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Enter Ninja Scroll.

While sidestepping the usual tenets of anime that every film must have robots or cute schoolgirls, it still deals with something fairly Japanase: the Ninja. And while I'm sure profound dramas exits about how difficult it is to lead the life of a ninja and what not, 'Ninja Scroll' is not one of these movies.

Playing out like a video game, 'Ninja Scroll' establishes its introduction (let's call them 'cut scenes') and within a few minutes brings you into the storyline, which goes like this: Jubei, our hero and protagonist, must fight a menagerie of bad guys, all with cool powers. One has a weapon that splits opponents in half, another houses a beehive in his back, yet another can transport himself through shadows.

Sounds cool, eh? The animation and pacing live up to their name... Ninja Scroll has the possibility of ruining all other anime for you...

Granted, it's not as extensive as 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' (apparently the apex of anime) or 'Perfect Blue' (another good film from this year), but it is damn good nonetheless and a fine first DVD for anyone interested in the genre.

For kids? There's plenty of gore and blood, and a heap of oversexual content (including a rape scene)... Wouldn't recommend it for anyone under 13 or younger.

Anime Has Gone Sick, And We Don't Want It To Get Better!
Ninja Scroll is on the edge of being hentai, lots of violence, gore, sex, rape, etc. But that dosen't offend me in the slightist! I'm f***ing sick of all that bubblegum anime crap on the market today. I'm looking for something a little more mature. I'm not saying that this is just mindless brutality... I'm just saying that this is anime for big kids. The story is not THAT original, but It's not linear in the slightist. The caracter's profiles were well-done. And the animation is superb, despite the blood looked a little vermillion at times. The accuracy to real ancient Japan was very swishy. But this story is fantasy anyway, so It dosen't have to be. The ending was a little depressing, but atleast it dosen't go down that overwalked path of how the protagonist meets a mate, and they live happily ever after. The sex/violence isn't all the hype I claim it to be, It's no worse than an R-rated move. The sex scene were a little unneccecary at some points, but It always adds a little spice to the movie! The sound quality was well done also, the sound of people screaming when they are being killed was moderatly realistic. A sequal to this movie would sort of ruin the sentimental value of the ending, but I would be interested to see where Jubei moves on to. Anime fans should get this if they can handle the grotesque factors.
WARNING!!! : Small children whom are subjected to this film may be traumatized for life, please view responsably.

Even good with overdubs
The thing that bothers me the most with Anime from Asia is the sometimes horrible overdubs in English that sound flat and unimaginative. Ninja Scroll (and Princess Mononoke) is an exception.

The drawings are as always superb and the story line is as well. This story is about Ninjas in 16th century Japan, but with supernatural powers. REally interesting.

It is very graphic and the language is sometimes very coarse, does make it more 'real' in some strange way or another.

Really good movie, watch it twice, once in Japanese, once in English and be surprised