Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 18 Review
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「雲を跳び越えて」 (Kumo o Tobikoete)
“Above the Clouds”
Senya is young and has led an unsettled life, but his experiences have cultivated a strong sense of right and wrong.
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「雲を跳び越えて」 (Kumo o Tobikoete)
“Above the Clouds”
Senya is young and has led an unsettled life, but his experiences have cultivated a strong sense of right and wrong.
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「⼗本⼑・張」 (Juppongatana: Chou)
“Chou of the Ten Swords”
Like the Phantom Troupe, this band of villains aren’t all cut from the same cloth.
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「異形達の宴」 (Igyou-tachi no Utage )
“Feast of the Uncanny”
Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
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「京都到着」 (Kyouto Tōchaku)
“Arrival in Kyoto”
To say Kyoto has a checkered history doesn’t begin to do it justice.
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「道介と雲蔵」 (Dousuke to Kumozou”)
“Dousuke to Kumozou””
Every episode is kind of a blockbuster the rest of the way.
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「森の出会い」 (Mori no Deai)
“Encounter in the Forest”
It’s obvious where everyone is going to end up – Kyoto – but their journeys are a major component of the story.
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「万象王, 降臨」 (Banshou-ou, Kourin)
“Banshou-oh Descends”
Senya has one of the greatest arcs in manga, but Shinsuke isn’t far behind him.
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「再び京都へ」 (Futatabi Kyōto e)
“To Kyoto, Once More”
There are times when the purity of Kenshin’s pathos really gets to me, and this is one of them.
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「開眼」 (Kaigan)
“Awakening”
Ultimately, Sengoku Youko is a chronicle of virtues – kindness, loyalty, bravery, humor – and those who possess them.
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「野心家の肖像」 (Yashinka no Shouzou)
“Portrait of the Ambitious”
Obviously, this is a watershed episode for Rurouni Kenshin.