Omi and Nagakado's epic downgrade compared to the 80s show.

Yeah, it's a shame really.
Original Omi was fantastic, a very inticing character from his first scene to his last scene. We meet him as this villaineous, hateful murderer who just beheads some poor peasant over, to us, nothing... and later our protagonist gifts him the love of his life in an incredible act of kindness, respect and friendship. Their arc and dynamic was beautiful and the actor portraying Omi absolutely nailed the part.

But in Shegun, all that matters not! So enjoy your soy-boy variations of all these characters and now admire how literally every noteworthy woman in this show casually swings naginatas around, you bigot. The force is female.

70% lower sperm count and testosterone downgrade
Look at J-Pop - that's where Japan is at right now - same goes for Korea

The characters both exist in the book and are different than the counterparts in either TV series. Both parts are a shadow of what they were in the book.

In the book, Naga was 19. The actor Shin Takuma in the 1980 series was 24 and looked older. In the 2024 series, actor Yuki Kura was the same age and looked younger in my opinion. In the book and the 2024 series, Naga was loyal and skilled, but impetuous. Naga of the book did not get his ass killed by slipping on a rock and breaking his skull. In the book, Toranaga ordered Naga to be Blackthorne's friend after Mariko's died.

I don't recall Omi's age in the book. But I do prefer the performance of his character in the 1980 series over that in 2024. Again Omi of the book is more violent, he beheaded the man in the beginning for refusing to bow after Omi insulted Christians. The book also had him hacking the peasant to pieces.