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Basilisk - Kouga Ninpou Chou

Title:Basilisk - Kouga Ninpou Chou
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls
Overall:Buy
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Notables: Animation - GONZO
R1 License - FUNimation
The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years.

But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?

(summary from DEL REY manga - see link below)

Based on the popular novel by Futaroh Yamada.

Produced by Gonzo
24 TV Episodes
First Aired on Japanese TV in March 2005

R1 license by Funimation
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Buy 10 10 8 10 10 manganime #

This was one hell of an anime when I watched it, a must watch for fans of ninja scroll and samurai/ninja seinen anime. Nice artwork and animation to boot with a great story.

The main thing which I would say hindered the anime was the fact that I felt most of the fights didn't reach their full potential like how the opening fight was, most of the fights were quite short and in some cases felt a bit anti-climactic.

But overall still a great anime.



Last updated Friday, May 02 2008.
Buy Forbin #

12 Episodes Watched R1


Wow this one Funi hit the Mark. The dubbing on this is superior. (Unlike Negima!) What happens when you redo Ninja Scroll and make the 2 prime antagonists lovers? Oh me, oh my. This is a good contender to beat Ninja Scroll as my favorite Ninja anime. Lets hope.

11.13 : I am enjoying this more and more. It's not as ecchi as Ninja Scroll OVA but it comes close. An encounter with a Vampire like girl was covered and uncovered at the same time and when Genosuke-sama's power was shown, I was completely hooked.

I am upgrading this to a BUY as of right now.



Last updated Monday, November 13 2006.

Other Sites
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Japanese Language Series Web Site http://www.basilisk.jp/
DEL REY manga series (English language) http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345482709

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