Comments on: Basara 20

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 01 May 2010 06:01:51 +0000

It never occurred to me to compare Berserk and Basara, but you’re right, they’re both fantasy series. Great for different reasons. I think I like Berserk a little better, too.

Thinking about them both at the same time is throwing me off a little. Scenes from Berserk are creeping into my Basara memories, and it’s a little scary. Demon orgy sacrifice mixing with the little battles in Basara and all that.

By: Pirkaf

Pirkaf — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:31:29 +0000

It took me some time but volume 20 is on paper and now I can read the book again (except volume 22). Useless to mention that I’m still hooked. Probably the best shojo fantasy I’ve ever read. And deffinitely one of the best fantasy comics. Well, Berserk is still on the first place, gomen Basara ^_^

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:12:02 +0000

True. And I imagine there are very few people that feel like starting a similar series after spending so many years on the same thing. I often wonder how the artists maintain the interest to do a series for 10+ years.

By: Sara K.

Sara K. — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:32:11 +0000

Basara is so ripe for a sequel, even just following the main characters (who survive). Even the characters who don’t survive could use some more short stories … based on the glimpse we get of the non-surviving characters, Shido seems to like hell.

Of course, even with all the possibilities, Basara is a hard act to follow, and I don’t blame Tamura for moving on to something else.

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:28:45 +0000

Hm, I don’t remember that at all. It is kind of weird that something like that would have been dropped, because that really could be worked into something significant. Or a sequel, even.

By: Sara K.

Sara K. — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:55:25 +0000

I don’t know how old the Black King is. I guess that King Ukon is 50-60 years old. We never hear again about King Ukon’s mistress who is rumored to be pregnant around volume 6-7 … if his mistress really is pregnant, then that would be another huge age difference between Shuri and his new (half) sibling.

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:54:11 +0000

Yeah, I was under that impression about King Ukon, too, but I’m not sure if it’s ever discussed in the story. 17 years is a huge age difference between siblings, though. I didn’t think Ginko was that much older than Shuri. I wonder how old King Ukon is now, and the Black King, because I was thinking he was the oldest. Or was Ginko the oldest?

By: Sara K.

Sara K. — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:34:15 +0000

When it was revealed that Ginko and Shuri were full siblings, I went “what?!” Not that it’s a big deal, but I was just surprised since Ginko is 17 years older than Shuri.

I’m under the impression that King Ukon has multiple queens/mistresses. I don’t think Lady Ama was ever the “high” queen, but she was apparently high enough in the hierarchy that her children could inherit the throne. Actually, I think the reason why she was demoted from her ‘queen’ status was because of the prophecy around Shuri’s birth.

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:00:36 +0000

Hmm. I don’t think I realized that Ginko and Shuri were siblings. I wonder how Asagi fits in, though. I’ll have to go back and read the whole thing about the Blue King needing to be someone who was no threat to King Ukon. Maybe there’s some details there that I forgot. I guess it’s not that important, but now I’m curious.

By: Sara K.

Sara K. — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:14:38 +0000

The queen situation is pretty confusing, however in Volume 20 Shuri’s mother is called “the former queen” for whatever that’s worth. Her current title is Lady Ama, and she’s the one who tells the adviser where to find Shuri. Lady Ama is also Ginko’s mother, which makes Ginko and Shuri full siblings. She is definitely not Asagi’s mother, and probably not the Black King’s mother.

If I recall correctly, Shuri meets his mom in Volume 24. Keep in mind that, while he’s seen her from the distance, he’s never been within ten feet of her since his birth.