Sengoku Basara

The plot is loosely based on the Sengoku period when Japan was split up into a multitude of individual territories whose feudal lords ( daimyō ) strived to unite Japan.

publication

The game series began on July 21, 2005 with the release of the first eponymous game for the PlayStation 2 . A localized version was released under the title Devil Kings on October 12, 2005 in the US and on February 3, 2006 in Europe.

The sequel Sengoku Basara 2 was released for the PS2 on July 27, 2006. An expansion called Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes ( 戦国 BASARA2英雄外伝（HEROES）) followed on November 29 of the same year, as well as a version for the Nintendo Wii that combines both contents.

The fighting game spin-off Sengoku Basara X for the arcade system Namco System 246/256 followed on April 9, 2008 , and on June 26 for the PS2. Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes for the PlayStation Portable was released on April 9, 2009 in Japan. Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes , the sequel to Battle Heroes , was released for the PSP on July 21, 2011.

The third part of the main series, Sengoku Basara 3 , was released on July 29, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. In the USA and Europe, the work was published under the title Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes on October 12 and 16, 2010 because the second part was never published in these regions. An extended version called Sengoku Basara 3: Utage ( 戦国 BASARA3 宴 ) with additional playable characters was released on November 10, 2011 for both systems.

On August 30, 2012, a new HD version of the first two parts was released for the PS3.

The fourth part, Sengoku Basara 4 , was released on January 23, 2014 for the PS3. On July 23, 2015, the revised version Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi ( 戦国 BASARA4 皇 ) for PS3 and PS4 followed .

Another spin-off called Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura Den ( 戦国 BASARA 真田幸村伝 ) followed on August 25, 2016 for PS3 and PS4.

Anime

The first series was created at Production IG under the direction of Itsurō Wakasaki with the character design by Tōru Ōkubo . The first season with 12 episodes ran from April 2 to June 18, 2009 after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ) on CBC , and with a delay of up to a week on TV Yamanashi , TBS , MBS , Hokkaidō Hōsō , Tōhoku Hōsō and RKB Mainichi Hōsō . The second season with a further 12 episodes ran from July 11 to September 26, 2010 on MBS and TBS. The DVD and Blu-ray releases each contained another 13th episode. The series was licensed by MyVideo and could be viewed from summer 2013 on their platform with its own synchronization.

Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura are two young samurai in the Sengoku period . Masamune is ruler of the northern provinces (Ōshū) while Yukimura is a loyal servant of Takeda Shingen . A relationship similar to that of Takeda and Uesugi Kenshin develops between them : an open rivalry, yet they show each other their respect.

In the first season they have to deal with the power-hungry Oda Nobunaga (the 1st " unifier ") and form an alliance with other samurais and daimyos to overthrow Nobunaga. This was known everywhere only as the “Sixth Demon King”, so he set fire to the birthplace of his wife Nōhime and the monastery of Enryaku-ji . At the end of the season, the alliance succeeds in defeating Nobunaga and with him all of his followers.

In the second season, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the 2nd "unifier") appears, a new adversary who wants to achieve sole rule over Japan by force of arms. Again, the old rivals Yukimura and Masamune form an alliance with other daimyos to stop Toyotomi.

A movie was released on June 4, 2011 in Japanese cinemas and dealt with the 3rd "Unifier" Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Battle of Sekigahara .

A retelling called Sengoku Basara: Judge End was made by Telecom Animation Film and directed by Takashi Sano. The 12 episodes were first broadcast on NTV from July 6th to September 28th, 2014 , as well as on Yomiuri TV and BS NTV with an offset of up to two weeks .

The comedic spin-off Gakuen Basara followed in 2018, relocating the plot to modern school. This was shot at Brain's Base under the direction of Minoru Ōhara and was broadcast after midnight on TBS from October 5 to December 21, 2018. A German version was licensed by FilmConfect and streamed as a simulcast on Anime on Demand under the title Gakuen Basara: Samurai Highschool .

music

In the first season, the music group Abingdon Boys School used the song JAP as the opening song . The song Break & Peace by Dustz was, except in the last episode, the credits song. In the last episode, the 13th, the song dear sunshine by Daigo was used.

In the second season only one opening song was used and that was Sword Summit by TMRevolution . El Dorado of Angelo was heard in the first six episodes as credits song to eleventh episode was the seventh FATE used by the same artist. The 12th episode had no opening song. The Sword Summit , which had been used as the opening song until then, was used as the opening song of the episode.

In the film flags used as the opening song, and The Party must go on from TMRevolution as closing titles.

synchronization

role	Japanese dubbing ( seiyū )	German synchronization
Date Masamune	Kazuya Nakai	Niels Kurvin
Sanada Yukimura	Sōichirō Hoshi	Ralph Kretschmar
Maeda Keiji	Masakazu Morita	Benno Lehmann
Oda Nobunaga	Norio Wakamoto	Helmut Rühl
Sarutobi Sasuke	Takehito Koyasu	Mario Hassert
Takeda Shingen	Tesshō Genda	Thomas Arnold
Uesugi Kenshin	Romi Paku	Mehmet Yilmaz
Oichi	Mamiko Noto	Caroline Hassert
Toyotomi Hideyoshi	Ryotaro Okiayu	Mathis Landwehr
Matsu Maeda	Yuko Qaeda	Tabea Borner
Nagamasa Azai	Kōji Tsujitani	Philipp Richter

Historical people

The people are sorted according to their historical affiliation. The three "unites" are marked in bold

Fiction and reality

The characters and timing of "Sengoku Basara" are only loosely based on actual events. So it is impossible that Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura could already have been samurais during the lifetime of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, since Shingen died in 1573 and Uesugi in 1578, but Masamune and Yukimura were both born in 1567. Yukimura's father was in the service of Takeda Shingen, but after Shingen's death and the battle between Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen's son, Takeda Katsuyori , the Takeda clan fell in 1575 and the Sanada family joined Toyotomi Hideyoshi. So the content of the second season is very far-fetched, that Sanada opposes and fights Toyotomi. Regarding Toyotomi himself, it should also be noted that the creators of the series made him appear as a person who has no connection to Oda Nobunaga, which is historically incorrect as he was a vassal of his.

Although the individual historical persons are unmistakably recognizable by the Mon and / or the clothing, some fictional properties have been added.

For example, Date Masamune is correctly portrayed with his mon, an eye patch for the right eye, and his signature kabuto , but Capcom writes that he uses six swords at once, his horse is reminiscent of a Harley and he occasionally speaks English. Uesugi is also portrayed very feminine, which is reinforced by the voice of Romi Paku , a female seiyū .

Web links

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