As a lot of people have mentioned, it has a real Hellsing feel, especially Ultimate, some people may love that about it and some may not. Personally, since Ultimate is one of my all time favourites, I love it.
The art is dark and sharp, which fits the feel of the anime perfectly.
Toyohisa Shizamu is fighting for his clan when he is fatally wounded and from then on he's consistently confused. He appears in a place with a man that sends him through a door, on the brink of death he's found by a pair of villagers who carry him to where they think he may belong.
He wakes up to meet Nobunaga Oda and Yoichi Suketaka Nasu, both of which upon learning their names he remembers, but one died 18 years ago and the other over 400 years ago, so instead of his questions being answered he's left more confused than before.
It's not all death, blood and guts. They make the effort to have comedic parts where they fit perfectly and give you nice little laughs.
The feel of uprising and war is great, you find yourself anxious, anticipating what the Drifters and other parties will do. What will be the next move? What is the point of all this and why are they here?
If you don't enjoy gore, more so excessive blood, you probably won't enjoy this. But if you love a good blood splatter then you'll definitely enjoy it.
I was really impressed and I'm glad it lived up to my expectations. The characters are great, you feel the eras they came from in how they act and speak, yet they mesh together nicely and even though they may clash, they respect each other. The hilarity of their minor conflicts is mixed in perfectly and made me love each of them even more.
The action carries all the way through, building up to the ending which leaves you satisfied yet excited for the second season. The war has just begun, and it will be incredible.
