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Basilisk

2005 – 2018Show2 seasons · 48 episodesTV-MAEnded

Action & AdventureAnimation
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.8
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.8

Summary

The story takes place in the year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.

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  • Friends night
  • Binge-friendly
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Pulls you in.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Lovecraftian Superpowerin 78 titlesKazamachi Shougen has a grotesquely elongated tongue which he uses to spray webbing-like mucus, as well as the ability to secrete slime from hands and feet that let him travel on his webbing, just li…The Good, the Bad, and the Evilin 112 titlesBoth clans have their share of unpleasant characters along with decent people. Those closest to good would be Oboro, Gennosuke, and Hyoma.All 105 tropes

Basilisk episodes

2 seasons · 48 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Sôshi sôsatsu, 7.7
  2. S1 E2 Taidô niba, 7.3
  3. S1 E3 Kyôchû muzan, 7.6
  4. S1 E4 The Horned Owl, 7.6
  5. S1 E5 Shinobi no rikugi, 7.5
  6. S1 E6 Kôrui renbo, 7.5
  7. S1 E7 Hitohada jigoku, 7.7
  8. S1 E8 Chikemuri mujô, 7.9
  9. S1 E9 Aizetsu rin'u, 8.2
  10. S1 E10 Shinso gojô, 6.1
  11. S1 E11 Sekireki mukoku, 7.7
  12. S1 E12 Tsuisô gentô, 7.4
  13. S1 E13 Kochô ranbu, 7.3
  14. S1 E14 Sange kaikyô, 7.8
  15. S1 E15 Hatô gokumon, 7.2
  16. S1 E16 Kaihô tanga, 7.2
  17. S1 E17 Konmei rubô, 7.4
  18. S1 E18 Mumyô futsugyô, 7.4
  19. S1 E19 Môjo kanbô, 7.3
  20. S1 E20 Jinji ryûryû, 7.8
  21. S1 E21 Misatsu no kagerô, 7.7
  22. S1 E22 Kikoku shûshû, 7.8
  23. S1 E23 Mugen hôyô, 8.0
  24. S1 E24 Raise kaikô, 8.4

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