THE NEXT GAME OF THRONES?..Shogun 1x1 "Anjin" | Reaction/Review
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The ending is only controversial to people who are expecting a Hollywood ending. This show is successful in Japan and around the world precisely because it stays true to authentic Japanese values and doesn't include the typical american stereotyping that is so common in mainstream media.
Exactly,
The last episode was the best one.
I 100% agree with you. The show is a great show.
Nah its just boring the first 4 episodes have charm, comedic timing, good writing after that its just meh doesnt mean its bad just means its no longer interesting.
@@xazarl3381 did you, by any chance, wanted more sword fights ?
who said it fell off? The second last episode is the best and highest rated by far. The ending was phenomenal too, people just wanted a massive Hollywood type ending, but this show is the opposite of your ordinary Hollywood shit.
It fell off (at least for me) long before the last episode. at one point it felt like the writers only figured out how to start the show and how to end it and tried to fill in the middle.
@@lawlietryuuzaki2455 ????
dude the last episode had the best wrap up and set the tone for the next season perfectly. I can't wait for the Geks to see that plot twist/character's true motive
You know this is based on a book right? Just because you're used to formulaic entertainment doesn't mean your opinion is valid. :)
It never fell off, but there should not be a 2nd season.
This is why they spoke of there only being a mini-series for a long time. And then suddenly, after the show aired, decided to make a 2nd season.
The show was just nominated for TWENTY FIVE Emmy awards - most of any show this year.
And it will win all of them, just watch
it's gonna sweep
Well deserved!
Didn't The Bear get 25 too?
The bear got 23 ig
The most ever for a comedy show in emmy history
Mariko is probably one of the best written female characters of the recent times
Why do you have to emphasize she’s female?
@@IanM92 he or she is just saying it's a good written character TF is your problem, unlike the mc we got from Acolyte or majority of marvels female chara🤨
I wouldn't call 1975 (original book) and 1980 (original series) "recent times" 🙂
Sure, the writers of the show did a magnificent job adapting those sources, but the actual character is first and foremost based on a real person and already beautifully written by James Clavell ...
@@bigsmok1e625 Comments like this are my problem
shes so beautiful
This show isnt about massive set pieces (same as GoT for the most part), its about an incredible script, 3-4 fantastic acting performances, character development, attention to historical detail and political intrigue. Its not the Last Samurai, very different. One actor in particular gives one of the best performances in 2024, IMO.
You know this show is based on a book, right? There's a book written in 70s, and also a show made in the 80s.
While there is attention to historical detail (and fantastic one), the book itself changes characters and their behavior from the historical persons they are based on (the book has changed names and behaviors of some of the people, made single person out of several historical people and so on).
Interestingly it also plays around with some historical myths and conspiracy theories about that time, that historians have even decided to look into again (seems like the show made them sound more plausible).
The biggest conspiracy theory about that time period is that there is one instigator for that time's political unrest. Tokugawa is pointed out as the one that started it all, decades earlier - to end up as a Shogun. Historians have often thought of this as being too far fetched.
@@MagdalenaBozyk yes i know its based on Clavell’s book.
First Rule of watching Shogun, pay attention, the subtlety of words are beyond important.
and subtlety of every movement and tiny facial expression, even the lack of.
@@MagdalenaBozykAbsolutely
SHŌGUN got 25 Emmy Nominations 🫡
The show ''Wednesday'' had 12 nominations in 2023. That should tell you how ''related'' Emmy nominations are to the quality of the show. The fact that this shitshow was nominated to begin with makes me wonder.
@@lawlietryuuzaki2455what are you on about? Wednesday was amazing. Tim Burton is a genius.
Yes it is based on history and real people for the most part. Also when they are speaking english they are actually speaking Portuguese
whoever told you the show fell off ist crazy, the show is 10/10 from start to the end
Fun fact: Most of the characters in this series and the original novel is based each character on a historical figure, but James Clavell who wrote the original novel changed their names in order to add narrative deniability to the story
For example:
- John "Anjin" Blackthorne is based on William Adams or his Japanese name as Miura Anjin, an English navigator who became the first English sailor to reach Japan in 1600
- Toda Mariko is based on Hosokawa Gracia, daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, the man who killed Oda Nobunaga as one of the three unifers of Japan
- Yoshi Toranaga is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he is my favorite historical figure who unified Japan as the first Shogun or chief military commander of Tokugawa Clan that still exist today
Love how the Catholic v. Protestant conflict is written in this. Actually pretty core to understanding the relationships in the show
It’s so, so well done and something you almost never see in modern media despite being a foundational part of European history.
also that a great way to learn differences between the west and Japan. Japanese people have a hierarchy, respect and honour means a lot to them and every word bears a heavy meaning, nothing is said in vain. They are ready to take their life if they have made a mistake and put their ego aside. Even Ishido as u saw in the scene where he fell on the cliff. He might be an ass, but he is ready to take his life if he's failed and that's what impressed and shocked blackthorn. Every word they say is thought out and calculated to either not offend anyone or be misunderstood. Like - it's a different level. In comparison to them we really were savages. And that's going to be one of the hurdles in Anjin's stay there - understanding the culture. Japanese people were very civilised and for the greater good and good of the society they have to be very tolerant and put their ego aside and bottle up their emotions. its a very tough but absolutely mesmerising culture and country
日本人ですが、ありがとうございます。 普段、生活する時窮屈な思いをして（小さいときからなので慣れてますが）地域、国単位の為に努力してます。 それは他の国の人でも同じようなところもあると思いますが、より同調圧力は掛かってます。 それが国の平和に繋がるのだったらと自分を戒めます。 I am Japanese, thank you very much. I usually feel cramped in my life (I'm used to it since I was a small child), and I make efforts for the local and national units. I think it is the same for people in other countries, but there is more pressure on them to be sympathetic. I caution myself that I wish that would lead to peace in my country.
1. Thats Yabushige on the Cliff, not Ishido
2. While Japanese culture is and was absolutely fascinating and has many commendable and good aspects, please dont fall into the classic trap of "positive Orientalism". Just because the society we see represented in this show was polite and all about honor and virtue on the surface, doesnt mean they didnt have just as many issues and barbaric aspects as european culture had at that time. Their obsession with death, a literal suicide cult actually, the overimportance laid on formalities and appearances at the cost of reality and peoples lives, their intense Isolationism and resulting xenophobia, just to name a few. They were neither more or less barbaric as Europe, they were just as much, to our modern eyes at least, only in different ways. Both Japan and Europe were savages back in those days, at least to our sensibilites. You make it sound as if Europe didnt have hierarchical structures and a concept of honor, chivalry and such. Of course they did. And just as in western culture the remannts and influence of these barbaric and irrational aspects and rigid, opressive heirarchical systems of their past have negative conseqeunces even now in the present which good people are still fighting to overcome and finally get rid of. It is wrong to both put foreign cultures on a pedestal AND to denounce them for their differences. Every culture has its positives and negatives, as do all things in life. And we should honestly and neutrally call them out for both.
I also take great personal issue with you claiming that its "civilized" to act against your own human dignity and wellbeing for the good of your opressors (which it usally always was, not the good of "society", even in this show its always for the sake of this lord or that lord, they always say its for the good of the realm or the whole country but it obviously isnt, its only the seflish ambitions of the lords, and the lifes of their subjects means jack shit to them in pursuit of their egotisitcal goals. Bottleing up your emotions and accepting that your life and your wishes are worth less than those of a lord who is no different than you except his imagined "nobility" is ridicilous and a concept the world should have left behind ages ago, but unfortunatly we are still struggeling to do so as a species.
That is actually one of the aspects of the show i really appreciate. They show and portray all of these aspects of the culture very well, but they also call them out on their bullshit sometimes through Blackthorne and show the hypocrisy of it all in the very End with the reveal of Toranagas lies and selifsh ambition.
It is based on real people and real events based on a novel. Its so historicaly authentic when it comes to costumes, culture, ways to walk and sit ect.
Making Blackthorn's alias "Anjin" meaning Pilot and also making it the title of the first episode of the show, commonly referred to as the Pilot episode is just 👌💯🔥🔥🔥
I got so hyped when I realised this a while ago. This show is absolute 🔥🔥🔥. Feel like it's going to end up as some of the Geks' favourite show
There's meaning to this, that makes more sense to those who know the story (and also to the Japanese).
Blackthorn is based on a real person, that had an honorary title in Japan "Miura Anjin".
There are books written about him. These book's are usually titled "Anjin" with some subtitles. Like "The life and Times of Samurai William Adams, 1564-1620" or "Anjin: The English Samurai"
People that didn't like this show or had a problem with the ending are smoking crack... idk what reviews yall heard but nah this show is top tier.
Couldn't watch this show and I don't smoke crack.
Perhaps it is because I enjoyed the original series and read the book. Just sayin
@@brettmuir5679the original series is lame as shit in comparison. The original barely even focuses on the Japanese which are the most interesting part of the whole story. Not to mention that it’s been panned by Japanese people for not being culturally accurate.
This one is simply better in every way
@@BIGxBOSSxx1 I disagree. I think each version has it's own merrits. Overall I think the new one is weaker, but not by much.I think both are amazing shows, and decent adaptations of the book, though neither are perfect and both change things up quite a bit.
Who the f*ck gave Shōgun mixed reviews, it's awesome from start to finish.
Don't mind remakes but this one sucks. Having watched many many many Japanese films, this one sounds strange, as if they have modernized the language for modern audiences???....can't put a finger on it but I dont like it
According to the producers they actually did the opposite. What we're hearing is medieval court Japanese so maybe you don't know as much about the language as you thought.
Best show of 2024!
It really was.
Shōgun is GOATED.
This series is a diamond in the rough. Insane production quality, very good writing showing the cultural differences or better yet.. culture shock between people who only read about eachother's existence in letters or never even think they existed. In several ways this series is written even better than Game of Thrones. Also insanely historically accurate, definitely a good pick for the channel imo.
Shogun is based on a real story. Toranaga is trying to avoid a civil war which would involve a massive loss of life needlessly. Eastern thought seems foreign (pun intended) when it comes to strategy for a lot of people. Sun Tzu's Art of War is something to keep in mind.. Sun Tzu lay's out the case that you win a war before ever drawing a weapon or stepping foot on the field of battle. If you fail to first win mentally and via strategy, likelyhood is you are doomed to lose. Sun Tzu also believes in using your enemy against himself. So the end of the show winds up, without giving much away, disappointing some because people don't understand deep strategy or eastern thought on the matter. Keep that in mind and the ending is rather brilliant.
I love the ending even without it. I have no need to watch a massive battle. I know there was a battle. Having to see it feels so trivial. Imagining it and the future is much more fascinating.
This way the battle feels more like a Japanese poem. Tickles the mind and reaches your soul.
This. The ending is basically showing Toranaga’s checkmate move. You don’t need to see the king fall to see a checkmate.
@@SantosoWijaya Not if you understand strategy. You also had a lot of people with GOT that were let down by the ending of the show even though starks pretty much ruled the map in the aftermath.
Portugal was a world leader back in the day. They had the best ships and sailors acclimated to the open seas rather than the Mediterranean. Unfortunately we weren't the best people when we had that power. How do I phase this for youtube comments. We engaged in forced unpaid labor and created the unpaid labor trade back in the day. We also pushed our religion far and wide. There is a reason South America speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Fun fact, it's the oldest country in Europe. Lisbon is almost 3,000 years old, created by ancient Carthage.
Spanish and Portugese divided the world between them - East went to the Portugese, and the west went to the Spanish.
I always wondered how Brazil ended up as "east". Do you have the answer?
@@MagdalenaBozyk My answer is speculative but both the Spanish and Portuguese are highly competitive and it's a hate/love thing that definitely leans towards hate lol. So I doubt they had any problems pushing boundaries back then. Also, it's the America's. The land is way more fertile. The crops coming out of there ranged from potatoes, tomatoes and peppers all the way to corn. That alone changed the world and I doubt Portugal would want Spain to control the trade. After all, it was their ships and designs that even made it possible to sail across the globe. The ship was called the caravel. Christopher Colombus used that very ship too.
the show is based off the book; which takes real history events into a fiction world (but the characters have a basis/parallel to real people during the time period)
And this is cinema. There is no fell off.
The actors in this show are fucking insanely good. Just read a few comments about us getting a season 2 which im extremely pumped for now.
Yessss!!!!! Oh my gosh, so glad you’re reacting to this show. There’s a reason its rating is so high on IMDb (in spite of the controversial ending). A lot of people don’t realize the show ended exactly the way the book did and is actually true to its source material. In my opinion if you liked the first episode then you are in for a treat with this series! I think u guys will really love this one!!
Yassss! Now this is a show that deserves reaction. SO HYPE❤️🔥 I personally love the ending, but totally understand why it's controversial.
YES! I’ve been waiting for you guys to react to this masterpiece hope you enjoy :)
The Emperor is spiritual leader, Shogun is war commander. Theoretically Emperor is above Shogun, but he don't have real power. There are no 5 shoguns, at that point of the movie there's not even 1 shogun.
While Shogun was a commander, they had administrative staff under them that did the actual administration of Japan, rather than the Emperor's administration.
Shoguns were not only the type of title of country leaders. Another group of country leaders were kampaku. Kampaku, title-wise was supposed to be the closest advisor to the emperor. But in practice they ended up ruling the country.
A retired kampaku would take on the title "taiko". Taiko is the father of the baby with the ruling council of five. Five specifically, because at the time in Japan there were five families that had the highest power. And it's I think these five families that tended to descend the country into war.
There are theories that say that the person who is Taiko in the series (and there was only one taiko at that time, so everyone knew who it was) either chose not to become Shogun, or was not recognized as such. Theoretically the title of kampaku is higher than that of shogun.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the historical person beyond the title. After defeating most of his rivals in battle during the Sengoku era, he decided to unify the country and take on a role of a central authority figure. We usually think of that title as "shogun", but he instead became a "kampaku".
This show is filmed in British Columbia, Canada! Mostly Vancouver island.
People only say it "fell off" is because people expected this show to deliver mindless action fluff in the finale instead of it maintaining it's consistent tone
So glad you guys are watching this, especially on a day when this amazing show, its cast and crew have been nominated for so many Emmy’s. In my opinion, it’s not glazing, this show is show amazing, my dad and I watched this together and he’s very hard to pleased but he said it’s the best thing he’s seen since the middle of GOT and I agree!
Im no expert on Japanese culture though i've read this book about 3 times over my life. But just to my limited understanding (which is enough to get the show) a Daimyo is a Lord. A Fief is the territory assigned to be ruled by someone. It is almost certainly more complex than that but without taking a Japanese history class you can understand the story with those two words explained. It's a beautiful story. I wouldn't have read it 3 times if it wasnt. Oh and the TV adaptation is pretty excellent and pretty faithful.
Fief is not a japanese word, but an English. Fiefs were the same thing in Europe.
You can think of Daimyo as a high nobility title. The noble families who are just below the ruling family.
Japan was basically a feudal society. While Europe at that time started to move away from feudal world towards marchant-driven world, Japan was still keeping strongly to the nobility=landed + providing military power.
the concept of feudal system, as we know it, comes from the Western European feudal system. There were other feudal systems. But the term "fief" comes from it.
The concepts evolve around lords, vassals, and fiefs. Fief is the translation of the latin word feudum. In general, the lord was a noble who held land, a vassal was a person granted possession of the land by the lord, and the land was known as a fief. In exchange for the use of the fief and protection by the lord, the vassal provided some sort of service to the lord.
During feudal times, nobody cared about "nation" or "country" or "patriotism". All you had was your honor and that was based on your actions and your word. (There were no forensics to prove your guilt, usually. So if you were known to do wrong, and had witnesses against you who were known to be honorable - you were considered guilty, just by your reputation). You swore fealty to your lord, and you served your lord. Even countries were fiefs to other countries - hence you could have countries led by a king who swore fealty to the Roman Emperor.
Even the lowliest peasant had a place in the hierarchy. He provided his lord with his produce, and the lord protected him and his family from bandits and kept the law locally.
To make things more complex, marriages were strictly political at that time. Which means, that in certain periods of time, the lords had power over who their vassals were allowed to marry. Because they could out-position their lords. A noble family could get more rich and powerful than their king, by taking over a lot of other fiefs from the lands belonging to the king and in practice having more land and military power than the king's personal "fief" (the part the royal family kept to themselves).
This is one of my favourite shows that has been released recently. I’m excited to see how you guys like it
This is the best series of all of 2024. Even better than House of the Dragon. The ending didn’t fall off, it’s just not what people expected. It’s not the typical “hooray!” ending that people expected. Originally, it wasn’t going to be a series, only a limited show. But because of the audience, the creators have agreed to do a season 2 and maybe season 3. So glad you guys are watching it!
forcing into new seasons is not always a good thing, especially when pretty everything was already told and a completely new script has to written.
@@zeroknight4517 I hope if they do additional seasons then they'll make this show an anthology. the author has several more books in the Asian saga for adaptation. but it'll be difficult to guarantee the quality. I think a huge part of the quality of shogun comes from having hiroyuki sanada at the helm of its production, but not sure how much more he's willing to invest into future season.
@@zeroknight4517 sure, but one, the episode was left a tad open ended, so they could expand on that. They could show in more detail the trials of the war and before the war happened. They could also go the route of a war season, showing the adversities of that. They could also just do another storyline completely, with none of the characters from the original cast. They could show the effects of the war on different people, having a different time within the world and explore more with that. There are endlessly possibilities, all they have to do is make sure they take their time and do it correctly. I wouldn’t be mad if season aired two or three years from now, because I know they did a good job with it.
@@iamai_iggs Hiroyuki Sanada has signed a deal with the studio to continue working on S2 and S3, but only if a script is ready and good enough.
Why is everyone saying that this is "Game of Thrones"? The story is much older than Game of Thrones.
This series is about an actually existing man. All the names in the novel (it is based on a novel by the same name) are exchanged.
Toranaga is Tokugawa, to name the few.
The first episode is called Angin (Angin is a title of a ship Pilot/Navigator) after the book with the same title. About an Englishman who piloted a Duch ship to Japan. The man lived in Japan and also became Samurai. His honorary title was "Angin Miura" given to him by the Japanese. His real name was William Adams.
This series was originally only supposed to be one season. We only found out after the show ended that it would be coming back (for at least a couple more seasons). I really enjoyed the show and was only disappointed because I knew (at the time) it was only one season. Very excited now that we know it's returning!
I don't know what happened. Everyone (even the show producers) were saying "one season".
Instead of being excited, I'm actually disenchanted and sad. They could leave the one-season as it was. They way the did the announcement of 2nd and 3rd seasons, seems to be based on the positive reaction of the audience and went for "we can milk this".
There's not much more to be gained from the book. But there's probably more to be had from the books written about Anjin Miura.
When Blackthorn is speaking with his crew he is speaking Dutch. When he is speaking with other Europeans he is speaking Portuguese
The only negative takes I've heard about this are legit people who were too dumb to follow what was going on and upset it doesn't do any fan service.
As a Portuguese guy, I was upset non of the Portuguese looked Portuguese or spoke with Portuguese accents. I know the actors are actually Portuguese Canadian but if they did a dna test, they'd be French/British. It's a very obscure critique though, the show is amazing. Portuguese have a distinct look. Either Sir Cristian Cole or short chubby hairy guy lol.
too assume everyone is going to like everything is pretty dumb tbf
Exactly this lol. They expect Ghosts of Tsushima in the form of a series, but the realism and depiction of culture is what makes this so interesting imo.
@@TommorowISNAPi mean the show is called shogun it was kinda advertised as that. i will say the acting is 10/10 as well as the world building and cinematic visuals!
@@LNVKRmusic I don't assume everyone is going to like everything, but the only reasons I have heard people give that this is bad (objective not subjective) is because they were pretty much too dumb to follow it or upset it isn't all duels and battles
YES didn't expect you guys to watch this, gonna be epic!
Dark was pretty damn good. Especially season 1
This show will ruin many others for you, the level of writing and acting is out of the ordinary. I'm so happy for Hiroyuki Sanada.
There are many good shows. Shows before Shogun and after. So no, it won't ruin other shows 😂
nah, there are definitely better shows. This one is extraordinary in cinematic and also pretty good in acting, but the slow pace and conversations are not for everyone.
lowkey facts, its one of the best shows to come out in recent memory
The 1980 Shogun with Richard Chamberlain is awesome! All the way through. It was a big hit. Worth watching.
This show is epic, and the last 3 episodes are crazy good.
私はこの意見に共感します。
I don't think it is polarizing at all. All the reactions i have seen and heard are that it is a masterpiece which is how i classified it. It is extremely authentic and loosely follows the Tokugawa Shogunate time period. Blackthorn is based off a real character named William Adams. So glad you guys decided to do this show. It's definitely one of the best written shows in decades and is already garnering awards.
This show isn't game of thrones. There arent any battles or anything. It's all about the dialogue and characters. A casual viewer is not going to follow what's happening, you really have to pay attention and think. Its loosely based on real people and setting.
Depends on what you mean by "Game of Thrones". If you mean the TV-series - it's nothing like that series and I hate that every new political tv-series (be it fantasy or historical) is compared with it.
If by game of thrones is meant by an actual political positioning to put yourself on the top, it's exactly what is going on.
did y’all say you were doing dark???? i’m so excited
Probs after this series yes!
Every episode was a masterpiece. And the ending was satisfying and made a lot of sense. This series is up there with Chernobyl and Breaking Bad.
Why tell a dead man the future
Finally 🤣
This series is visually stunning and the choice of actors was perfect.
My favourite series I’ve watched in recent years🙏 nothing beats a good Samurai movie or series 🫡
Good ole Blackthrone🤣🏴
Brig, I love talking words with you through this weird medium of UA-cam comments. I think the word you were looking for was "anarchy" (complete disorder, chaos, lack of authority or structure), not monarchy (nation ruled by a king/queen and a lineage based on blood, not merit). It's dope af seeing you guys grow your vocab and express your thoughts in more concise ways; just a group of athletic young dudes who have achieved culture through anime and erudition through YT comments and reading books. Wish I had friends like y'all when I was growing up lol
I can’t remember what part you’re talking about but I’m sure I mixed up my words! I Appreciate it 😁
This is a amazing show!
The crew was not English. Only Blackthorne is English. They were a Dutch ship. After the Portugese and Spanish, the Dutch were the greatest sailing nation. England was late to the game of traveling the world. The Dutch quickly gained on Spain and Portugal.
So glad you guys started this show
you guys should totally watch dark after this
Yoooo Shogun reactions from you guys let's gooooo
I mean, old Japan, just imagine that people are a thousand times more serious in how they do everything. Sitting cross legged and not on your knees because sitting on your knees lets you get up faster, speaking out of turn, fighting, opening a door, offering the most decorated side of the cup when you pass tea to someone as a host, everything is just hyper focused and sometimes for superstitious reasons. They just saw that there is an art to everything and perfecting it makes you look good, doing something mindlessly isn't really their thing but just like anywhere else in the world there is the classic torture and government ordered deaths.
Life, and death are much more serious. Giving your life actually was like the most honest/honorable thing people could do. Its just brainwashing/control and it worked.
I knew that you guys would instantly recognize Richard from Lost 😂
BRO WHOEVER IS TELLING YOU THAT SHOGUN FALLS OFF IS ACTUALLY CRAZY. Episode 9 is like the best episode of the whole show.
Here's one thing I must say that will help episode 10 be awesome, don't go into this show thinking Toranaga or John are the main characters, if you picture the whole show as Mariko's story it gets like a million times better. Jeez I love Shogun tho, I'm so excited you're watching it
This is loosely based off of history, guys. Toranaga is inspired by Tokugawa. John Blackthorne is based off of William Adams. Mariko is based off of Akechi Tama/Hosukawa Gracia, and etc. Try not to look into it too deeply if you don't wanna get spoiled cos obviously, the historical counterparts' stories might spoil things for you. Just bear in mind, you have to pay attention. You will miss things. So much of the story is told in small gestures, metaphors, and the most inconspicuous of dialogue. This is not the 'next GoT'. It's an entirely different thing (that came BEFORE GoT) and, in my opinion, is a higher form of art.
Wow, I’ve been waiting for you guys to watch this show and what a great timing as the book is one of my current reads - and it’s really good! So glad you are diving into this masterpiece ✨
Book is a masterpiece! I finished it a few weeks ago. Enjoy!
YESS so glad u guys started watching this
I wanna suggest you guys a show "Kingdom", it's so good. It's political drama somewhat similar to Shogun except it's fictional missed with a zombies apocalyptic world
My husband and I love that show!
I'm still waiting for the new season 😢
Kingdom is pretty good, but it's got some stiff competition man. I believe the Geks are gonna watch Chernobyl and then Dark after that. Other than that some popular shows with high number of votes were "Vikings" and "Alice In Borderlands".
chernobyl would be great or vikings tho.
Kingdom is definitely a must for them.
Yes for DARK! 10/10
the show is more poetic than action packed u really have to understand what they are going for if you want satisfaction from it for me the ending was perfect but theres no big battle or anything crazy
I am sooooo excited for you guys to watch this!
Please note.I am Japanese. At that time, there was no cure for leprosy in Japan, so Otani Yoshitsugu developed a severe skin disease as a result of the disease and began to cover his head from the neck up with a white hood, but in reality he was not a devout Christian, but a Buddhist. The greatest wish of the Christians from King Philip II of Spain was to make Japan their own, where gold, silver and other treasures could be found. Incidentally, from the end of the Edo period in Japan until the Pacific War, Britain encouraged Japan to be naughty because the emperor Daoguang banned the opium trade in China, leaving a large amount of opium surplus, and Japan traded with China in Nagasaki for vases, ink, accessories, etc., but the Tokugawa Shogunate, which married Toyotomi Kanko into the Imperial family and was at the top of everything in Japan, cracked down very strictly on Christianity (because Buddhism and Shintoism could not get along at all) and opium smuggling, and executed people at the stake. However, this was a major obstacle, so the British government planned to invade Japan from Shanghai, China, and destroy the Imperial Family in Kyoto and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Wakayama, Fukui, Nagoya, Yamanashi, and Ibaraki, Tokyo, in order to make Japan a colony under British direct control. They then set up British governors and governors in Nagasaki, Kyoto, and Tokyo, but when the British military administrative staff calculated the military budget, the cost of shipping between Britain and Japan and the cost of transporting weapons and ammunition exceeded the estimate by 2 trillion yen, so the plan was not approved by the parliament and was abandoned. Britain sent the British black market dealer Thomas Glover to Japan, and approached the samurai from Kagoshima and Yamaguchi who they had met during the Anglo-Satsuma War, and their intermediary, Ryoma Sakamoto. Because they sided with Ishida Mitsunari at the Battle of Sekigahara, they had been bullied by the Tokugawa family for about 150 years, were extremely poor, and had sworn revenge on the Tokugawa family for generations. So they were sent to England to study, had to learn about modern weapons, were given lots of opium, and raised to be terrorists who would destroy the Tokugawa Shogunate and put an end to the age of the samurai. Oh! Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi had gone through so much trouble saying, "Never let Christianity, a hunting tribe, enter Japan!"
Looking forward to this
Watch The Last Samurai 😊
Also check out the original Shogun with Richard Chamberlain from the 80s.
Even though I think the 8th or 9th episode is the highest rated, I think this show plays the best in the earlier episodes of this season as Anjin's comedic effects are the best over here and it also has an obvious serious tone going on. Specially the escape episode iykyk.
Whoever yall are listening to that told you this show is mixed should not be getting listened to. This show is peak writing and one of the best period pieces to come out since Black Sails(another show yall would absolutely love).
This show is very good but temper your expectations. It's based on one novel, and they cover the whole novel in this season. There won't be any more seasons. It's a mini series, one and done. It's good, but the worldbuilding....er, actual history....is so compelling that it really makes you wish there was more. Just gotta watch more historical fiction after this basically. Edit: Sorry! I was out of date. They decided to write more seasons after all. Also, the show is based on the novel, and the novel is loosely based on real historical figures and events. There were real guys who Blackthorn and Toranaga are based on and a similar political situation. But the historical context is accurate...i.e. how Japanese society was, etc etc.
Mariko is also based off of a real person, and while she likely never met the real Toranaga or Blackthorn several other key events, like her backstory and ultimate fate did actually happen in real life.
Also they announced two more seasons actually, it will go past the book so it wasn't originally intended but I guess the show was popular/successful enough the studio wanted more, and Hiroyuki Sanada is already signed on to continue. So the show will likely continue to follow later historical events that take place after the end of the book.
>. There won't be any more seasons.
it is already confirmed s2-s3
thus it moved from mini-series Emmy category to just drama
@@nickrubin7312 Wow, you're correct, I completely missed that news somehow, thank you.
You guys should watch THE LAST KINGDOM.
Yeah I loved that show as well. I just got the books and have started reading them.
Letssss goooo. This show is really good guys hype af ur watching.
prepare to have a massive crush on mariko my dudes
Shogun is based on real life true story, the novel is just taking REAL LIFE people and changing their names into someone else. so like almost everyone you see is a real person in this show but they change his name.
For Example, Toranaga = Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ishido = Ishida Mitsunari
etc. etc.
Anjin/Pilot is also a real life person. Same first name, different last name IRL.
Guys you have to react to Tokyo Vice
Good all the way thru. Osaka was and remains one of the greatest cities. In history, this Dutch expedition started with 5 ships and 500 men. They didn't make it all the way around the world, ended with one ship and a handful of men.
Genius show from beginning to end. Not sure how anyone can think this show is anything but brilliant. I'd rank this with Game of Thrones and The Expanse.
yall in for a masterpiece
You should watch the video : "The World of Shōgun: History & Backstory | Shōgun | FX" to better understand shogun.
Really hoping these guys invest in getting more mics because it's really hard to hear what they're saying😅
Only ONE Shogun, guys 😅 also Japan gaining power from trading with England? 🤣😂 the East didn't need that
I had been meaning to watch this one but just never got around to it, but after seeing this vid go up I decided to go check it out. Initially I was just gonna watch the first episode so I could turn around and watch the reaction, but then I got addicted and spent my weekend binge watching the whole season. Its so good, even with the "controversal" ending or whatever. I only just now even remembered to come watch the reaction because I saw the Ep2 upload lmao
Anjin's grave is in Yokosuka, Japan. It is right in front of the US Navy. This makes the drama feel more real.
This series was not bad, viewers from america are just used to hollywood endings. It's perfect as it is.
the show starts off really hard.
IT IS PEAK SHOW TIME
Ooooh I'm currently reading this book!! 🙃 I'll have to swing back around fer y'alls reactions after I finish the first book/watchin' the show.. EXCITED
>THE NEXT GAME OF THRONES?
*The previous Game of Thrones. It was a sensation and a bestseller as a book, then as a tv series in the 70s, and the third time as the second adaptation
Very excited to watch y'all react to this. 🎉
"This show had mixed reviews"????? Where did you get that from?!?
u guys are finally reacting to this masterpiece of a show im dead
Yall should have done Dark
10/10 this máster piece
That thumbnail is popping!
If someone says this show falls off they must also think AOT fell off those are people who’s opinions you should just nod at and say yeah makes sense then RUN!!😂
Anyone criticising the ending of Shogun is really saying more about themselves than they are about the show. It's brilliant from start to finish.
I hope it doesn’t fall off, I’ve only made it halfway so far and it’s great. I decided to watch it because my father was telling me about the original series from when he was young and we saw there was this new one
1話のラストは、大阪城？
I admire the final story written by James Clavell.
Oh. Brig. Hey there... Welcome to the buzz cut club
Hey😁
@@brigandrus awwww he's replying 🥺🥰.. arigatou (tq)