A great series about the side that would lose in the Meiji Revolution/Restoration.
'Peacemaker' has that great combination of action and history that made a series like 'Rurouni Kenshin' so appealing. We follow the journey of Tetsunosuke and his older brother Tatsunosuke as they use their affiliation with the Shinsengumi to survive and avenge their parents' slaughter at the hands of a Choshu clansman.
As 'Kenshin' follows the exploits of a swordsman from the Imperialist point of view, 'Peacemaker' takes the Shinsengumi's side with timely introductions of the characters Hijikata, Okita (a man by the way), Saito, Sanosuke, Sakamoto, Hondo, etc... Though some of the personalities are exaggerated, they do follow the reputations of the historical figures... Hijikata's coldness, Okita's frailness, Saito's aloofness and friendship with Okita, Sanosuke's gruffness, etc...
There is a sort of love story running through the show, but it seems to be more of a counterbalance to the "demon-making" that the Shinsengumi seem to be attributed with...as well as Tetsu's sense of revenge.
All in all, this series is fantastic... it may be the next one I purchase altogether
'Peacemaker' has that great combination of action and history that made a series like 'Rurouni Kenshin' so appealing. We follow the journey of Tetsunosuke and his older brother Tatsunosuke as they use their affiliation with the Shinsengumi to survive and avenge their parents' slaughter at the hands of a Choshu clansman.
As 'Kenshin' follows the exploits of a swordsman from the Imperialist point of view, 'Peacemaker' takes the Shinsengumi's side with timely introductions of the characters Hijikata, Okita (a man by the way), Saito, Sanosuke, Sakamoto, Hondo, etc... Though some of the personalities are exaggerated, they do follow the reputations of the historical figures... Hijikata's coldness, Okita's frailness, Saito's aloofness and friendship with Okita, Sanosuke's gruffness, etc...
There is a sort of love story running through the show, but it seems to be more of a counterbalance to the "demon-making" that the Shinsengumi seem to be attributed with...as well as Tetsu's sense of revenge.
All in all, this series is fantastic... it may be the next one I purchase altogether