Moe male doctor (im not kidding) and awkward story telling. Overused expressions and character designs. Sure the story has potential past the introduction arc (Patriot I & II) but I couldnt continue as I didnt care for neither of the two main characters,

I'm a huge fan of the blind samurai trope and ichi serves it up well. If you've seen the Ichi or Zatoichi movies, then you pretty much already know what to expect when you start reading this.

Don't listen to Cone1234, it's a good seinen series, but is more dramatic than it is comedic (there is one part-time joke character). It's extremely Japanese History intensive, so it isn't really accessible or interesting to your average reader; but if you're looking for one of those "based on real events" real-life historical stories, then this will be a great find. A great story... but just not what I'm looking for.

I did not know what to expect from the pretty mediocre picture on MU and the pretty standard mix of historical, comedy and seinen.

The art was just ok for most part comedy was not great.

I would say give it a miss there are a lot out there like this that ware better.

I did not know what to expect from the pretty mediocre picture on MU and the pretty standard mix of historical seinen but this series is a hidden jewel! The art is beautiful with great care given to details, not only in the characters and their dress but also in the cityscapes and the interiors.

Splashes of comedy intersperse the historical instruction that sets the scene for our enigmatic female heroine who is a master of both shamisen and sword. Anyone looking for well developed characters, a well researched Edo background and a some historical/action will not be left wanting in this series.

... Last updated on May 13th, 2012, 4:32pm