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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is some old anime, 1989 to be exact. So when people bellyache about it not being up to snuff technically, then there's why. If you judge it by other anime of that period, then it holds up just fine.
The story is meant to be moody and semi-cryptic (imagine that! cryptic anime!) and when I watched it at about 3AM it genuinely weirded me out. There is much deceit and decadence, and the traditionally clueless main character, questing though he's not quite sure why or how.
Surely this is no Ninja Scroll or Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin), the storytelling aspect is not nearly as well done. But on a more basic level of horror and intrigue, it succeeds well. I think it all depends on what you're expecting when you first view the film. Don't approach Blood Reign thinking you're in for the second coming of Akira and you will be pleased. But it certainly is not for kids, unless you want your kids watching ground-dwelling beasts emerge up through the bloody corpses of freshly killed drunken thieves.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Contrary to what other people say, the animation is quite lovely. People are comparing it to modern standards, so of course it is not up to par if you look at it like that, but for it's time, the animation is superb.
The storyline, while not as developed as many other animes I have seen (Evangelion, Love Hina, etc), was enough to keep me interested so that I have watched it a few times over. Also, contrary to what some other people have said, the story is not confusing whatsoever.
So if you are interested in seeing more action then story, then pick this one up. But, if you want massly developed characters and intrigue, this isn't for you.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Yoma is a twinbladed sword. On one side it's very bloody, there is ninja action and horror but with his mystical and sometimes calm story, his changing colours which are mostly of a darker nature it will more attract people who like dark fairy tales then ones who expect and want to see a good action movie. If you're in search for a good action flick with ninja/monster thematics you should stop reading here right now and go buy ninja scroll, cause this movie might dissapoint you. Yoma is also a melancholic flavoured ghost story about everlasting friendship and love that's stronger than death as well as other pathetic stuff. Romantic natures who might think now that it might be worth a try should mind the fact that there is a lot of blood and brutality as well, though it lacks the typical rapture scenes that are used most of the adult animes (which is a very good point i think). That leaves a small audience and that might be, in addition to it's age, the reason why it's not that successful and why people are so different in their opinions about it. I think it's a very good picture, cause i like dark fairytales with mystical and frightning elements as well as the era of the samurai and ninja clans. The moody colouring which might appear dull to some viewer fits the actual moments in the movie quite well i think (when you're outside at night you might notice sometimes that all around you seems to be singlecoloured or at least dominated by a certain colour). The music fits great, there is mystical music when something strange is happening, fight music when the yoma appear and Hikage has to fight em and dramatic music for the memory and love parts. Of course some things could have done better (i for myself hate the part where hikage is reminded of his childhood where he used to run trough the green fields with his best friend - nothing against scenes like that but it's repeated a lot and then always the same like a filler or something - they could have improved that a lot by using someway different scenes at least), but due to the nice characters (hikage is my favourite anime ninja ever, his skills and usage of weapons is quite unique in the genre - the redhaired aya of the second part is a kinda stereotype character in the story, but a really cute one - the yoma with their mighty arrogance who see nothing but food and tools in humans), the bitter-romantic plot (the end is someway really touching), the stunning fight scenes and the nice music it's one of my alltime favourite animes, maybe just BECAUSE it's so full of opposing elements and different from straight styled pictures.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Diffrent Ninja Anime
Not perfect but, great mystery surounds the whole movie because the Yoma are never fully explained. There could have been more conflict and fighting. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jason Burnham
Dark Fantasy, Demons and Violence for the win ;)
Love this one. The things that make me really enjoy this one is the dark tone and colors of the movie, creepy music, awesome demon character designs, and the main character, a... Read more
Published 5 months ago by steve
A true gem from the glory days.
My first experience with this anime was back in the late 90's when I was still very young. This was back when they started showing ova's on cinimax late nights. Read more
Published on January 22, 2010 by Michael Schock
curse of the yoma review
i saw this movie ages ago and have been searching for it since, finally found and rented it on netflix and plan to buy it on amazon. Read more
Published on February 16, 2008 by P. A. Hesse
better then average
Not perfect but, great mystery surrounds the whole movie because the Yoma are never fully explained. Read more
Published on August 25, 2005 by Ronnie Clay
Nubidu's Anime review
This movie blows. 2 episodes only - which will leave you uncertain about where this is going and where it all began.
Published on August 1, 2005 by Nouhad J. Kalmoni
Unfulfilled promise...
Much in this production promised well, but alas this promise goes unfulfilled...
The film has a fairly strong sense of style that is kept up throughout, but is lacking in... Read more
The film has a fairly strong sense of style that is kept up throughout, but is lacking in... Read more
Published on November 14, 2004 by Giacomo C.
Blood Reign
This Movie had good sound, thats it.
Published on January 2, 2003
Boring movie, medicore animation
This movie was the first one to teach me that once a film is transfered to the DVD format, it's picture quality does'nt necessarily have to be remastered to cause a more enjoyable... Read more
Published on November 30, 2001 by GAL ABIRI
Dear Lord I can't believe I wasted money on this.
As in all things there are good and there are bad. Anime is no exception, while i've seen some great anime with unique stories, adult plots, and cutting edge animation I'd have to... Read more
Published on November 20, 2001 by "genner"
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