Shigurui: Death Frenzy



Shigurui (or translated in english as Death Frenzy) is a Japanese manga series by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters (or the initial six and a half volumes), aired on Wowow from July 19 to October 12, 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse Studios. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation

Why it Rocks

 * 1) It perfectly shows that the Edo period was not really a perfect Era for japan and shows that many Samurai can abuse there power.
 * 2) Gennosuke Fujiki and Seigen Irako are very well written characters and there backstory shows why they hate each other in the first place
 * 3) Despite being made to be hated, Kogan Iwamoto was a awesome and brutal villains in this show.
 * 4) Amazing artstyle and animation.
 * 5) To be fair, much like Shiki there really isnt a hero or villain as many of the characters are made to hate and some made to love as it focus more on the themes of the show
 * 6) *speaking of which it does not shy away to serious subject such as sadism, and corrupted superiority
 * 7) Decent voice acting from the English Dub and Japanese dub
 * 8) A very great music score.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The show is infamous for its disgustingly horrific gore scenes which are not for the faint of heart.
 * 2) *plus it shoves in so much unnecessary sex and rape scene.
 * 3) Depending on your view, despite being easy to hate Kogan Iwamoto is a unlikable character.
 * 4) The anime is incomplete only covering the first 32 chapters, and it ended abruptly but it could be understandable as it is possibly made to promote the manga.