Get ready for a wild adventure if you like skilled swordsmen slicing demons like butter, sprinkled with supernatural spices that elevate fight scenes to the next level, as Netflix adapts Capsom’s classic game Onimusha into a series.
Netflix’s Onimusha series will drop on November 2, 2023. Set in the early Edo period, Miyamoto Musashi, armed with the “Oni Gauntlet,” embarks on a journey to eradicate demons.
Miyamoto Musashi is modeled after the late iconic Japanese actor and producer Toshiro Mifune, who starred in classics like Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, etc.
Netflix’s Onimusha Trailer Breakdown
Netflix just released the trailer for the Onimusha series on September 20, 2023. It has a unique blend of 3D CGI with stunning hand-drawn backgrounds to allure you.
The trailer starts with Miyamoto handling many armed men with his deft moves.
He has been given the mythical “Oni Gauntlet” and embarks on an adventure to defeat Genma, the demonic creatures that roam the earth in the Early Edo period. He has a tight deadline of just 33 days.
On his journey, he meets a young girl whose village was burned down, and a samurai abducted her parents. He takes the responsibility of protecting her while on his mission.
However, there seems to be an external force that loathes the samurai and wishes to exterminate them. There will be many hurdles in Miyamoto’s path, and he struggles with his conscience as well.
The series seems promising as Miyamoto is modeled after the great icon Toshiro Mifune. Directed by Takashi Miike, one of the best-known Japanese directors of all time.
On top of that, the historical setting adds this air of mystery and revives the spirit of samurai, which you will really enjoy.
This series might ring a few bells; it reminds me of Demon Slayer. If you’re a fan of its vivid breath techniques and supernatural demons, you’re bound to love this series as well.
About Onimusha
Capcom’s “Onimusha,” the landmark survival action video game series set in Japan’s feudal Sengoku period, is being adapted into an anime directed by Takashi Miike.
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