Orient

Title:Orient
オリエント
Overall:Unevaluated
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Notables: Animation - A.C.G.T.
SAITOU Soma
UCHIDA Yuma
Hinomoto was once a human land. But with the sudden appearance of the enigmatic Kishin, their rule came to an end. The famous warring states generals fell one after another, yet some continued to struggle against the complete dominance of the Kishin in a battle that rages to this day. They are the only people willing to stand up to the demonic oni. And they are known... as bands of Bushi!

12 episodes
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Unevaluated Stretch [series:4435#628]
(One episode watched):

Man, is this the third or the fourth new anime about some sort of demons taking over a province in the past? The premise certainly seems popular for some reason; there must be more shows of this type than even Isekai this season. Still, I thought I detected something original and potentially interesting here: in this case, over the course of 150 years, the demons have cleverly brainwashed the human population of the area into thinking that they are in fact their friends and protectors rather than oppressors, and that the Bushi are little more than bandits. This just might be a novel psychological take on a tired premise, I thought. Given that the Warring States period is underway, it could be argued that the people of Hinomoto really are better off with demons as overlords than humans. But my hopes were quickly dashed. Nothing was done with this golden opportunity, instead it quickly became clear that this would be little more than children's grade anime. By the time we get our shocking revelation of what Oni rule really entails it was clear how unambitious this show was and I easily guessed what the answer would be. How in the world a motorcycle appears in the year 1719 is never explained. And Bushi must carry swords? Yet people taunt them? Not likely. Everyone but Musashi and Kojiro is an idiot who has completely bought the Oni story--hasn't anybody noticed that new miners never come back after entering the mine? In the end this show felt like an insult to my intelligence and I will definitely not be watching it.

Last updated Thursday, April 28 2022. Created Monday, January 17 2022.

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