Product Details

• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• 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: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: October 11, 2005
• Run Time: 650 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AC7OZ2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,443 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 10/11/2005

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Series for those who care more for character developement., February 22, 2006

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Michial A. Green "VM" (Richmond, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samurai Deeper Kyo - TV Series Perfect Collection (DVD)

Samurai Deeper Kyo isn't an anime for the Action Junkie, lovesick, or those that suffer from ADD. That is because this anime was adapted from a manga that isn't complete, and at the same time they had to finish it in 26 episodes (not an easy task) the story is quite natural in the begining, first all the root characters are introduced and the ambitions of those revealed. this seems to set you up for a story that makes you ask these questions: 1) How did Kyo end up in this predicament? 2) What purpose could Yuya play in Kyo's story? and, 3) How is a wacky story like this supposed to end? haha, all these questions are answered. one review said that the way kyo and kyoshiro ended up in the same body was never answered. He wasn't paying attention, it was dead obvious.

Now, don''t get me wrong, its not the best anime ever, but its far from bad. Pay attention, and listen to what the characters say and their relationships. Don't be one of those people who rag on a good series because of your lack of attention. If your the type who gets distracted easily or doesn't do a recap inside their own head may have to watch the series more than once to put all the pieces together. It is an anime of an unfinished manga series, so the perceptive can tell that toward the end they had to force a solid definate ending that would more than likely be better or different if they weren't limited to 26 episodes. In my book its a buy, not a must buy, but definately worth the sit down. I liked it and i'm sure if you just watch and listen, you'll like it too, or at least be satisfied. It won't make your top ten list but will be enjoyed.

Its a solid anime if your a patient person, the impatient will be too busy complaining about how much they don't know during the series(you won't truly know whats going on completely until the very end.) and many abstract concepts and ways of thinking are added to the anime.
If your familiar with Japanese history(story revolves around real life people events around the Tokugawa era.) or are a samurai fan, you'll enjoy it more than others. Its not an anime thirst quencher but it gets really close, this was an uphill batte for the developers and my respect for doing a feat such as this as well as they did makes me like the anime more. well take care people.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The slayer of a thousand men, May 1, 2010

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samurai Deeper Kyo - TV Series Perfect Collection (DVD)

At the battle of Sekigahara, the infamous Demon Eyes Kyo fought against Kyoshiro Mibu. Then a CGI meteor hit, samurai turned into monsters, and Kyo and Kyoshiro ended up being roommates in the same body.

Unfortunately, the adaptation of Akimine Kamijyo's "Samurai Deeper Kyo" doesn't really improve after that. That the scriptwriters threw out most of the manga's storyline, shuffled around what was left, and threw in a bunch of ugly shapeshifting monsters. The result is a bizarre, strangely scattered anime that's riddled with plot holes and bizarre action scenes (porn nurses? Space ninjas?).

Four years after Sekigahara, bounty hunter Yuya Shiina nabs a minor criminal, the harmless wandering medicine man Kyoshiro Mibu. But she soon finds out that Kyoshiro has another personality inside him -- Demon Eyes Kyo. And though Kyoshiro is usually the dominant personality, it doesn't take long for Kyo to come out (seemingly for good).

Oh, and unsurprisingly Kyo wants his body back, but doesn't know where it is. He and Kyoshiro also seem to have a connection to a young woman named Sakuya.

But it turns out that there are a lot of people (and monstrous shapeshifting kenyou) entangled with Kyo/Kyoshiro as well -- along with the femme fatale Okuni and ambitious ex-general Yukimura Sanada, Kyo and Yuya venture into the deadly Sea of Trees to find a mysterious man known as "His Majesty," but must fight a group of superpowered kenyou who guard him. And from there they set out to attack the powerful Mibu clan, who have their own plans for Kyo's powerful body.

For the record: an anime adaptation doesn't have to be slavishly faithful to the manga for me to enjoy it. But it DOES have to make sense. And unfortunately "Samurai Deeper Kyo" doesn't make sense -- it's like the writers crammed the manga into a blender, threw in a bunch of generic monsters, and never bother to actually make one thing logically follow another.

The first half of the series is downright lazy -- everytime something interesting happens, it turns out to be the fault of the kenyou. Then suddenly the entire focus shifts to the Mibu clan... just in time for the series to get hastily wrapped up in the most absurd manner possible. As a result, the series is a surreal, clumsy mess, full of gaping plot holes, hit-or-miss fights (a deadly fighter just STANDS there while Yukimura sprints several yards and stabs him?), and half-baked political tangles. Even the humor is wrong -- funny moments like Yukimura's gleeful "the plan... is a secret!" are always a beat off.

It also seems like the animators were either clumsy or lazy -- the episodes are crammed with still shots (especially for simple stuff like talking and walking) and dismally obvious errors. On the other hand, the outtakes are brilliant -- Dan Green is especially fun ("I gotta pee!"), but almost everybody produces some hilarious stuff ("Mizuchi is blowing from inside you..." "Excuse me, I just had a burrito")

Even the characters don't work, though they're fascinating in concept. Kyo is introduced as a bloodthirsty, terrifying man... but not only does the "thousand man slayer" hardly ever kill anybody, but he becomes a sentimental mushball at random times. The same thing happens to the fight-happy goofball Benitora (I thought he hated his dad?). Yukimura is a far more interesting character -- a laid-back nobleman who always seems cheerful and flirtatious), but can be as deadly as Kyo.

"Samurai Deeper Kyo" had plenty of promise, but for some reason the writers went out of their way to squander every shred of it.

1.0 out of 5 stars what when how, February 12, 2011

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Charity Stone "anime adult" (arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samurai Deeper Kyo - TV Series Perfect Collection (DVD)

the what when how syndrome is through out this anime. it seemed to be missing parts of the story line. i was watching it closely because i have tried 3 times to watch this and each time i wonder how did we get to this place. i did find out that the english dub voices are really bad. switch to the sub the voices really fit well. basically it is one of those anime if you have nothing else to watch maybe try this/