What starts as a survival story against man-eating giants evolves into a massive political thriller and a meditation on the cycle of hatred. It is widely considered one of the greatest stories of the decade.
Based on the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. This is the fictionalized story of Miyamoto Musashi, arguably the greatest swordsman in Japanese history.
Denji is a poor teenager who hunts demons (Devils) with his pet chainsaw devil, Pochita, to pay off his Yakuza debt. He is betrayed and killed, but Pochita fuses with him, allowing Denji to turn his limbs into chainsaws.
If Shonen is Saturday morning cartoons, Seinen is Sunday night HBO. These series deal with mature themes, moral ambiguity, and often tragic endings.