Shōgun

If you like Japanese history, then definitely yes

even if you don’t, it has a lot of classic dramatic elements that make it accessible for general audiences (fish out of water, political intrigue, modern weapons vs old weapons)

Worth watching even if you don't care about Japanese history. If you do, it's a must see.

To be fair, he just did several years eating weevil infested biscuits and drinking manky barrel water, followed by months of rationing the afore mentioned shitty food, after they left the Americas, before being chucked in a dingy cellar and randomly being beaten up. I'd look ill too

Lanx said:

does she watch any historical jdramas? to my zero japanese ear it doesn't sound different beyond inflection

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Not really. She likes to read manga and light novels though. I guess that's why we get along so well.

Finally started this show and watched 2 eps tonight. This show slaps.

Metatron really likes it. has lots of very positive things to say about historical accuracy.

Ok bye

Episode was good. I liked how Anjin realized what he says have real consequences and how little he understands things (even though he is catching on fast)

The landslide effect was awesome as well

TomServo said:

Faggot zoomers say slaps.

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Translated it for you, decrepit old man: This show is totally rad.

It might even be groovy

Is it any worse than brazen bull/medieval torture?

Never underestimate human capacity for inventing horrible means of execution

the whole aged pheasant thing was pretty weird, i guess it mighta been a thing europeans did way back then but its hard to believe they don't dress the birds before aging, was that an actual thing or is Blackthorne kinda shit at actually hunting. even the english won't eat food that has flies swarming it, would they? the whole thing was pretty funny and incisive on how the societies differ though.

i guess i wasn't the only one wondering what the hell was going on
www.reddit.com/r/ShogunTVShow/comments/1bke1fm/what_the_heck_was_blackthorne_doing_with_that_bird/

i wonder if buntaro was trying to get the barbarian to kill him, kinda gave off that vibe. not the story i expected from mariko, pretty interesting stuff