We get right into the action, and see Date Masamune, the “One Eyed Dragon”, charging bravely into battle. He eggs his own men on and finally jumps into battle. In an impressive display of moves, Date completely overwhelms his enemies. In the very next scene, we see our “Red”, Sanada Yukimura fighting flawlessly with two spears. Like Date, he defeats his enemies with ease, and claims the castle area in the name of Takeda Shingen.
Y-yes..(*´Д`)
Date’s best friend, moe~
Ah..youth…
We learn of the different warlords, each having power over a certain area. In the last introduction we meet the big boss, Oda Nobunaga (who is voiced by Norio Wakamoto and is extremely awesome!!)
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Takeda and Sanada discuss battle plans in the night. Takeda orders Sanada to take troops and preform a sneak attack against Kenshin. Sanada is frustrated and tries to reason with Takeda. Takeda and Kenshin are rivials, so they must fight head-on ,with full force! Takeda punches Sanada for this comment and warns him that if they are to use only one tatic, it will be their downfall. After a few more punches, Sanada seems to understand his master’s orders and in a hilarious scene they scream to each other. What a beautiful thing it is, the master and student love.
Am I cute, uguu?
After the morale boost, Sanada leads his troops for a sneak attack. We see a brief scene of Kenshin and his lady, (who blushes an awful lot) and him declares he will defeat Takeda. Kojuro warns Date that the enemy might be waiting for them, but Date ignore this and charges forward. Here, the fated two meet, Sanada and Date. Sanada, determined to protect his master’s battle, fights Date. Each almost equal in power, their fight is impressive and filled with hotblood!
He sounds like a girl…she couldn’t be a lesbian could she?!
During the battle, Sasuke suddenly interrupts the fight. He explains to Date that he will be severely outnumbered if he choses to stay and continue fighting Sanada. Both Takeda’s and Kenshin’s army will surround the area shortly, and Date has no choice other than to leave. After the battle, Sanada begins to feel bromance something strange from fighting Date. He is shocked at Date’s strength and skills and develops a need to see and battle him again. Takeda returns to base and explains his actual plan to Sanada. Sanada feels ashamed but quickly mentions the power of Date to Takeda. Again, Sasuke suddenly appears to bring news. Takeda plans to move out and conquer Imagawa.
Back at Date’s base, Kojuro and Date brood over the outcome of the day. However, Kojuro notices Date doesn’t sound disappointed and is reminded of the energetic soul, Sanada. To cheer Date up, Kojuro mentions Imagawa’s building army and his plan to attack using a stolen strategy from Takeda, called “The Woodpecker”. Date smiles and agrees to his plan.
The next day, Date’s men manage to fool Imagawa’s troops and lead them right to Sanada’s group. Angered, Takeda gives him permission to pursue Date and be the first one to claim Imagawa’s head.
Thoughts
YELLING! MASTER! YUKIMURA! DATE!
Very awesome episode, and probably going to be a very awesome series. I haven’t played the games yet (bad bad, I know) but from what I can tell from the anime, I bet they’re probably awesome too. There isn’t a lot to talk about really, it’s mostly just interesting fights. I’m looking forward to see Date’s/Sanada’s romance rivalrly deepen. Also, I’m wondering how the women will play a part in this. Are they there just to even out the male vs. female raito? Will they be annoying? WILL THEY BE USEFUL? I sure hope so. Until the next episode, MASTER! YUKIMURA! MASTER! YUKIMURA! MASTER! YUKIMURA!
Cross counter!!
It’s an awesome series you just wait you’re in for a heaping pile of awesome……Please never use the word “moe” again when referring to Sengoku Basara in any way….even as a joke. Just……just please.
I have also not played the games….although I am obsessed (was obsessed anyway…I don’t play video games much anymore) with Samurai Warriors, which has the same characters/and actual history of them included. Speaking of, I also researched the history of all of the characters, because I was obsessed with that too.
Good post…I can’t imagine how long those screen shots took to make….maybe I’m just dumb because I use paint and take forever…
Hahaha, I’m very sorry about the moe thing. It just comes out sometimes. (*´ω｀)
Also with the screenshots, what video player do you use? If you use Media Player Classic it has a nice “Save Screenshot” button, so you don’t have to crop it in paint etc. each time. It just saves the image wherever you want it to.