Forum - View topicKaze no Yojimbo?
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Kruszer
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I was looking for opinions on this series, I've seen the trailer and it looks pretty good. Also, anyone know if there is a box set on the way or an artbox with this one rather than buying each individual volume?
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darkcancer
Posts: 33 Location: Texas |
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Its a very good show if you like nothing that super-natural. Everything that goes on is pretty normal. It has very good mystery and drama elements. I personally enjoyed it alot, but to my knowledge, there is no art box or perfect collection. sorry.
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Arkard
 Posts: 677 Location: Poland |
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Well, being a Kurosawa fan, I watched KnY a few times over already and I can whole-heartly reccomend it.
I was amazed at how a series which such slow plot, overall lack of action and a music track which is close to zero could be such entertaining. I enjoyed it. You should also. |
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Kruszer
Posts: 7993 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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It doesn't seem that popular here nobody's even written a plot description for it, yet all the episodes have been released and are readily available. Usually I'm pretty good at determining whether or not I'll like a show from it's trailer, and I got that feeling from this one. I'll have to wait until I finish collecting one of my series, probabally ROD The TV first as volume 7 comes out this month in order to spare my poor bank account.
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Chiroptera Rex
 Space Cowboy Posts: 262 Location: The Batcave, Gotham City, Wisconsin. |
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Argh, the anime goddess be a harsh mistress.
I'm working on Read or Die too since it will be done this month. Next month is going to kill me with Gungrave and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex releasing their final DVDs and Fullmetal Alchemist DVD 4 being released. And I've been spending a boatload of money at CD Japan for CDs not yet released in the states. I've also seen a preview for Kaze no Yojimbo and found it interesting. Yet another series that I'll have to buy. *sigh* |
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Kruszer
Posts: 7993 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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She is indeed, there's so many series to see and so little money. I've got like...*counts* seven (Holy crap!) titles I'm currently collecting Elfen Lied, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Gungrave, Madlax, ROD the TV, Scrapped Princess, and Yu Yu Hakusho. I don't usually collect this many at one time but there's just so much good stuff comming out recently. About a 4th my earnings goes to anime and other DVDs, at least it's money well spent.
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Aokage
 Posts: 160 Location: The Chaparral of California |
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Well I have two things to say/ask
1)Is this a live action based on an anime, or an actual anime. Because somebody mentioned Kurosawa. Is this like Samurai 7 or the actual Kurosawa film, Seven Samurai? If I am not mistaken, Kaze no Yojimobo translates into "bodyguard of the wind"...is that accurate? Does the protagonist have super natural powers of any sort? 2)I can agree that anime is a costly habit if you let it be. This is why I have turned to smaller series these days. Most recently I started collecting Ikkitousen and Paranoia Agent. I need two more DVD's to have all of Paranoia Agent, and three more to have all of Ikkitousen. From there I figure i'll collect Samurai Champloo. It is twice the length, but I love the series, and want to support it. After that, I suppose I will wait for a domestic release of Samurai 7, so I can scoop that up to. Shorter series are the only saving grace for us financially challenged hobbyists. |
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Arkard
Posts: 677 Location: Poland |
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The anime is Very loosely based on Yojimbo by Kurosawa, but it is set in modern times. No, it has no supernatural powers in it.
It is more like: suspense mystery/drama. |
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Deltakiral
 Posts: 3338 Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK) |
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I have seen this series and will concur will Arkard, I found it (Kaze No Yojimbo) to be very interesting. As far as I know there are no plans for a boxset or elsewise. So that is 6 volumes you would have to purchase.
Quick Breakdown of this series, there this dude name George he's looking for someone in a small town where basically anyone can be bought. George attempts to solve a mystery that no one wishes to remember. This series is a slow moving one, if you need lots of action to survive a series look else where. If you are into small town mystery/looking at a battle from both side then this might be for you. I rated this show as being "GOOD" just because I felt that the show try to introduce a little too much info too late in the show. But overall I did enjoy myself would not consider this a waste of time. |
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Kruszer
Posts: 7993 Location: Minnesota, USA |
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Considering I like shows like .hack//SIGN and the Crest/Banner of the Stars series I'd say I have lots of patience to enjoy a good story, and can enjoy pretty much any genre of anime as long as the plotline is well presented.
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