It’s almost like that’s all they’re good for or something. Either way, the result is that if a woman is shown in this anime (and is young and attractive), they will be semi-nude at one point. There is enough fan service to conclude that the author is clearly exploiting this, or taking advantage of the male gender’s weakness to sex. Remember the “sex” I keep mentioning above? Of the five important female characters in Basilisk, three of the five’s secret ability involves them being exposed. Not to say the characters’ logic is dumb, only that they are largely forgettable, without much personality, and have copy/paste motivations. The story is predictable and doesn’t step outside the boundaries, but tells the story in a fashion that is enjoyable to view even without and flash or flare of anything innovative. While the story in its own right is interesting and takes advantage of its own potential, it falters greatly when focusing on its characters and their motivations. The male and female leads as children.Įven so, the story can be somewhat overdramatic, especially in regards to its characters. All ninja only have a single secret ability, giving no possibility for loopholes in battle. It also gives a greater sense of dramatic irony when the viewer is aware of the powers of the ninjas when other characters do not, heightening the tension and suspense that will inevitably arise out of a given situation. It gives reason to have the battles that take place in Basilisk fast and without many surprises, much like any ninja battle should be. For this show, the subject of the story are ninjas, who are trained to give as little away as possible and to always remain discreet about their abilities, killing any who may have knowledge, if at all possible. Typically in shows like this, the author takes advantage of the fact that the viewer knows nothing of the powers of an opponent and constantly pulls the “I haven’t shown you my true power!” cliché. In this show, each character has a single ability that makes them a threat to anyone else. The story alone was enough for me to continue watching the series, even if it tried fairly hard to make it as vague as possible.Īnother interesting strength I found is one I typically garner disdain for. This turns out to be its greatest strength, too, as the story of Basilisk is easily immersible and interesting to predict. To its credit, Basilisk at least tries to set up a logical and stable story to base its violence around. But never mind that, we’ve got sex and violence! You’ll see a lot of this from the female cast.
Something about someone’s place on the throne or something. Two clans are fighting each other after an anti-war pact is nullified after so many years with a number of specific ninja from each clan needing to be eliminated in order to “win.” Win what, you ask? I don’t know. Basically, the premise of Basilisk is nothing new.
It highlights an issue that screams old Japanese culture with ninja and honor and clans and grudges and yadda, yadda, yadda. It’s mostly about violence, with a little bit of sex sprinkled in. In all seriousness though, Basilisk isn’t all about sex and violence. Now it’s just about gruesome amounts of sex and video games. Remember when anime was all about gruesome amounts of sex and violence? That was great.
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