There battle is so intense that they travel to the present time, impale Oda with Tokyo Tower, then travel back to the past where Oda dies.INTO A GIANT WORMHOLE/EXPLOSION THING!!! So the day is then saved by the bad ass quiet ninja with a cloak, who turns out has a black hole under his cloak. By the end of the series, a fight ensues between "bad Kyo" who is now redeemable by transforming his image into a respectable murder machine, and Japan's favorite evil scapegoat, Nobunaga Oda, who can also turn into a phoenix. The sword technique actually breaks the boundaries of most other sword techniques by forgoing the sword all together, and just turning "bad Kyo" into a f***ing phoenix. So he is taught by none other than Muramasa himself another one of the fighting styles. They eventually gather these weapons only to find out that the most bad ass Samurai in the land ("bad Kyo"), is a chump who only knows 1 out of 4 of the fighting styles of his swordsmanship. Yes, through the power of European alchemy, a sword was made into a canon that fires souls! Thank goodness for Europeans. One is "bad Kyo"'s sword, another is a sword with electricity, another is a spear (see prince), another is a staff.that turns into some energy bow.and finally.the canon. The whole story seems to revolve around getting the 5 legendary Muramasa blades, which are not limited to being blades for some ungodly reason. Did I mention this was feudal Japan? No? Oh well there's that. There is a girl with the ridiculous 3 barrel revolver that's sole purpose is to make guns look weak against swords, there is the prince in disguise who has a spear and nothing else worth mentioning, and a European gent with a canon on his arm. Hyde clones, the second (or third) time "good Kyo" transforms into "bad Kyo", he stays that way. This is where the one interesting merit of the show takes place. He transforms into the bad ass super Samurai "bad Kyo", who is "da best samurai to evar live" who kills things dead. The story starts off with some happy go lucky medicine man who shall be dubbed "good Kyo". WARNING! This review will spoil most of the story! (if that's what you call it) I can't begin to tell you how bad this is in such a short amount of space but I will try my hardest. it might be nothing but a meaningless cute anime. So if you want it for your kid, it's fine if you feel you want to relive your childhood, try it on, otherwise. And the scenes with "you heard it too, the voice of the wind" really crack me up. Nobody really dies and the fights are almost bloodless. The bottom line here is that this anime is really for children, with very little violence, great ideals and morals and a happy ending. I discounted it just like the last scene of a horror movie. Unfortunately, 5 minutes before the ending of the last episode I was quite sure the story will end, only to see a "after 11 years" bit right at the end. Yes! This anime series actually has an ending. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? :) I can't reveal more, since it will spoil the ending. right? The story is that of a samurai, split between his love for fighting and being the strongest fighter ever and his love for a woman. But hey, I watched all episodes, so it must have something right. ![]() The characters are a bit of a stretch, the cuddly feelings and everything seem to be taken from the fantasies of a 13 year girl who is in love, the fights are not that fighty and the story is weird and meaningless. In any case, this is definitely worth getting into! Great fights, complicated histories, and some cute girls! But the real heart of the story is how Yuya and Kyo manage to give each other reasons to live and salvage some humanity for Kyo despite the fact he is merely a creation. Once confronted with this though, he's forced to come to terms with having a pure fighting spirit or regaining the emotions of his former self. A freak accident during the battle of Sekighara split Kyo back into Kyoshiro's body where he has been searching for his created body ever since. The base story is Kyoshiro Mibu, the strongest swordsman of his generation, tried to split his pure fighting spirit away and into the created body of 'Demon Eyes' Kyo. ![]() ![]() Granted, the history element is just a light part of the plot.quite exaggerated with the monster elements, but it's an entertaining way to project the ideals of swordsmanship, warrior spirits, and who is to inherit the coming of the new era. It has elements reminiscent of 'Rurouni Kenshin', 'Samurai Champloo', 'InuYasha', and even 'Naruto.' Some of the history and techniques are even shared with these series.and the split between the cold-hearted Kyo and kind-hearted Kyoshiro is certainly a common theme in Kenshin, InuYasha, and Naruto. This series is quite an entertaining Samurai story.
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