Shadow Skill looks like a rather strange short OVA by the modern standards of anime film making, short on plot, high on action and violence. Some would consider this to be a thing lacking in the anime industry by modern standards and if you are going to look at it solely on that, they're right.
But this is so much more than just ultra violence, this kind of thing was the beginning of the Anime Boom in the West, where imported sub versions drove up the desire for people to do voice overs and the Western Dub scene began.
For a short OVA based on a Martial Arts story in a short panelled manga, this ova does a helluvalot with the source material, from the insane action and violence, to the simple yet elegant plot that weaves its story very well, piecing together the heroes journey they're on and the fulfilment of the titular Gau coming of age character.
This was one of the first things I saw of Anime, one of the best things I've seen in ultra violence and I honestly want to see more of it one day, when there's enough demand for true violent and gory anime that doesn't involve Yandere characters.
For a short OVA based on a Martial Arts story in a short panelled manga, this ova does a helluvalot with the source material, from the insane action and violence, to the simple yet elegant plot that weaves its story very well, piecing together the heroes journey they're on and the fulfilment of the titular Gau coming of age character.
This was one of the first things I saw of Anime, one of the best things I've seen in ultra violence and I honestly want to see more of it one day, when there's enough demand for true violent and gory anime that doesn't involve Yandere characters.