![]() ![]() I’m no expert, of course, but I know of the battles between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. One thing I loved about Samurai Deeper: Kyo was its invocation of actual Japanese history, and it galvanized me to study the Sengoku Jidai a bit in college. Kyo is a separate person, but his arch-rival sealed him within his own body. We find out relatively earlier that Kyo is not a split personality (I’m lookin’ at you, Stephen Grant/Marc Spector/Jake Lockely, who I will eventually be writing about), but is rather imprisoned within Kyoshiro due to some complicated past events. Where Kenshin had a secondary personality, however, the story with SDK is far, well, deeper. Kenshin has a suppressed secondary personality which is bloodthirsty and dangerous Kyoshiro and Kyo’s relationship starts off the same way - Kyo emerges to defend Kyoshiro and the bounty hunter who arrested him, Yuya Shiina, from dangerous threats. There is, to be sure, a similarity to Rurouni Kenshin in that way. The only catch is that Kyo shares a body with his arch-nemesis, the scruffy, mildly-criminal medicine peddler Kyoshiro Mibu. He’s a near-legendary samurai, famous for killing over one thousand enemies at the Battle of Sekigahara. He’s called “Demon Eyes” Kyo, on account of his bright, blood-red eyes making him look, well, like a demon. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Sengoku Jidai, SDK is about the titular character, Kyo. Let’s start with the basics - and, as always with my “Some Thoughts On” reviews, some spoilers will be inevitable: The manga was great, if imperfect, but the Anime was shockingly…Different. SDK became one of my favorite works of literature in my college years, but when its anime adaptation reached my eyes, well…I was disappointed. I branched off from Toonami classics like Rurouni Kenshin and Outlaw Star and landed on more esoteric things, such as Great Teacher Onizuka and - perhaps unavoidably - Samurai Deeper: Kyo, by Akimine Kamijyo. I remember the seemingly-endless wait to get the second half of the Frieza Saga released in English (and the hundreds of dollars I spent on bootlegged DBZ video cassettes). The same as Hassun, but done with 8 clones.I remember when the “ Anime/Manga Revolution” in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s was at its peak. This techniques resembles Naruto's Shadow Clone TechniqueĪ quick thrust that can take a large chunk out of a person. Later he obtains the Hokuraku Shimon, the Tokugawa's cursed spear and also one of the five legendary Muramasa bladesīenitora is able to speak with his weaponīenitora is a master of Spear Fighting and he is called the Shadows Master (because he is able to generate up to eight copies of himself)īenitora creates copies of himself (from five to eight) and together attack the opponent (from multiple angles). When he first meets Kyoshiro, he wields his Koyoku It is earlier implied in his fight against the real Kubira that its Mahiro, not Yuya, that he really has feelings for. In the bonus chapter he continued study to lead Japan in future with Mahiro in his side. In the last battle he and Sasukesuccessfully retrieved the Crimson King heart. He also fight against Crimson Tower army while his friend Akira battled with Tokito. ![]() He had a great part in Mibu arc, he fought Taihaku, the leader of Goyosei and won. He fights and defeats (temporarily) Crimson King Forbidden Army He is completely outmatched, but eventually manages to unhorse Nobunaga with another secret technique, the reverse Hassun, almost killing himself in the process he is saved from death at Nobunagas hands by the revitalized Kyo. Mekira has the upper hand for most of the fight thanks to a hypnotic technique, but Benitora eventually sees through it and kills Mekira with a special technique of his own, although doing so exacerbates his injuries.When Nobunaga reappears and overwhelms Kyo, Benitora intervenes, blocking the killing blow and briefly fighting Oda Nobunaga one-on-one. His father, Tokugawa Ieyasuordered him to spy on Kyo, but Benitora does this for fun and serves as the comic relief of the group.ĭuring the Forest Arc, he fights a former fellow disciple of his master, Mekira II. When Kyo awakens in volume 3, he makes Benitora his #2 servant after a short fight. After sparring with Kyoshiro, he decides to join the group. He first meets Kyoshiroin volume 2, mistaking him for Kyo. Same for when he's fighting, he's serious and he's incredibly deadly.įirst encounter between Benitora and Kyoshiro He may act foolish but is serious (when he wants to be). In order to hide his true identity as heir to the Shogunate from her, he speaks with a noticeable Kansai accent (or in the English dub of the anime, a southern accent) when near her. He falls in love with Yuya the first time he meets her and tends to be over-protective of her. He falls in love with Yuya the first time he meets her He wears a red bandana and a sleeveless suit with green pants. ![]()
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