History Manga / Basilisk

* NamesToKnowInAnime: A good chunk of the dub cast consists of some of the best voiceovers Creator/FUNimation has to offer. Just like with ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', "Every Dick and Jane is playing the lead." First let's look at the Kouga's voice talent.
** Creator/TroyBaker as Gennosuke (With Creator/LuciChristian as a kid version of him)
** Creator/ChristopherSabat as Kasumi Gyoubu (With Creator/BrinaPalencia as kid Gyobu)
** Creator/StephanieYoung as Kagerou
** Creator/JasonLiebrecht as Saemon Kisaragi
** Creator/MonicaRial as Okoi
** Creator/EricVale as Jimushi Juubei
** Creator/JohnGremillion as Muroga Hyouma
** ChrisCason as Kazamachi Shogen
*** And on the Iga front:
** Creator/LauraBailey as Oboro
** Creator/JustinCook as Yashamaru
** Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard as Hotarubi
** Creator/RBruceElliott as Azuki Rousai
** Creator/JohnBurgmeier as Chikuma Koshiro
** MarkStoddard as Tenzen

Fully titled ''Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', this manga was authored by Masaki Segawa and published by Kodansha in Japan in 2003 and 2004, based on the historical fiction novel ''Literature/TheKougaNinjaScrolls'' by Futaro Yamada, published in 1958, which also inspired ''NinjaScroll''. The anime, produced in 2005 by GONZO Studios, closely follows the manga aside from a handful of distinctions. The manga itself also won the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga.

Fully titled ''Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', this manga was authored by Masaki Segawa and published by Kodansha in Japan in 2003 and 2004, based on the semi-historical novel ''Literature/TheKougaNinjaScrolls'' by Futaro Yamada, published in 1958, which also inspired ''NinjaScroll''. The anime, produced in 2005 by GONZO Studios, closely follows the manga aside from a handful of distinctions. The manga itself also won the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga.

** Hyoma (for Gennosuke) would be an even better example, since he'll pretty much do anything to help Gennosuke reach his goal. Really, he doesn't seem to have much of a stake in this fight outside of protecting his leader.

* {{The Dragon}}: Koshirou for Tenzen.

* EvilVersusEvil

* NamesToKnowInAnime: A good chunk of the dub cast consists of some of the best voiceovers {{Funimation}} has to offer. Just like with ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', "Every Dick and Jane is playing the lead." First let's look at the Kouga's voice talent.

* {{Jerkass}}: Saemon's ability results in him doing some of the most awful, manipulative, things in the entire series. He gets a sympathetic point of view most of the time but he spends so much time cruelly leading people on that his death is satisfying.

[[caption-width-right:323:My beloved...please die..]]]]

[[caption-width-right:323:RomeoAndJuliet, with [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinjas ninjas]].]]

->''"My beloved... please die..."''

* [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman What Measure Is a]] [[strike:[[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Non-Human]]]] [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Freakish-Looking Human]]: There is a clear tendency for the more grotesque ninja ([[spoiler:Juubei, Shougen, Rousai...]]) to die first.

** JustinCook as Yashamaru

** {{R Bruce Elliot}} as Azuki Rousai

** Kagerou is maybe [[FemmeFatale the most beautiful of the Kogas]], but she's also a PoisonousPerson who can weaponize DeathBySex. When [[spoiler: Tenzen survives her attacks]], we have a [[NippleAndDimed very detailed]] view of Kagerou's gorgeous body... but this happens when [[spoiler: Tenzen has re-captured her to subject her to ColdBloodedTorture via ''shooting her in the torso with needles when she's bound and completely helpless'', causing her to scream in utter pain.]] And it's made even more terrible when [[spoiler: Oboro attempts to reason with Tenzen so he'll stop abusing poor Kagerou... and Tenzen replies via ''pining Oboro down and trying to rape her'' [[ForScience to see if this will trigger Kagero's powers]] upon being ForcedtoWatch.]] Ewwwwww.

** Udono Jousuke has RubberMan powers, allowing him to inflate himself like a balloon, squeeze his entire (considerable) bulk through the bars of a cells, or catch a katana harmlessly in the flabby folds of a cheek.

* PlayingAgainstType: The murderous Hotarubi is played by Miyuki Sawashiro, who usually voices {{Genki Girl}}s and {{Moe}} types. Then again, Hotarubi acts like one [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend if you don't mess with her beloved Yashamaru]].

** [[spoiler: Kazamachi 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 like the spider he resembles.]]
** [[spoiler: Udono Jousuke has RubberMan powers, allowing him to inflate himself like a balloon, squeeze his entire (considerable) bulk through the bars of a cells, or catch a katana harmlessly in the flabby folds of a cheek.]]
** [[spoiler: Jimushi Juubei uses a super-long, snake-like tongue to dispatch victims with a dagger concealed inside his throat.]]
** [[spoiler: Okoi can leech blood from whoever she touches.]]
** [[spoiler: Kagerou exhales poisonous miasma when sexually aroused.]]
** [[spoiler: Yakushiji Tenzen has a parasitic twin in his body that "eats" his wounds, allowing him to resurrect.]]
** [[spoiler: Azuki Rousai is also a RubberMan, which he uses to extend his limbs and neck to reach opponents from further away.]]
** [[spoiler: Mino Nenki has PrehensileHair over his entire body.]]
** [[spoiler: Amayo Jingoru can use salt to mutate himself into a repulsive, slimy slug-man.]]
** [[spoiler: Akeginu can squirt blood from her skin to create a blinding mist.]]

* HighPressureBlood: By the keg.

* KillEmAll: All the ninjas

* KillEmAll: ''Literally''.

* [[spoiler:PsychicAssistedSuicide]]: [[spoiler:The dōjutsu, though it only works when the target is trying to kill the user]].

* {{Break the Cutie}}: My goodness ... poor Oboro. And to some degree, poor Kagerou. And Hotarubi, for that matter.

** Creator/ChristopherSabat as Kasumi Gyoubu (With BrinaPalancia as kid Gyobu)
** StephanieYoung as Kagerou

** JasonLiebrecht as Saemon Kisaragi

** JohnGremillion as Muroga Hyouma

** TroyBaker as Gennosuke (With LuciChristian as a kid version of him)

** MonicaRial as Okoi

** LauraBailey as Oboro

** ColleenClinkenbeard as Hotarubi

** John Burgmeier as Chikuma Koshiro

* NanaMizuki: Provides Oboro's voice and the ED themes, ''Hime Murasaki'' and ''Wild Eyes''.

** EricVale as Jimushi Juubei

* NamesToKnowInAnime: A good chunk of the dub cast consists of some of the best voiceovers {{Funimation}} has to offer. Just like with "LightNovel/Baccano!", "Every Dick and Jane is playing the lead." First let's look at the Kouga's voice talent.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: A good chunk of the dub cast consists of some of the best voiceovers {{Funimation}} has to offer. Just like with {{LightNovel/Baccano!}}, "Every Dick and Jane is playing the lead." First let's look at the Kouga's voice talent.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: A good chunk of the dub cast consists of some of the best voiceovers {{Funimation}} has to offer. Just like with LightNovel/Baccano!, "Every Dick and Jane is playing the lead." First let's look at the Kouga's voice talent.