"Jûbei ninpûchô: Ryuhogyoku-hen" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Jack Fletcher
Tatsuo Sato

Writers:

Ardwight Chamberlain (adaptation)
Mutsy Erskine (translation)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans...

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Clan | Thief | Japan | Sword Fight

Cast

Alex Fernandez

...

Tatsunosuke (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

Ninja Scroll: The Series (USA)

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13 | UK:15

Company:

Mad House

Trivia:

The Ninja Scroll TV series is a stand-alone series, but it still has many references to suggest that it is a sequel to the movie.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#35.10)" (2006)

See the movie instead

I've seen hundreds of hours of anime and this is one of the dullest series around.

The animation is good, the designs are intriguing, the plot...

What plot?

The plot is basically people fighting over an object, again and again and again. Its six episodes of material stretched to 13 as we get fights and more fights and people running through the woods and more fights and not a heck of a lot more than that.

Its a step down from Dragon Ball and Pokemon.

Watch the movie instead. Watch the movie and you'll see what great animated story telling is all about.

This is on my very short list of things to avoid at all costs.