Death frenzy is a manga series by takayuki yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel surugajo gozen jiai by norio nanjo. The series was directed by hiroshi hamasaki, written by. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals strong objection. An animated television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters or the initial six and a half volumes of the manga, aired on wowow july 19, 2007 to october 12, 2007. Amidst the tranquility, lord tokugawa tadanaka decides, for his own amusement, to hold a fighting tournament in which real swords are used though laws forbid their use. The soundtrack, animation, plot, and characters are all firstrate.
This anime centers on a legendary death match between alliesturnedrivals fujiki gennosuke, a onearmed swordsman, and irako seigen, a blind samurai. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. Occult academy, 7th naruto film promos streamed apr 9, 2010. Login to add items to your list, keep track of your progress, and rate series. Contest between iwamoto kogan of the kogan ryu and yagyuu munenori of the yagyuu shinkage ryu. Though shigurui is more explicit than basilisk, both feature similar themes of violence, gore, revenge and morally suspect characters, while the romance in basilisk serves to lighten the atmosphere of the series, no such relief will come in shigurui, it is a bad ass gorefight fest from beginning to end. Seishun buta yarou wa bunny girl senpai no yume wo minai. Death frenzy is a twice removed interpretation of the first chapter of the historical fiction novel surugajo gozen jiai by nario nanjo 1908 2004.
In the 6th year of the kanei era, people enjoy a time of peace. Seigen and gennosuke are both worthy candidates, so the master himself proposes a devious challenge to determine his successor. The series was directed by hiroshi hamasaki, written by seishi. Seething with betrayal, kogan begins the systematic destruction of his former heir. This thing is a very atmospheric horror samurai tale. Seigen and gennosuke are both worthy candidates, so the master himself proposes a.
Michael tatum, laura bailey, john burgmeier, wendy powell. Stylistically, a wonderful depiction of 17th century japan. Characters, voice actors, producers and directors from the anime shigurui shigurui. Two damaged warriors wear the scars of a violent past.
Through deceit and betrayal, the two are bound to face each other in a duel, spearheaded by lord tokugawa tadanaga, who himself has earned ill repute from forcing the dueling samurais to use real swords instead of wooden training swords. With daisuke namikawa, emi shinohara, seizo kato, john burgmeier. These disfigured legends of the blade must face each other in a brutal samurai tournament arranged to satisfy the bloodlust of a tyrant overlord. Death frenzy on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database. At the beginning of the edo era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, lord tokugawa tadanaga decides that there needs to be more action in the swordsmanship tournaments and instead of wooden swords, steel is used. The story begins in 1629 shizuoka during tokugawa tadanaga s rule. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting.
Death frenzy into a 12 episodes anime series by madhouse exoskull zero. Shigurui is a series that embraces the above statement fully. Death frenzy complete series sales site the official. The baroque approach reminds me of lynch on occasion, and the bloody and nasty violence certainly recall the icky tactile gore of richard laymons books. The anime was licensed in north america by funimation under the fully translated title shigurui. The licensing was announced in may 2008 2 and the full series was released on march 31, 2009, on bluray and dvd. The engrossing atmosphere along with the slowburn, yet significant events depicted during the course of this series, left me wanting more. Please scroll down for servers choosing, thank you. Two students of the kogan school of swordmanship are locked in a competition to be the schools successor. An anime television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters or the initial six and a half volumes, aired on wowow from july 19 to october 12, 2007. While the animation and craftsmanship are top notch, you cannot escape the grotesque brutality that is housed within.
I give it 35 stars, it would have garnered a 4 if the ending was there. The final chapter of their saga unfolds within a brutal tournament arranged to satisfy the bloodlust of a cruel tyrant. Once a year, kogan awakes from his death like slumber to oversee his dojo. At the beginning of the edo era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, lord tokugawa tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. The series is based off of the first thirty two books in the series and thus comprises only half of the events told in the manga. Onearmed fujiki gennosuke and blind irako seigen will fight each other in this match. After defeating gennosuke, seigen faces a superior foe to earn the right to meet the sensei. The battle is the most difficult of his young life, and a dark secret awaits him at the journeys end. The show was directed by hiroshi hamasaki with scripts by seishi minakami. The disfigured legends must summon the strength for one last. Death frenzy episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Death frenzy is a japanese anime series based off of the manga series of the same name. Based on a manga that is itself based on a classical novel, shiguri is a dark and bloody tale from what was a. Picture drama episodes included on the dvdbluray volumes of seishun buta yarou wa bunny girl senpai no yume wo minai. For years, the tormented lady iku believed her body was cursed, but now, she has reason to suspect the man who has loved her for so long may hold the key to her deadly secret. The first 32 chapters of the manga series contribute to the plot here. In a match to the death two highlyskilled swordsmen face off.
Death frenzy is an outstanding adult anime that stops just short of alltime greatness, but is still an absolute mustown for fans of animated sex, violence, and chanbara films. The series starts off at a tournament where a one armed samurai faces a blind one and quickly flashes back to reveal the history between the two fighters. As rivals for the secrets of their masters sword, and his daughters hand, these samurai inflict wounds on each other that would destroy lesser men. Seigen is forced to face off against familiar opponent in a battle where neither samurai emerges unscathed. This anime centers on a legendary death match between alliesturnedrivals fujiki gennosuke, a onearmed.
804 1255 741 1500 469 653 293 1527 1415 277 1105 542 1566 1575 657 370 104 784 819 55 506 831 1447 969 375 1415 124 1357 1444 1184