This obviously leads to alot of confusion and remembering as we progress throughout the series. Where do I even begin with the negative? First off, we have a fairly large cast of characters with new characters being introduced and kept going throughout the entirety of the series. Well, that wraps up the positive, now onto the negative.
#ANIME SAMURAI DEEPER KYO MEGA SERIES#
We have a noteworthy cast of actual historical figures making appearances throughout the series such as Yukimura Sanada, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Hidetada, Hattori Hanzo and a few others. The last positive thing we have with this series is the historical references with the characters. They fall in that gray area of "Ehh, not bad, not bad at all" and then we're done. I've seen worse and I've seen better - it's a 50/50 situation here with the fights not being memorable but not being utterly repulsive. The fight sequences, though not breath-taking, aren't entirely bad. Sure, there's a few here and there that just grate on your nerves (Benitora aka Tokugawa Hidetada is a good example), but besides the occasional bad voice actor, the rest are tolerable if not downright good in their respective parts. The difference here is the actors actually manage to sound how you would envision the characters sounding. So many animes have such horrible voice acting and it's annoying to no fucking end (Naruto is a perfect example of this). What I liked about this series is the voice acting. Let's get the positive out of the way seeing as that's going to be the shorter of the two. Well, to make a very long story short, along the way to recovering his body Kyo and Yuya encounter and "befriend" several allies.Įnough of the rundown, now onto the meat and potatoes of this review, the negative and positive of this series release. He then explains that when the meteor struck he was torn from his own body and placed inside of Kyoshiro's as a alternate personality and that Kyoshiro hid his body so he could never get it back. We now skip ahead a few episodes wherein we have Demon Eye's Kyo reappearing for good and taking over Kyoshiro's body and going on a quest to get his body back. Afterward, Kyo then transforms back to harmless little Kyoshiro and Yuya gets the bright idea to tote him along for the even bigger reward on Demon Eye's Kyo which happens to be 1 million Ryo. Apon his transformation, he undergoes a personality change and then proceeds to insult the samurai by not remembering him nor caring too, then kills the samurai / demon without an ounce of effort. During said battle, Kyoshiro's sword becomes unsheathed and his eyes become blood red thus giving us the legendary Demon Eye's Kyo. Obviously, a small battle ensues, a battle which poor little Yuya is completely incapable of handling. The strange samurai then transforms from his human form into a demon and explains that the comet that fell caused people all around to start turning into demons (how it does this we never find out - oh well for details, I guess). Yuya begins traveling with Kyoshiro in tow to collect the reward when they're ambushed by a samurai who claims that Kyoshiro wronged him at the Battle of Sekigahara. As she checks Kyoshiro's belongings, all he has on his person is his medicine pack, the clothes on his back, and a massive sword bound with restraints to keep it from coming out of the sheath. She then introduces herself as Yuya Shiina the bounty hunter and claims that she is going to turn him in for the reward. He happens to run across a young woman stranded on the road in need of "medical attention." As our hero starts to treat our lovely young damsel in distress, she whips out a tri-barrel flintlock and captures poor Kyoshiro for the small bounty on his head. We skip forward several years later and Kyoshiro is now a traveling herbal medicine dealer as well as a pervert and a klutz. At the very height of the battle, a meteor crashes into the battlefield, ending said battle. He is soon confronted by a Kyoshiro Mibu and thus begins a battle of epic proportions, or so we're led to believe seeing as we never actually SEE the battle take place. The storyline starts us off at the Battle of Sekigahara where a mysterious figure known only as "Demon Eyes Kyo" murders over 1,000 soldiers. This 26 episode (6 disc) anime mini-series is based on the Manga of the same title. Ever wonder what it would be like to live in feudal Japan when a meteor strikes, demons start to appear, and a long forgotten clan of near-immortal beings rise up to claim power back from the Tokugawa regime? Well, if you answered yes to any of the following, then Samurai Deeper Kyo is right up your alley.