when I heared about this Anime I said .. wow historical Anime About Japan Sengouku Era lets see it but I was completely disappointed and here is why ..

while you are watching this anime you will see a lot of BIG FAKE Characters Like Fake Takamuara and a lot Fake catch pharse like YA-HA for Hiruma Eyeshilde 21 so don't be surprised if watch that sort of things during whole 2 season !

Also if depend on the this Anime as Reliable history source you are definitely wrong !

(SPOILER)

as matter of fact at every end each episode I check Wikipedia and guess what I found !

The Battle of Hannoji when Akechi killed by Koujuro that was not true at all . the True Story Akechi betray Oda and Killed him in Hannoji Castle in 1582 .

so not everything was animated True !

go check Oda page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga

Read Incident at Honnō-ji and death Section


Beside all that if watch this anime don't take any death in your account , all the characters are Zombie & Immortal ^_^ (show less)

I was recomended this anime and its quite the fun action anime.

Its loosely based on historical Sengoku area however it adds in shonin hero characters yet potrays a mix of sides types and characters that keeps things fun and flowing without becoming clunky. The story is entertaining... the most amasing thing about this anime is although it doesnt feel epic I was already through with season one.. watching season 2 before I knew it. It is entertaining and just fun to watch.

The Dialogue really shines through on this one. With veterine and hard core voice actors from many series they play a vast array of characters and ideas. I find it amasing they can both potray interesting characters and still hit several historical notes of each real historical character. Each actor does an amasing job of really letting you feel the characters sharply.

The Animation is fairly shifty however, Its characters and settings are drawn amasingly well and its attention to detail is sharp. Its batttles can be well drawn and firm, however sometimes in the epic shonin moments it reflects a slopy more DBZ references. Its a hugh back set however doesnt really afect the overall experience due to the detail they pay through out the show. I also like how it doesnt loose focus in joke moments either.

The entertainment is wonderful. Its strong and you will be zipping through the episodes not board at all and I found for myself, an eagerness to find about the real characters behind the anime- In that its just epic. I feel rewatching value will lose a little of suprize but I could watch this anime several times without getting remotly board. Its an overall solid anime with nothing really objectionable in.

I recomend to anyone who likes to pick up a solid show and or loves action stories. (show less)

You like history, yeah? You like insanely skilled war lords duking it out spectaculary? You like good music with your anime, characters that will remain with you even after finishing watching it? Well, if yes, you are missing on a cult series if you haven't watched this yet.

The first episode might baffle you after seeing how explosions on nuclear level occur during a simple sword duel. You might find the characters too boisterous, showy, arrogant, etc. But you'll be positively surprised at how much you'll like the premise and the characters in the end.

I consider the voice acting of Yukimura's and Masamune's seiyuus exeptional among all the anime I've watched. The music is epic. The animation quality is good and the pace of the story is fast. It makes you want to go buy the game and play it till you drop dead.

Watch its sequel and the movie, too. You won't be disappointed. (show less)

Sengoku Basara gets a 8/10 and here's why. Again the characters and sound really sold this anime, the story could have been longer than 12 episodes, which by the way really made me feel that the guys at Production I.G. didn't think that this anime was going to be a success, or maybe some other alterer motive. The other reason was because of the story, it felt more or less unoriginal (despite it is an historical anime) I guess I might have been looking for something more. I was leaning towards a 9.5/10 but felt that was way too strong. I know there is a season 2 which I intend on watching sometime this week or next depending on my schedule. Well that's it, your moment of Zen wrapped up pretty nicely. I highly recommend this anime to anyone who's into history, laced with action, samuria and of course an anime that brings a great deal of comedy, even in the smallest of forms. If you guys want you can read my full review over at http://www.anime-planet.com/users/MugenNeS/reviews/3589 (show less)