Despite this, the announcement of the new Senran Kagura
anime, Shinovi Masters, had me optimistic, and not from the more subdued
trailer nor the presence of Bebe-tan (although that certainly helped). I was convinced to watch it based on one name
credited. I’ll give you one hint as to
what that name is.
I’ve said it once and will again: Yukinori Kitajima is the
lynchpin of Senran Kagura. He’s on the
level of J. Michael Straczynski, Greg Weisman and Joss Whedon in writing
talent. He can make anything work and
his writing for Senran Kagura is a key reason it’s as good as it is. You could not convince me not to
watch something with his name on it unless Kitajima himself told me not
to. Sure enough, Shinovi Masters has the writing you'd expect from him.
