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Sakura Shinguji
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I guess one manga conceived with the idea of "Shinsengumi in the style of X-Men" isn't enough, huh?
I guess I'm actually just surprised that it took this long for someone to copy Nobuhiro Watsuki's concept for Rurouni Kenshin.
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Dimlos
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| Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:49 am |
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Kenshin wasn't a Shinsengumi manga, though.
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Sakura Shinguji
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| Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:30 pm |
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| Dimlos wrote: | | Kenshin wasn't a Shinsengumi manga, though. |
Not directly, of course. But the Shinsengumi and the Bakumatsu have always been of particular interest to Watsuki, which is why so much of Rurouni Kenshin's story is rooted in that period. Rurouni Kenshin may not feature the Shinsengumi, but the Shinsengumi and their history are of great significance as far as why the events of Rurouni Kenshin even occur at all.
More liberating, anyway, for Watsuki to not have to do something so strictly historical fiction-esque as centering a manga around known historical Shinsengumi figures. Not that it would've been impossible (e.g. Peacemaker Kurogane), but to be honest, I don't see Watsuki as having the chops to pull it off. Better for him to just dabble in it only as much as needed to add texture to backstory and flashbacks, using a few known individuals (Saitou in particular) and the very notable Ikeda Inn Incident (which, by the way, was also portrayed in Peacemaker Kurogane, for anyone who feels like reconciling the two versions in their heads as fan fiction).
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