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TechnoTV - Samurai 7: Box Set (Viridian Collection)
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List Price: $49.98
Our Price: $25.99
Your Save: $ 23.99 ( 48% )
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Manufacturer: Funimation Prod
Starring: Bill Flynn, Inukai Junji, Zarah Little, Maria Vu, R. Bruce Elliott
Directed By: Toshifumi Takizawa
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: SAMURAI 7 BOX SET VC (DVD)
EAN: 0704400058011
Format: Box set
Label: Funimation Prod
Manufacturer: Funimation Prod
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Funimation Prod
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-07-01
Running Time: 600
Studio: Funimation Prod
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Summary: Mixed bag
Comment: Samurai 7 has it strengths: some interesting character choices, reasonably high production values, a slower pace that allows the story and characters to develop, and, of course, samurai fighting giant robots (sweet!). However, the series also delivers plenty of awkward and simply bad emotional exposition, several of the characters we've seen before (in every martial arts movie ever made), and the plot stretches a bit thin as the original 3 hour epic is expanded to 8 or 9 hours. Fans of anime, robots, samurai and so forth will find some good popcorn entertainment.
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Summary: Excellent Addition to the Collection
Comment: Whether you are a fan of Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" or not, this is a great anime. I was really impressed with the visual style of this series, and also with the overall plot and character development. The musical score was simple yet did its job to punctuate the action and highten the emotion, especially with traditional Japanese drums.
If you are a fan of the original let me just say that the story develops in a few different ways, so dont think of this as an animated version of the first live action film. It has its own story to tell, while taking the basics from Kurosawa.
In classic anime, this series has some over the top characters (namely in the the characters of the Merchants!). It also has some pretty impressive robotic samurai, which gives a cool modern twist to its period setting.
I would definately recommend buying this particular set (the Viridian Collection) at its great price. The original boxed set artwork remains with the packaging, inside the slim cases.
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Summary: You know you're in for when there's 7 of them.
Comment: Samurai 7 set you back when the it's near the end of the samurai era. Where technologies help a man surpass himself. A few years after a massive war, the bandits, with their new "upgrades", have been terrorizing many villages. One village finally had enough of the pain and suffering, had their water priestess, with her little sister and a fellow villager, go the city in hope to hire a samurai to end the bandits terror. Witness what happens when she brings back seven, will these seven samurais succeed ? or will their individual quirks kill each other ? Can they even work together ? And what if the opponents were never really the bandits ?
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Summary: You Don't Want to Miss Out On This!
Comment: Samurai 7 the Viridian Collection has all 26 episodes, is in a widescreen format, has clear audio and great graphics. The fight sceens are very detailed and so fast that you'd have to watch them in slow-mo to truly appreciate the detail. It has a good story line and you'll love all of the characters.
This series takes place in a futuristic world that's just suffered through a massive war. All the villages are controlled or terrorized by the Nobuseri bandits. These men were once Samurai but chose to become machines in order to be more powerful. All the villages are suffering. The villagers are starving because the Nobuseri are taking all the rice they grow; though some villagers tried to rebel against this injustice they were too weak and paid dearly.
But one village has no other choice but to try and resist the Nobuseri or they will surely parish. The elder decides the only way they'll have a chance is to hire 7 strong samurai to help them. The village sends it's water priestess, Kirara, to find these men and bring them to the village.
There are many adventures and quite a bit of intrigue in the royal merchant court. Only by watching this series from start to finish will you discover how and if these samurai can save the village.
I suggest this series to anyone who loves swordfights, adventure and good clean fun. It's a good series for anyone over the age of 13, due to some graphic violence. For $28.00 it'd be a shame to let this series go by.
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Summary: A solid 4 stars.
Comment: The CGI and anime blend together excellently. I noticed only one part that the Anime was seriously flawed. It suddenly looked like I watching an episode of Rugrats or Real Monsters. It happens at the "Firefly" when one of the intended 7 is dancing but only lasts a few minutes.
This is not blood & guts yet it is violent. As for myself I liked better than "Witch Hunter Robin" or "Speed Grapher". As for the price..you will have a hard time finding anything that is this good for the price.
Thin paks are awesome..art work inside and out. Discs have artwork on them all. I would recommend it.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Viridian Collection contains all 7 volumes of the series inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Samurai 7 is set in a futuristic world that has just seen the end of a massive war, many villages are being terrorized by Nobuseri bandits. The Nobuseri are no normal bandits. They were once men, but during the war they modifed themselves with machines to become living weapons and now apprear as more machine than man. A group of villagers decide to hire samurai to protect their village. These men of valor are as skilled as they are unique.
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