Orient: Awajishima Gekitou-hen

After Musashi rescues Michiru Saruwatari from a demon, his friend Kojirou Kanemaki discovers that his father was a member of the Uesugi clan. Determined to learn more about his own past, Kojirou—alongside his Kanemaki clansmen—decides to participate in Uesugi's punitive expedition against the demon lord of Awaji Island: Yamata no Orochi, an eight-headed dragon that threatens to engulf the entire region.

However, upon joining Uesugi's military alliance, Musashi faces the harsh reality of fighting against powerful demons. Humiliated by his lack of power and inability to work in groups, he has to learn how to cooperate with his newfound allies. Meanwhile, the Obsidian Eight—a group pursuing the Obsidian Goddess that dwells within Musashi's body—resumes its hunt for Musashi, and plans to thwart the ongoing island operation. As the situation grows chaotic, Musashi and his friends must foil the machinations of the various factions conspiring to seize the Obsidian Goddess.

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Musashi Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Hattori, Tsugumi Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Kanemaki, Kojirou Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Saruwatari, Michiru Supporting

Yasuno, Kiyono Japanese

Inukai, Shirou Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Takeda, Naotora Supporting

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Naoe, Kanetatsu Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Kokuyo no Megami Supporting

Kuwashima, Houko Japanese

Uesugi, Tatsuomi Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Inusaka, Nanao Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Abe, Shoujirou Producer

Nishimae, Ayaka Producer

Kuwayama, Yukari Producer

Suzuki, Seiji Producer

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Sep 27, 2022

PinkGolaith

Recommended

Funny

I just realised with the end of this anime that it has one piece potencial.
The anime itself needs to polish up some things but overall it's not bad, it's enjoyable:
- The animation is not top tier but it's not bad either. (better than one piece in the first episodes tbh).
- Althought the plot was rushed it is not boring, you can imagine how far it can go and there's so much potencial.
- I love the power system, in the last episodes you get to learn that there's more to just having red yellow or blue kitetsu, watching the trio grow their powers and learning to ... control them while having to fight the 8 and destroy the kishin does sound intertaining.
- It had a little of romance in the middle which is always enjoyable.

Overall for a anime that no one talks about it's good and I give a 7.5/10 with clean animations and better pacing (+episodes) it can reach high popularity. I cannot praise this enough the anime has huge potencial.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 2, 2022

i-like-this

Mixed Feelings

Oriain’t.

I don’t have a lot to say about the second coeur of “Orient” which I haven’t already said in my review of the first part. I think breaking apart Musashi from Tsugumi and Kojirou wasn’t the smartest move as their group chemistry holds the show together. A lot of this second half is Musashi getting dunked on over and over again and it gets fatiguing to watch fast.

I’m not a huge fan of newly introduced characters. They’re all very stand off-ish and by the time they have character arcs it’s a bit too late to start liking them. The only exception is Michiru who ... has a good character arc and is a sweetheart.
But the animation is still the biggest flaw of the show. I think it would be a much more entertaining anime in the hands of a better studio that can choreograph big, bombastic sakuga fight scenes and big oni boss battle because some of the sword powers and techniques are very cool and they really need some extra animation flare. It would also help in swallowing some of the more tedious parts of the story.

I really want to like “Orient” more. There’s some good, interesting ideas going on, but as a production it feels so half arsed. Maybe I’ll just read the manga.

5/10 Mediocre (Parts 1+2 Overall Score)

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 1, 2022

aemniversary

Not Recommended

From the same mangaka of Magi, Orient not only got an anime adaptation but it manages to get a part 2 of the anime adaptation. So, surely it is better than the prequel. Well, it is both yes and no. Not only the story develops even more but it is also a lot more action packed compared to the last season. You can see the effort put into this anime but the problem is there is more action compared to the last season, which also means it requires better animation to properly display everything that is going through that moment. Unfortunately, most of the time ... it is just a cinemagraph with visual effects and that alone is a massive turn off. Furthermore, there is not much of a problem to reuse the same shots over and over again but at least there has to be something worth watching after that. After that, the overall flow of the anime is honestly sad to look at actually. Casually inserting a flashback or something similar during an action scene without a proper transition not only makes it hard to sympathize with the characters but it also makes certain characters looks worse than their initial impression.

In a nutshell, Orient has a solid foundation since the idea of the story itself is not bad but the execution of it is unfortunately terrible because there is nothing much to like about it. You are welcome to watch it if you want but it is wasted potential in my opinion

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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