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"* Based on a history adventure manga by Matsui Yuusei.

In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Houjou Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Houjou clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best—run away!

Source: Viz"

Genre(s): Adventure, Historical, Action, Psychological

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A strong premiere. Great animation and an interesting premise that uses its tone shift well to establish the world and character motivations. The action scenes are interesting, but clearly not the storytelling focus. Strangely enough, I am excited about where the story is going when, honestly it hasn't done much yet to reveal the 'core' quest. The eccentric Shinto priest is unfortunately shoehorned feeling, as if author-kun needed a convenient valve to inject levity (this was true of his previous series as well) and offset the darker tone here. Interesting so far.