Brave10

TV (12 eps)
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Life is tough during the Warring States period of medieval Japan: lords battle lords for control of the country, while samurai and mystical warriors do their bidding from the shadows. Backstabbing and betrayal are common, and legendary ninja Saizou Kirigakure has had enough. He lives only for himself - until a girl with a mysterious dark power falls into his arms. Saizou quickly finds himself dragged into a struggle between powerful warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa, and the strange but alluring Yukimura Sanada. He becomes one of "Sanada's Ten Braves," who use their mystical powers and ninja abilities to protect the people and things they care about the most.

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The Fateful Two

Episode 1

The Fateful Two

Dark and Light

Episode 2

Dark and Light

Valley of Whirlwinds

Episode 3

Valley of Whirlwinds

The Souls of the Gods

Episode 4

The Souls of the Gods

The Heart of the Dragon

Episode 5

The Heart of the Dragon

Taizan Meido

Episode 6

Taizan Meido

Sword and Fan

Episode 7

Sword and Fan

The Birth of a Warrior

Episode 8

The Birth of a Warrior

The True Face of Ice

Episode 9

The True Face of Ice

The Start of Tragedy

Episode 10

The Start of Tragedy

The Wail of Darkness

Episode 11

The Wail of Darkness

The Warrior of Light

Episode 12

The Warrior of Light

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ThatAnimeSnob
2.5

Brave 10 is based on a manga which is loosely based on the Sengoku period. One of the various fables of that era was the Sanada Ten, a team of powerful warriors who were formed by Sanada Yukimura in his efforts to rule supreme. The premise is the formation of the team and is shown primarily through the eyes of Saizo.I can’t say the setting and the premise are that interesting. They are in fact quite basic and there have been several other stories based on the same period and people. The most famous example is Naruto but the relations don’t go beyond names as well as both shows being equally gay. Samurai Deeper Kyo (SDK) is another case, this one even centered on the exact same events and characters. The anime adaptation sucked ass but the manga was amazingly GAR for the most part.You see the fail just from the intro song, which is nothing but a cameo parade of all the characters and their special abilities. Seriously, where is the interest in watching the show if you already know what they all do? And come on, is this show so shallow that they had nothing else to show other than a character selection screen?Maybe the intro is bad and the plot is deeper (no relation to Kyo) than that. And nope, in just three minutes the story barely begins and WHAM we are already shown how the protagonist is uber powerful and the lead female is useless and in constant need of his help (it wasn’t like that with Kyo). So he comes here, he goes there, and he meets lots of weird guys he has to fight. Expected. Ok, maybe the action parts will be good. And boy, could they be any worse in battle choreography? The transition from one scene to another is completely random and anything could happen just because the scriptwriter said so and not because it followed some sort of actual strategy. They can be fighting for half an hour just to protect or kidnap Miss Pacifism (her name is not important because she is female in a male-oriented show, so I will be using nicknames) without any luck, and then a simple guy can just waltz in, grab her under their very noses, and move calmly away while they are spacing out. You also barely see the fighters move; they use the typical frozen images with a few simple visual effects to make you think they move. Adding to that the background music which is usually a random tune playing regardless of what is going on in the plot, and the directing which is completely lazy. Stuff blow up and people get killed and you feel absolutely nothing compared to, let’s say, Rurouni Kenshin. Meaning, the aesthetics are completely basic to the point of not caring to look at the screen.Let’s move to the characters. For starters they all feel like filler characters from Naruto, which is bad because Naruto is gay, fillers suck, and a cast should feel special and not a rehash of a now decadent shounen. So what do we have here? Ah yes, Saizo, the protagonist who is repulsive right away for being constantly bored with his life. I mean, seriously, the only thing he is doing when not fighting is sleeping or running away scared from girls. How is he supposed to be macho if he can’t stand a few boobs? He must be gay (thus this really is like Naruto). And is this a manly samurai action series or a shitty harem? It sure doesn’t feel like the former if it has such a wuss main hero. If it was, he should have been constantly horny, molesting and raping anything that catches his eye (that is, everything), just like all normal men did in the good old chauvinistic feudal times. Kyo from SDK was one of them. But then again this is not really a manly show about gar super samurai from the actual Sengoku era but a lukewarm show with poser idiots who loosely plagiarize historical events, and who are hardly as cool as Kyo or the original historical Sanada. If the animators didn’t want to show rape or something that immoral, they could just make him not care in the least, like in the case of Katanagatari. The chemistry between Shichika and Togame was very unorthodox and thus memorable, but here it is totally boooring because it feels like yet another show aimed at boys whose balls haven’t dropped yet. I mean he is already bored out of his mind, so why is not being bored of girls that hard to think of? Because it wouldn’t be funny? IT WOULD BE FIFTY TIMES FUNNIER; HAREM LEADS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE NOT FUNNY!Furthermore, are all these warrior dudes supposed to be manly, talking big in the middle of the fight while doing all sorts of acrobats and magician tricks? Well if they are so powerful then why are they owned whenever Miss Useless just gets fed up and intervenes? She is all “Stop fighting, hurting people is bad hurr durr” attitude and I just want to slash her in half just for that. This is an action show you stupid bitch, take your pacifism elsewhere. But then again she can do anything she likes because she is Miss Sunshine and the rest are a bunch of idiots who can’t just say “Shut up you broad, you only exist so you’ll be kidnapped every half an hour and we are the ones busting out butts trying to save you every time. We are the strong ones here so close that trap of yours and let us do what we know best.”But they never do that and instead constantly try to protect Miss Kidnap Target Practice. So you never consider them to be that strong, or dedicated to their cause, or even good at what they are doing. Seriously, they are pathetic in their job since they always get ambushed in the most simple and obvious way possible. What kind of elite ninjas get ambushed twice a day? Even a baby can fool these idiots. And it’s not like they do a smart comeback to win every time they fall for it. No sir, it always gets resulted with some random super attack they had in store but never use from the very start even if it has no set back. Hell, even Miss Molest-Me-Now has her own superpower, which works anytime the scriptwriter feels like it and not every time she or Saizo are in danger.You can’t even like the characters for their looks, since they all look like whores and gigolos. Seriously, they are all supposed to be sexy and with cool clothes, and then a baby appears and lures them to a trap without even trying. So much for character appeal. Especially for Miss Braindead, who gets completely fascinated with Saizo, although he constantly ignores her and runs away. HOW STUPID IS SHE?The directing is terrible even in non-action scenes. The way everything works in this show is making your I.Q. drop to that of a lizard. Everybody is constantly unable to see someone standing exactly next to him, just because he was out of screen or wasn’t talking. But when the scriptwriter feels like it, he can jump in-screen to do or say something and everybody is acting all surprised. WOW, WHERE DID HE COME FROM? He was standing right next to you, you idiots. And then it’s the whole lousy way they try to make things more exciting. There is this scene where that stupid bimbo is completely scared of snakes and points at the place the snake is. So for reasons unexplained she also comes along with that wuss Saizo to find the snake. WHY IS SHE DOING THAT IF SHE IS TERRIFIED? And then they find the snake and guess what. She faints from fear. OF COURSE SHE WOULD; SHE IS TERRIFIED OF SNAKES! And wait a second, if many were ordered to find the snake, why didn’t they come along as backup? WHY DID THEY GO ALONE? And then guess what, the snake blows up in their faces, causing a small nuclear explosion. They are just fine for some impossible to imagine reason and nobody else in the valley heard of such a big bang. This is just a small example of how ridiculous the whole thing is.So, after all this mess, why is the anime even called Brave 10? You mostly see what Saizo does and it’s not divided to ten side stories. The show could have easily be called Brave 1. Plus, why is he even called brave if he gets scared of a few boobs? The show should be called Wuss 1. Plus, he is a bored moron, so it should be called Bored Moron Wuss 1. And there is an even greater fail in all this mess. Despite all that I said so far about the show and the numerous comparisons to Naruto, this anime is not tagged as shounen (for boys) but seinen (for adults). HOW THE DEVIL IS THIS GAY SHOW SEINEN? Where’s the sex and the gorish splatter? Why is this placed on the same level as Berserk and above the far more violent, erotic, and GAR SDK? It doesn’t even have moeblobs in a high school, which is also what counts as seinen these days.This show is a total fail! It is clearly more oriented towards little kids, chicks who like pretty gays, and people with really low expectations. Basic story, boring battles, lousy directing, gay characters, and lame resolutions.

duchessliz
7

Story: The MC of Brave 10 is an Iga ninja named Kirigakure Saizou, who meets an Izumo priestess named Isanami as she's attacked by assassins and he saves her from them. Isanami is on a short journey to go see Sanada Yukimura. Sanada Yukimura is a powerful warlord in the Sengoku era and Isanami is going to see him because her shrine was destroyed by Ieyasu Tokugawa and everyone was killed except for herself. She was told by the head priest, before he was killed, to seek out Sanada for help. Meanwhile, Sanada has been gathering ten warriors known as the Brave 10, who have the power to change history. As they gather one by one, Isanami's own mysterious power awakens. Because the anime was only twelve episodes the anime goes by pretty quickly but I throughly enjoyed the story to Brave 10. I thought that it was quite unique and I never got bored while watching the episodes. Animation: I really enjoyed the animation and thought that is was very well done. Sound: I enjoyed the majority of the music and positively loved the voice acting. . .especially Kamanosuke Yuri's voice it suited that particular character to perfection. . .it only added to the mystery of Yuri's character lol. Characters: The characters were, for the most part, fantastic! I enjoyed Saizou's rough personality and his sense of honor. I personally didn't care for Isanami, but I LOVED Kamanosuke Yuri and often found myself getting all giddy whenever he came on the scene lol. I liked how different each of the Brave 10 were from one another and enjoyed each of their individual personalities and odd little quarks (especially Yuri's! I did warn you Yuri was my favorite didn't I. . .).                      [my Kamanosuke Yuri fangirldom shining bright and true lol] Overall: I really enjoyed this anime and sincerly hope that they make another season. . .

SEGHE
7

<div class="p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto"> <div class="flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }"> <div class="relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]"> <div class="flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full"> <div class="min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words"> <div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"> Brave10 - A Swashbuckling Adventure Story (7/10): "Brave10" is an action-packed historical anime that revolves around the legendary group of ten warriors who serve under the warlord Sanada Yukimura during Japan's tumultuous Warring States period. The story follows Saizo Kirigakure, a skilled ninja, as he joins the Brave 10 to protect Yukimura. The plot is a mix of historical drama, political intrigue, and action, offering a captivating narrative that explores the dynamics of loyalty, honor, and duty during a time of conflict. While the story may not break new ground, it successfully immerses viewers in the era's chaos and provides an engaging adventure. Animation (7/10): Studio Sakimakura delivers solid animation quality, particularly during action sequences. The fight scenes are well choreographed and dynamic, showcasing the unique abilities of each Brave 10 member. The character designs are distinct and capture the essence of the historical period. The backgrounds and settings effectively convey the atmosphere of feudal Japan. Sound (7/10): The soundtrack of "Brave10" complements the action and drama of the series. Traditional Japanese music blends with orchestral compositions, enhancing the historical ambiance. Voice acting performances are strong, with each character's voice reflecting their personality and role within the group. Characters (7/10): The characters are the driving force of "Brave10." Each member of the Brave 10 possesses a distinct personality and combat style, making them memorable and endearing to viewers. Saizo's stoic demeanor, Isanami's innocence, and the camaraderie among the group create a compelling dynamic. While character development is not as deep as in some other series, the interactions and growth of these warriors provide plenty of entertainment. Overall (7/10): "Brave10" offers an enjoyable historical adventure with a dash of action and drama. It successfully captures the essence of Japan's Warring States period and introduces viewers to a colorful cast of characters. While it may not be the most groundbreaking series in its genre, it delivers a satisfying and entertaining experience for those interested in samurai tales and historical settings. Comparing it to the manga, "Brave10" closely follows the source material, so fans of the anime can expect a consistent storyline and character portrayals in the manga. Reading the manga can provide additional details and a deeper exploration of the characters and their backgrounds, making it a worthwhile experience for fans of the anime who want more from the Brave 10 universe. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  

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