VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Angels_Review This is a beautifully interesting show, though its animation lacks slightly. But this only happens when there isn't much action going on. Its one that even though is not a normal pick for me, I do like it.The story follows a Ronin by the name of 'Nameless' and no, that's a joke. His name really means Nameless, but for this review, we will call him by his Japanese name, Nanashi. Nanashi travels with a young boy whose only companion is Tobimaru, his dog who he would do anything for. You would be surprised to know that the dog is actually a really important part of the show. He is what keeps Nanashi and the boy Kotaro. The story his heartwarming, and could bring a tear to your eye.I have a small feeling that this show was either done on a small budget, or this was before Bones got good. I'm thinking the budget because this show's animation is actually rather low quality when the action isn't happening. Most of the characters have really large chins that seem to be more like tumors hanging there rather then actual things that connect to the rest of the face. Most of the unimportant characters have white eyes or are rather small. Other then that, the faces and scenes most of the time are really well detailed in that you can see almost every little line that is in their faces. The animation does get better as the story goes on, and started to grow on me. I believe they looked at old Live action movies in order to get the look and feel because the movements are pretty spot-on. You can tell that's where the budget went mostly.The English dub is actually really well done. They decided to change things around a little, like when someone is translating for other characters, they use a more Japanese or Chinese language rather then just using actual English (I believe Chinese for the enemy's names). This helps distinguish between the native people and the outsiders a bit.

louispeace I have been a fan of anime movies and anime in general since watching Akira and ninja scroll as a kid. Rarely since, but now and again, I find an exceptional anime that transcends age group, genre or artistic preference(such as ghost in the shell, spirited away and 5 centimeters). The boundless imagination, the rousing action sequences and the dazzling animation; all of these things captivate me. But what really made me fall in love with the medium was the deep characterization and my consequent immersion and enthrallment with the particular world. Exceptional score, dazzling cinematography, terrific dialogues. I say to you: watch this movie.

Jose Cruz Note that I am very rigorous on my ratings: films with 7/10 are excellent films. I reserve higher scores for truly outstanding films.Overall, this is a well constructed and executed action thriller that will please fans of animated action films. It is more entertaining than most Hollywood action films and will also please fans of animation as it is very detailed and pleasing to the eye. Overall a very good effort but this is not a work of art and shouldn't be treated as such. Therefore, don't watch it expecting a timeless work of art, but instead watch it expecting a very good action movie, which it is. It deliver high octane action in a consistent way.

levich122 If you are a fan of action anime and ninjas/ sword fighting this is definitely worth watching. I feel like its been quite sometime since I've watched any good anime, so I was happy I ran across this. While nothing is amazing, everything is solid. Plot isn't really new (wandering reluctant hero type ends up saving someone in need)and the drawing isn't very new age, rather reminisce of old school animes, BUT - like I said, everything is the classic formula for a good anime. I've seen ppl liken this to Ninja Scroll, and in that vein I would agree. If you liked that you should like this.and if anyone has some suggestions of some good anime movies like this (solid action/ drawing/ decent plot etc) I'd love to hear em and I could probably give a couple good suggestions too.