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“Bakumatsu rebels chase stolen time-manipulating artifact to Kyoto, confronting altered reality and threats to Japan's future.”
Bakumatsu
BAKUMATSU
5.74
12,007 rank · 25,788 viewers · 34 favorites
Action
Historical
Samurai
Time Travel
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Synopsis
Bakumatsu rebels chase stolen time-manipulating artifact to Kyoto, confronting altered reality and threats to Japan's future.
The Bakumatsu was an era in which the souls of young men burned with anxiety for their country's future. Takasugi Shinsaku, a soldier of fortune from Choshu, sneaks aboard a government ship with his comrade Katsura Kogorou in search of a mysterious "timepiece" with the power to manipulate time that he fears the government wishes to keep for themselves. Rather than allow such power to fall into the wrong hands, Takasugi plans to destroy the artifact, but having obtained it, the artifact is quickly stolen, forcing the pair to follow the mysterious thief to the seat of government in Kyoto. However, when they arrive in the capital, they discover that the city and its people are not as they remembered. The times may have changed but their mission hasn't - Takasugi and Katsura resolve to uncover the truth behind these strange occurrences and protect their nation's future from forces that threaten to reshape it forever. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 2.18
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 1.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Dec 2018 → Sep 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “i tried watching this anime out of no where really...i just decided to watch this because the characters seemed gorgeous :D STORY 6/10 :okay..i agree....the story is not that impressive...but its...”
- 5 “Bakumatsu is really intriguing. I love the genre and especially the era so I quickly jumped into it. It's beautiful and the characters are endearing. I would describe this first season as okay,...”
- 1 “I chose to watch this anime as I've started going through a huge phase of loving the history of the bakumatsu period of Japan. First glance, the show looks colourful, the boys look pretty, and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2018 – Dec 2018 Fall 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13946 catalog