History Manga / Basara

* Nakijin and Yuna (Yuna's engaged to the President of Okinawa) who also serve as ThoseTwoGuys to Shuri.

* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: A constant worry. The Europeans have a heavy interest in Japan, either as a trading partner or a colony. Should the political situation become too chaotic or threatening to their interests, it's entirely possible that they will interfere in the civil war. Also as an AllPowerBystander, various factions will try to use them, though only Shuri really succeeds and he's very careful when doing so.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: King Ukon by the end, is a frail, old man with many regrets. Everyone is flabbergasted by how pathetic this big evil dictator actually is. Heck, he's killed offscreen, not by the rebellion, but by a group of angry peasants.]]

* BirdsOfAFeather: Shuri and Sarasa. Both are [[MagneticHero charismatic]], [[TheStrategist intelligent]] [[AFatherToHisMen loyal leaders]] with heavy burdens and [[TheChosenOne dest]][[SelfFulfillingProphecy inies]]. Both are stubborn yet idealistic, sharing similar visions and goals of a better Japan.

* ComingOfAgeStory: For Hayato, who grows from a childish CowardlyLion into Sarasa's NumberTwo and a powerful leader of the rebellion

* MeaningfulName: See the page quote. Also Senjyu's son. Everybody thinks she'll name him [[DeadGuyJunior Shido]] after his father, [[spoiler: but she names him Motomochi, basically meaning 'find your own path'.]]

* PetTheDog: Shido used to treat Ageha fairly well as a slave. Deconstructed with Ageha as that made him dislike Shido more, Shido treated him like a pet and not an equal.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Shuri to a degree. He is definitely a RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething being a brilliant WarriorPrince but the manga gets a lot of comedy and milage out of Shuri taking his wealth and status for granted. He considers basic chores beneath him and has no concept of money.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Subverted with Shido and Ageha. Even though Shido treated Ageha well for a slave, Ageha resented it because it felt like being treated as a pet and not an equal.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: King Ukon who by the time of the manga is a frail, old man with many regrets. Everyone is flabbergasted by how pathetic this big evil dictator actually is. Heck, he's killed offscreen, not by the rebellion, but by a group of angry peasants.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Asagi's health. He was and is a sickly kid. [[spoiler: Later we learn that he's the son of Ginko and her father Ukon. The genetic problems resulting from incest caused him to be sickly.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Shuri loses his arm when fighting his teacher Hiragi. As it was his dominate arm and he's a master swordsman, he spend the rest of the manga trying to recover from it.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Sarasa alias Tatara wins her first allies, the pirate crew, this way.

* FridgeBrillance: Asagi's health. He was and is a sickly kid. [[spoiler: Later we learn that he's the son of Ginko and her father Ukon. The genetic problems resulting from incest caused him to be sickly.]]

* MagneticHero: Sarasa. Her super power isn't her leadership skills or swordsmanship abilities (though she's good at that). It's her ability to attract allies and befriend enemies.

* BreakTheCutie

* Dead Guy Junior: Repeatedly averted. Senju does not name her son after his father, and an omake has Sarasa and Shuri vetoing the idea of naming their children after one another’s dead friends.

* Driven TO Suicide: General Kazan, because of the conflict between his loyalty to the Red King and his love for Chigusa.

* ArrangedMarriage: Shido and Senjyu were engaged by their parents, albeit at Shido's request. Also, Ginko was given away in marriage at a young age to secure the alliance with the island of Awaji. [[spoiler:Being the paranoid king that he is, her father still accused Awaji of treason when they grew too powerful, and ordered the death of Ginko's husband, taking Ginko back kickstarting her fall.]] Hijiri also has an arranged marriage waiting for him; he eventually meets the young lady and quite likes her, but is a bit grumpy that he's doing what his parents wanted him to all along.

* BigOlEyebrows: Hayato.

* BlindSeer: Nagi.

* CycleOfRevenge: Eventually [[AvertedTrope averted]].

* HiddenEyes: Tamon.

* ActionGirl: Sarasa, Chacha, Kikune, and Yuna.

* HeroicBSOD: Sarasa [[spoiler:after she realizes that her lover Shuri is actually the Red King she has sworn to take revenge on for killing her family]]

* MadeASlave: Ageha.

* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Tatara and Sarasa.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: How Asagi got into the heroes' group.

* ArrangedMarriage: Shido and Senjyu were engaged by their parents, albeit at Shido's request. Also, Ginko was given away in marriage at a young age to secure the alliance with the island of Awaji. [[spoiler:Being the paranoid king that he is, her father still accused Awaji of treason when they grew too powerful, and ordered the death of Ginko's husband, taking Ginko back kickstarting her fall.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Sarasa, and later Ageha get one.

* LaResistance: A major theme.

* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: A foundational theme.

* PirateGirl: Chacha.

* {{Revenge}}: Sets the plot rolling.

* SweetPollyOliver: Sarasa in order to have people believe brother the Son of Destiny is still alive.

* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Tatara and Sarasa.

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Subverted. Although Sarasa does not have her period for [[IncrediblyLamePun extended periods]] of time, after spending some time [[SweetPollyOliver out of her Tatara alter-ego]] she gets it again and comments on how her body reacted to her wish of living as a woman again.

* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: Happens to Sarasa in Episode 13.

* BodyguardCrush: [[spoiler: Kakihito to the White Queen Ginko]]

* PaperThinDisguise: Come on, "Tatara" is just Sarasa with her hair down and wearing a headband and pants. Justified by the fact that nobody outside her village even knew Sarasa existed, nor what the original Tatara looks like, so they have no reference to realize what's up.

* PaperThinDisguise: Come on, "Tatara" is just Sarasa with her hair down and wearing a headband and pants.

* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Ageha and presumably, Taro, since he died staring at a fly.]]

* HalfIdenticalTwins: when Sarasa decides to impersonnate her twin brother, she just cuts her hair and almost everybody believe she is Tatara - even Tatara's fiancee. However, it may be because people deeply want to believe it.

* AncestralWeapon: Tatara's sword Byakko, one of a set of four swords created by people who vowed to rebel against the dynasty of their day.
* ArrangedMarriage: Shido and Senjyu were engaged by their parents, albeit at Shido's request. Also, Ginko was given away in marriage at a young age to secure the alliance with the island of Awaji. [[spoiler:Being the paranoid king that he is, her father still accused Awaji of treason when they grew too powerful, and ordered the death of Ginko's husband and Ginko herself.]]

* TheArcher: Hayato.

Not to be confused with ''SengokuBasara''.

* DiesWideShut: [[spoiler: Ageha and presumably, Taro, since he died staring at a fly.]]

-->--''Diamond'' (Sanskrit Vajra)

* ImportantHaircut: Ageha gets one.

''Basara'' is an award-winning manga created by Yumi Tamura, which was later adapted into a (rather obscure) 13 episode TV series. It centers around a sixteen-year-old girl, Sarasa, who uses her wits and the PowerOfFriendship to lead the people of a [[AfterTheEnd Post Apocalyptic]] future Japan to freedom.

* ButtMonkey / TheWoobie: Muratake.

* DidYouGetANewHaircut: Sarasa didn't even recognize [[spoiler: Tamon]] after he trimmed his. Then again, [[TheFaceless she probably couldn't even see his face beforehand.]]
** Ageha lops off his hair mid-series, too.

* HoYay: Quite a lot whenever Ageha is around, but [[{{Bishonen}} Asagi]] has his moments. On a another note, the friendship between [[HeterosexualLifePartners Nachi and Hijiri]] offers some cute scenes.

* {{Nakama}}: Sarasa gathers up Nakama everywhere she goes. Her army is practically one big {{Nakama}} party.

* TheChosenOne: Subverted and played straight with Tatara and Sarasa.
** TheUnchosenOne: Even towards the end, no one really knows who the chosen one really was.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Asagi.]]
* ThePowerOfFriendship: The formation of Tatara's Army relies on this trope.

* WhiteAndGrayMorality: To an extent. There are very few truly evil, depraved people on the empire's side--instead, most are genuine idealists and honorable [[NobleDemon Noble Demons]] (that is, everyone on the Red King's side, and the Red King himself), or else more incompetent and conservative than malicious. Or else they have [[FreudianExcuse Freudian Excuses]]. This is demonstrated marvelously during the underground prison arc, when [[spoiler: pretty much all of the prison wardens turn out to be sympathetic characters who make [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]]]].
** Of course, there are exceptions, such as Councillor Hagiwara.

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''Basara: the spirit of freedom which denies old authority, transcending traditions and customs. From the Sanskrit Vajra: "diamond".''

This manga provides examples of:

* {{Squick}}: You ''do not'' want to know [[spoiler: Ginko and Asagi's past.]]

* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: Although YMMV, Asagi.]] Poor guy was so confused the whole time.
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Ageha,]] hands down!