09-04-2023, 10:36 PM
I’m about 4 eps deep. It’s got some character progression, like the Shogun’s friend (the only commoner who knows his secret identity) becomes head of the fire brigade. Fire brigades were a big deal, very respected, still are I think.
There’s a lot of bitch slapping in this. More slaps than punches.
The choreo is excellent for its day. The only thing that bugs me is that when the Shogun strikes someone with the back blunt of his katana, they freeze just like they’ve been cut, then collapse. It’s a surreal affectation in chanbara in general - that ‘I’ve just been killed’ frozen pause - and I’m not convinced someone would do that irl; mush less if they were struck by the blunt.
The ninjette is my fav character. She kicks ass.
Luvin this show.
There’s a lot of bitch slapping in this. More slaps than punches.
The choreo is excellent for its day. The only thing that bugs me is that when the Shogun strikes someone with the back blunt of his katana, they freeze just like they’ve been cut, then collapse. It’s a surreal affectation in chanbara in general - that ‘I’ve just been killed’ frozen pause - and I’m not convinced someone would do that irl; mush less if they were struck by the blunt.
The ninjette is my fav character. She kicks ass.
Luvin this show.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse