Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003– )
"Jûbei ninpûchô: Ryuhogyoku-hen" (original title)

Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman... See full summary »

Stars:

Rikiya Koyama, Kôichi Yamadera, David Rasner

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rikiya Koyama	...	Jubei Kibagami (13 episodes, 2003)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Jubei Kibagami (13 episodes, 2003)
David Rasner	...	Jubei Kibagami (13 episodes, 2003)
Daisy Tormé	...	Shigure (13 episodes, 2003)
Houko Kuwashima	...	Shigure (12 episodes, 2003)
Yuzuru Fujimoto	...	Dakuan (11 episodes, 2003)
Romi Pak	...	Tsubute (10 episodes, 2003)

Storyline

Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who has never seen the world outside her village. But when a group of demons destroys the village and kills everyone, Jubei becomes a prime target after acquiring the Dragon Jewel - a stone with an unknown origin. Meanwhile, Shigure - along with the monk Dakuan and a young thief named Tsubute - travels to the village of Yagyu. And with two demon clans now hunting down Shigure, Dakuan must once again acquire the services of Jubei to protect the Priestess of Light.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | japan | thief | clan | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Urban Vision Entertainment

Country:

Japan

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ninja Scroll: The Series

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mad House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (13 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This series contains thirteen episodes:

• 01. Hidden Village - Cruel
• 02. The Start of a Journey
• 03. Evil Energy
• 04. The Divided Jewel
• 05. The Indestructable Child
• 06. Sheltering from the Rain
• 07. Flower Bud
• 08. Ascending of Rengoku
• 09. Hidden Dragon in the Guts
• 10. Hiruko's Heart
• 11. Yagyu Rennya
• 12. The Kingdom Revives
• 13. The Blue Skies

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.10 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Shigure's Theme"
Performed by Kitaro and Peter McEvilley

User Reviews

No connection whatsoever with the movie, but fun

The animation is good, but the music (an instrumental combination of techno and traditional Japanese) made it feel like a video game. The ideas are original, but then again, completely bogus: electric ninjas, mutant ninjas, surgeon ninjas, undead ninjas, huge ninjas, parasitic ninjas... you get the idea.

The movie was a great thing, not only as animation is concerned, but also as the plot unraveled. This one is mostly "Jubei is cool". True enough, he kills just about everything that moves, and strong and weird opponents they are: electric ninjas, mutant ninjas... :)

The end is just as pointless as the rest of the series, but you feel good looking at it. It has the feel of Might and Magic (1 to 5) and you half expect to find out in the end that the entire land magic has the source in an extraterrestrial spaceship. Fun.