Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi

Eight-year-old Tokiyuki Houjou, the next successor of the Kamakura shogunate, is a young boy lacking talent in everything besides hide-and-seek. One day, his carefree life is abruptly turned upside down when Takauji Ashikaga brutally seizes power from the Kamakuras, ending their reign. Rescued by a self-proclaimed prophetic priest, Tokiyuki manages to escape with his life. Now he must evade those trying to kill him while recruiting comrades who can help him restore the Kamakura Shogunate to its former glory.

Set during the Nanboku-chou period of Japanese history, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi is a tale of redemption, documenting the life of the forgotten hero that altered Japan's destiny by running away.

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Houjou, Tokiyuki Main

Yuikawa, Asaki Japanese

Suwa, Yorishige Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Shizuku Supporting

Yano, Hinaki Japanese

Nezu, Kojirou Supporting

Hino, Mari Japanese

Mochizuki, Ayako Supporting

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Fubuki Supporting

Toya, Kikunosuke Japanese

Kazama, Genba Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Ashikaga, Takauji Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Ogasawara, Sadamune Supporting

Aoyama, Yutaka Japanese

Kou no, Moronao Supporting

Miyauchi, Atsushi Japanese

Umehara, Shouta Producer

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Matsumoto, Miho Producer

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Jul 23, 2024

imindMan

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

After the success of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, we have this. If you already love that series before, or you just want to enjoy some of the animes in this Summer 2024 or want to find a new anime to watch, this is absolutely for you.

Art: 9.5/10

Art, one word, beautiful. Just beautiful. Especially for the fighting scenes, it's just so spectacular and so smooth. Moreover, the character's designs are colorful, especially when the anime adds some more spices to the main protagonist with his imaginary wings, or the colors in the fighting scenes to show how much he enjoys in the fight or in escaping from ... the death, even in his eyes are just beautifully aesthetic. But that doesn't mean other supporting characters are not well-done as well. They are just really beautiful too. With the mix of traditional art attributes and modern art attributes to the story, also some of the nature sceneries are just so realistic, I have to say it's just so good. I truthfully appreciate the hard work from CloverWorks, they just never lets us down, and it makes me feel so satisfied to watch.

Plot, storytelling: 8/10

The plot in this story from now (ep3) is rather quite simple and simply still don't have too much development like plot twists, characters' developments, or anything like that. I haven't read the original work yet, but from my little experience to the story right now, I can confirm to say that this story will be very good and promising. It's fresh, no (probably) fan services, and it's simple yet the storytelling makes me want to watch it more. Using every single benefits from the beautiful art, plus the interesting ability of the protagonist (which is hide-and-seek) and the guide Suwa Yorishige, the storytelling just went not so quickly, but it can be easily stick into one's head with the symbolic images and animations. Although the anime already gave us that he - the main Houjou Tokiyuki - will be the guy who changed Japan one day, it's still a little bit interesting to see how this can happen, and because the characters in this series and also all the upcoming plot and twists are very promising, I guess it's also worth a try for me (and maybe you) to continue following the series until now.

Characters: 8.5/10

Not bad. Currently the character's development that I like the most is definitely the main protagonist, Houjou Tokiyuki (of course since the first and second episode really focus on him, and the story itself did a very good job on that). He's not too serious, but also not too playful. He still doesn't have a real goal and still doesn't know what to do, but he knows he loves Kamakura and because of his love, one day he will become the guy who change the whole Japan. Gotta say, I do really like this way of developing the character, because it gives me the feeling that he's really special.

Also, we should talk about the guide Suwa Yorishige. A typical smart guy but extremely playful in most of kinds of stories. But unlike most other characters, he has special ability, which also makes him claim himself "A god". Also, he has the kind of face that makes me feel like Eiko in Dark Gathering *(ecchi), and honestly although I don't really like it, I think someone who has that face will be pretty dangerous, and therefore I assume he is, so that's why I has an unsure belief that he will be also the big man of the whole series (:))))

Overall, I think this is a worth choice to enjoy this season. For me, I do enjoy it. The story itself is just very interesting and promising, so that's why I don't get why this anime isn't that popular comparing to Roshidere and Oshi no Ko SS2, despite of the fact that this story is much more well-made and beautiful. For scoring, I would say it will be a solid 8.5/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 11, 2024

nirererin

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

“The Elusive Samurai," an adaptation where the animation is more than normal for a historical anime, if I say more specifically, “the animation is overwhelming for this show!” Now the question is if the story or character is also in the same footing with animation? Here is the opinion on this topic:

Story (7.6/10)
Let’s come to the story first. A Kamakura shogunate was supposed to be the next successor, but things didn’t go according to plan, which is convenient. And at the end of the first episode, we got a revenge troupe, and the journey of Takiyuki to becoming a hero from ... zero begins. The story sounds really interesting (as a revenge genre), which got me hooked at first, but the sad part of this is that in just 5 or 6 episodes I lost interest... things don’t make sense, to some degree repetitive.

Character (8/10)
Character or character design is something I like to talk about or like to praise. Unique character design, perspective, characteristics. Like if I say antagonists, they are different from each other, and comparison is also great, like in episode 5, Ogasawara.

To be honest, if I write this review after watching the first 3 episodes, I will definitely recommend it. But while watching the halfway point, a hint of mixed feeling keeps growing, and I came to realize that the animation is too damn good compared to the other things in the show. It’s like if the story, character can barely pull 8/10, where animation can easily pull 9/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 31, 2024

yummycat49

Not Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

It really isnt my type of anime and didnt really liked it for a few reasons.
Protagonist: Protagonist is young and is still a child, which doesnt make any sense because he has to save an entire county. A teen would have been alright, but having a kid just isnt serious enough in my opinion.
Animation: Clover works did a good job animating this one and I think they are the reason this anime got so much hype around it. I guess it just shows how good animation doesnt always mean anime is good.
Characters: Tokiyukis gang is full of kids with only one adult who is ... weird and annoying. Much like the protagonist I just cant take them seriously.
Elusive samurai had such a great potential with its setting, it could have been a solid seinen manga/anime if it didnt take itself so childish.
In the end Elusive samurai had a misfortune of being a stereotypical shounen anime with nothing new to offer. Its clear its just a seasonal hype and nothing else.

Now this review isnt really detailed and I have a reason for that. Im too lazy to write a longer review

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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	Poll: Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 ) Stark700 - Aug 10	66 replies	by tonymilk »» Yesterday, 6:12 PM
	none of the characters look their respected ages in any way Rukasumi - Aug 11	34 replies	by Apollo_lo »» Yesterday, 7:56 AM
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	Poll: Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi Episode 5 Discussion Stark700 - Aug 3	37 replies	by Seven »» Aug 11, 7:18 PM
	Opinions on Yorishige? VanVeleca - Jul 21	11 replies	by WaterMage »» Aug 11, 9:46 AM