Brave 10

Woot! So this is the most recent anime I've finished watching. Considering the fact that I'm in the middle of exams, it was probably stupid of me to do this, but I did it anyway. I started before the exams but I guess that's no excuse -.-

Anyways, this anime is called Brave 10. Long story short, under a powerful man named Sanada Yukimura, 10 warriors serve him based on an illustration with the yin-yang symbol surrounded by eight balls. They all represent an element each. The eight balls represent Metal, Ice, Wind, Water, Earth, Thunder, Grass and Fire. The yin and yang represent Light and Darkness.

That aside, the story starts with a girl, Isanami, escaping from a temple in Izumo after everyone was slaughtered by a masked man demanding for the temple's treasure. Insisting that Isanami, the sole survivor, had to be saved, the head priest sacrifices himself so she can escape. During her escapade, she stumbled across Kirigakure Saizo, who saves her out of a whim when her pursuers attempt to kill him.

Being an Iga ninja helped, since they're trained assassins.

-.-

After that, Isanami becomes pretty much obsessed with Saizo, insisting that he go everywhere with her and vice versa. It gets quite irritating because she's actually a really girly characters? And she whines and cries a lot. That's the one thing I couldn't really stand throughout this anime -.-

Either way, I'll give a short overview on each of the characters :)

Kirigakure Saizo (Light)
Well, he's cute, I can say that, but he's also really rough and short-tempered. Sometimes, the way he treats Isanami annoys me because he's the typical guy-who-can't-stand-girls type? Yeah. But he's a really good fighter and hilarious at times :)

P/S: Find out why he's Light by watching the anime :)

Isanami (Darkness)
I kinda already told you about her, right? She's a little annoying because of her whiny personality but she loves to eat and she, obviously, loves Saizo -.- She gets really jealous easily (especially when Anastasia is involved) but, being a priestess, she believes she has to be pure.

P/S: Find out why she's Darkness by watching the anime :)

Sanada Yukimura
He's their "master", I guess. They serve him, obeying his orders and whatnot whenever trouble occurs. He's actually the lord in Ueda. Although he may seem pathetic and a playboy, he's really reliable and has faith in all his warriors.

Unno Rokuro
I love this guy :) His right eye can copy any kind of information that it sees even though he sees it only once. He's also the element of water. Doesn't show much in the stuff he does, but his abilities are cool enough :) He's also technically Yukimura's right-hand man.

Sarutobi Sasuke
No, not Sasuke from Naruto -.- This guy's the element of grass whose playground is the forest. He's a ninja, needless to say, and although he doesn't speak much, I like him a lot :) He's really cute and has a small crush on Isanami. He hates Saizo's guts but eventually they learn to accept each other's differences and treat each other as partners on the same team.

Juzo Kakei
He's of the metal element. User of metal guns. (Such a surprise -.-). Not much to say about him. He's more of a wanderer and respects Yukimura a lot. He sometimes goes off to travel the world, partnering with different kinds of people, but his loyalty remains with Yukimura.

Seikai
Apparently the "long lost brother" of Isanami, Seikai is the element of Earth. It's not that he's lying about being related to Isanami, it's just that he meant they were both raised by the priest in Izumo before Seikai decided to explore the world in search of the meaning of God. When he returns all buff and macho, he finds Izumo ruined. However, hearing rumors of the remaining priestess, he's hopeful that he can find Isanami again. He's really protective of her but he's not liked by Kakei because he sometimes demands to eat for free, saying that people who serve Buddha should happily serve his apprentices the same way.

Yuri Kamanosuke
... I don't hate him? But I can't say he's the best dude either. I mean, he's hilarious and I guess he's also kinda cute, but...

He's... gay?

I'm not too sure. I mean, he blushes when Saizo touches him and he's always going on and on about how he wants to fight Saizo all the time. To make matters worse, he's very often mistaken as a woman (because of his long red hair and feminine bodice). He controls the wind, by the way. Awfully cool techniques, except he's not as good as Saizo.

Anastasia (Ana)
She's also an Iga ninja, and Saizo's childhood friend. She controls the ice element. Really good at it, too. She's referred to as the "busty blonde" by the rest of the team because of her... *ahem*... assets. Isanami doesn't like it when she gets close to Saizo, but she's never thought of him that way. Eventually, Isanami learns to like Ana as a friend and confides in her, saying they are like one big family.

Benmaru
Benmaru is of the fire element. He specializes in explosives and whatnot. He led Yukimura and the rest of the warriors into a path where he had planted traps, intending to test Yukimura to see if he was worthy to be his master. Yukimura and the warriors "passed", according to Benmaru, but he also earned a whack from Saizo, who said Benmaru was trying to kill them. He's a small kid, by the way, who likes Isanami a lot as a big sister. His real name is Rokuro, but Yukimura thought that having two people in the group with the same name was going to be trouble, so he bestowed upon him the name "Benmaru", which is actually Yukimura's childhood name.

Nezu Jinpachi
He's the last of the warriors to be assembled and controls lightning. He likes busty women like Ana so it's no surprise he wanted to meet her (due to some circumstances, Ana was left at the house with Sasuke when Jinpachi and Yukimura met). He was originally a sea pirate with only love for his freedom, his boat and his booze. Funny, naturally.

That's about it then, for the warriors and Sanada Yukimura. Now, for the seiyuu!!

Isanami *Satou Rina*
- Negi Springfield (Negima! Master Negi Magi)
- Minami Haruka (Minami-ke)
- Asano Rin (Blade of the Immortal)
- Mayu (Bleach)
- Naoya (Astarotte no Omocha!)

Saizo *Ono Daisuke*
- Kunisaki Yukito (Air)
- Yagami Kazuma (Kaze no Stigma)
- Sebastian Michaelis (Kuroshitsuji)
- Jack Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)
- Hasekura Kohei (Fortune Arterial)
- Huey (Dantalian no Shoka)
- Saitou Yakumo (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo)

Yukimura *Morikawa Toshiyuki*
- Travas (Allision & Lillia)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Naraku (Inuyasha)
- Conrad (Kyou Kara Maoh)
- Ran Shuuei (Saiunkoku Monogatari)

Rokuro *Kamiya Hiroshi*
- Tetsuji Kaji (Ultra Maniac)
- Araragi Koyomi (Bakemonogatari)
- Trafalgar Law (One Piece)
- Penguin (Shirokuma Cafe)
- Natsume (Natsume Yuujinchou)

Sasuke *Kakihara Tetsuya*
- Gaul (Dog Days)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Kain Fuery (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Mercutio (Romeo X Juliet)

Kakei *Okiayu Ryotaro*
- Tybalt (Romeo X Juliet)
- Shigure (Fruits Basket)
- Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Byakuya (Bleach)
- Kurou Kou (Saiunkoku Monogatari)

Seikai *Tanaka Kazunari*
- Genbu (Inuyasha)
- Enu (Shining Tears X Wind)
- Inuyama (Air Gear)

Kamanosuke *Takagi Motoki*
- Raki (Claymore)
- Renji (Ef: A Tale of Memories)
- Hong Kong (Axis Powers: Hetalia)

Anastasia *Asakawa Yu*
- Azami (Mirai Nikki)
- Hazumi (Bleach)
- Motoko (Love Hina)

Jinpachi *Nakai Kazuya*
- Ryuji (Ao no Exorcist)
- Miles (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Hijikata (Gintama)
- Hoshiyomi (Inuyasha)
- Shizuka (XXXHolic)

This anime is downloadable through torrents :) I recommend HorribleSubs because they give it in 1080p. Otherwise you can just watch it online. That's about it, then :) CIAO!!

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