Strategist Kanbe Episode 1

Origins

An excellent first episode, with good balance between historic action and the origin of Kuroda Kanbei. They've set him up nicely as an inquisitive youth, whose quick mind will only sharpen in coming years. We also have a possible childhood love interest, a storied family to grow up in, and a unique grandfather whose influence likely played a huge part in our hero's development. I also enjoyed the peek at Eguchi Yosuke's Oda Nobunaga; his scenes were few, but even not looking at the cast list, you knew who you were looking at. He just bursts with the boisterous charisma one expects.

The compositions by Yugo Kanno are to die for already, by the way. I haven't yet been able to stop listening to the theme music.

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