One disappointing thing, however, is that because it is such a recent show, there are next to no good fansites out there about this series - except one. It's great, and though I do admit the first DVD was a bit slow and boring, the rest definitely make up for the shortcomings. Everyone is right - this series has A LOT of history - but that's a good thing, because you can be more educated when you go watch other samurai anime! Media Blasters included historical liner notes to cover all the bases of history, touched or not, in this series. I'm not Japanese, but at least I take it upon myself to read the inserts of the DVDs before watching so I know what's going on. Reason? They don't know much of anything about Japanese history. Created Wednesday, January 19 2005.Ī lot of people don't do this series a bit of justice. The art and design are above par, and my only complaint about the music is that maybe it was a bit too much during the animation, otherwise it is a great soundtrack.Ī great anime - one worth watching a few times just to make sure it all sunk in The characters themselves never go against their nature - in other words - they never go out of character to prove a point - and even the classic dark hero kyo remains a goulish fiend right up until the end, which seems to be a rarity (or at least, i'd never seen it) even at the end, i found myself going back and watching certain episodes over just to see how the puzzle all fit into place (and it does fit into place)
the plot itself is full of twists and turns, and definitely makes up for the oddly arranged battle sequences. samurai deeper kyo is definitely worth the time to sit through. Created Sunday, May 10 2009.Ī classic 'dark hero', an amazing plot line, and some of the most interesting supporting characters i've ever watched. The artwork was well above the norm and with pretty good fight scenes. It had a great plot, pretty decent soundtrack and deep, rich characters. He's probably one of the better characters in most titles similar to this. Kyo (demon eye), was an awesome character with his ruthless attitude and deep evil crimson eyes. That's what really makes this a good one. In most anime, the supporting characters don't really do anything much in terms of the plot, however, here, most of the characters adds substance and really are needed for the development of the plot as a whole. The characters were awesome, with great personalities and did well for the series. What made this a really good anime was the characters. This had an excellent plot that had me glued to the screen. As for the rest of the music, as expected, it was darker pieces with dramatic orchestra-style trumpets, drums and hard pianos. The OP was great! It had a strong female vocal to a good upbeat alternative-rock piece. Dark in style and well illustrated with good amount of details. Thus, with that argument, I suppose I can overlook the frame rate issue. and with any hand-to-hand fight scenes, you want to give the illusion of swift motion and quick jerks. It could be for the fact that we have samurai action. For the most part, the artwork was a darker style to complement the darker nature of the plot. However, after reading some of the reviews, I decided to give it a shot. Why do Kyoshiro and Kyo share the same body? Historical figures, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga, emerge in the story and the mystery of the two souls is gradually resolved.Īt first, the pics above turned me off since it looked like it featured "mechs" and the usual maid + master plot. One after another, samurai come after Onime-no-Kyo. Yuya is looking for a "man with a wound on his back" who killed her older brother. Kyoshiro and Kyo: Two spirits in one body. He pulls out his sword which he had never touched before and suddenly, Onime-no-Kyo, the legendary assassin said to have killed one thousand men with this sword, is standing there. Then he mumbles, "Here he comes," and the color of his eyes turn a deep red. As they travel together Kyoshiro tries to help Yuya catch another wanted criminal. Nevertheless, she ends up capturing Kyoshiro anyway - he is wanted for running off without paying for a meal. Amid such times Yuya Shiina, a roughneck girl who earns money by capturing outlaws, mistakes a roaming and peace-loving medicine seller Mibu Kyoshiro for the legendary wanted man "Onime-no-Kyo." But she soon realizes that she is wrong when she sees that Kyoshiro is just a weakling. The people try to recover from its aftermath and enjoy the newly attained peace. It is 1604, four years after the ↗Battle of Sekigahara, perhaps Japan's greatest civil war.
2002, Action, Fantasy, Fighting, Samurai, Swordplay, TV