/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>16089663
I thought it was absolutely great. Great characters, dialogues, and dramatization of historical events. I really liked that the characters had this tension and feeling of helplessness at times from being swept by the changing times and not knowing what the future holds for them, sometimes questioning if their actions were really the right choice. There was just this sense of seriousness which really kept my attention while reading it and it felt believable to me. It was also damn educational for a person like me who only had a vague sense of what went on during the 幕末. Something I didn't like about it was I think I could have done with the whole 瘴姫 and 鬼瘴石 (basically women chosen by a 鬼瘴石 become a 瘴姫 and become physically superior to men and have unbreakable katanas) aspect of the story. It has a role in the story but I just thought it felt a bit forced. There are other things like some plot holes and somewhat abrupt endings that caught my attention but even with these things considered I really enjoyed it.