AniWorthBlade of the Phantom Master
Introduction
After wandering through the desert for days, a bitter warrior named Munsu is lost and unable to continue. His life is unexpectedly saved by Mon-ryon, a young man who dreams of becoming a secret agent for Jushin, a once-great country that was recently destroyed. Mon-ryon's goal is to save his girlfriend, Chunhyan, a born fighter who is held captive by the evil Lord Byonand. Then, from out of nowhere, blood begins trickling from his chest. He has been fatally wounded by the Sarinjas, a cannibalistic breed of desert goblin. The quick-thinking Munsu convinces these beasts to spare his life, in exchange for the peaceful handover of Mon-ryon's appetizing corpse. Although skeptical of Mon-ryon's motives, Munsu sets out to continue the mission that the young idealist described. Accompanied by an army of ghost troops, unleashed using the powers of Angyo Onshi, Munsu liberates Chunhyan. After visiting her boyfriend's final resting place, she declares herself Munsu's bodyguard and, together, they set out on a mission to punish those who stripped Jushin of its original glory.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.81/10 · 9663
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ismichi
Overall, it's not the worse to watch. And it's entertaining to watch the battles, tho most aren't that lengthy. But my reason for such a low rating was due to the writing.
The story starts out nice and interesting. Then it starts to pick up somewhere, only to drop it. We don't know anything about the main character so the following events with him aren't that enjoyable - he seems to have not be planned out well at all.
Then we have the other "main character". She lacks any other characteristic than not seeming to have any mind of her own, but considerate enough not to leave someone dying. The rest of the cast is very, very one-dimensional and rather easy to guess how they'd play out - not the worse, but with this kinda lead and his sidekick of sorts ... yeah, it doesn't help anything a…
Read at the sourceBeebopJazzAttack
The concept of BLADE OF THE PHANTOM MASTER really interested me, and the outcome surprised me. The film reminded me of an 80's anime, dealing with magic, goblins, devils and whatnot. However, as a film, it has a few flaws. Basically there these people called Angyo Onshi they are warriors with mystical powers. The main character is one of these Angyo Onshi. He travels around, killing corrupt kings and other villains. But when a man who saves him is killed in the desert, this warrior sets out to find his fiance and free her from a mad king, and the two form an unlikely alliance.
BLADE OF THE PHANTOM MASTER moves at a good pace, once the right characters are lined up to complete its entire story. But there are problems. This is a film, so you need good character development and this film hea…
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So besides the title not making any sense, the story is alright. Sadly, it feels like an episode instead of an actual movie. I felt I was watching a couple of anime TV shows. There were about 2 or three stories that were there about how Munsu ends up getting a Sando, a servant, and then ends up going to an Island for the rest of the show. It didn’t stand out next to any other anime show that came out in 2004. It felt lack luster as a movie but as a TV show, it would have done much better.
The storyline was basic to many shows where we have a wonderer who is alone and ends up getting a companion… might I add female companion… who follows him around all the time. Only real difference is that she can actually fight but she doesn’t listen to his every word at times. They never explain if Muns…
Read at the sourceMr_Hayabusa
I saw this movie on Netflix and for some reason I decided to check it out. Little did I know that I was not going to witness some epic anime adventure film.
The story is quite bland and has no real feeling. All we are told is that this great nation was full of powerfull warriors, but then the kingdom fell and the warriors died off. Except for one of course, named Munsu.
The movie has some fantasy elements in it which were kinda intresting, such as desert goblins and giants, but the movie became boring quick. First we had this lord of a city being a tyrant and killing people, then he is killed by his people. Then we go to some weird island full of dead people but they didn't know.
This movie was pure meh and didn't have much entertainment value. Watch another anime movie to pass the tim…
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In Jushin, there once lived secret government agents called Angyo Onshi who traveled the countryside in disguise. They were charged by the king with finding and punishing corrupt government officials and bringing justice. Munsu is an Angyo Onshi who possesses the power to summon a ghost army. He happens upon a young man, Mon-ryon, who aspires to be an Angyo Onshi in order to save his girlfriend from the clutches of an evil Lord. Mon-ryon meets his demise and Junshin has fallen but Munsu still travels to continue the king's quest for justice. Munsu releases the people and Mon-ryon's, Chun Hyang from the Lord's tyrannical rule. Chun Hyang is revealed to be an accomplished fighter and pledges herself to be Munsu's "Sando" or bodyguard in honor of her lost love.
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What can I say.. the animation is very nice. Though this anime does surpise you at times. It has random moments like when certain characters die. Although the anime balances itself out nicely. Out of 1 through 5 I give this anime a 3/5 . Its not for everone. All I can say if you seem interested in it.. then give it a watch. You should be pretty pleased. Thanks for reading my review.
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