Comments on: Shigurui: Death Frenzy

By: lab.trophy

lab.trophy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:27:36 +0000

1 disfiguered characters manage to achieve an outstanding goal is quite outstanding
seems more fascinating then normal people
2 this open end is like reading between the pictures of comics.
a vage foreboding leaves it to your imagination.

By: super rats

super rats — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:34:38 +0000

Shigurui isn’t *fun* to watch, so yeah, not something you want to scratch that itch for something remotely like Ninja Scroll.

By: Wu

Wu — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:50:28 +0000

Ninja Scroll (movie and series) beats this by millions of miles

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:03:09 +0000

I agree the series was very “artistic” and beautiful, but I also agree the characters were not likeable, there was no hero, and there was no positive alternative presented to this massive critique of samurai culture. The ending was simply crap and left us all hanging, after investing 6 hours in watching it. Basically, the flashbacks got lost in the past and never looped us back to the beginning, the duel between the two. Of course, one of the messages could have been it doesn’t matter who won the duel; what matters is that these two men ruined their lives pursuing ambition, violence, and death…instead of what brings happiness…such as the love of Mie…which they both denied. This series left me feeling empty…and even though it was beautiful to watch, it was essentially just another “airhead” whom I’d rather let move on and forget about it. I wouldn’t recommend it.

By: milleniumscar

milleniumscar — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:45:46 +0000

Great review, super rats! It helped make up my mind about this anime. I HATE this anime! While it absolutely is a masterpiece of tension, setting (especially as a period piece), and composition, the anime itself is the epitome of aestheticized violence; it is fascist art. I appreciate that it kills ANY romantic notions about samurai (for both people who fetishize Japanese culture and ultra-conservatives/ ultra-nationalists who long for the class-based society that was usurped by THIS class-based society) , and I even appreciate the heavy pessimism. However, the difference between this and say Kurasawa’s social critiques (7 samurai, red beard, etc.) is that Kurasawa pointed toward something better–be it in a short-lived act of solidarity (like the ronin and peasants in 7 samurai) or thankless/ brutal acts of self-sacrifice (as in red beard or kiku in 7 samurai). This, however, is brutal for brutal’s sake, and that’s not enough. This kind of fatalism is symptomatic of the half-assed post-modernist project. It’s “critique” (if we can call it that) without solution. Even its narrative is SUPER fragmented because they don’t know which way to go. I’ll recommend this to people because the discussion of it is INFINITELY better than the anime itself.

Also… this is not realistic. Y’all stop saying that! A blind swordsman who kills the best of the best? A swordsman who can stop flint guns (which shot balls of metal in fairly random paths since the barrels were not machined to spiral bullets in a straight trajectory)? What’s next? Blind snipers? Mute singers?

By: anonymus

anonymus — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:09:32 +0000

I really enjoy this series. I think is one of the best so far I’ve wath. Yes, is really graphic some times with the sexual contence, but the hole point of this anime is to give a differnt look on the samuray’s nature, so differnt from the one we are use to seeing in regular animme. It is meant to be more realistic. In real life people, whether good or bad, connot be whithe or completly black. There are no unstain heroes. Now about the ending, I think that was the point the animator wanted to make. just like the lord that summen two samurays to battle with real swords, we want to wach more blood. Most complains are about the blood and the sexual images, but( I think ) that was part the samuray’s way of life. And like I said before, this animme is trying to portray a more realistic view. This is only my opinion. I am not an expert in animme and most of the animme I watch is like spireted away and princess mononoke. I have watch ninja scrolls,vasilick(which is simmilar to the ninja scrolls) and sword of the srenger.

By: GungHo504

GungHo504 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:35:25 +0000

I go for fujiki all the way. He shows extreme loyalty and he is the under dog.
what’s not to like about him? I understand that he isnt in every scene and
doesnt have as loud and outstanding character as the others, but I like him.
I think the entire series is like 12 episodes of comercial for the manga. I
Guess I have to read the manga now to find out what happends -.-

By: z0mbi3

z0mbi3 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:28:19 +0000

i agree with anonymous, truly epic series,very artistic,and more realistic
the review given here is total garbage and unjust, purely written by a commercial tool, best points of impact being samurai champloo and afro samurai,which ill admit i enjoyed, but this series sets a standard of true art and realism, srry it dosnt have a happy ending nor driven by fake love,which is more appreciated then scorned,given both of those points r way to over played to begin with.
so yes this series rocks,if u have taste u will enjoy it

By: Anonimus

Anonimus — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:21:49 +0000

This is THE BEST, PERIOD! The hidden stuff and the characters…just blows you away. I don’t think i’ll EVER see something that will top this. this is like moving poetry. this is art.

By: Mr merv

Mr merv — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:46:29 +0000

I though that this was compelling and different from the nomal anime cartoons.For me its a classic, and will be gutted if there is not a second series.If you want to watch something more action packed and not so violent,maybe you should stick with lazytown.