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Bamboo Blade バンブーブレード Banbū Burēdo |
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faithb4sight's Review Please note: This is a review of the Funimation English dub version of this series. Violence / Gore: This anime focuses on a Kendo club, so there are a lot of Kendo matches/ people fighting with wooden swords. The matches are not specifically violent. There are a few characters that go too far in their fights, and seem like they intend to do bodily harm, but they are not shown to be right in feeling that way. There is one scene that makes it seem like a girl is about to intentionally cut her wrist with something sharp. She texts someone to say she is going to die. There is a good handful of comedic violence. i.e. a guy hit with a broom flies through a window. Nudity: There is a character with a large chest area who wears a midriff-baring top. One girl is, very creepily, in love with another girl. She stalks the girl and takes photos of her. The other girl does not return the sentiments at all. Potentially problematic theological themes: One character believes that there is "a kendo god." A creepy “spirit” hangs over people sometimes. One character possibly becomes pregnant outside of marriage. Difficult to tell by the dub translation. Other potentially problematic themes: Minor swearing. I counted 20-some-odd occasions of this. Mostly the d-word and a-word. Some male characters are shown drinking and smoking in a restaurant. A teacher goes to the store to buy some beer, saying it is “the working man's drink." A woman tries to take his drink and he says she deserves to die for it. * For a slice-of-life anime, I did enjoy Bamboo Blade. The characters seemed a bit flat at first, but they did round out in the end. It was interesting to see everyone interacting together even though their personalities were so different. I also liked how characters were called out on their flaws. I never thought I would enjoy watching Kendo matches, but this anime certainly piqued my interest in the sport. This anime was not super-serious. It was funny and over the top. A good filler anime for me. |
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