The Heike Story: A Modern Take on a 13th Century Epic
Hold a strict no-anime diet outside of Ghibli but love Kurosawa and Soseki? A Silent Voice director Naoko Yamada's latest work is for you.
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Hold a strict no-anime diet outside of Ghibli but love Kurosawa and Soseki? A Silent Voice director Naoko Yamada's latest work is for you.
With the last sea battle between the Heike and the Genji, the war for the throne, at least this portion of it, has come to its conclusion, and what a terrible one it is.
"Even if history does not remember [the marginalized], within the span of their own lives, there were surely people who understood them."
Xanthe Huynh, John Gremillion, Suzie Yeung star in dub debuting on Wednesday
The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge sword from Japan. It is so large, in fact, that it was said to have been wielded by a giant. Apart from the basic knowledge of it having been forged in the 15th century AD, measuring 3.77 meters (12.37 ft.) in length, and weighing as much as 14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.), this impressive sword is shrouded in mystery.