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| I'm just glad it is over. There were just way too many things that were bothering me... The animation, the continuity issues, the underdevelopment of characters, and the lack of Unity and shallowness of the different plotlines were all things that bothered me. Did anyone notice that the OST sounds like a rip off of the Inuyasha OST? I realize its not, but really, it sound too alike to me. Just I can get through some really lack luster anime if it excels in any area, plot or animation or comedy or characters, etc., but this just didn't really have anything great going on. I think I will stop at that. I don't know about you, but I didn't really care when any of the characters died, which is a very bad sign for an anime I am watching. |
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| It was a good anime, the fighting, the soundtrack ... all OK! Like the most of you already mentioned, the lovestory was kinda bad .... in the original movie the young samurai stays with the girl in the village, goddamnit Katsushirooooooooooooooo!!!! |
| Poor Kiku. I was not expecting him to die, and all that was left were his shoes. It added a disturbing quality to his noble sacrifice. Was happy that Momotaro survived to go back to Yukino. Natsu12345 said: 7Deuce86 said: Biggest question mark was with Kirara. Kambei can't reciprocate her feelings, and Katsushiro is off being a samurai, so she just becomes a simple farm girl? I would love it if Kirara falls for Katsushiro. Yeah, I'm still not sure what Kirara's feelings are. In that last scene between the two of them, Katsu basically said he went into battle because he loved her, but couldn't become a true warrior until he pushed aside that same love. Her tears were either in response to knowing she couldn't have him anymore (meaning she does have feelings for him), or it was just a further expression of her guilt for what she indirectly did to him. Personally, I like the first interpretation, because I was really rooting for the two of them as a couple from the very start. It's why I wanted to strangle her for her reaction to Katsu kissing her and why I almost laughed when Kambei rejected her right before the battle. I would have liked to see a little afterward scene, maybe showing Momotaro returning to the Firefly Inn, Katsushiro or Kambei's travels, or even Katsu coming back to the village to satiate my Katsu x Kirara pairing. Overall, pretty good series. |
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judojon said: Trepefan said: in the original movie the young samurai stays with the girl in the village, goddamnit Katsushirooooooooooooooo!!!! Wait, I don't remember this in the original movie. Yeah, I don't remember this either. I believe he either left with the other two or went alone, but I'm pretty sure he didn't stay. Anyway, this was a slightly above average anime. I think what really hurt it is that it was a very subpar adaptation of a classic movie, to the point that the series actually got a bit better when it started straying on it's own after Gorobe's death. Still, nothing profound or particularly engrossing. Just a series to pass the time. Well, at least the ending is as good as the original movie's. |
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zzz1989 said: TRUE that!!! the anime had a great story line and action scene. But it was a very sad love story ending. I really hoped that Kirara end up with Katsushiro. that would have made it in my top list :( They should have made 2 versions of the ending Bolded: True, it would make it to the top of my list if they ended up together, especially when I am a huge fan of samurai theme. ohhey said: I suppose I liked the ending of this anime but I was really hoping for a Kirara and Katsushiro ending. When it showed Katsushiro going off to be a samurai I was really hoping for a post credit scene where after Katsushiro had been gone for a long time fighting he finally comes back to the village and ends up with Kirara, I don't know if that sounds like a silly ending but it would have really made me love the ending to this show. True!! Me too!! Nikoko said: Poor Kiku. I was not expecting him to die, and all that was left were his shoes. It added a disturbing quality to his noble sacrifice. Was happy that Momotaro survived to go back to Yukino. Natsu12345 said: 7Deuce86 said: Biggest question mark was with Kirara. Kambei can't reciprocate her feelings, and Katsushiro is off being a samurai, so she just becomes a simple farm girl? I would love it if Kirara falls for Katsushiro. Yeah, I'm still not sure what Kirara's feelings are. In that last scene between the two of them, Katsu basically said he went into battle because he loved her, but couldn't become a true warrior until he pushed aside that same love. Her tears were either in response to knowing she couldn't have him anymore (meaning she does have feelings for him), or it was just a further expression of her guilt for what she indirectly did to him. Personally, I like the first interpretation, because I was really rooting for the two of them as a couple from the very start. It's why I wanted to strangle her for her reaction to Katsu kissing her and why I almost laughed when Kambei rejected her right before the battle. I would have liked to see a little afterward scene, maybe showing Momotaro returning to the Firefly Inn, Katsushiro or Kambei's travels, or even Katsu coming back to the village to satiate my Katsu x Kirara pairing. Overall, pretty good series. While I'd like to believe it's the former, what I saw and what I understood was the latter. It was her feeling of guilt or something that made her teared up, sadly! |
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| i liked the anime badass fighting a bit of love story and some comady what i didnt liked that the end didnt had so much info about what is going to be what happens with kambe and shiruji,how kamachi doing as a water priest,what kirara will do now but overall a good anime 8.5/10 |
| i got no gif for my signature..... imagine some cool swords clashing and light and fighting everywhere! |
| Honestly, I wish I could like this series more but the whole mixture of a historical setting and mecha at the same time killed it for me along with a few of the characters. Kirara also pissed me off quite a bit..*sigh* for her decisions. Overall, 5/10. The OST is brilliant though. |
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| 6/10 I lowered my rating because of romance aspect. Katsushiro was already rejected by Kirara in that kissing scene episode. I'm right after all she's in love with Kanbei. |
| Well that sure escalated quickly in these last two episodes! Quite the intense battle I must say, really impressive and filled with action! All in all a proper final battle for this series, but the recklessness of killing of some characters was a bit meh. That said, still a good series in general. |
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| That was depressing Kikuchiyo shouldn't have died. They killed the best ones from the 7. I bet that if Katsuhiro had died instead of Gorobei in that moment the 6 would have survived. 7/10 |
| a very very underrated show, unfortunately. |
| Mixed feelings about that one. It's one of Gonzo's better anime, I think, as it was delivering on being a warrior surprisingly well, and I didn't even feel that they had completely wasted the second half (but they always do), only haf-wasted maybe. The last battle felt quite satisfying, the series have great action in general. It's otlandish, sure, but if you accept that, you may find that it blends realistic with outlandish in a way that is rather stylish. The series don't give an impression of being a "foder" anime, and it seems like they wanted to include things for all ages audience, as represented by heroes, which is nice. There are different approaches to fighting, and there is more than one romance to root for. Naturally, the main focus is on Kirara-kun one, which is ironic in how it ended. I was under the impression that Kirara had fallen for the younger one, and suddenly - WTF!? The girl is weird. I can't say if it was by design, or just a way to add more drama and adhere to NO HAPPY ENDINGS code of Gonzo. I wanted to forget the origin of the series as I watched it, since it was quite satisfactory most of the way, and it has more substance than your average anime - 8/10 in my book. If not for the SAMURAI theme, we might have gotten a better romance, but (although nowhere specifically stated than samurai can't marry) it seems that heterosexual relationships - even romantic ones! - seem to be in some way against the nature of samurai. And since being samurai is what both Katsushiro and Kanbei want (or can't help), no romance for them. It's rather bitter, because Katsu seem to want it with the girl, but since they made her fall for Kanbei, he can't. Looks like a way of making the young one "tougher", so he can become another Kanbei in time. Hardly something I care about being more of in the world, you know. At least the peasants had won. And the other couples are happy. But since I don't exactly believe in Kirara's route, it's a bitter ending, not because of some samurai dying, or even Komachi's romance ending like that, but rather out of pointlessness of Katsu sticking to a way of the past, being "too attached to his sword". It is as they say "a way" not the destination, however, it is the cause they defended that made samurai leads likable, not their way or aloofness. From the first appearance of Katsu I believed he was about a worthy cause (and that it might lead to his downfall even), not the other way around, like, you know: "I am a samurai, and thus I will fight any war, just because". It's like a character growth in reverse. Or maybe he's out helping the innocent, in the end, idk. I can't even say if his heart is truly broken or just bruised. That kind of uncertainty surely doesn't add to charm of the series. |
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