really enthusiastic about celebrity birthdays, all caps, jidaigeki opening scrawl
THE YEAR IS 1864
THE RISE OF A MIDDLE CLASS HAS BROUGHT ABOUT THE FALL OF A DYNASTY AND THE END OF AN ERA
A SAMURAI ONCE SERVANT TO ROYALTY IS FORCED TO WANDER
WITH NO MASTER TO SERVE
AND NO DEVICES OTHER THAN HIS WITS AND HIS SWORD
*scratches frantically behind ear*