anime films

[Richard Johnson]

How about a list of favorite anime ninja and samurai films? Like Ninja Scroll and so on.

I know, I'm a sick puppy but really, I watch lesbian vampire porn while I sew my kimonos... hmmm, could explain the strangly designed Mon I wear<g>.

[bobO]

lesbian vampire porn? that's very disturbing, in that I didn't know about it.Anyway besides ninja scroll I've been watching, basilisk,&7 samurai and afro samurai.I like the premise of afro samurai,there's a number 1 and a number 2 only #2 can fight #1 but everybody gets a whack at #2.Good stuff.

[gypes37]

Ninja Scroll, Samurai x and all related. Kamui no ken is a must see, Peacemaker, Samurai deeper kyo. These are on my opinion the best samurai and ninja related anime out there.

[Dotanuki]

gypes,
Glad to see you finally made it back!=D>

I Missed Ya!!>:D<

[Yaso]

Samurai Champloo was good.

[gypes37]

Thanks Dotanuki, its been a long time. I forgot about Champloo, very good show.

[tanukimario]

Here's one that nobody knows.

Shura no Toki! :o

And my personal favorite, Rurouni Kenshin! (and Samurai X and the OVA's included with that)

Peacemaker was awesome though. :D

[gypes37]

Shura no Toki seemed promising but i only saw about 3 episodes. I have to with kenshin as well.... ultimate replay value, i have seen the entire series about 4 times now.

[Nanshoji]

My favs are Basilisk, Samuai X, Samurai Deeper Kyo( although I like the manga better cas people tend to mess up stuff in the anime), Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Champloo, and Naruto(no one ever seems to like Naruto). Thats all I can think of at the moment. What is the title of the movie where kenshin and kaurou are older and they have a son and kenshin dies at the end due to some wierd disease he has? I almost cried when I saw that cas he was the greatest swordsmen and he died cas of a dumb disease. Also, why cant he remember his name and why does his cross scar disappear when he dies?

[RedZorak]

*WARNING* Thar be spoilers in yonder post. *WARNING*

The movie you are thinking of is Samurai X: Reflection. The disease I believe is TB. He has amnesia because of the ship wreck, which is why he can't remember. The reason his scar disappears is what we in the business call "symbolism," and it is symbolic of the fact that he has atoned for his wrongdoings as an assassin.

[Brian Brazier]

I need the opionion of some anime fans, is Afro Samurai good? I have also looked into Samurai Champloo (Box Set) along with Rurouni Kenshin, what are all the variations of Kenshin (Box Sets if applicable)

[Dotanuki]

Brian,
Anime is strange, when it isn't geared toward a younger audience it is really good. But as an adult, I find most of it too juvenile for my tastes.
Samurai Champloo is probably the best of all the TV anime, The storyline is great, very engaging and humorous, I have seen every episode, and I would watch all a second time. I have seen all of Afro Samurai also, [Samuel Jackson!] it is good also, but strange. Reminds me some, of the black rappers who put out the Kung Fu movies. Both of these are worth getting.
The others I have not seen, so cannot comment on. One thing I have noticed though, is Japanese Horror anime always seems geared toward adults. With extreme violence and sexual content it is definitly not for the young.

[bobO]

I really like Afro samurai,just don't think they did very many episodes.

[Brian Brazier]

5 I think, I checked out some of the directors commentary, each episode was around $1,000,000.00, they probably had to wait and see if the first 5 would pay off

[bobO]

I hope they make more .I'll watch em.Got some stuff set to record on Tivo,off the IFC channel. I'll let you know if it's any good.Just watched a great Doc on samurai.Called The Samurai on the history channel.A must watch! Go to history channel.com for the particulars.

[RedZorak]

I need the opionion of some anime fans, is Afro Samurai good? I have also looked into Samurai Champloo (Box Set) along with Rurouni Kenshin, what are all the variations of Kenshin (Box Sets if applicable)

Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai are good. Kenshin is sort of a toss up. Some people like the anime, some prefer the manga. In the series, after the Kyoto arc, it becomes fillers for the rest of the series. The movies, which are the Samurai X films, are excellent.

[Brian Brazier]

thanks Red I am gonna pickup Afro Samurai this week, then I will check out Samurai X

[bobO]

Just watched Kenshin the anime series very good(explains where they came up with that reverse katana thing), easy to watch,just didn't know they had so many! Call out to Brian, do you know where I can pick up the movie,Ame Agaru,cheap? Also I have yojimbo coming,can't wait! Thanks

[Brian Brazier]

http://app.vendio.com/storefront?view=ITEM_DETAIL&lid=286684480&cid=22952129&mode=1 this isn't an easy one to come by, keep in mind these are DVR copies of the movie, I am unsure of how good the video transfer is, but I have bought from her before and never had a problem. Why this film hasn't been released in the US or by the Criterion Collection is strange, especially since it was written by Akira Kurosawa. I will also contact the guys at Animeigo and see if they know what happed to this film, or if they could try and get the license to it for production

[bobO]

Thank You, Brian I knew I went to the right guy with this.

[Brian Brazier]

Your Welcome Bobo, have you seen that movie? I hadn't heard about it till you asked, it looks good

[Brian Brazier]

Also Afro Samurai and Samurai X were great, they are quickly becoming some of my favorits

[bobO]

Your Welcome Bobo, have you seen that movie? I hadn't heard about it till you asked, it looks good Brian, Nope just heard about it and watched the clips on youtube.Which surprizes me as I thought I've seen every thing Akria has done.From what I've seen it looks like a must have. I'll have to check my dvd players to see if any of them play dvr's. Couldn't find it on Netflix.

[Firehand10k]

If the DVR is finallized correct when made it should play in any DVD player from the last 5 yrs or so and most others.

[Brian Brazier]

You shouldnt have a problem and if you do she will return it less shipping