The Shinsengumi in Japanese Animation – Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down?

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This article discusses how the Shinsengumi, a Japanese samurai corp of the Tokugawa period, are represented in three major Japanese anime series. Are the representations of the main Shinsengumi members decent or just plain horrible?


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