Basilisk: Spoils of War v.2 - Viridian Collection

Great
This is seriously one of the best anime series out. I was drawn in immediately. The ruthlessness of the characters on each side will astound you. You will be torn between which family that you are supposed to root for. The genius of this is that the series does a good job of Not favoring either side throughout each episode. Just when you feel comfortable to pick a side you are immediately thrown a curve ball. I watched the whole series in one day it draws you in that much. A MUST OWN PEOPLE I AM NOT KIDDING.

An awesome series
Basilisk takes place in 1614 during the Tokugawa Shogunate era. Two ninja clans are at war with each other competing to win the favor of the regime for the next 1000 years. Each clan has to choose 10 members. Whichever clan kills the 10 members of their rival wins.

There are a lot of awesome things to say about this anime. The animation, the music, and the story line are all great. Almost all , of the characters are too. There are a few ninjas I didn't like though. One guy kills you with his hair, one guy is a quadriplegic that kills you with a knife that he holds with his tongue, and one dude turns into goo when he touches salt. Most of the other ninjas are awesome though. The bad guy is really a heartless bastard. It makes it very interesting when you have a bad guy that is way evil. The characters really keep you interested and the carnage never lets up.

I really think anyone that likes anime would get a kick outta this one. If you like it there's a live...

The action continues!
In a lot of anime, once we get past the exciting intro done by the first few episodes we usually have a boring second volume that slows things down- not so with Basilisk! In volume 2: The Spoils of War we jump right back into the action with a plot that just keeps on moving at incredible speed.

Volume 2 hits us with four more action packed episodes where we finally get to see inside the Kouga clan and meet more of their ninjas. This adds an extra layer as it really hits you how you can't pick a side. After watching the first four episodes (more like ep 2-4) I had 'picked a side' since I liked the characters of the Iga clan so much, but now, well let's just say, the Kouga clan has characters you'll end up rooting for too (including a Akeginu look-a-like).

If you enjoyed volume 1, then you won't be disappointed with this one, you'll be left wishing volume 3 would get here faster!

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