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Funny, Yet, Underdeveloped Characters/Breathtaking Animation/Fast-Paced and Crazy Storyline/A Historical Shonen
Elusive Samurai is an anime I didn't expect to watch for this season. The only time I saw the promotional material for it was CloverWorks' Twitter account promoting it for the Summer 2024 seasonal anime. I originally wasn't interested, but I decided to take a little look at the promo, and what caugh…
Read full review on AniList →Like Megumi from Jujutsu Kaisen, The Elusive Samurai is the "Potential Man".
_The Elusive Samurai_ is a tale of a young noble, Houjou Tokiyuki, enjoying his peaceful and mundane life in Kamakura until the great massacre of his clan. Afterwards, he is burdened with responsibility to reclaim his throne as the _Kamakura Shogun_ and become a leader to the _Elusive Warriors_. Wit…
Read full review on AniList →The Elusive Samurai squanders its potential through clashing tones and overreliance on unnecessary comedy.
Comedy is purely subjective by its very nature, and different people have their own preferences in regards to what makes them laugh. Some people like gross-out jokes, some people like slapstick, some people like physical comedy a la The Three Stooges or the Marx Brothers, and that's fine. Everyone's…
Read full review on AniList →A perverted priest and an evasive child meet with kink. The result is a humorous journey back to power.
During a Secret Santa event within a community on Anilist, someone recommended the anime “The Elusive Samurai” to me. However, I had been keeping an eye on this anime for quite some time and now had the opportunity to form my own opinion.
>__Please be careful if you want to watch the anime, as the…
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