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Samurai Deeper Kyo - TV Series Perfect Collection

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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.

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/

While the series is interesting I couldn't tell you hardly anything about it before I purchased it, even though I watched the entire series over 4 years ago. I bought it for another anime friend as an Xmas present knowing she would die over the out-takes.

Pretty entertaining with the typical subplot, Samurai kills off another samurai monster who'd slain hundreds of people only to find out that the mind of the evil samurai is now trapped in the mind of the guy who slew him. Best yet, he doesn't remember any of it! He believes he's a wandering perverted medicine man. Girl captures perverted man, whole "Demon Eyes Kyo" comes out, lots of fighting, lots of other characters who fight better than Kyo and then the girl falls for Kyo or the other guy who Kyo's mind is trapped inside of. Never did figure that one out.

Does have a way different twisted ending than you'd expect. On a plus note, the ending is not horribly depressing or heart-wrenching sad. Not the best ending it could have afforded but its better than EVA. OMG!

Serious, watch the out-takes. They are totally the best part.

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.

Samurai Deeper Kyo is a well crafted story hampered by uninspired characters, boring fight scenes, and too many cheap animation tricks (recycled footage, sections where the only thing that moves is the character's lips, etc.). The only redeeming feature is that the series is broken up into several tightly scripted lesser story arcs instead of being one long, dragging story.

I'm not an anime hater, infact I think that anime is very underestimated in America because when people think of cartoons they don't think about and engrossing drama with well thought out characters and animation that's artistically drawn with more time consuming details than most people would think.

I purchased Samurai Deeper Kyo hoping to be surprised by another anime, but I was let down, the animation is horrible, in every scene the picture stops and all you can see is the lips moving, or you can see one character striking a pose and thats dragged all over the scene, now that's just plain lazyness due in part to the artist, now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking that that's how most things are in anime, but you won't undestand it til you see it, it's almost as if they just show you pictures and someone's acting it out on the side. Another aspect that makes this series dull is that you never really care for the characters, if something happens to any of them you could care less, now I know this was a manga before and the producers had to cut the story short, but this series goes nowhere, there are too many characters and sometimes I felt forced to watch the episodes just to finish the series, this way I wouldn't think I spent my money on trash. The story is simple, two legendary swordsman: Demon Eye Kyo and Kioshiri Mibu, fight four years ago, then a meteor hits that makes many humans into kenyou(humans that can transform into monsters)Kioshiri re-appers and is now a medicine sales man whose personality turns into Demon Eye Kyo when faced with difficulties. Like all other anime we meet the supporting characters and of course they have to go on some quest, of what I can't tell you as to not give away plot lines but if your easily amused then this might be for you but this has nothing that'll make you ever see it again.

Samurai Deeper Kyo, based upon a comic of the same name, starts off in a way most anime does. It goes fairly quickly through an introduction of the characters, which are a bit cliche, but good enough at first to justify watching. However after the first few episodes, the series takes a turn for the worst. And even in the beginning episodes, there's some strange stuff going on.

Apparently there was a meteor that hit the earth and caused people to turn into half demons, who could shed their human skin at will. The main character is a swordsman named Kyoshiro, who, in the anime style, has an alternate personality of another swordsman he fought before inside of him. How that other person got there, a man with godly powers known as Demon Eyes Kyo, is never explained. As Kyo awakes, he joins up with a bounty hunter girl named Yuya, who is searching for her brother's killer, and collecting money from bounties. After a while, they rack up some more characters, including the shoganate's son, and an ex-samurai named Yukimura.

That first 12 episodes are surprisingly good. There's some cool fights, and a tournament. Aside from the demons, everything seems a bit more grounded in reality than the rest of the series. However past the episode 12 mark, things get crazy. A hard-to-follow plot line involving Oda Nobunaga, 12 evil guys, nurses with guns (in the samurai era?!) and a made-for-TV character searching for things to 'unite the world back to it's rightful place' makes this series almost impossible to follow. The final battle is actually held in the future, and references are made to things which are never tied up.

I suppose you have to give the people who made this series some credit. The comic which this is based off of goes in so many different directions, that reading it all at once would confuse you even more than this anime does. As long as you can deal with the absurd, and like swords, this anime is okay. However the powers certain characters have, like the ability to summon fire, ice, or electricity out of their swords is really crappy and badly done. Overall, the best episodes are found in the first 8 episodes, but if you really like Samurai, I suppose you could justify buying this series.

If you like samurai-themed action, dark and mysterious characters, and a decent plot, then Samurai Deeper Kyo is an anime worth checking out. Plus, if you're a fan of any of the 4KIDS anime, you may recognize some of the voices.

This series is absolute garbage. The characters are very generic and the special attacks that they use get tiring and lame. The Kenyo monsters that are in this movie are terrible and this would have been a better series without such heinous monstrosities. This series reminded me of a combination between One Piece, Samurai X(minus the good anime), and naruto. And for as much as this costs I was P.O.ed after i took the risk of buying it. DO NOT BUY THIS SERIES OR EVEN WATCH THIS SERIES. THE INTRO SONG TO THE ANIME SUCKS AS WELL!!