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<b>Review of Ninja Slayer from Animation by Reevothemusefan</b>
Domo! Reader-san, Reevothemusefan desu.<br>
There have been plenty of great action anime this year:<em> Blood Blockade Battlefront</em> was a dazzling surprise that had so much energy and <em>One Punch Man</em> is a well-animated parody of the superhero genre that has a ton of charm.<br>
Both these shows are fantastic but it's <em>Ninja Slayer</em> that I've grown most attached to in 2015 and it's mostly thanks to this TV series; it's not perfect by any means but for me, it's unforgettable. <br>
<em>Ninja Slayer</em> is a 26 episode series animated by Studio Trigger; most will know them for making <em>Kill La Kill</em> and <em>Little Witch Academia</em>. The show shares a bit of that crazy high-end animation, however, most of <em>Ninja Slayer</em>'s animation is similar to the cheap static look that was used in <em>Inferno Cop</em>, which shouldn't be surprising since it's the same director, Akira Amemiya, who is in charge with the show.<br>
The plot starts off as a tale of revenge, when our protagonist, Fujikido Kenji is badly hurt after seeing his wife and son killed by the Soukai Syndicate Ninja. Thirsting for revenge, he is possessed by the Ninja soul, Naraku Ninja, allowing him to become Ninja Slayer - someone who will kill ninja - and find the killer of his family.<br>
However, not all of <em>Ninja Slayer</em> is about that, there are also other stories in the show that focus on other characters, Yamoto Koki being one of them. After awakening her Ninja power, she ends up meeting other Ninja, both friend and foe; her episodes seem to focus on the more serious side to <em>Ninja Slayer </em>and in some regards, it succeeds.<br>
The running time of each episode is around ten minutes long if you discount the OP and ED, which is an acceptable length for the show. Most episodes have enough entertainment, some being serious and some being silly and <em>Ninja Slayer</em> strikes a nice balance between the two. There are, however, some problems, the main ones being repetitive animation, awkward long silences and slow walking scenes and these aren't one-time issues, they happen almost every episode.<br>
Still (much like <em>Inferno Cop</em>), there is nothing quite like like watching this show. I adore the way random fight quotes are used in every battle like "YEEART" and "AIIEEEEE", how the battles transition from the fluid animation to the cardboard cut-out designs, and the creative character outfits for most of the Ninja that we see. I just had to watch every episode to find out what they would do next.<br>
It's also really dumb at times which might be a turn-off for some viewers; for example there is a episode which is basically Studio Trigger having fun with <em>Ninja Slayer</em> characters while implementing random humour, calling it a 're-cap' episode when it's not; for someone like me, though, it's entertaining.<br>
What I love about the series as well is the OP and ED, mainly the themes, the OP 'Boom Boom Satellite’s - Back In Black' gets you pumped every time you watch it and almost every episode of<em> Ninja Slayer</em> had a selection of EDs from different artist and varied genres from Rock to Electronic music, most of them being amazing. I would even say that the series has some of the best ending themes of the year.<br>
<strong>In Summary</strong><br>
<em>Ninja Slayer</em> is not up there with the best anime of the year, it's flawed in many places, but I love it's overall silliness and energy which makes it worth your time.<br>
Hopefully we will see more of it in the future.<br>
YEEEEEEEEART!<br>
<em>All Ninja Slayer episodes can be watched on Viewster.com</em><br>
<b>Final score: 7 out of 10</b>
<b>Additional screencaps</b>
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<b>Review of Ninja Slayer from Animation by Reevothemusefan</b>
Domo! Reader-san, Reevothemusefan desu.<br>
There have been plenty of great action anime this year:<em> Blood Blockade Battlefront</em> was a dazzling surprise that had so much energy and <em>One Punch Man</em> is a well-animated parody of the superhero genre that has a ton of charm.<br>
Both these shows are fantastic but it's <em>Ninja Slayer</em> that I've grown most attached to in 2015 and it's mostly thanks to this TV series; it's not perfect by any means but for me, it's unforgettable. <br>
<em>Ninja Slayer</em> is a 26 episode series animated by Studio Trigger; most will know them for making <em>Kill La Kill</em> and <em>Little Witch Academia</em>. The show shares a bit of that crazy high-end animation, however, most of <em>Ninja Slayer</em>'s animation is similar to the cheap static look that was used in <em>Inferno Cop</em>, which shouldn't be surprising since it's the same director, Akira Amemiya, who is in charge with the show.<br>
The plot starts off as a tale of revenge, when our protagonist, Fujikido Kenji is badly hurt after seeing his wife and son killed by the Soukai Syndicate Ninja. Thirsting for revenge, he is possessed by the Ninja soul, Naraku Ninja, allowing him to become Ninja Slayer - someone who will kill ninja - and find the killer of his family.<br>
However, not all of <em>Ninja Slayer</em> is about that, there are also other stories in the show that focus on other characters, Yamoto Koki being one of them. After awakening her Ninja power, she ends up meeting other Ninja, both friend and foe; her episodes seem to focus on the more serious side to <em>Ninja Slayer </em>and in some regards, it succeeds.<br>
The running time of each episode is around ten minutes long if you discount the OP and ED, which is an acceptable length for the show. Most episodes have enough entertainment, some being serious and some being silly and <em>Ninja Slayer</em> strikes a nice balance between the two. There are, however, some problems, the main ones being repetitive animation, awkward long silences and slow walking scenes and these aren't one-time issues, they happen almost every episode.<br>
Still (much like <em>Inferno Cop</em>), there is nothing quite like like watching this show. I adore the way random fight quotes are used in every battle like "YEEART" and "AIIEEEEE", how the battles transition from the fluid animation to the cardboard cut-out designs, and the creative character outfits for most of the Ninja that we see. I just had to watch every episode to find out what they would do next.<br>
It's also really dumb at times which might be a turn-off for some viewers; for example there is a episode which is basically Studio Trigger having fun with <em>Ninja Slayer</em> characters while implementing random humour, calling it a 're-cap' episode when it's not; for someone like me, though, it's entertaining.<br>
What I love about the series as well is the OP and ED, mainly the themes, the OP 'Boom Boom Satellite’s - Back In Black' gets you pumped every time you watch it and almost every episode of<em> Ninja Slayer</em> had a selection of EDs from different artist and varied genres from Rock to Electronic music, most of them being amazing. I would even say that the series has some of the best ending themes of the year.<br>
<strong>In Summary</strong><br>
<em>Ninja Slayer</em> is not up there with the best anime of the year, it's flawed in many places, but I love it's overall silliness and energy which makes it worth your time.<br>
Hopefully we will see more of it in the future.<br>
YEEEEEEEEART!<br>
<em>All Ninja Slayer episodes can be watched on Viewster.com</em><br>
<b>Final score: 7 out of 10</b>
<b>Additional screencaps</b>
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