The gore is almost overwhelming he devotes exactly as much attention to the guts when they're outside as when they're inside. Yamaguchi seems to have a medical knowledge of the human body and likes to show it by giving us flash views of what the organs, or nervous system, or bones, or muscles of a particular person are doing - usually in the midst of a fight or strenuous activity. The series tells the story of the two samurai who once belonged to the same school and how they got to this point, both maimed and determined to kill each other.

The fight is about to begin - and then we cut to a Flash Back which lasts the rest of the series (so far). Both samurai are accompanied by women Irako is led by a woman named Iku, and Fujiki is aided by a young woman named Iwamoto Mie who seems to bear a grudge against Irako. The story starts with a fight between the blind, lame samurai Irako Seigen and the one-armed samurai Fujiki Gennosuke in a tournament for the daimyo Tokugawa Tadanaga. So begins the story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies.A manga series based on part of Nanjou Norio's historical novel Suruga-Jō Gozen Jiai the manga itself is illustrated and co-written by Yamuguchi Takayuki, and made into a 12-episode anime in 2007. The one-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this tournament, even though both of them are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan - known as Japan's greatest swordsman. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords, but this time real swords will be used. The licensing was announced in May 2008 and the full series was released on Maon Blu-ray and DVD.Īt the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868), when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga decides to hold a fighting tournament. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation under the fully translated title Shigurui: Death Frenzy.

The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse Studios. An anime television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters (or the initial six and a half volumes) of the manga, aired on WOWOW from July 19 to October 12, 2007. 'Death Frenzy') is a manga written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi. Demographic: Shōnen Genre: Action, Drama Tags: Historical, Martial Arts, Tragedy Media: Anime, Manga

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