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Shigurui
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Title(s): Shigurui
(シグルイ Death Frenzy)
Creator: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Genres: Action, Tournament
Age Group: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage: July 19, 2007
Status: Completed
Summary: The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken ("wooden sword"), against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.
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Kick-ass!
Written by queensdrag on December 29, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I must say, this anime was very psychological. It's very much about how savage humans can be. I really got hooked into the characters and the story, even though some parts were a bit..questionable and creepy haha. I'm not sure if I like the ending because in the end it doesn't show what happens in the first duel between the two main characters. The storytelling was a bit confusing at first. It tends to jump between the past and present so you have to be attentive.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Shigurui
Written by ferreman on April 16, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This anime was pretty dark. It shows how people really are, there is not really a good guy or a bad guy.
Just people that want to reach their goals by any means necessary.
The characters are deep and well made.
I have to say that the story was a little confusing at first, but it works out fine if you keep watching.
The animation is really impressive and it really fits with the characters.
But I dont think its complete?

In short, this is probably one of the best samurai animes Ive seen so far.
And I would recommend it to anyone who likes (read more)
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Excellent Anime
Written by Jultomte on January 27, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I very much enjoyed the brutal intensity of this anime. Yes it is very gory and explicit, but it does not hide any of the deep and dark aspects of human nature that are portrayed in the characters. This is not an anime with a perfect hero against a perfect villain. This is not an anime where all the main character needs is to level up 100 times before the final episode. There is progression and development, but it follows the success, setbacks, and plotting of human minds and actions rather than the conventions of standard straightforward predictable (read more)
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
actually dissapointing, despite great animation and story
Written by greggus on January 26, 2011 at 7:48 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I've always ben a fan of "period" animations, and the animation style is incredible. a very interesting storyline, some deep characters, but a bit rushed.
I became hooked on the first episode, and the promise it showed, then episode 2 was a different "story" with no explanation, after watching the rest of the episodes, it became clear why. however some information that probably should have been given wasnt, and the story seems rushed and incomplete.

it is not a kids anime, and it's not light viewing. although my scores give it "full marks" i (read more)
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
More?
Written by kc1920ks8802 on December 6, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Episode 12 didn't conclude the story, yet it's the last one uploaded? Did I miss something? Otherwise, awesome anime.
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Superb samurai calssic
Written by nboxy on December 1, 2010 at 5:36 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
the conceptual art of the series and the style of seeing the flesh and bone of the worrier is fantastic less talk more impression and poses the story is amazing the drama of the series is breath taking makes you want to see more what is going to happen the over all of this is nice work and we need more of this classics
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
HORRIBLE ANIME
Written by alasad on November 28, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I HAD SEEN ALL SAMURAI ANIME BEFORE WATCHING THIS GREAT ANIME.
AND AFTER WATCHING SHIGURUI ALL OF OTHER SAMURAI ANIME SEEMED TO ME AS TRASH .

THE DIRCTOR IS CERTAINLY A GENIUS . AND I HAVE ALREADY SEEN ONE OF HIS MASTERPIECES , TEXHENOLYZE .

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 3 YEARS FOR A SECOND SEASON . I STILL HOPE THERE WILL BE ONE .

I TRIED TO READ THE REST OF THE STORY IN THE MANGA . BUT COULD NOT CONTINIE READING IT , BECAUSE THE DRAWINGS WERE A FAILURE AND THE THE DESIGHNS OF CHARACTERS CHILDISH A LITTLE COMPARED TO THE ANIME .

ON THE (read more)
9 out of 19 people found this review helpful.
Classic & Fantastic
Written by hayoula on September 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Very classic, very tough and very cruel, but it's one of the best if you can stand it's bloody violence.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
This definitely revived my interest in anime
Written by google209 on September 1, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Story was very good and exciting. Fantastic moves that are non-magic or superhuman based abilities are applied so there's an imaginative thought that "I could probably do it with intensive training" kind of thinking.

I hope they do release a 2nd set for this one so as to progress on the actual reason that led Fujiki to having only 1 arm.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Its good, but yeah..
Written by KingAlucard on August 26, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
This anime is good, im already over halfway through it, and i am entertained by it, but i will say this as a warning, it is border line hentai, tits and ass wise.

and there are some... lets say questionable moments in this anime, but so far it is enjoyable, and i recromend it to those not light hearted, or squeamish
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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