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[@joaovictordiniz1854]

React Wistoria: Wand and Sword, the animation is amazing

[@amiya3815]

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.

[@hitoshitaira573]

幽霊話も多いという噂を聞いたのですが……。

[@MsCyou0157]

​@@hitoshitaira573 有名なのは、「腹切りやぐら」でしょうね。まさにこの話の主人公の父である北条高時が一族郎党と共に自害して果てた場所として伝わっています。 そのかず800人以上が、そこで亡くなったということです。 坂東武者の血塗られた逸話を聞けば聞くほど、ただの与太話では済まない迫力があります。

[@syaznizam633]

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.

[@myomyowmm]

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😊

[@user-bg2fj6ns1r]

The author made sure to point out actually bits of history in manga. I wonder if they would do that in the animation too

[@user-jm9ih4wx1i]

キングダムみたいってことか

[@fvoarin1307]

*Historical belief based on written accounts From what I've heard from fellow historians and archaeologists, who I know in Japan, that period of time is incredibly confusing. No one is entirely sure what pieces actually happened, and what pieces didn't. Historical obfuscation is present in all histories on earth, but the obfuscation of that era of Japan, just seems far greater due to how chaotic the period was

[@Wisewolfholo4]

Its not cartoon its anime.

[@tebasakitori7135]

​@@Wisewolfholo4 原作の漫画をアニメ化していますよ

[@user-rx6fz2kz1e]

北条家の家紋がトライフォースって言われてて草

[@user-nu4bh4tp4s]

海外の認知度を考えれば仕方のない反応かなと思います。北条家の家紋がトライフォースの元ネタであるなんて、日本人でも知らない人いるでしょうから。

[@user-ef6qo2os6e]

People overseas are more likely to recognize the Triforce, but this symbol is the family crest of a samurai family during the Sengoku period. The family crest, which consists of three overlapping triangles, is called "Mitsu-uroko" (three scales) and is the family crest of the Hojo clan

[@user-fk3zu7lk4w]

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)

[@Indego84]

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

[@user-cw9sh5tq3p]

Although the real Tokiyuki failed to fulfill his revenge

[@Indego84]

@@user-cw9sh5tq3p Manga's still ongoing, so this one still might.

[@runajain5773]

​@@Indego84which era manga based on

[@green8714]

​@@runajain5773 It happened in Kamakura, Japan, in 1333. And it is also the story of how a new government came into being.

[@green8714]

​@@runajain5773 The period is 'nambokuchojidai'. The period of warfare between the 'kamakurajidai' and 'muromachijidai'.😅

[@Indego84]

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

[@user-eh5yr7th1z]

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.

[@Huh-oh3mx]

But I feel like the comedic scenes just throws off the mood completely. Especially at the end there. There is no balance they just throw comedic scenes in the middle of a dark scene

[@atavusable]

@@Huh-oh3mx Having read he manga; it's quite gory but It also has a lot of humor. I like the mix but I can understand not everyone enjoying it.

[@fuzzyhair321]

​@@atavusable even in the darkest hours people still find joy in things

[@yellowcard8100]

I don't think a dark story has anything to do with enjoyment as a manga. Berserk is incredibly depressing, or Oyasumi Pun Pun. It's the own author's choice to add humor.

[@Plusultra780]

Clover works really been cooking lately 🔥🔥

[@FreshestAnime]

You already know!

[@user-gm7xc8ml9m]

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.

[@enminghee2926]

If you can follow Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon I don't see why you can't follow this.

[@kanata7712]

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

[@kevinkovacs3131]

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!

[@takajakupan]

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。

[@notasadist1914]

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

[@notasadist1914]

The animation alone is crazy , they be flexing

[@antikurai-bf2uw]

@@notasadist1914 W pfp🦌

[@LostFromLight0_0]

They dropped wistoria yesterday and it was phenomenal too, the animation was actually top tier.

[@user-kr8qd7wt7n]

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.

[@rosso757510]

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.

[@Oda_Chunidora]

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

[@user-up4bi7kd5b]

だまれ

[@user-uruse]

こういうコメント恥ずかしすぎるから消してくれんか

[@Syncphony]

​@@user-uruseWhy do they have to delete it? 何これ

[@user.hsaaki]

一応言っておくけど返信に湧いてる2人の方が恥ずかしいね、俺は。

[@Timmycoo]

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.

[@austinbeale2054]

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.

[@Kaimax61]

ehh, you're a bit exaggerating bruh. It's not THAT far back, it's literally the events right before the sengoku war. The end of this events historically is the start of nobunaga's rise.

[@austinbeale2054]

@@Kaimax61 how am I exaggerating? How many other manga can you name that are set this far back in Japanese history? And it’s over a century before the Sengoku era started

[@user-gm7xc8ml9m]

You correct. These Manga and Anime based on Japanese history book ,called "Taihei-ki". And this book wrote by past people at that time, based on religious views. So, "blessed" expression is right.... History book says, Lots of Kamakura-Bushi ware pray for ”南無八幡大菩薩("Nam-Hachiman-Dai-Bosatsu" as name of god of war)” before battle.

[@sukikirai3399]

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

[@kanarianonakutokoro]

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

[@DipDownAnime]

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

[@NootNoot.]

One of the top hits this season right here

[@SilverBullet4697]

animation🔥

[@amanda52002]

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.

[@YellinInMyEar]

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

[@user-fr6bj8qj7h]

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。

[@tebasakitori7135]

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

[@genten34]

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.

[@user-zd7th2ic6w]

The average height of Japanese men during this period was 156 ～158 cm.

[@user-zd7th2ic6w]

The theory that Takauji is 180 cm seems to be true.

[@MsCyou0157]

​@@user-zd7th2ic6w 「坂東武者」という氏族がいました。 今の東京一帯を中心に活動していた侍の氏族の総称です。 西側の首都近辺の侍の氏族は貴族化が進んでおり、肉食を避ける傾向がありました。 坂東武者達は、首都から遠く離れていた事もあり教化されていない傾向がありました。当時、貴族の社会では野蛮とされていた肉食が日常化されており、総じて体格に恵まれて、凶暴であったと記録されています。 このアニメに登場する侍は、殆どが坂東武者の氏族です。

[@user-bu7yr7kt2f]

@@user-zd7th2ic6w当時の侍は京都の人たちからすれば異民族のようなものでした。食生活や文化が異なる。武士の台頭はローマ帝国が経験したゲルマン大移動の様ではないでしょうか？

[@FlyingCowSN]

Clover works is always insane

[@user-sn2hn2oo3q]

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!

[@heartblue5051]

暗殺教室と同じ作者です。

[@user-ku9oc9so1e]

反応が面白いし日本語字幕あるから勉強になった！

[@davidiobrando]

Character animation goat Keisuke Kobayashi doing wonders once again.

[@flowerflower1154]

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

[@garrabella89]

What u mean ?

[@justinitou4238]

​@@garrabella89 That is the problem with the game Assassin's Creed Shadows. The production company has fabricated Japanese history far removed from historical fact and created a game filled with insults to Japanese culture and samurai. The company even claims that the game is not fiction but "based on historical facts and is correct Japanese history. The company claims to have had Japanese experts supervise the game, but in reality, the game is so poorly written that even non-experts Japanese would find 20 or 30 things wrong with it.

[@smirg2975]

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

[@devilzen]

8:00 he is Diavolo's va ironically

[@zam023]

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 >_

[@angelsambition2179]

Feels like we got something great here

[@Kaimax61]

it is great, it's been running in shonen jump for 3 years now. IT's mostly ignored by the western fandom though.

[@Sarah00328]

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

[@user-vb1tj6ww2e]

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

[@yoshizakijunpei7541]

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.

[@lf3man05]

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.

[@nmmboy]

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

[@Lostlife656]

The gojo va is perfect for that kind of character

[@user-hi8pm5gc8j]

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.

[@gerdanbombales]

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

[@infinitsai]

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

[@user-pg8wp4gf7v]

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

[@smirg2975]

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

[@lyren.4652]

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.

[@marumotusima6572]

kitty cat!😄oh dog…🙂

[@ilhamadigunawan5264]

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

[@SOXmanSOX]

Bocchi the rock animation producer

[@madiii4344]

Great first episode!

[@Lostlife656]

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

[@kiboutokumei8146]

Succsessor of Hojo clan never got be Shogun, It's Shikken, the title of Kamakura Shugunate of Hojo's. The Emperor title was used to be puppet for long time by Shogun. But Shogun title was puppet by Shikken of Hojo clan. Finally Shikken like Tokiyuki's father got to be puppet by their servant. The Ambisious Emperor Godaigo was boring puppet show, and he wanted to be a real ruler. His dream effected to Takajuji awake Muromach shugunate plannig. It was the trigger of chaotic tragedy.

[@smirg2975]

11:10 this scene is too sus lol

[@user-ir8zd4bc3n]

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

[@miku5148]

日本語訳ありがたいです。

[@mikunisama4334]

5:05 gojo’s VA ❤

[@PredatoryQQmber]

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.

[@chin_chillin432]

Thank you Bald Wise Man for recommending me something to watch

[@user-qu3gg3mv1w]

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.

[@blazedj]

I’m really liking this

[@DreadedLad88]

The journey of the juke King begins.

[@christopherhanton6611]

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

[@riccasnow]

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

[@deisunmusic8160]

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

[@ian5226]

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

[@JOANYV21]

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😅

[@FreshestAnime]

we're testing whether adding AI translated japanese subtitles to anime reactions that have a large japanese audience is beneficial or not

[@JOANYV21]

@@FreshestAnime ah ok I see in any case good luck I hope it will increase the number of subscribers 👋🍻

[@user-bg2fj6ns1r]

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.

[@mikunisama4334]

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

[@rifqitakanashi8058]

🎉🎉🎉

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

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

[@BufferRen]

cloverworks is just showing off at this point...

[@Kaylakaze]

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.

[@enminghee2926]

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.

[@Wisewolfholo4]

I need to gatekeep this anime from the normies

[@fuzzyhair321]

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

[@leaof2971]

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

[@FreshestAnime]

I recorded a reaction to it. Nothing happened in the trailer and there were no subs so i didn't have any reaction during it. Decided not to post my reaction.

[@sugumi8886]

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。

[@user-ul5si7dn9h]

南北朝時代は話題にならないというか 日本において話題にするには戦前でも戦後でもスゴくデリケートな問題 あるいはタブー視される風潮すらあった為です 今現在はだいぶその風潮も薄れてきていますが

[@wassimakkire7004]

Check tsue to tsurugi 😎

[@arac_modeyt9467]

Fun fact, this episode was mostly anime original

[@Kaimax61]

I think you meant original composition, because this story is how it went in the manga. it's just not a carbon copy of the manga pages.

[@__dane__]

Everyone is sleeping on this show

[@BuddyChy]

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?

[@Kaimax61]

Watch again when he kicked the ball too high, and start frame pausing right as the ball was dropping.

[@BuddyChy]

@@Kaimax61 that was HIS head? I couldn’t tell. I figured it would’ve shown him again at least later. It makes sense though, because the mc is the elusive samurai after all. The whole point seems to be him being the only one to survive, but damn. Such a great first episode.

[@heartblue5051]

これは史実です。

[@Puffpuf]

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.

[@user-bp5jb9nx2w]

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・・・。

[@Aco2Draco]

Day 68 of Requesting Joe to Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@SilverBullet4697]

😁

[@LeoTheSunHashira]

Daily Eva Shoutout WOOHOO

[@AniMay-q8b]

Bruuuh what happened to monogatari

[@FreshestAnime]

im too dumb for that anime, also no one was interested in my reactions to it, so i stopped watching it 🤷‍♂️

[@Blackvez20]

Ladies and Gentlemen from the author of Assassination Classroom

[@seiran158]

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！

[@StarGraveyard]

R.I.P kyoko 🫡😔

[@NrgSpoon]

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

[@infamouskent7243]

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