One of the things that I really enjoyed about it was the character development in the film. I like the way that they gave all 8 demons different themes and skills. This is something that many animes do today but i'm sure Ninja Scroll was not only one of the first to do it but they did it very well. Instead of just normal hand to hand/weapon to weapon combat, pretty much everyone in the film had something unique about them that aided them in battle..which adds a lot to the scenes.
Although he did not stay on screen for very long, and really only had one appearance in the film, one of my favorite characters was Mushizo, the first character in any anime that i have scene with a beehive mutated into his back.
I think that Ninja Scroll did these things a lot better than even some of the newer animes do today. Occasionally you will see an anime where the characters are very similar and there's no clear distinction to who is who..other than looks, which still sometimes can be similar if the creators are not thorough and careful. In conclusion Ninja Scroll is a great anime and I suggest it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
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ReplyDeleteWell, my other post was a few words short....After reading what you have to say about character development, I must agree to your point. Each character has unique characteristics and personalities that makes them stand out while they're on screen. Even though the enemies don't stay in the movie for more than five minutes per battle, in that small battle you're able to see a lot of their personality and their motives. Contrary to what you said, however, my favorite demon was Utsutsu. When you first see him he looks like a kind man, his closed eyes and smirk give off that image. Nevertheless, he turns out to be a prideful and even ruthless swordsman. Mushizo just kind of made me sick, but I see your point. Feel free to look in my blog to see what i have to say about Mushizo, just a small character analysis and how he relates to greed. I have to say that Ninja Scroll was pretty good but I guess i expected better due to all the positive reviews I read.
ReplyDeleteI have disagree with your comment on character development. I felt the villains were very shallow in terms personality and we were not allowed to explore them in depth. It does not help that they do not appear on screen very long before biting the dust. I feel that a little more screen time for characters such as Mushizo would have really improved the movie. He was very unique with the whole bee hive gimmick. I do not think I have every seen anyone like that in anime, excluding the Aburame clan from Naruto. Your post defiantly made me think of something I had forgotten, even though I disagree with some of it: Each villain was unique. Their overall theme and skills were different when compared to each other. It is very easy to distinguish them while in some newer anime everyone follows a cliche, as you said. I would not call Ninja Scroll great myself, but I can defiantly see some of its interesting techniques that some anime of today try to mimic.
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