

You saw Samurai Champlooand, while you might have enjoyed it, it always made you uncomfortable that the two protagonists were level ninety-nine gods of war who inhabited a world of weaklings, and could dominate everyone, and so they never had any of their values challenged. You started noticing patterns in anime, and you were never completely comfortable with the cliches.


Then years went by and your body became stooped with age. And the final showdown took you to a hellish paradise of intensity because it was a battle between a villain who could not be killed and a hero who refused to die. The world was torn by violence and deception, but Jubei’s power and skill were matched by his moral fiber, and this gave you hope. You got a kick out of the fact that the Devils of Kimon were not only powerful boss characters, but also perverted in one way or another. You were thrilled by the sheer brutality of it all. Let’s say you were a teenager and you saw Ninja Scroll way back in the day. Let’s run through a hypothetical situation and see if it’s for you! Shigurui: Death Frenzy is not for every fan of anime.
