The anime that asks: what if Game of Thrones had honor codes and actually made sense?
Beginning during the Yellow Turban rebellion that initiated the downfall of the ruling Han dynasty. At the start of the story, both Liu Bei, its eventual protagonist, and Cao Cao, its eventual antagonist, are minor players. Liu Bei is striving to find a way to bring order to a chaotic world. As he puzzles he way toward the correct course of action, he befriends two powerful warriors, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. Together, they take the Oath of the Peach Garden, to live and die together as warriors for justice. Meanwhile, Cao Cao is pondering how to fulfill his destiny as "a hero in a chaotic world or a villain in a peaceful one."
Direction
Katsumata's sweeping battle staging on a TV movie budget
Production
Hand-painted armies that actually feel like thousands
Director
Tomoharu Katsumata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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