| Title: | Ryo
龍 -RYO-
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2012, Action, Drama, Historical, Movie, Short
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Animation - GONZO
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The son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
26-minute movie that premiered on March 2, 2013.
Animated by Gonzo.
One of four short films made for the 2012 Anime Mirai young animators project. |
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The son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
26-minute movie that premiered on March 2, 2013.
Animated by Gonzo.
One of four short films made for the 2012 Anime Mirai young animators project.
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Ryo
A surprisingly decent short, which is surprising considering Gonzo's track record for hit and miss anime quality. Ryo depicts the titular young samurai befriending the infamous Ryoma Sakamoto, an influential figure in Japan's final years under Tokugawa shogunate rule as he was a major figure in opposing the shogunate, desired to turn Japan into a democracy and bringing peace to Japan's Choshu and Satsuma provinces. In its short run, this movie skips around between different points in time to explore the tragic upbringing of Ryo who loses his parents while young, is adopted and trained into a samurai by the shogunate and befriends Ryoma as he becomes enamored of the man's desires for Japan's future. At least from my perspective, the movie has enough time to develop Ryo and Ryoma to have you become convinced of their bond being genuine and caring for the beliefs they come to gain from seeing Japan's feudal era. The short won't be for everyone as the history of Ryoma Sakamoto will be lost on those not as familiar with Japanese history and the short ends abruptly as a final fight appears to be breaking out between Ryo and an enemy threat. Still if you're craving a quick title to look into and enjoy Japanese historical titles, Ryo is a decent time killer to check out.
Last updated Wednesday, June 03 2015. Created Wednesday, June 03 2015.
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