Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (Japanese: 戦国BASARA Judge End, Hepburn: Sengoku Basara Judge End) is an anime television series based on the Sengoku Basara games originally created by CAPCOM. It began airing on July 6, 2014 on NTV[2] and tells its own version of the story from the video game Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes.
| Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | |
 Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement key visual | |
| 戦国BASARA Judge End (Sengoku Basara Judge End) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Sano |
| Produced by | Toshio Nakatani Ai Morikawa Atsushi Kirimoto Kōhei Itō |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by | Masahiro Tokuda |
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12[1] |
Unlike the previous anime adaptations (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings), this series is produced by Nippon Television, VAP and Telecom Animation Film and directed by Takashi Sano, with Natsuko Takahashi handling series composition, Michinori Chiba designing the characters and Masahiro Tokuda composing the music.[3]
Development
editOn the January 19, 2014 Sengoku Basara 4 Basara Matsuri 2014 event at the Nippon Seinenkan Great Hall, that a new television anime project for its Sengoku Basara franchise is in the works which later called "Sengoku Basara: Judge End".[4][5][6][7]
Plot
editThis series begins with Tokugawa Ieyasu betraying and killing Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Several groups start forming alliances in preparation of the upcoming Battle of Sekigahara.
Music
editThe opening theme song is "Thunderclap" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas and the ending song is "Hokkyokusei ~Polaris~ (北極星～ポラリス～)" by Chiaki Ishikawa.
Characters
editAlthough all characters[8] are credited with their family name first, they will be placed last in this section for better reference.
Date Clan
edit- Masamune Date (伊達政宗, Date Masamune)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); Robert McCollum (English)
- Kojūrō Katakura (片倉小十郎, Katakura Kojūrō)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Travis Willingham (English)
Takeda Clan
edit- Yukimura Sanada (真田幸村, Sanada Yukimura)
- Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi (Japanese); Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
- Sasuke Sarutobi (猿飛佐助, Sarutobi Sasuke)
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Michael Sinterniklaas (English)
- Shingen Takeda (武田信玄, Takeda Shingen)
- Voiced by: Tessho Genda (Japanese); Christopher Ayres (English)
Tokugawa Clan
edit- Ieyasu Tokugawa (徳川家康, Tokugawa Ieyasu)
- Voiced by: Toru Okawa (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)
- Tadakatsu Honda (本多忠勝, Honda Tadakatsu)
- Tadatsugu Sakai (酒井忠次, Sakai Tadatsugu)
- Voiced by: Takanori Nishikawa (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)
Toyotomi Clan
edit- Mitsunari Ishida (石田三成, Ishida Mitsunari)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Matthew Mercer (English)
- Yoshitsugu Ōtani (大谷吉継, Ōtani Yoshitsugu)
- Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)
- Hideyoshi Toyotomi (豊臣秀吉, Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
- Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)
- Hanbei Takenaka (竹中半兵衛, Takenaka Hanbei)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Chris Cason (English)
Uesugi Clan
edit- Kenshin Uesugi (上杉謙信, Uesugi Kenshin)
- Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)
- Kasuga (かすが)
- Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh (English)
Maeda Clan
edit- Keiji Maeda (前田慶次, Maeda Keiji)
- Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
- Matsu (まつ, Maeda Matsu)
- Voiced by: Yuko Kaida (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
Kobayakawa Clan
edit- Hideaki Kobayakawa (小早川秀秋, Kobayakawa Hideaki)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Tony Oliver (English)
- Tenkai (天海, Tenkai)
- Voiced by: Sho Hayami (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (English)
Hōjō Clan
edit- Ujimasa Hōjō (北条氏政, Hōjō Ujimasa)
- Voiced by: Tadashi Miyazawa (Japanese); Sean Hennigan (English)
- Kotarō Fūma (風魔小太郎, Fūma Kotarō)
Ōtomo Clan
edit- Sorin Otomo (大友宗麟, Ōtomo Sōrin)
- Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)
- Muneshige Tachibana (立花宗茂, Tachibana Muneshige)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Kyle Herbert (English)
Other Clans
edit- Motochika Chōsokabe (長宗我部元親, Chōsokabe Motochika)
- Voiced by: Ryuzo Ishino (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)
- Kazumasa Isono (磯野員昌, Isono Kazumasa)
- Voiced by: Yōji Ueda
- Kanbei Kuroda (黒田官兵衛, Kuroda Kanbei)
- Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); Richard Epcar (English)
- Motonari Mōri (毛利元就, Mōri Motonari)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara (Japanese); Sam Riegel (English)
- Oichi (お市, Oichi)
- Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese); Laura Bailey (English)
- Magoichi Saika (雑賀孫市, Saika Magoichi)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Karen Strassman (English)
- Yoshihiro Shimazu (島津義弘, Shimazu Yoshihiro)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese); R Bruce Elliott (English)
- Tsuruhime (鶴姫, Tsuruhime)
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Kat Steel (English)
Episode list
edit| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rift" "Ketsubetsu" (決別) | July 5, 2014 |
| 2 | "Chaos" "Ranse" (乱世) | July 12, 2014 |
| 3 | "Alliances" "Doumei" (同盟) | July 19, 2014 |
| 4 | "Astray" "Meisou" (迷走) | July 27, 2014 |
| 5 | "Defeat" "Haiboku" (敗北) | August 2, 2014 |
| 6 | "Declarations" "Sengen" (宣言) | August 9, 2014 |
| 7 | "Darkness" "Ankoku" (闇黒) | August 16, 2014 |
| 8 | "Promise" "Yakusoku" (約束) | August 23, 2014 |
| 9 | "Sekigahara" "Sekigahara" (関ヶ原) | September 6, 2014 |
| 10 | "Life-and-Death" "Shitou" (死闘) | September 13, 2014 |
| 11 | "Verdict" "Shinpan" (審判) | September 20, 2014 |
| 12 | "Guide" "Shirube" (標) | September 27, 2014 |
See also
edit- List of Sengoku Basara characters (from the video game)
- List of Sengoku Basara episodes
References
edit- ^ ""Sengoku BASARA -End of Judgement-" NTV Program Licensing Catalog !". Nippon TV. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ ""Sengoku BASARA -End of Judgement-" World Premiere at Japan Expo Kickoff Event!". Nippon TV. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "戦国BASARA Judge End". Nippon TV. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Event report: Sengoku Basara 4: Basara Matsuri 2014 ~Shinshun No Utage~". Raindrops and Daydreams. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Sengoku Basara Franchise Has New TV Anime Project in the Works". Anime News Network. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "New "Sengoku Basara" Anime Planned". Crunchyroll. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "New 'Sengoku Basara' Anime Series Greenlit". The Fandom Post. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Sengoku BASARA Judge End Cast & Staff". Nippon TV. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
External links
edit- Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement at NTV
- Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement at Funimation
- Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia