I recently received Le Chevalier d’Éon シュヴァリエ the anime. I’m new to historic fiction and the few pieces I’ve seen/read are not really at all like the history, total fiction with some historic characters (usually not at all like the lives they lived) and may or may not have actual historic events in them.
This was totally fictional, with the events and many of the people fictionalized. I’m not sure if this is the norm or not. However, there are many good notes on the actual people and places and some events. These notes are small to read (probably if you don’t have a larger TV or are older) and this is a S.A.V.E. edition.
The story is seinen, supernatural, horror, gender bender, historic fiction, and action.
It can be entertaining. The animators tried to make the dress and backgrounds authentic. If you can get past the inaccurate history and love action, and/or horror and supernatural you may enjoy this anime.
This is based on a novel and there are 24 episodes of the anime and there is a manga (I’ve not read – and out of print in English) of 8 volumes.
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