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Shigurui: Death Frenzy Complete Box Set [Blu-ray]
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| Part No: | B001ON57N2 |
| Manufacturer: | Funimation |
| MFG Part: | 8298 |
| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 03/10/2009
| Slow and extreme violence.
But, I think, never other story told so perfectly the life and spirit of martial art. |
| Downright Unenjoyable | 2010-01-14 | 1 / 5 |
| I have to say this may have been the most repulsive, gloomy, and just unenjoyable anime I have ever seen. There was almost no story to this anime, and the characters were portrayed horribly, I felt absolutely nothing for any character in this anime. The pace of the show is very slow and there really is not much action, every fight lasts a couple of sword swings and ends with a gruesome death. With such repulsive scenes with no catharsis whatsoever, this series was just not enjoyable by any means. Blood and gore is fine as long as there is a good story and characters I care about, but because both of those qualities are lacking I found a women's nipple being cut off and eaten, a man's eye being eaten, a disgusting child birth scene, incest, and all types of gruesome and violent acts to just be completely vulgar. This was not the worst anime series I seen, but it is definitely near the bottom and I can not ever see myself watching this series again. I highly advise against buying this product. If you want a good a good samurai anime here are some better ones to check out: Samurai Champloo, Samurai 7, Peacemaker, and Basilisk.
I had not seen a trailer or anything about this anime before, it was a complete blind buy, based off the recommendation and after I read the 5 star reviews on the item's page. Hopefully some people will support some of the lower rated reviews and get them on the main page, because I would hate to see many other people buy this product based off the 5 star reviews like I did. |
| 5 star item with 1 star cost | 2009-11-28 | 5 / 5 |
| For a 12 episode series, the price is terrible. There, I said it.
Now, on to why this is a 5 star show.
Subtlety. While other anime shows are in your face and grinding your intellect to a pulp, Shigurui is one of the rare series to allow the unspoken moments resonate as loud as the occasional bits of dialogue. Tension is carved exquisitely on the characters' faces. It's chirascuro tone is beautiful and brutal all at once. Each episode is a wild trip into the gritty brutal world of 13th century Japanese samurai.
Please do yourself a favor and find some way, any way, to get a hold of this series. |
| Can you handle the Truth? | 2009-10-26 | 3 / 5 |
| The reason behind my review on Shigurui is to concisely convey the truth behind this series, since the other reviews misled me to believing I would really enjoy it.
The cinematography and animation is truly the best part. The color and angles are spectacular. The flashbacks, the background nature shots, the characters facial expressions. This animation mix stirs up emotions without words superbly. Also the music compliments the animation very well. Much of it is slow, suspenseful, and well placed. If these two elements are what you enjoy most about anime, you will enjoy the series.
The overall experience was beaten, shot, and then run over repeatedly by the very dark, sullen, gross, depressing, hard to follow, and boring story. Read other lengthier reviews for details. Even with only 12 episodes, I still found it took myself over 3 months to finally get through them. I simply found better, more uplifting uses of my time. Also, there was redundant gore and very little action... a terrible combination. No big, elaborate fight scenes, just a slice of light or a sword flash here and a limb breaking or a head slipping off there. I gave this series a very generous 4/10 for the animation and music alone, but it won't be enough for me to ever watch Shigurui again.
Even after all my bashing you're still interested, at least take the time to watch a few episodes on narutowire or any other free online anime service first to see what you think. Even if you like what you see, try not to spend more than [...] 20 bucks for this series. You'll thank me. |
| a master piece | 2009-10-21 | 5 / 5 |
| A great anime show, that is to some extend scary !. Never before i've seen a samurai show that leans toward horror theme. Great attention to story and characters development and visual arts.
The bad news is the anime demonstrates only the first few chapters of the novel of which its based on.
Very sad indeed . . . |
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