Basilisk: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) [Blu-ray]

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BASILISK:COMPLETE COLLECTION - Blu-Ray Movie

To the One I Love, Prepare to DieFeudal Japan is set to bear witness to the bloody clash of titans as two fearsome ninja tribes are unleashed, one upon the other. For wretched within the Edo Castle loyalties have been severed into warring factions, as two sons struggle to inherit the title of Shogun. If this rupture goes unresolved, the Tokugawa kingdom will be torn apart. A solution must be found

Basilisk: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) [Blu-ray] Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

Blu-ray: I enjoyed the series a lot...but the picture quality has some problems..., January 4, 2010

Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basilisk: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

The popular 1958 novel "The Kouga Ninja Scrolls" by Futaro Yamada was adapted into a manga series titled "K'ga Ninp' Ch'~"" (Basilisk: The Koga Ninja Scrolls) in 2004-2005 by Masaki Segawa and winning the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award.

The anime series adaptation was then produced by Gonzo Studios in 2005 and is now the complete series is now available on Blu-ray courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment.

"Basilisk" is about two ninja clans at war, the Kouga and the Iga clan who have fought each other for four hundred years but a "no hostilities" pact is made to prevent the two from going into war.

We are given a glimpse of the past when the Iga clan's Princess Ogen and the Kouga clan's leader Danjou. Two people from opposing clans who were planning to get married. With the two clans living in peace, it looked as if marriage was possible until fighting began in the Iga village and survivors from the village were killed by the Kouga clan... Read more

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Great storyline I enjoyed this series recommended!, October 25, 2010

D. Becker "Snake07" (U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basilisk: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This series was a great love story about two feuding ninja clans. the story dose relate to romeo and juliet, however it's execution was original.. this series sucked me in and didn't let me down..this anime was fascinating from beginning to end....If you enjoy ninja or samurai based anime this is a must have....

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Basilisk, March 7, 2010

James R. Ecker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Basilisk: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I loved Shinobi so I picked this up. What a thrill. It was better in every way especially the ending. Great story telling with 24 episodes you have time to really develop a story and this one does. One of the best anime series ever made.