Product Details

• Actors: Nana Mizuki, Kosuke Toriumi, Miyuki Sawashiro, Shô Hayami, Naoki Yanagi
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Director's Cut, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Japanese, English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Run Time: 600 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UR9TDM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,088 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Basilisk - Box Set" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Contains the entire Basilisk series from the ill-fated start to finish.Feudal Japan is set to bear witness to the bloody clash of titans as two fearsome ninja tribes are unleashed one upon the other. For wretched within the Edo Castle loyalties have been severed into warring factions as two sons struggle to inherit the title of Shogun. If this rupture goes unresolved the Tokugawa kingdom will be torn apart. A solution must be found one befitting a samurai family.The Kouga and the Iga two ninja clans with four hundred years of hostilities between them meet at the request of Lord Ieyasu. There they learn that the peace forced upon them is to be broken by the whim of royalty and that the outcome of this battle will determine the next Shogun. The passions of the past quickly reignite as two scrolls are sent out into the night.Ill-fated is this event indeed for lovers stand with hands entwined as travesty approaches on the wings of a hawk. Reared from birth as sworn enemies Gennosuke and Oboro each the heir of these rival clans seek lasting peace between their peoples. But the terms have been set and two lists seal their destinies. Two lists from which a name can only be crossed out in blood.No mercy will be spared to the enemy...System Requirements:Run Time: 600 minutes Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400085161 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-1555-2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth twice the Price., March 16, 2008

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Jay F. Grissom "JF" (San Diego, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basilisk - Box Set (DVD)

The box set itself is the finest I own, but the contents make this an absolute jewel. This is wonderfully amazing stuff.

This work will pull the entire spectrum of emotions from you. Love, hate, anger, outrage, excitement, humor... and sadness. (Everything but boredom)

The characters are deep and inspiring.
The artwork is amazing.
The "Romeo and Juliet" theme is absolutely heart wrenching...
The music is seemingly rich with tradition. (I say seemingly because it sounds very traditional to me, but I'm no real judge of that type of thing.)

This is another amazing anime you really shouldn't miss.

The women are voluptuous, sexy, and strangely genuine for all of the fantasy that this anime demonstrates.

The men are heroic and majestic and again very honest for this class of animation.

I highly recommend this to anyone who can taste a "bitter sweet" story and bask in it. You have to be able to stomach high degrees of turmoil and human devastation at a very personal level to really appreciate this. The anguish and pain is in stark contrast to the backdrop of love and peace that our two lovers share and desire for their clans.

The families on both sides demonstrate amazing levels of warmth when dealing with their own people. Yet, they also display powerful aggression when confronting each other. This make them very human, and makes it easy to like even the most terrible characters.

This one is not for kids, and I think it may have left me emotionally scared for life... hehe

The story is rich and it also speaks to the horrors that people on the "front line" experience because of "the abuse of power" by those who pursue politics before compassion.

This is truly an anime that delivers on everything. The story, the creativity, a sense of belief, and an honest way of telling the story is very striking.

In this case "you get what you pay for" really doesn't do this justice... I think here you get MUCH, MUCH more than you pay for.

It is fantastic, do yourself a favor and get it. You will find it to be a remarkable journey.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard-Core Ninja Action Anime, November 15, 2007

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Rich "xman" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basilisk - Box Set (DVD)

The brief description given from the amazon website pretty much gives for the most part the storyline of the series.The animation and audio are by far the best for most series anime the subplots are also very well done.I would like to tell most viewers about the smaller subplots but it would take to long to explain the very core of the ninja characters suffice it to say both the Kouga and Iga ninjas have personal tragedies either in past conflicts with each other or because of the current contest their now competing against each other with.This series is not for children as there is a near rape scene in one episode and a near hentai scene on another episode there is no outright nudity to much except for a few quick topless shots here and there.The dvd video comes in widescreen format and 5.1 english audio or 2.0 japanese audio.The english and japanese voice actors do a superb job with this series and the ending at the end of this though very heart-breaking is one that truly fit with the story.The price of this set is high but if you like anime like Samurai 7 or the movie Shinobi Heart Under Blade this set would be great for your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fun anime, September 12, 2007

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S. Song (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basilisk - Box Set (DVD)

This anime series tackles the conflict between two ninja clans and is tastefully done. Underneath the bloody fights between the ninjas is a simple story that unlies the entire series. I find the characters believable and enjoy the development of the story. I consider it one of the animes that should be watched by anime lovers who are into the fighting genre.