GACKT headlines live-action "Sengoku Basara" as the "Devil King" Oda Nobunaga

6/25/12 9:00am

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From JPopAsia: "It has been reported that musician/actor GACKT will play as the "Devil King" Obu Nobunaga in the upcoming live adaptation of "Sengoku Basara"."

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Follow me at twitter.com/#!/Akiterra1 ! <(^.^)>

Allow me to start by saying that I haven't played much of the 'Basara' series but I do love me some GACKT. Never heard of him? Well, if you've played Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, then you have heard him and seen him. GACKT performed the opening song "Redemption" for the game and his likeness and voice was used for the character Genesis Rhapsodos.

On the left, Genesis. On the right, GACKT.

Anyone who knows me really, REALLY well knows darn well that I love visual kei music. They also know I love video games. With GACKT portraying one f the most badass warlords of history to be resurrected in a video game two of my most favorite things are coming together; video games and visual kei. It make me happeh. <(^.^)>

I just gotta say, I would love love LOVE to watch this adaption, which is set to air on July 12th. I think GACKT is pretty dang good fit to be Nobunaga.

Rockin' that stash. Like a boss.

According to JPopAsia, "GACKT will be joined by Hayashi Kento as the warlord Date Masamune and Takeda Kouhei (voice of Vaan in Final Fantasy XII) as his rival-Sanada Yukimura." DAW! They look so adorable!!

More details on this adaption will be provided as I can find them. Such as a list of other characters portrayed and airing times, etc... I expect it to be at least halfway decent. I mean, it can't POSSIBLY be as bad as our American attempt at Street Fighter, can it?

» Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/news/gackt-headlines-live-action-sengoku-basara::11399.html
» Tagged In: #community showcase, #Date Masamune, #diary of a gamer girl, #GACKT, #Hayashi Kento, #japanese, #live adaptation, #Nobunaga, #Sanada Yukimura., #Sengoku Basara, #Takeda Kouhei

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g1 DISCUSSIONS

Board_games_r_evil

June 25, 2012 - 10:16pm

i hope this is one of those movies where it's so bad it's good rather than so bad it's sad

Andrej

June 25, 2012 - 1:24pm

Gackt is not Visual Kei.

But that 'stache looks awesome on him.

Kenshiro3

June 25, 2012 - 2:47pm

actually he was/is as a former member of Malice Mizer

Akiterra

June 25, 2012 - 6:56pm

^ What he said. <(^.^)> I think GACKT left the band before 2000. Can't remember exactly though.

Alpha Unit

June 25, 2012 - 12:09pm

It's been awhile Akiterra...Oh, and you're avatar...It's....Yeah.

Akiterra

June 25, 2012 - 6:56pm

Hey. I likes mah "goombies". XD

Gaijin Goombah

June 26, 2012 - 8:31am

As do I. ROFL!!!

Alpha Unit

June 25, 2012 - 9:05pm

I'm sorry, but we're two different species. Those are a fine pair of... Yeah. But I'm a human, so I'm a bit grossed out.

Akiterra

July 2, 2012 - 10:10pm

Don't be 'jelly bro. XD

Gaijin Goombah

June 25, 2012 - 12:39pm

XDDDD

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Hello, I'm Akiterra. Just a name I kinda came up with back in high school when I used to play Diablo II and the name just kinda stuck with me so I just use it everywhere. Call me Aki if you like, or 'Terra', whatever works best (although I prefer Aki <(^.^)> ). That little chibi-Kirby-face thing is kinda my signature online since I always use with my name.

I'm probably what you consider a casual gamer nowadays. I played World of Warcraft for about four years and even raided "hardcore" for about two years total, which was fun but it stopped being fun when it started to feel like a second job and the drama involved in MMOs just wanted to make me slit my wrists. Stopped playing when Cata hit, came back and played for a few months afterwards, and then quit for good December 2010 (YAYS!). I've purposely avoided anything that even remotely resembles an MMO. Playing online with close friends or friends of friends is fine, I don't want to deal like the anonymity that cause individuals to act like little children. Actually gave my wow account to a co-worker since they still play. No use letting it collect dust. I'm currently bouncing between Mega Man Battle Network 3 (white and blue versions for GBA), Plants Vs Zombies (DS & PC), Super Princess Peach (DS), Chrono Trigger (DS), Final Fantasy III (DS), and Mega Man Battle Network 5 (DS), Left For Dead 2 (PC), and Sims 3 (PC). I tend to play multiple games and will jump back and forth between them. I have trouble just playing one game at a time and finishing it before I move to something else. I just get bored easily and have to constantly have my mind doing something or I feel like I'm going crazy. But going back and replaying a game isn't difficult since I'm also easily amused. Being both easily bored and easily amused makes my life interesting. <(^.^)> I also enjoy playing the 'old-school' games from the wonderful NES days. You know, when the games were actually pretty difficult and unforgiving. I enjoy the challenge so BRING IT BITCHES! <(^.^)>

If I had to choose one game, just one game to play for the rest of my life, it would be Chrono Trigger. It was one of the first RPGs I ever played as a child (the US release, which I dad picked up at a garage sale of all places) and I've been hooked ever since. I still have my old SNES cartridge and also have the DS release as well. I never got the PS release due to the fact I gave my PS2 away before I got it (never had time to play so, meh). The SNES release is still the best and will always be the best in my heart. <3

I am sucker for all things cute and fuzzy, esp. cats and dogs (Bachelor's in Animal Science :D) and have taken a liking to my "girly" side (I even traded my DSi for a baby pink DSLite - for the pinkness and GBA compatibility). Don't be fooled by my sweetness; I can be bitch if provoked. >:D It doesn't happen often but I'm being a bitch, then you've done something to deserve it. Once provoked, good Aki goes out the window and evil Aki comes out to play. Oh my that sounded really dirty... <(^.^)>

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