Peacemaker Volume 1: Innocence Lost - Anime News Network
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- 10/24/04
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As a general rule of thumb, I don?t get too worked up over shows that star annoying little brats that don?t know when to shut up or just go hang. For some reason though, I really dig Peacemaker Kurogane. It mixes comedy, action, politics, and unpredictability into a big bowl of fun, then throws samurai and effeminate men on top. That, my friends, is a winning combination. Tetsu is a spunky 15 year old who has the runty body (and obnoxious rowdy personality) of a kid half his age. Along with his brother Tatsu, he manages to score a position working for the Shinsengumi as a page. Knowing that the Shinsengumi are in hostile odds against Choshu rebels, Tetsu wants to do whatever he can to exact revenge on the latter group?the same group that he believes murdered his parents. After a brutal incident in town though, he discovers with shock that his beloved Shinsengumi are just as ruthless and merciless as the same folks that iced his parents. With rebellions stirring in town, he must now choose between living the cold life of the samurai, or being a wuss his whole life. Oh, and the show has a few ninja, too. Ninja and samurai? In one show? With spies?!?!!! And raucous humour that doesn?t require any brain power to laugh at? Brilliant! This is truly a great show to wind down with without having to think harder than pressing ?play.?
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 (Archive on Wednesday, November 24, 2004)