Time of Shura Episode 9: The Man. The Beast
Oshimeter
3 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
Takato steping into the imperial arena and unleash that wild, instinctual mutsu style against elite swordsmen had me glued to the screen. This episode has great pacing.
As expected, the duration of this episode still felt a bit slow, even so, as the plot progresses interestingly, the runtime feels leisurely. Beyond that, the dynamic between Takato and Tsubasa gives off a very clever and humorous vibe that genuinely lightens up the mood. However, the conclusion of the last arc felt somewhat cliffhanger heavy and left me wanting more elaboration on its ending, as I still find myself wishing for more exciting developments between Yakumo and Shiori. But despite that, this current arc subtly retains the nuanced chemistry that I really enjoyed in this narrative aside its interesting combat.
An exciting episode from beginning to end, with a frenetic pace, full of interesting dialogue, flashbacks that provide context about Tsubara's past and her true intentions with the Shogun's clan, plus an unexpected ambush. It's fast-paced and canon within the story. A very enjoyable chapter.
10
