Legend of Basara
LEGEND OF BASARA
“Twins Tatara and Sarasa born to liberate Japan from tyrannical King; Sarasa leads epic freedom quest.”
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Synopsis
Twins Tatara and Sarasa born to liberate Japan from tyrannical King; Sarasa leads epic freedom quest.
In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. As destiny begins to unfold, Sarasa finds herself drawn into the struggle against oppression, embarking on an epic quest to challenge the powers that be and fight for her people's freedom.
In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her brother's name and responsibilities and embark on a quest to free Japan and deliver vengeance to the Red King. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.0/10
What 10
viewers
settled on.
89% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 ptsRecommenders 8.6 · others 3.0
Yes
8.6
No
3.0
Score over time
1.00Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 50%
Long · 10%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “The main issue with this anime is how good it is, how great the characters are and how insanely good the plot it is. And 13 episodes is not enough!!! Clearly. The anime is good, but you can tell...”
- 9/10 “This anime adaptation was actually good. The only problem is that it didn't fully adapt the manga, which I don't understand. Basara was popular enough to warrant a complete adaptation, and this was...”
- 8/10 “If you'd like to take a break from all the new shiny mainstream anime and don't mind dipping back into an older era of anime, Legend of Basara can be a hidden gem. I have the bias of reading the...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Legend of Basara begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0596
- Format
- 13 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 5h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 1998 – Jun 1998
- Spring 1998
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0596
- catalog