From my young teen day's I was a big Anime fan, but now only a few of these film really excite me, one of them would be Ninja Scroll. Ninja Scroll is a fantastic, samurai themed action adventure; filled with imagination, especially with the designs of the bizarre creatures that inhabit the strange take on Feudal Japan. There is also some of the best animation ever, take Jubei's fight with the blind swordsman in the forest for instance... The animator's under the direction of Anime guru Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Monster City, Wicked City) have created a mood and atmosphere that only animation can pull off. And the fight scenes, this must have been what Ang Lee was hoping for with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but animation has no limitations. It's definitely the best in Kawajiri's loose trilogy, much better than Wicked City and definitely on par with the pretty good Monster City (which was probably a prototype for this film). So if you're not put of by the strong scenes of gore, but you like animation at it's finest, then give this a try.
Review of Ninja Scroll
