Basilisk fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, no humor.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, storytelling, and characters
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Basilisk is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and thrilling.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and romantic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, war, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, storytelling, and characters
The direction, storytelling, and characters stand out.
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, visual style, and cinematography stand out.
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Basilisk is included with a subscription to Crunchyroll in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
2 seasons
It has 2 seasons with 48 episodes of about 24 minutes each.
It ran from 2005 to 2018 and has ended.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+56GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Basilisk in 70 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 103 storytelling tropes for Basilisk, including Attempted Rape, Evil Plan, Traumatic Haircut.
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