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Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

Original title: Basilisk: Kôga ninpô chô
  • TV Series
  • 20052005
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 25m
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7.9/10
4K
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Basilisk: Kôga ninpô chô (2005)
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The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa g... Read allThe year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years.The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years.
IMDb RATING
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4K
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  • Stars
    • Laura Bailey
    • Nana Mizuki
    • Kôsuke Toriumi
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  • Stars
    • Laura Bailey
    • Nana Mizuki
    • Kôsuke Toriumi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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  • Episodes24

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    1 Season
    2005

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    Basilisk: The Complete Series
    Trailer 0:39
    Basilisk: The Complete Series
    Basilisk: Volume Six - Fate's Finest Hour aka "Basilisk: Kôga Ninpô Chô"
    Trailer 0:33
    Basilisk: Volume Six - Fate's Finest Hour aka "Basilisk: Kôga Ninpô Chô"
    Basilisk: Volume Five - The Shades of Night aka "Basilisk: Kôga Ninpô Chô"
    Trailer 0:34
    Basilisk: Volume Five - The Shades of Night aka "Basilisk: Kôga Ninpô Chô"
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    Laura Bailey
    Laura Bailey
    • Oboro Igaas Oboro Iga
    24 episodes24 eps • 2005
    Nana Mizuki
    • Oboro Igaas Oboro Iga
    24 episodes24 eps • 2005
    Kôsuke Toriumi
    • Gennosuke Kougaas Gennosuke Kouga
    24 episodes24 eps • 2005
    Troy Baker
    Troy Baker
    • Gennosuke Kougaas Gennosuke Kouga
    23 episodes23 eps • 2005
    Yasushi Miyabayashi
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    23 episodes23 eps • 2005
    Bill Jenkins
    Bill Jenkins
    • Narratoras Narrator
    22 episodes22 eps • 2005
    Show Hayami
    • Yakushiji Tenzenas Yakushiji Tenzen
    21 episodes21 eps • 2005
    Mark Stoddard
    Mark Stoddard
    • Yakushiji Tenzenas Yakushiji Tenzen
    20 episodes20 eps • 2005
    Jennifer Seman
    • Akeginuas Akeginu
    19 episodes19 eps • 2005
    Misa Watanabe
    • Akeginuas Akeginu
    18 episodes18 eps • 2005
    Wataru Hatano
    • Chikuma Koshiroas Chikuma Koshiro…
    18 episodes18 eps • 2005
    John Burgmeier
    John Burgmeier
    • Chikuma Koshiroas Chikuma Koshiro
    16 episodes16 eps • 2005
    Risa Hayamizu
    • Kageroas Kagero
    16 episodes16 eps • 2005
    Yôji Ueda
    • Kisaragi Saemonas Kisaragi Saemon
    15 episodes15 eps • 2005
    Miyuki Sawashiro
    Miyuki Sawashiro
    • Hotarubias Hotarubi…
    14 episodes14 eps • 2005
    Stephanie Young
    Stephanie Young
    • Kageroas Kagero
    14 episodes14 eps • 2005
    Jason Liebrecht
    Jason Liebrecht
    • Kisaragi Saemonas Kisaragi Saemon
    14 episodes14 eps • 2005
    J. Paul Slavens
    • Amayo Jingoroas Amayo Jingoro
    13 episodes13 eps • 2005
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Edited into Basilisk: The Beginning (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Kouga Ninpou Chou
      (Opening Theme)

      Performed by Onmyo-za

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    Uneven experience
    Up until episode 12 this is a fantastic series keeping you in genuine anticipation, satisfaction and then anticipation again. The action is not the very best you have ever seen but it's okay and there is plenty of it around. The game with the truly exciting special powers makes up for everything though and you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat every time a new technique is getting revealed. These episodes are fairly well written too, featuring an interesting plot and also doing a fine job with character development and in setting up emotional attachment to most characters.

    Now after getting you hooked I suppose, indicated by a token flashback episode a very different series emerges. The animation now becomes minimum effort most of the time, meaning a heavy decline on action scenes by definition and a lot of mere shaking of static pictures. This would be party acceptable saying that we'd have arrived at a more talky, story centered bit but unfortunately this is not the case either. The thing just runs out of steam and starts kind of going nowhere, doing that with a critically slow pace too. Ideas barely emerge anymore and everything just becomes very incoherent. Worst is that also the fights and deaths of the characters become disappointingly anti-climactic blowing a fantastic premise right out the window.

    Now this doesn't stop me from genuinely recommending those first 12 episodes as they rocks quite hard nevertheless. I really can't recommend you to waste your time enduring the rest as there really is barely anything to look forward to, but maybe just reading the story (fighting those battles in you're head) on wikipedia and then cut to the final episode right away might be a good solution.

    I'd give a 9/10 for the first half and a 2 for the rest.
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    • bennyhagen
    • Jul 31, 2012

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2005 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Василиск
    • Production company
      • Gonzo Digimation
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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