Peace Maker Kurogane is one I finished this morning. The synopsis at Anime News Network is a little misleading, in my opinion, however. My Anime List has what I think is a more accurate synopsis.
This is another one that really could have been told in half the number of episodes (13 vs. 24). Up until episode 22, it didn’t really feel like the story was actually going to go anywhere. All of the other characters were just kind of swirling around Tetsunosuke, while he basically did nothing. Most of the episodes are filled with Tetsunosuke either whining, or getting into trouble by goofing off. It doesn’t even really feel like he’s trying to become a full member of the Shinsengumi, which was the whole premise behind the series.
When Tetsunosuke finally gets to confront the person he thinks is responsible for killing his parents, the guy has no clue what Tetsunosuke is talking about. We never really find out who killed Tetsunosuke’s parents, or why. We also never get to find out why Tetsunosuke is referred to as being “tainted”.
Unless you enjoy watching anime with whiny main characters that complain all the time, and always seem to be saying “why me”, I’d skip this one.