Sengoku Youko: Yonaoshi Kyoudai-hen

Aspiring samurai Shinsuke Hyoudou's world is turned upside down when he witnesses hermit Jinka Yamato and fox girl Tama Youko slay a brigands' lair in the blink of an eye. Tama happens to be katawara, a magically gifted species, who can share her powers with Jinka through a special ritual. Together, they travel the world as vigilantes to stop evil beings, be they katawara or human.

As Shinsuke learns more about this new world, he discovers that monks perform inhumane research on spiritually gifted civilians, in the hope of creating human-katawara hybrids that can fight against monsters. Soon ed by Shakuyaku—a girl they manage to save from the monks’ experiments—and other allies, the group embarks on a quest to achieve their respective dreams.

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Hyoudou, Shinsuke Main

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Youko, Tama Main

Takada, Yuuki Japanese

Shakuyaku Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Yamato, Jinka Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Senya ing

Nanami, Hiroki Japanese

Douren ing

Inada, Tetsu Japanese

Mountain God ing

Takagaki, Ayahi Japanese

Jinun ing

Nomura, Kenji Japanese

Resshin ing

Miyagi, Kazuki Japanese

Higan ing

Satou, Rina Japanese

Iwasa, Gaku Producer

Cao, Cong Producer

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Usukura, Ryuutarou Producer

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Nov 22, 2024

ZenStarwalker

Recommended

How to even put this into words it beyond me and probably will be for a long time as my heart tatters from the sheer emotion this anime has thrust into my being. The first episode didn't strike me as anything special, just kind of throws you into what you think is the middle of the story but I can tell you this much, for being Edo style anime, this show sure packs a punch in the face, the heart and the soul.
Not many anime have struck me this hard in a long time, and by the time you get to ep 8, you ... will most likely feel the weight of the world pushing down on you. I give this show a solid 10/10. It is truly a MASTERPIECE!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 18, 2024

Turzin09

Recommended

Let’s talk about the work of the acclaimed Satoshi Mizukami, which, in my opinion, is his best manga. I found it very interesting that White Fox took on this project, especially considering the context of “Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer.”

Sengoku Youko, like all of Mizukami’s works, has something unusual and subversive in its story and plot. Mizukami always liked to take shounen tropes and subvert them in a more interesting way. In Sengoku Youko, the subversion happens after an important event in the plot, which in the anime was used to divide the series into two arcs.

The plot follows the story of the yokai fox ... Tama and her brother Jinka, who aim to make the relationship between humans and katawaras more friendly. The aspiring samurai Shinsuke follows them to develop his skills and, in the future, build an important bond with the two. From this, they discover that a group of monks has been conducting experiments between humans and katawaras, creating a conflict between our protagonists and the antagonists of this arc.

This first arc serves as a contextualization for the future construction that Mizukami would develop in the next arc of the story. What seems to be a story focused on racial themes and the power of friendship typical of a shounen battle, later reveals itself to be something more elaborate and well-connected. The plot develops in a much more interconnected way, encoming the points of each character. The greatest merit of the first season of the anime is the contextualization for what will be built in the future, from the characterization of the main characters to the plot itself.

As for the production of the work, I see a great effort from the team to do something well-done in important episodes. Overall, the quality varies, but there are good peaks of direction and production. I think the anime has more value in some points than the manga, mainly because of the medium it is in and the source material. The production of Mizukami’s mangas is weak, especially in Hoshi no Samidare. Although it has aesthetic value in of its art style, it is very simple and lacks more adequate layout. Still, the manga has great moments, especially the double-page spreads. The anime production, at specific moments, managed to adapt these aspects well. The direction often managed to convey the appropriate feelings and visual appreciation. The voice acting is good, and the soundtrack is quite memorable.

I am eagerly awaiting the end of this adaptation to see if White Fox managed to adapt Satoshi Mizukami’s best-written story adequately. So far, the first season has adapted several parts well and had a suitable pace. The direction works at key moments, and the story has contributed well to the value that will follow.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 15, 2025

dandax

Mixed Feelings

I just wanna mention this, since it could save someones time ... overall 6/10
The story is fine, theres alot of action and animation is very good. The sound effects are somewhat corny.
But the main warning is, that this show has one of the most annoying characters since Shinji. Its like Zennitsu and Shinji had a baby and its on the screen 90% of the time. I dont understand the reason behind this character trying to introduce some human counterpoint to out main duo and perhaps some (very poorly implemented) comedic relief. But he is so out of place in a decent story, with high stakes, ... emotions and all we get this loud annoying whiny wannabe samurai kid (mentally around 12) not just running around and breaking the atmosphere but also fcking over future situations with his incompetence. There is some attempt for development, but falls short again.
I somewhat managed to force my self thru the moments where he has more screen time with the help of right arrow key, mainly cause I needed some easy action show to unwind and the 2nd season has even better rating, but I have to say having to fight this huge annoying plot armor had me waver multiple times,

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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