its historic feel colors are pretty limited to a neutral tone (brownish green tinge) more reminiscent of tapestry paintings of the time. Even every camera angle has its own beauty and flair. The background art is so pretty you swear you've seen the art off a history text or a museum its that immaculate. EVERY scene in this show is so beautiful that each cel can be a masterpiece in its own right. Its not often that you get to experience something like this. Compared to all the cute loli anime being released in droves recently, this is a very welcome change of pace.įrom the beginning of the opening credits, one can already see that they are in for a visual treat. Albeit its not very hard to act as a badass or a madman with very little lines in every episode. I'm not a big fan of a mostly male seiyu cast, but all the voice actors play their part with such passion and seriousness that I am not very accustomed to.
The voice acting are all top notch as well. Less sound in this instance is good as it gives immerses the viewer in to such an intriguing drama. It's usually silent with the exception of the actors playing their role, but when there are sound effects they are usually very subtle, environmental, sound effects like wind rustling, or flames snapping, or even the sound of gravel being undisturbed beneath a warriors feet. The actual sound effects of the show are also very play-oriented. Even the cold silence can emit a feeling unlike any other. If you turned off your monitor you swear you were watching a Japanese play unfold before your very ears its all a beautiful experience. Straight out of a Japanese stage opera and sets the mood and pace perfectly for this show. Starting off with the music, its very reminiscent of something you would hear This story basically follows the trials and tribulations of two warring clans rife with sex, lies, and deceit.ĭon't get me wrong, Shigurui isn't a complete historically accurate show, but it's damn close. And being formal with your enemies was as common as wielding a blade. Where women were treated as mere objects and held rather little to no power. It was a time when honor and loyalty ruled in a man's world. Popular to contrary belief, Japan's Tokugawa (or Edo) period, wasn't all about fancy clothes and fairy tales at all.
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