Since I haven’t seen a historical anime in a while, I decided to start the new year with one. So, I decided to watch Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, and today I finished it. It has a lot of history, political affairs and war, with some supernatural elements, making it a great anime.

Once again, we see the strong samurai spirit, the strong will of a samurai. The action takes place in the Bakumatsu era, in the final years of the Shogunate. The main character, Youjiro Akizuki is the ”Eternal Assasin”, the one whose destiny is to seal ”The Lord’s Head”, an object that appears in time of war. For that purpose, he wields the legendary Moontear Sword. On his journey to find the Lord’s Head, he meets the Yuyama theater troupe, whose members seek revenge on the one who killed their families. Youjiro joins them, helping them and trying to accomplish his task. Ibaragi Soutetsu, the playwright of the Yuyama troupe is an intelligent man who wants to change the country, and he wants to obtain the Lord’s Head. A character that you just have to love is Kanna Sakyounosuke, an English man who became  Katsu Kaishu’s bodyguard. He’s a talented fighter who uses two guns. His mother left him when he was little, and he keeps her photo in a pocket-watch. Later is the series, important historical figures, like Hijikata Toshizo and Souji Okita of the Shinsengumi appear in the story. Personally, I love  the anime and I’m glad that I chose it to be the first one I watch in the new year.