Audience reviews
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Caeruleus_CCXVI
4.75/10 ~ Yep this screams low budget late 80's anime
This little one shot is a whole lot of 'WTF' in the first 10 or so minutes, filled with alot of gore and general violence.
Pros:
- This movie does 1 thing really well which is getting 16th century tech pretty spot on
-- and having the locals react to future tech in a pretty reasonable way
- this movie is all about the gore and edgyness, if you like that then this is a forsure positive
- I actually took this as more of a comedy movie as it was so ridiculous, if you take it seriously then you are out for a bad time
Cons:
- the animation is pretty bad in most spots even for late 80's
- story is a mess
- weak characters
- bad ending
- lore and back story is so vague
- pacing/ story boarding is pretty bad
- English VA is bad
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Terminator meets Ninja Scroll!
1580's Japan with a futuristic twist. I found the action of the movie to be enjoyable, yet the characters and the story line development was mediocre. There was not much explanation to the circumstances surrounding the characters and the technology. There was a "greater evil" that was discussed but never encountered by the main characters. I feel as though the story was rushed for the length of the movie, or the intent was to have a continuation after this movie.
Overall I enjoyed the movie, but really expected more out of it. I watched the English dubbed version and the dialogue to be mostly decent.
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Overview:
Ladies and Gentleman...It's GO Time! It's only February, but Go Nagai's Devilman Crybaby with Yuasa at the helm looks unbeatable in its quest for Animu of the Year. As far as MAL is concerned, the only anime in its way is the New Galactic Heroes, which is highly condensed and being directed by a guy known only for Koroko no Basket. Basically, Yuasa is just going to easily cruise to victory again like a heavyweight boxer fighting against small children. However, we aren't here to talk about anime Alan Moore.
Nope, today we once again are discussing Uncle Go! Black Lion bares all the hallmarks of a Nagai anime. It's crazier than a rabid, shithouse rat. It's fucking retarded. Most importantly, it is GLORIOUSLY hilarious and entertaining for every single second.
Plot and characte…
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So what happens when you adapt a manga from GO NAGAI and have Takashi Watanabe direct it, you get one of the best/worst/most insane anime OVA's I have watched to date. Oh make no mistake this an anime with many flaws in it, its just amazes me that so many bad problems can make an enjoyable mess.
I'll say this as a positive if you like blood and action, then this has a lot packed into it for 42 minutes. I'll give it this the action scenes are well done and its when the animation is at its best, but there are moments when you can see where they cut corners when its anything that doesn't involve the action scenes.
The English dubbed cast are fine with some decent performances throughout, its just that the characters they are voicing are not original with the generic ninja girl, the annoyin…
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before i start this review i want to thank bobsamurai for his youtube video about this OVA without it i wouldn't get the chance to watch this hidden gem.
the creator of this is GO NAGAI so you should know what to expect from this anime,it is not meant to be philosophical or deep or thought provoking ,it is just a non stop action movie about ninjas , invincible robots and a mysterious alien power that work in the shadows ,yes robots and ninjas the story is one of the craziest i've seen in anime ,robots slaughtering ninjas by dozens in feudal japan,oda nobunaga is possessed by an alien force that give him all the meanings he needs to annihilate his opponents,it is a blend of science fiction and historical fiction,it sounds crazy but it works,all of these are background for the main story whi…
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Really enjoyed this one,nothing spectacular but with enough flavor and style to keep it interesting.Its your typical ninja anime with your evil emperor want to take over japan by wiping out the ninja clan .Think of it as a shorter version of ninja scroll with lesser quality animation.What made this anime so unique is that one faction of the warfare is fighting with guns,tanks,bombs and laser while the other guys are using swords and throwing knifes,talk about mismatch huh.The fighting scenes were really well done showing great detail and went well with the crisp old school drawing animation .
The characters were your regular" cookie cutter" type,with your impulsive tough guy hero,stuck up heroine and forgettable supporting cast.Overall all a short but enjoyable anime that's worth a look.…
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A 1990s OVA full of ninjas, over the top violence and set in feudal Japan? I’m sure plenty of people think they’ve seen the same set up plenty of times but trust me, Black Lion is very much its own beast. Within the first minute you know you’re in for something very different as the future collides with the traditional setting with enough blood splattered across the screen for even the most diehard fan of this sort of OVA to be suitably impressed, from there on out Black Lion grabs hold of your eyes and takes you on a 45 minute thrill ride without ever letting go.
Without wanting to spoil the plot to any great degree it is in short a vengeance tale as one young Ninja sets out to avenge the deaths of his clan at the hands of a supposedly immortal Ninja slaying swordsman all of which is set…
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I like to imagine that every anime ever was started by reefer-fueled brainstorming sessions among the creative staff. In this session, Go Nagai has just finished coughing after a monstrous bong hit, and he's waving his hands around to punctuate his speech:
Uncle Go: "Okay, okay, dude, get this:... Um, like, so back during the Warring States period, like, frickin' Nobunaga contacts aliens to get special technology like mechs an-an shit, and he augments his warriors with cyborg parts and nukes and lasers and stuff. So like, these ninjas go after his most hardcore cyborgs so like... They fight and shit".
Dude: "And?"
Go: "So like, the main ninja dude looks like Koji Kabuto from Mazinger, down to the sideburns."
Producer: "Christ, dude. I'm puttin' money down for that."
...
So, back to…
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Style of animation is like Puppet Princess or even Ninja Scroll. Pretty good story with decent violence and graphic gore. Nothing too outstanding, but I feel Puppet Princess was better. Rewatchability is high because of it's short runtime.
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