The character designs are impressive and distinctive and the backgrounds look great too.

There is a lot of action most of it is pretty bloody so this definitely isn't a 'cartoon for kids'! This action is well animated and exciting there is a feeling that just because somebody is a protagonist they aren't immune from real danger. This is a really enjoyable film for those who love ninja action and villains with imaginative superpowers. We also learn that Kaguro has a power/curse of her own her body is poisonous in a way that means any man who makes love to her will die. Together Jubei, Kagero and Dakuan tackle the various Devils each of them has their own distinctive demonic power one has skin as hard as stone one has snake tattoos that become real snakes and another has a wasp hive in his back to describe just three of them. He then confronted by Dakuan who tells Jubei that he has poisoned him and if he wants the antidote he will have to help defeat the remaining Devils. Jubei helps survivor Kagero, a beautiful female ninja and is soon caught in a fight with one of the Eight Devils of Kimon. A group of eight demonic ninjas, the Eight Devils of Kimon, has wiped out a village along with most of those sent to investigate. This anime movie follows lone ninja Jubei he travels from village to village looking for work but now he is about to get involved in something far more serious. Overall this is just a fantastic classic Anime movie with big impact to this day and an absolute must see for every true Anime fan.

Especially the diversity of the villains give the fights a nice kind of variety. Since every character has their own special set of abilities, skills and tricks every fight turns out to be a unique battle between masters of their very own art. The fight scenes are to this day one of the best the Anime genre has ever produced. The great combination of sound fx music dark imagery create an absolutely fantastic mystic vibe so you can click in at any time and I guarantee you'll find yourself in a beautiful piece of art. The pacing of this movie is perfectly balanced between smashing action scenes and calm dialogues. The story isn't too complicated but gives each character enough room to unfold their very own personality and ambitions. Ninja Scroll is definetly one of the biggest gems when it comes to traditional-ninja-mythology Anime. Reviewed by baumhenrik 10 / 10 The Godfather of classic samurai/ninja Anime

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