Tag: Samurai

Goods: Vagabond Sculpture Arts – Yoshioka Seijuro

Vagabond Seijuro YoshiokaI… LIKE… :O~~~

A follow-up Square Enix figure statue to the equally drool-worthy Vagabond Miyamoto Musashi.

And also equally high damage at US$189.99…

Some info:
Based on Inoue Takehiko’s epic manga Vagabond, Seijuro is the heir to the Yoshioka school of swordfighting. Although his entire family is bent on reclaiming their honor from legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, Seijuro is somewhat of a carefree playboy… until he meets Musashi himself.

Ha~ carefree playboy… ^^ yum.

Statue stands at 8.7 inches tall and is made of poly-resin. Available end of March 2009.

Unlikely I’ll go break my bank for this but it certainly is very tempting. Awesome detail and sculpt. Let’s see.

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Anime: Kurozuka (Miyano Mamoru, Paku Romi)

KurozukaThe samurai setting caught my attention…

Quick Summary (edited from Anime News Network):
Kuro, a 12th-century Japanese man, flees into the mountains after losing to his brother, where he meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu. Kuro falls in love with Kuromitsu but realizes she conceals a dark secret. She is unable to die and continues to live for thousands of years as Japan evolves into a future society.

Rating: Recommended

Comments:
Kurozuka (黒塚) is based on manga by Yumemakura Baku and Noguchi Takashi. I’m rather impressed by the first episode… blood-thirsty samurai (zombies?), swords, supernatural and a rather dark atmosphere. Action and animation quality is high with non-intrusive CG. Lovely character design. Although the story and themes are completely different (and I probably shouldn’t compare them), it reminds me of the quality of Shigurui (シグルイ), a pure samurai anime based on a manga/novel by Yamaguchi Takayuki which I enjoyed a lot. We’ll see if the story will turn out to be just as dark, gory and edgy. Continue reading “Anime: Kurozuka (Miyano Mamoru, Paku Romi)”

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