Over the years I have shared some great anime, both classic and modern, with the kids. We've enjoyed tremendous films like Akira, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind, Appleseed, and Ghost in the Shell. Still, some were a few that were off-limits for one reason or another. Well, tonight, when Kels (who is home from Murray) asked if I'd like to watch some anime I jumped at the chance to bust out one of my all-time faves... Ninja Scroll.
Ninja Scroll . Jubei Kibagami. The Eight Devils of Kimon. Kagero. The Koga Ninja. Dakuan. The Shogun of the Dark. Blood. Swordplay. Nudity. Violence. Sodomy. Throwing stars. Spinning blades. Bamboo forests. Samurai. Ninja. Magic. Hot damn, this movie got it right years ago and, imho, still stands not only the test of time but continues to shine as a testament of what anime aims to be. Ninja Scroll is *not* for everyone. It is anime, in knowing as much you should expect misogynistic, crude, foul, violent imagery. And boy-o-boy this movie delivers.
Haha! I went back and found me gushing over Ninja Scroll years ago (forgive me for incorrectly referencing the Eight Devils of Kimon as the *Seven* Devils of Kimon - just rolls off the tongue better)...
Double Shot of Anime
88.25% | 174.23 lbs. (168.8 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 80.55% (294 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
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