Should you watch Basilisk?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Basilisk
Anime · 2005
The story takes place in the year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.
The sides of Basilisk
- Two ninja clans in 1614
- Ten elite ninja on each side
- Two lovers from enemy clans
Basilisk is good for you if…
- you like a ninja Romeo and Juliet between Gennosuke and Oboro.
- you like ninja with strange powers fighting to the death.
- you like a feudal Japan feud over who becomes the next shogun.
Basilisk is bad for you if…
- you can't stand bloody deaths, one after another.
- you need some hope, and these lovers are caught in centuries of clan hatred.
About: fate · hatred · forbidden love
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