Reviews

This was a magnificent show, a true adventure for the both the viewers and characters. For those who have seen this directors other top rated shows, you will know you'll be in for a treat. The show features talented swordsmen who embark on a journey in search for a samurai that not many people have knowledge of. Beautiful animation for the sword fights will for sure get any viewer immersed in the each episode as they battle their way to find this rumored samurai. Also I would like to add that this show has more realistic fight scenes, so no wall runs or standing on water. Which for this show I loved, cause one can only take so much generic shounen action scenes.

Story:
So I've heard a few people say this show has no story, and that each episode is filler. I want to say that this show is episodic at times, but the 'filler' is just what they do on their journey. So the story takes place in the Edo period of Japan, so it's all swords and fun from there. When a couple of samurai wonder into a restaurant they stumble across a couple of no good baddies, so the two stir things up into a fight and now the town wants to get rid of them. While the fight goes on a girl who works at the restaurant decides to hire them to help her find a samurai she barely knows anything about. From there the story is about their quest to find the samurai.

Characters:
These characters were amazing, they had such a nice background story that I felt attached to the three dearly. All three vary differently, they are an unlikely group that yet fit together so perfectly well. The introductions were nice, as well as appearance and attitude. I know characters are supposed to be distinctive, but this show did that to a nice level. I could write about these wonderful characters all night, but I'd rather keep the review short, so just know that the characters are great.

Art:
The style was pretty nice, a good change from the generic look of characters and environment. All characters, side and main, had an amazing design to their appearance as well as attire. The overall appearance were fitting well to match their personality. The audio used for the show was also artistic, for the transitions from scene to scene. There was a nice use of hip hop beats as well as record scratches and the occasional beat box. An impressive sound choice for a wonderful show.

Overall:
I enjoyed the show to its fullest, and I'm sad that the story had to end there. The show had me yearning for more, and to me when a show does that it fulfills its job to be a grand show. I loved the show and recommend it to anyone who loves beautiful action scenes and fun characters.

Pros: Fun show, sit back and relax, good laughs and nice story
Cons: Some conveniences, you'll notice them.