Comments on: Ninja Scroll – Review

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Devil May Cry – Review | Japan Cinema — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:50:57 +0000

[...] I discuss the animation style. I’ve been a longtime fan of Madhouse Studio who did the awesome Ninja Scroll movie, and their excellent track record continues with this series. If I had to recommend, [...]

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:20:24 +0000

The reviewer writes: “Ninja Scroll, set in the days of Samurai, Shogun, and Ninja, follows Jubei Kibagami, a wandering rogue ninja…”

Jubei is not a ninja. He is a “wandering samurai”. This role of the “ronin” who finds himself in the middle of someone else’s mess is a well studied one in Japanese films and television.

Most likely, Jubei is a shadow of such an archetype. The name Jubei is probably borrowed from the famous samurai Yagyu Jubei of Japanese history.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:46:55 +0000

This looks awesome! I really have to broaden my horizons in this genre………I feel like I’m missing so much…….

By: hagiblog

hagiblog — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:12:46 +0000

I’ve watched this one a few times and have enjoyed every viewing of it. I didn’t get to see thisn until much later in my anime viewing and I don’t know how I waited so long.

By: floreta

floreta — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:14 +0000

i hadn’t heard of this but i’ll have to add it to my list of things to see!!