Juubee Ninpuuchou: Ryuuhougyoku-hen

I'm a big fan of ninja and samurai stuff and a big fan the Ninja Scroll movie so was interested in the series and after watching the series can see why it is not liked. Now i did not expect it to be as good as the film but thought it might have been better than it actually came out like.

However I cannot fully dislike the series but I cannot fully like it either as its just luke warm all the way through, there is nothing grabs the viewers attention. It is better than Shigurui but not by much.

This series could have been good but ... fails, so so buy or watch the film but only watch the series if there is nothing else to watch.

The movie was absolutely splendid & has no significant connection to the series,So do watch It If you are into Samurai/Ninja based supernatural animes but The Anime series failed miserably to deliver the enjoyment I got from the Movie,So The Series was a huge dissapointment.
The Series story revolves around a princess who is supposedly the key to unlocking an ancient treasure & two clans fighting agains each other to acquire that treasure while a wandering Samurai gets dragged into the clash between them & so on.
The Animation/Artstyle was standard enough considering the time when It came out,Madhouse Studios Productiom BTW.
The action scenes were too short ... & too simple..Several ninja's that appear with individual supernatural powers were amusing but they failed to bring out the enjoyment during fights..Just some plain action scenes with no Twists whatsoever.
One of the good things about this anime was the soundtracks which was Perfect for this kind of anime.

Very cheap overly heroised freebooter support characters, picked up by the main character on the roadside... A common point of shounen animes sadly.

The anime is supposed to follow one single storyline but since the plot is kind of falling apart there is an episodic feeling. It doesnt have the depth of Basilisk for sure. It is more like a showdown anime. Show gives you no clue about evil doers. There are just some problem guys that needs to be sliced up.. You could call it your average half-season anime, saves the day..
If you want to put your brain into powersave mode and wanna see some ... slice action I guess you could give it a try.

This show reminds me of a few:

*Basilisk
*Dororo
* a tiny pinch of Demon Slayer
* a single grain of Samurai champloo
* and also, I cant stop thinking about Zoro because of Jubei's unique skill haha

Decent production but falls behind the most in its league.