Ninja Scroll   Grade:
	Distributor: MANGA	Regional Coding: 1 (North America)
	Running Time: 94 Minutes	Screen Format: Full-Screen
	Languages: English   Japanese	Subtitles: English   English (CC)
	Audio: English Dolby 5.1, Japanese Dolby Stereo	Serial Number: 440 047 611-2
Feudal Japan - A time of Danger, Intrigue and Deception Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold.... or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and possibly his life. When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague, a team of ninjas are sent to investigate and realize that all is not as it seems. Ambushed, they are wiped out by a fearsome man-monster with incredible powers, leaving only one alive - Kagero, a beautiful female ninja whose touch can bring instant death. Jubei saves her from a fate worse than death and unwittingly becomes drawn into a web of treachery. He is soon faced with his greatest challenge, an enymy for whom death holds no fear with the power to destroy Jubei's world. It's an all-out bloodbath when ninja warriors come face to face in this action-packed tribal war. Ninja Scroll features a wicked cast of characters, extraordinary fight scenes and stunning animation from Yoshiaki Kawajiri and MadHouse Studios!
Digitally Remastered feature film Interactive Menus Complete Movie Synopsis Key Character Art & Text files 1 Theatrical Trailer
Well... Okay, how do I say this... If you don't like blood, or are the least bit sqeamish, you might want to stay away from this one. Don't get me wrong, the animation in it is really well done, and the storyline and characters are outstanding, but I couldn't get over how much blood was in this. It's not a particularly gory blood, but just blood. Kind of like a John Woo film, only in anime. Other than that, this transfer to the DVD format is a little better than Ghost In The Shell, but it still bears a few fuzzy parts, and for some reason, I just don't think that MANGA is taking the DVD format seriously enough. For instance, they still insist on wasting space on these DVD's for their commercial for their other movies, and merchandise. Honestly, if i wanted those, I would have bought the tapes. On the plus side, however, the Movie Synopsis and Character info does a great job of clearing up many questions that I had. That, the trailer, and the fact that it is such a good anime title, bumped this DVD up to a B+. Now if only MANGA would keep those stupid comercials off of these titles.

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