by “The Young Master Who Runs Away” is currently broadcast on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other networks. Many battle scenes have been depicted up to now, but one of the features of this work is the “gore depiction.” The eighth episode, “Hide and Seek War,” was also full of bloody battle scenes with the “Seiaritou,” a group of villains led by Misao Kan.
“Seiaritou,” a group of villains standing before Tokiyuki and his friends, are bandits with a different atmosphere than previous enemies. If the “Runaways” were only made up of Shizuku, Kojiro, Ayako, and Kazama Genba, they would likely have been ultimately defeated. Still, they can now wait in peace thanks to the renowned military strategist Fubuki. Fubuki’s strategy works brilliantly, and they stop the members of the Seiariou. There seemed to be no enemy in front of Fubuki, who was well-versed in the place, season, and human character, but then the Seiariou executives stood in their way.
To put it bluntly, the sight of them charging straight into the territory without regard for Fubuki’s schemes is terrifying. In the original work, this scene also emphasized the fighting power of the Ant Party executives. Still, the bright red blood against the night was depicted in the anime, making it a compelling scene.
In addition, the scene where the three men, Wax, Skeleton, and Rotten, defeat the defenders with a single blow is particularly noteworthy. Blood rain falls in slow motion in a close-up shot of the three. It was a unique production in the anime that emphasized the otherworldly strength of the Ant Party, led by Miasma Kan. If you hadn’t read the original work, you would have been shocked that Tokiyuki and his men could not win.
Hiroki Tochi’s “strange acting” shone in the scene where the slasher attacked.
Not only in the eighth episode but many other gore scenes have been depicted symbolically in “The Young Master Who Runs Away.” In the first episode, Ashikaga Takauji, the man responsible for the downfall of the Kamakura Shogunate, fires an arrow at the throat of a mortally wounded Shogunate warrior as if to add insult to injury. Viewers who were attracted by the pop title must have screamed.
In the sixth episode, Takauji confronts Prince Morinaga, the Shogun of the Expeditionary Forces, and in an instant, he cuts off the heads of Prince Morinaga’s subordinates, blood pouring down like a waterfall, and he shows a fearless smile. It was a pretty shocking scene in which the heads of people lined up in a row were cut off in an instant. The slow-motion footage of Takauji was kept on screen, and the death of the people was depicted as a background, further enhancing the horror.
“The Young Master Who Runs Away” well balances pop scenes and grotesque depictions. Fubuki’s strategy successfully guides the Miasma to the room where Tokiyuki is waiting. In the scene where Tokiyuki takes the stance taught by Fubuki and Kokan attacks, saying, “Muda Muda,” the animation extensively uses cartoon-like lines but is still very powerful.
It is surprising that Kokan, who finds meaning in life in killing, also has a samurai-like attitude of respecting his opponents, but he is still a dangerous person in that he takes pleasure in killing. Tochi Hiroki’s voice, which expresses his insane side, was also an excellent and outstanding performance. So, what is the purpose of the pose with the left hand bowed that Fubuki taught Tokiyuki? If Tokiyuki can win, it will have to be a curveball. Tokiyuki has survived many tight spots so far, so he should be able to overcome this.
