2008-02-09, 06:43 | Link #121 |
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According to the interview, it seemed like the Shigurui manga stretched an original story from 50 years ago (!) and the final product is what we got.
I still think there is much grounds for a sequel of 12 new eps. I mean, look at those episodes and there weren't too many involving fights. Just a few standoffs. Not too many like the Irako vs Kogan fight. Knowing the show's direction now, they can stretch it with a lot of excessive creepiness and dark atmospheric moments. |
2008-02-19, 21:40 | Link #122 | |
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If you're serious, this is kind of like someone saying [insert random serial killer or genocidal despot here] isn't as bad as [insert random politician here] because "at least he isn't a hypocrite." So basically Kogan may be a sadistic, murderous, psychopath who sexually assaulted his own daughter and kills innocent people to test sword techniques, but at least he would never backstab his own people (except for the two former students of his summoned to guard him, who he literally stabbed in the back), and so apparently he's an honorable guy? I thought it was pretty clear that Kogan was pretty much a monster. The fact that he occasionally did something nice instead of monstrous does not negate this. Last edited by Beansy; 2008-02-20 at 08:45. |
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2008-02-19, 21:58 | Link #123 |
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I actually have Japanese copies of all the currently available volumes, including the latest one, volume 9. Admittedly, I cannot read Japanese, but to all those that have been asking on this board, the final fight has not been resolved yet; the latest volume actually dealt with how Fujiki had his arm sliced off by Irako. So to those wanting resolution, you're going to have to wait (and I doubt it will come in the form of a second season or OVAs).
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2008-02-23, 14:50 | Link #125 | |
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Is there's another interview that Saizen released with the mangaka? If not, just what were you referring to? Last edited by Beansy; 2008-03-20 at 12:39. Reason: deleting link (unsure of rules with regards to that) |
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2008-04-12, 10:28 | Link #127 |
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I have a question about the girl (Mei?) Kogan's daughter. Was she ever married to Irako? It seemed they already slept together or was that just her fantasy because he wanted to wait and do it privately?
This was a riveting series. My only problem was with her character. The female goes mad, again, because she's weak. And how did she regain her sanity? She started out seemingly as a strong female char, but I was disappointed. |
2008-04-12, 21:14 | Link #128 |
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Ok.....I just got done reading volume 7 of the Shigurui manga.....which was where episode 12 leaves us at.
I think they should definitely do a second season....you feel as if the story had only just begun. So this is where they left off : http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7294/p018019vv8.jpg And then the lord asks Irako to demonstrate his sword technique http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3373/p021zu7.jpg Irako is asked to fight a prisoner who tried to escape with his wife after learning that the lord was trying to rape her. http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3858/p022kh1.jpg And of course Irako kills him easily.....and then kills his wife too. http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1836/p032ge0.jpg Then the story goes back in time to when Fujiki was a child. He meets a bully and has to kneel because he was only a farmer, and his status was lower than the bullies'. http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2950/p049ln4.jpg And the bully forces him to eat Horse shit http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8269/p052iv9.jpg Then Fujiki gets pissed....the next day he kills him and literally rips the top of his head off. http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6434/p060az4.jpg His grandparents/parents are mad as all hell....and was about to punish him. http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5476/p061kw4.jpg Until a guy shows up and cuts him down http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1049/p063ox2.jpg And that guy is no one other than.... http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6197/p067ak6.jpg Kugan himself! That's the gist of it...... Last edited by xris; 2008-05-16 at 13:00. Reason: Please use thumbnails or URLs instead of big-arsed images, thank you |
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