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Ninja Scroll: The Series - Ultimate Collection

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2 star:		(5)
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This series, i think, follows on after the movie. Jubei, after desroying the eight devil's but losing Kagero, finds himself in yet another adventure as his swordsmanship has become famous. He promises a ninja to keep the sacred Dragon stone safe and to give it to the light maiden. But two waring ninja clans also want the stone. Now Jubei must keep the saftey of his new friends (including a return for Dakoan)and the Dragon stone until they find the light maiden. With superb animation, breathtaking battles, and a whole host of characters that really fit, this series has it all for the action anime/manga lover. A must have for all anime fans everywhere and i would definitley recomend it to anyone.

Buy it and enjoy.

When I bought this series I though it would continue from where the movie took off. I was wrong, but delightfully so. The story in the series is awesome!!! Its nothing like the movies, but the introduction to so many villans (deamons) and good guys presents a whole new out look at Jubei. He is still one bad dude in the series. I wouls Highly recommend this series to any Ninja Scroll lover!!! The action is just as awesome as the movie, and the blood is to die for!!! Five stars hands down.

This series is a great follow-up to the classic film. For those who love action, Ninja Scroll has that and more! Even beyond the many and varied monsters that the protagonist Jubei encounters, what's truly amazing about the series is the balance between action, drama, and humor. I've been watching anime for years, and I was still blown away Ninja Scroll TV!

Any fan of great packages will appreciate the treatment of the box set. The artwork (which you can't see from the outside) is gorgeous and vivid, and the Limited Edition version comes in a shiny silver case with a really sweet Jubei action figure. The bonus fourth disc has some cool stuff, the best being a video tour of Mad House Animation Studio, and the audio commentary tracks a close second. I'm really pleased with this set, and I recommend it to anyone who's a fan of either Ninja Scroll or cool anime sets in general.

This box set is an ultimate treat for any anime lover, especially this Ninja Scroll fan. Since the release of The Series I have been anticipating a collection like this. And this was definitely worth the wait. The box set includes all 13 episodes of The Series along with a bonus disc. The bonuses are cool, but I really enjoyed the tour of Mad House, I'd love to work there.

The Limited Version includes a metal tin that's really cool and a really detailed action figure of Jubei, who looks ready to take on G.I. Joe. But the best part has to be the images on the interior case. They include several colorful depictions of Jubei in action, yes there is a lot of red ink.

I recommend this box set to any anime fan, especially all of you Ninja Scroll lovers. Even if you have some of the individuals, this box set is too cool to pass up and a definite centerpiece of any anime fans collection.....

..... I'm disapointed in how the series turned out. In the movie, The 8 devil's had supernatural type power's. In the Series, the demons, have a more Futureistic type power. They seem to have a more Alien and Robotic power than the historic type abilities. I won't go into very many detail's, simplely because any true Anime fan will purchase this anyway. I will admit the Artistic value of the series is excellent, Although some charecters seem younger while others seem older. I suggest a try it before you buy it. Local Blockbuster's are ignorant so try a service like Netflix.com to preview. I wish i'd listen to my own advice sometimes LOL.

Thats right! When I watch this I see heavy influences of western animation which for one make question wether this is an anime or a western cartoon that was created just to be played on cartoon network.

Putting the style aside this would still seem like a kid's cartoon with a simple plot, little character development and the basic formula for an episode being;

Bad guy encounter, Fight (+ Metal guitars), Bad guy defeated, Jubei Moves along... till another bad guy wants a fight and the process is repeated. This can be entertaining if you dont demand much from the show. But predictable fights equal no suspense... and ultimatley no care for what happens next.

The Music "oh god the music!" since when did they have electric guitars in feudal japan. The music isn't authentic to match the times of Jubei's adventures, its an awful clash of repetetive grunge guitar riffs, and it usually kicks in when there's a fight... I guess the director wanted to pump the action scenes up using this approach with their choice of music. It sounds very average, with synth sounds emulating pan pipes etc.

For over 4 episodes I kept hoping for something to hook me in, something to help me forget about the monotomy of encounters. But I could'nt use any more of my time on this series it fell greatly below my expectations and couldn't help feeling the main target audience for the show were early teens. So I felt like I was treated like a kid (in a condesending manner) by series. But I really can't understand why they would choose to make such a series with such a target audience. I mean, the film was an 18 so this series just made no sense to me at all.

I ask alot from my anime so I am quite demanding. If you dont have the same concerns for anime as I do, there's a chance you can find something entertaining here. Though anime's such as Blue Gender makes this 'cartoon' seem like childs play.

Yes, I bought the whole series but I dont have to watch it all. In the 5 months past since I bought it I still haven't.

im a big fan of the ninja scroll movie. and so i thought i could buy the series and see wat its like. its a good series overall but dosent live up to the movie. the soundtrack and the animation are pretty good, and of course you have intresting and original cast of bad guys. but the ending leaves you hanging and Sucks really bad. it turned me off to the whole thing. i recommend renting this series instead, but if you really like ninja scroll then go for it.

its alright didn't compare to the original movie at all and has a different art style over all not my type of anime but was defiantly good Arrived on time came as advertised metal tin and all even had a little Jubie action Figure witch was way cool. Great Job!

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The series is definitely not like the movie: different style of animation, waaaaay too many villains with weird powers not skills, and unfortunately I got bored with the hero in the first episode, so then I can not speak of the story line, maybe I'm too old and too old school. So all I can say is if you're looking for edgy, ADULT, classic anime, this series is not it, save your money.

Da scroll is sick swift slice n dice action cool charecters fun entertaining action jubei is invinsible this one is a classic