That and the idea that something horrible and bloody can happen at any time holds you captive. It uses rather conventional sexual portrayal, but the manipulation of the elements make it unsettling. The metaphorical images are fairly obviouse (poisonous spider for a multi-fingered, lusty, very freaking dangerous sword master), but the notable thing here isn’t the inventiveness of the imagery but rather the execution of the scene in moving pictures. We find here a (bordering on grotesque) May-December graphic sex scene, wherein a very important plot point unfolds. The 6-fingered Kogan is like a tarantula in the sack. As I’ve described above, the atmosphere in Shigurui is captivating and dangerous. Visuals, manner of dialogue, and music all contribute to this. It’s as in my experience of the show, the text, I’m breathing a specific kind of air that affects me in both a cerebral and emotional way. What is atmosphere? To me it has to do with the mood of the subject. As a viewer I know it is a fantastic feat, and appreciate it as a good fantasy. When Irako Seigen leaps all the way up to the ceiling in panic, the feat is remarkable and uncommon. Humans behave like humans and move like humans. The presentation is of the common and commonplace. It is a fantastic story, only that the fantasy elements (most notably the superhuman sword techniques) are portrayed in a way that is dedicated to plausibility: there is a stylistic lack of bright sparkles, explosions, bright burning energy ‘charges,’ flying in the air, etc. While I’ve classified this (the manga at least) as a ‘real samurai’ categorically, I don’t think for a second that this is a realistic portrayal at all, in the sense that the events portrayed adhere to reality to a very high degree (the blood spilled, for example, flows and drips too stylishly to be true to life). It’s quite captivating in a dangerous way. I call it sexy because of the dripping cool atmosphere throughout the show.
That may make this show worth the watch already. If you get off on it, think of what you’re finding out about yourself. The sexuality of the show is actually quite repulsive. I don’t mean this in the way the reviewers I respect mean it, in the way they talk about the content of sex in the show.
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