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Aug 18, 2014 6:10 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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This was... very special. The dub was "special", the plot was "special" and the characters were very "special". This is probably Dezaki's worst work.
Jojolion anime when?
Aug 21, 2014 8:26 AM
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I didn't even realise you made this LOL.
This was a masterpiece. At every turn I was thinking, who is this character? What could possibly happen next? This anime had my mind working in overdrive to keep up with the literal masterpiece that was being contrived in front of my very own eyes.
Topped off with Dub that's sweeter than a cherry on a cake, villains that make stab wounds look like fairy dust and an ending cliffhanger stronger than The Sapranos, this anime blew me away.
13/10 had a Yuri sex scene.
CraftyAug 21, 2014 8:30 AM
Aug 11, 2016 1:24 PM
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I actually enjoyed this quite a bit, even if the plot is not exactly tidy. The action was good, and I liked the character designs. Seems people do not like the dub. I found the dub nothing to write home about, but acceptable. Shuranosuke's voice was actually quite good though.
Sep 10, 2016 11:48 AM
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I liked the part where nothing got explained ever aka the whole movie.
Nov 12, 2017 12:18 AM
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Tenth said:
I liked the part where nothing got explained ever aka the whole movie.

Maybe you should have paid attention?

- Seki ninja attack and steal princess from the Nakura clan to get the Ginryu sword
- main character walks by and easily kills the tiger that was used as a diversion for the attack --> Nakura clan notices his skills and hires him to lead the exchange
- Himiko ninjas are introduced, they want the sword as well
- exchange happens, main character manages to get away unscathed thanks in part to the Himiko ninjas attacking the Seki ninjas at the same time
- Himiko ninjas manage to get the sword
- another character, an assassin, is introduced
- main character drops off the princess at her place -> Nakura clan want him dead after successful mission (because honor and being too close to princess -> princess intervenes)
- Nakura clan wants to hire him for some mission again (likely to get the sword back) but for obvious reasons, the main character refuses
- main character meets assassin at the end, both talk about looking for a place to die

It's obvious that this is a teaser for the original work but they put enough material in the movie to explain everything (and the story definitely makes sense).
May 10, 2020 10:04 AM
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It's really not as bad as the rating would make you think. And Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino are demi-gods.
May 16, 2020 4:25 PM
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This was just awful. It made no sense at all. The animation wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but it certainly was inconsistent.
Dec 6, 2020 2:57 PM
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What? In some ways this felt more like a prequel. That said, I enjoyed it.

5/10

raised the initial score because of yuri action and Rikiishi who made a guest appearance

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Mar 20, 2024 4:29 PM
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Loved the story, too bad they left it unfinished, cool art-style and the fight scenes were amazing, I'd love to watch a whole series of it,
I'll give it an 8, this was a really good OVA.
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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