Should you watch Ninja Scroll?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Ninja Scroll
Anime · 1993
Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.
The sides of Ninja Scroll
- A wandering swordsman with no master
- Eight assassins, each with one impossible power
- A woman ninja whose body carries poison
Ninja Scroll is good for you if…
- you want sword fights against opponents who each break a different rule.
- you like a feudal Japan full of demons and secret clans.
- you like hand drawn animation where every blow has weight.
Ninja Scroll is bad for you if…
- you can't watch bodies torn apart in close detail.
- you can't sit through scenes of sexual violence.
- you don't watch anime.
About: revenge · loneliness · survival
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