However, Fujiki retaliates and almost beats Irako to death with his hands. While still suffering from his injuries, Lady Iku is forced to mutilate Irako with a hot iron, but burns her breast instead.
So, after some quick research, while the references to daimyo and shogunates are accurate, the actual characters, like Genosuke Fujiki and Seigen Irako are not real. But that does not take away from the authenticity of this era in other aspects.Apr 1, 2022
Shigurui (Japanese: シグルイ, "Death Frenzy") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, aired on Wowow from July to October 2007.
Finally, in the instant of Irako's death, the two men are shown naked, not fighting but in an instant of tenderness. In the end, they are not enemies. Irako must die because the corruption has defeated him. His life of depravity and murder has caused him to become death itself, and he is depicted as a fleshless corpse.Sep 27, 2014
Basilisk is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Masaki Segawa. The series first premiered in Japan between April and September 2005. It has also been aired across numerous international regions.
Shigurui - Season 2 Reviews - Metacritic.
Dororo (どろろ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing dorobō (どろぼう, "thief") as dororo inspired the title of the series.
The Afro Samurai dōjinshi was adapted into an anime miniseries by Gonzo in 2007, along with the television film sequel Afro Samurai: Resurrection in 2009, both of which starred Samuel L. Jackson as the title character.

