Audience reviews
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mitsirugi1
I have watched this series twice now and will probably go and watch it again at some point. The main reason this anime gets a 10 is because it delivers on what it sets out to do which is make a martial arts anime. It kept to its nature throughout and told the history of japan pretty well and more specifically of martial arts along with it.
The action was amazing, the characters were likeable.
If you're going into this show wanting something deep, dont. It's an amazing historical show but not some tear-jerking anime. Enjoy it as an action, martial arts, history anime.
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Own, Online Viewing, or Evade
This show is a pretty well worth Owning.
Overall Rating 7/10
This one follows the path of three generations of the Mutsu Enmei warriors as the fight famous warriors across Japanese history.
The first two arcs are pretty solid; I would say. The third really drags on…. … … … … It really drags. I almost say once you get past the first two arcs you should skip the last one. It’s too bad the last arc is the longest… But, the Mutsu Enmei guys are pretty cool. The fights are interesting. I’m just not a fan of the last arc…
Theme Songs 8/10
This series opening and ending themes have a solid samurai beat. I can dig it…
Ending 7/10
NO spoilers, the end was alright… No much to say here…
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As someone who did karate and some other martial arts (albeit
unskillfully), for many years, I loved this show.
This series was a prequel to a manga about a modern day karateka (Karatepractitioner.) It has 3 distinct arcs, one around the beginning of the
Tokugawa reign, where the hero meets Musashi, one in the time of Iemitsu,
the third Tokugawa shougun, and one around the time of the Meiji rebellion.
Historically, there probably wasn't a roundhouse using martial art in Japan
till the 20th century, but if one suspends a bit of historical knowledge, the martial artist and history buff can both enjoy the series. It's far
more respectful of history than say, Sengoku Basara. Almost all of the
martial arts in the series are realistic. They sometimes use the popular
martial arts movie techni…
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Without spoiling too much mitsu is a form of fighting without the use of weapons. You only use your hands and feet. The fighting in this anime is spot on but has one big flaw. After the first arc the fighting gets tedious. You will see the same moves over and over again causing you to lose interest. The same side step used to get out of the way of a sword is used again and again.
This anime had a great first arc with Mitsu Yakumo. This arc itself would grant the anime a 10/10. Sadly there were 4 arcs which over time got worse and worse. What made the first arc so good was the perfect mix of action and dialogue. From the second arc on more dialogue is used and less fighting. The quality in both seemed to be worse also due to laziness in writing and the sheer fact that we've seen most of th…
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This anime is fucking shit.
Musashi challenges an unarmed guy to duel and then gets beaten? When did this happen? Since when did Musashi become an idiot? He never challenged someone to fight unless he was certain he was going to win. And Musashi almost NEVER fought fairly. He always used some kind of underhanded trick to ensure that he would win. Anyone who read his book would know that he had no patience for honor or fairness in combat. Also, losing to an unarmed guy? Top lels. The whole point of Musashi being in the anime is to show that the MC is stronger than him. This is unfortunately the standard shonen method of "character development".
This entire anime is essentially just propaganda to glorify "Mutsu Enmei" or whatever the fuck that made-up fictional nonexistent martial is cal…
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The Good:
A story that very much reminded me of Ruroni Kenshin except the main character does not have any qualms with killing a guy. Set in Japan before it opened its ports in the 1800s so having taken several Japanese history classes it was nice to know a little of what was going on especially in the last arc with the Shinsengumi. It spans the story over several generations of the main character's family, too bad it never focuses on anything but the current generation and does not show anything of what is happening with the older. The female leads have unique personalities and can actually hold their own in a fight...most of the time. Bromance is the basis of the last arc. The fights can be interesting to watch especially in the tournament arc with different styles and weapons. Martial a…
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after the first generation, i thought it was lame that they switched it so suddenly, but after i continued i really started to enjoy it again.
I really enjoyed the historic value of the anime and there was some good action in it. Although the characters looked pretty much alike, the story was really good.
I finished it a while ago, but I still think it was a pretty good anime, it really deserved the 8/10
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This, in my opinion is one of the most not known, yet the best anime that I've ever watched. I've started with Shura no Mon, and then towards Shura no Toki (in Manga). Soon after, I found out that there was an anime of it, and quickly rushed to my computer to watch it.
This anime is quite unlike most of the martial arts animes, since this is pure fighting. No magic, no energy thingys, etc.
This is one of the many factors that makes this anime one of my favorites.
The story has 3 arcs, all involving one of the most famous Japanese Samurais.
The first one involves Miyamoto Musashi, very famous in Japan for his two sword style. The main character in the first arc (Mutsu Yagumo) ends up fighting against him.
The second one is about 70% fighting. It involves many well known swordsman, incl…
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Story: I think the story is great because how it flows really. In this series they manage to pack so much into each episode without it feeling rushed at all. I really think they did well here because even though each episode was around 20mins it felt just right. The story was pretty good fitting these characters into history which I thought was really good the thing that got me was the 3 different generations, which I thought was awesome. Overall the story is really enjoyable but the last generation is the best. It kept me hooked.
Art: Ok, first let me point out that this series didn't have a huge budget like other anime where they are able have amazing design due to great financial support. Even though this is the case they still do a good job of keep it presentable BUT i think the TRUE…
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In a battle between an armed opponent and an unarmed one, does the armed opponent have an advantage? Not if the unarmed person practices Mutsu Enmei-Ryu.
Shura No Toki (Age of Chaos) follows 3 generations of practitioners of the Mutsu Enmei-Ryu UNARMED fighting style. The animation is probably the weakest part of this series but the fighting more than makes up for it, this is the most "technical" martial arts I've seen in an anime, without any of the "style", "blood" and "special powers" elements interfering with the purity of the art. This alone elevates this series above any other martial arts type anime offerings.
The first arc is about famed swordsman Miyamoto who seeks nothing more than to find an opponent who can "challenge" him in a fight. He turns down a nobleman's bodyguard job…
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