The anime that got me into the medium and turned me into the man I am. And after over ten years, I still have to find a more profound, more emotional, more captivating shounen.
| Positive: | Negative: |
| Fascinating setting based on Japanese history | Filler episodes are kinda ‘meh’ |
| Awesome action scenes | |
| Fantastic music | |
| Fantastic, profound, interesting, likable, inspiring characters | |
| Fantastic protagonist… and villains… and supporting cast… (characters are so good I had to mention it twice :P) | |
| Emotional, solid story (except for the filler episodes) | |
| Captivating plot full of twists | |
| Full of heart-wrenching emotional scenes | |
| Thought-provoking on justice |
Visual novel & other stuff impressions 