Basara Mini Review (manga/anime)
September 17th, 2007 by Lianne
PG-13/16 for violence, sexuality, language, and nudity; official series website and awesome fanpage Midori, which is responsible for the above scan
Another fantastic series that deserves a full review, we just need in writing somewhere how much we endorse this manga. One of the defining shoujo titles of the 1990’s, Basara is about a girl dressing up like her blessed/cursed dead brother and leading the peasants to revolt in post-apocolyptic Japan. This is shoujo at its finest–intelligent, powerful, inspirational stuff. Even if it doesn’t sound or look like your thing, give a volume or two a try; even college-aged boys who are adverse to shoujo have been known to enjoy this one. The anime is far weaker and shorter than the comic, but works as a decent gateway to the series if you can’t get used to the mangaka’s art right away.
Educated impression: I don’t care who you are–if you’re over 13, read this. (Lianne)