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It's a story about the same city as a slam dunk. I actually grew up in Kamakura, where the anime takes place, and there are still unmarked graves all over the place of people who died during this period.

this is real history btw. obviously not 1:1 but the event that occur in this anime is real event that happened. every character is real people. the "fake" shaman guy has a shrine in japan, if you search suwa shrine it will pop out.

北条家の家紋がトライフォースって言われてて草

Sorry for the translation from Japan. This animation is basically based on historical facts, although the author's style quirks and interpretations are used. Therefore, we should not assume that everything happened as in the cartoon, but I would be happy if you are aware that something similar to this actually did happen😊

The great thing about this work is that it takes the dark history of a revenge story about a boy whose entire family was murdered and brightens it up so that it can be enjoyed as a manga.

この一話で紹介された「鎌倉幕府末期に描かれる日常系コメディ」という「ブラフ」が後半に一気にめくれる瞬間の哀しさね。

BTW, this is historical fiction. All of these characters are based on people who actually existed.

日本語字幕見やすいーーー！！！！！ ありがとう！！ 歴史の知識が必要+IFのアニメ要素もある作品をしっかり見てくれるのすごく嬉しい！ 私も初めてみたとき、アニメーションやばーーー！！！って兄貴と同じ反応しちゃったw

1185 The Heike clan is destroyed (Tale of the Heike) 1192: Establishment of the Kamakura Shogunate. 1274, 1281: Mongol Empire invades (Ghost of Tsushima) 1333: Fall of the Kamakura Shogunate(The Elusive Samurai)

In Japan, I learned these Kamakura ~ Muromachi(called "Nannbokucho(South and North divided dynasty, in English)") era was totally chaos. Even if Japanese confused about this era. Not all episode is truth, but not all fake and create. And also this anime doesn't says "this is Japanese." Enjoy this Anime, as Anime.

I’ve been a fan of this series since literally week 1 of the Manga. You are in for a ride my friend

Clover works really been cooking lately 🔥🔥

Literally one of the best 1st episode I've seen this season (besides Nokotan _🙂_ ) , left speechless how graphic it got

Not many shows that I watched made me this excited for the rest of the season. I'm watching this till the end for SURE!

As a Japanese, I hope this anime which involves the element of Japanese style will be evaluated by foreign people watching it.

The Triforce is the Hojo family crest. Of course Nintendo knew that the Triforce is the same as the Hojo's crest. Yokoi Gunpei, one of the developers of Zelda, was born into the Yokoi family, a branch of the Hojo clan, and has a triforce engraved on his grave.

3:33 The mark on the box is the family crest. Only people with high social status can have a family name and family crest. The mark is called "Mitsuuroko" and represents scales. The uroko crest is a pattern based on triangles. It came to be called "uroko" because the connected triangles look like the scales of a snake or dragon. It has been seen all over the world since ancient times, and in Japan it can also be seen on the murals of ancient tombs. It was believed to have the power to ward off evil, and became a family crest due to its religious significance. It is famous as the family crest of the Hojo clan. This story begins with the downfall of the Kamakura Shogunate due to the betrayal of one of its allies in 1333. Most of the characters are historical figures who appear in textbooks. The protagonist is also a real person.

Thus was such a pleasant surprise, I knew ther re must've been some sort of twist to hook you in but I still was caught off guard. The animation is amazing and I quite like our characters. Plot looks good too

I just finished watching this because the premise looked interesting but it was so much better than I would've expected. Animation is great and I love the part where the "Quack shaman" tells him that Takauji becomes a hero by killing where Tokiyuki becomes a hero by living.

One thing I love about this series is the mythological vibe it has. It's set further back in Japanese history than most historical manga will go, and the records back then would describe people as being blessed by the gods and such, so this series runs with that. There are people with divine powers, and they feel more like something out of actual mythology rather than a rigidly defined shonen power system.

諏訪頼重のことは色々こうさつしてみると楽しいですよ 日本人なら諏訪といえば、すぐおもいつく場所がありますのでそれが理由で結構楽しんでみています

反応が面白いし日本語字幕あるから勉強になった！

"Oh, this guy crazy... but not as crazy as yall watching this and not subbing" LMAO. Flawless

Strictly speaking, Takauji's character is true to historical fact.

One of the top hits this season right here

日本語訳ありがたいです。

animation🔥

1:36 Balance beam. 3:32 that is the clan symbol of the Hojo. The Triforce was based on it. Pretty cool. I love historical fiction anime and I’ve been looking forward to this series. This episode was so well done, loved it.

I am Japanese. I learned about anime from this era in history class when I was in elementary school. However, his name rarely appears in textbooks. I learned more about the enemy in this story in my textbook. If you are interested, please check out the main character of this story. This will be a spoiler for the anime.

Ok, that was a slick transition to ask for subscription, made me chuckle. 😂

Clover works is always insane

Feels like we got something great here

日本語字幕ついてる！ チャンネル登録したよー🫶

暗殺教室と同じ作者です。

First episode was fire. 🔥 I'm so excited for the next episode!

Character animation goat Keisuke Kobayashi doing wonders once again.

The successors of the Hojo clan never became Shogun. Instead, they held the title of "Shikken," the regent of the Kamakura Shogunate. For a long time, the Emperor was merely a puppet of the Shogun. In turn, the Shogun was a puppet of the Hojo clan's Shikken. Even a Shikken like Tokiyuki's father was manipulated by his own servants. The megalomaniacal Emperor Go-Daigo grew tired of this puppet show and aspired to be a true ruler. The Emperor's ambition influenced Takauji, who then awakened the plans for the Muromachi Shogunate. This was the trigger for a chaotic tragedy.

Omg I loved the first episode. Anime is really amazing 🔥

いままで日本語訳版でみてたけど、直接日本語字幕がついたので見に来ました。 逃げ上手の若君はガチめの歴史ものなので、日本人の書いた日本歴史物語が海外でももっと人気が出るといいな。

And here I thought it was going to be a slice of life for a samurai kid, because Clover Works (Bocchi the Rock, Akebi's Sailor Uniform etc). I was not expecting this kind of slicing >_

The English title should be The elusive heir/little prince. Waka(young)Gimi(lord/lady) is the literal translation, used for heir of a distinguished/noble family. Samurai is not suitable word for Tokiyuki and any other high class characters, they called Bushi. The translator just choose a catchy word for foreigners.

8:00 literally the same thing I thought first time watching this scene LMAO 🤣

8:00 he is Diavolo's va ironically

As one of the worried Japanese, I wanna say ubisoft must watch this anime and learn what is samurai.

You said Takauji is like a JOJO character, and in fact VA is the same as Diavolo

Its from the author of assassination classroom so as long as the studio doesn't have a major stumble it should be a great season

Ashikaga Takauji was sent from Kamakura to suppress the forces of the revolting Emperor Godaigo, but he eventually became the one who destroyed the Kamakura Shogunate. He is a hero who eventually destroyed even the new government of Emperor Godaigo and created the new Muromachi Shogunate, but from the Kamakura Shogunate's point of view, he is a terrible devil. Hojo Tokiyuki is a character that does not often appear in textbooks, but when he is visualized in this way, it makes us want to think about his character in depth! This is the best anime adaptation I've ever seen!

It is estimated based on existing armor and legends, but the average height of Japanese men of this era was 180cm. It is said that Takauji and his younger brother were also 180cm tall. It has been verified that after Takauji's time, the spread of Buddhism and the restriction of meat consumption led to smaller builds. The samurai of this era are not the samurai we imagine today. They were truly crazy berserkers.

The gojo va is perfect for that kind of character

this is a surprise anime for sure, hope you doing this on youtube till the end joe😢

Great first episode!

While peeps instantly go crazy for MAPPA, I see cloverworks & Ufotable have been lapping em lately 😩🔥

In the end, the protagonist in the history book is beheaded, but the author has a lot of creative freedom, so it's not necessarily the true main character who gets executed.

kitty cat!😄oh dog…🙂

I love the storytelling. It is balanced. It can make you laugh, sad, and excited! I love historical animes, and it was the best decision I watched this.

One of the best looking show of this season besides Sucide Squad Isekai and Oshi no Ko.

I live in Kamakura, one of the settings of this anime. Even now, the place where the Hojo family died still remains, and it has a really creepy feel to it, with the atmosphere of ghosts. Kamakura samurai are terrifying. Will I win and kill them all? Or will they all be killed? He is different from the samurai that foreigners imagine.

This show looks incredible. I'm definitely going to keep watching this

11:10 this scene is too sus lol

日本でもこういう作品にされることが少ないくらいそこそこマイナーな時代を描いてるから、外国の人は理解するのに余計苦労するだろうなあ

These guys are wild for putting silly pre-teen hero party plot together with r/\p6 of 8-year-old bride and wipeout of entire capital.

Bocchi the rock animation producer

彼の生涯を知ったうえでこのアニメを見るとまたちょっと違う見え方がするんですよね・・・。

"Would you lose?" *Nah,I'd run*

良い反応 これが見たかった 日本人だと歴史に疎くても「まあ鎌倉だからね」って前提があるからそんなにショック受けないんだよね

5:05 gojo’s VA ❤

Thank you Bald Wise Man for recommending me something to watch

I’m really liking this

The journey of the juke King begins.

By the end of the first part, you'll all fall in love with "Fake Shaman." Anyway, look forward to the next episode of "Kind Old Man." That bastard from Godaiin.

Little fun information the autor of this is the same of koro-sensei so he has three of his works animados ❤

same author that made assassination classroom btw, u can clearly see similarities between koro-sensei and suwa

I see that you added the subtitles, it's nice, it makes automatic translation into French easier, but what about you? Doesn’t that give you extra work? I hope all is well on your side😅

cool thing about this anime is that most base true story, but sadly the mc died 20 years later in 1353

This is one of those gems hidden away in the shadow of their predecessors glory. The manga is so good, but it is underated because it gets compared to the mangaka's other work.

I’m a manga reader, but damn! Clover Works makes it 100x better with the animations 🔥🔥

cloverworks is just showing off at this point...

I used to read the manga for this. I'm not sure if I'll watch the anime. The manga eventually started feeling like you needed a PhD in ancient Japanese history to understand it. And they introduced some really cool new characters, and then they were just gone 3 chapters later, and then there was a huge time skip at which point I dropped it.

🎉🎉🎉

日本史というと戦国時代や幕末、あっても源平合戦が人気ですがなかなか話題にならない鎌倉滅亡からの南北朝時代をお楽しみください。

Imagine burning an entire clan, a kid drops onto your location, side steps every one of you and your homies, then leaves. 👏👏👏

You should watch the Blue Lock season 2 trailer, their animation is better now!

I need to gatekeep this anime from the normies

Everyone is sleeping on this show

Check tsue to tsurugi 😎

Think of the commonly-featured Sengoku period as GAME OF THRONES (many factions fighting for who gets to define the new regime), and the Nanbokucho period featured in this show as HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (just two rough camps battling for succession, Hojo and Ashikaga as the Greens and the Blacks), and you will understand what it's about.

Fun fact, this episode was mostly anime original

Day 68 of Requesting Joe to Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion

Bruuuh what happened to monogatari

It did not shy away from how real that time was brutal

The show straight up showing us that little girls body, who was flirting with the mc, and telling us what happened to her after introducing her as what seemed like a recurring character, was nuts to me. Did anyone see his old brother in red? Do we know if he made it out or died? The assumption is the mc, “the elusive samurai”, was the only one to survive, but I figured I’d at least see him shown if they were showing other confirmed dead side characters. Did I just miss it?

The decapitated head after the ball scena was his brother,i think. Same headband. Also the girl who was r*** and killed was the girl who wanted to marry him.

Ladies and Gentlemen from the author of Assassination Classroom

これは史実です。

R.I.P kyoko 🫡😔

いつも楽しい考察とリアクションをありがとう😊 このアニメはシナリオも作画も最高〜✨ OPとEDの雰囲気も大好きです！良作！

The way you talk about this makes it seem like you aren't aware it's a Weekly Shonen Jump manga.

Am I the only one who saw the “hey I almost died there” scene as weird asf?