Although of a similar style, Ninja Resurrection is not a sequel to the anime film Ninja Scroll, despite being marketed as one outside of Japan. It also heavily borrows and adapts elements from Ken Ishikawa's manga adaptation from 1986, and Shouko Toba's manga adaptation from 1997.
Ninja Scroll is an animation movie written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The film was a co-production between JVC, Toho, Movic and Animate, with Madhouse serving as the animation studio in 1993.
The Ninja Scroll TV series is a stand-alone series, but it still has many references to suggest that it is a sequel to the movie.
Parents need to know that Ninja Scroll is a classic anime (Japanese animation), made in 1993.
Anime series
A Japanese animated television series named Ninja Scroll: The Series aired in Japan in 2003 and ran for 13 episodes. The series is a stand-alone sequel to the film; however, many references suggest that it is indeed a continuation.
And so it goes, after just four years of pure, unadulterated hard work and dedication, Enzo became the youngest competitor ever to grace the stage of American Ninja Warrior, setting unbelievable records and making memories that he admits still feel surreal.
Ninja Scroll is admirably unabashed when it comes to showcasing bloody guts, gore, and weird creepy crawly things. These moments aren't just for shock value, but rather an integral part of the action and story.
A manga and an anime called Basilisk (2005) are based on the same novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls and bear the same character names as in the novel and the movie. Although their characters in the film are highly altered from both the original novel and the manga/anime series.
Gemma possesses the greatest ability of all the Kimon: the power of reincarnation. Any time he is fatally wounded, his injuries will rapidly heal. He can reconnect and heal any lost bodily tissue including his limbs. It is unknown how Gemma acquired this power.
Ninja Scroll is a satisfying entry for both monster and ninja films, but it's full of blood, severed limbs, and explicit sexual content and it goes without saying that it's only for adults.
Despite being based on a fantastic anime feature film filled with intrigue, fascinating characters, and amazing artwork, Ninja Scroll falls astoundingly flat as a continuing series. Considering the writing and directing are done by entirely different people, this is no surprise; it is, however, vastly disappointing.
Due to its graphic violence and censorship, much controversy surrounded the film's release. In Europe, the uncut version became a sought-after item for anime collectors. Not until 2004, when the 10th-anniversary special edition of Ninja Scroll was released, did the uncensored version become available to all markets.
Written and illustrated by Masaki Segawa, Basilisk is based on the 1958 novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Futaro Yamada. It was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers from February 4, 2003, to June 15, 2004.
Ninja Scroll was one of the last generation of fully hand-drawn anime, and represents one of the very slickest, and most badass of all old school animated films.
Similar to Himura Genma of Ninja Scroll, Tenzen's technique is one of regeneration and immortality. He was born sharing his body with a symbiotic being that usually conceals itself so that only its closed eyes are visible as a wart/growth on Tenzen's ears.
Mujūrō Utsutsu is one of the Eight People of Kimon, a blind swordsman who challenges Jūbei Kibagami to a fight to the death.
Also, the Basilisk noticed Harry when Ginny screamed at one of his disembodied eyes. A third difference was that the Basilisk had a scarlet plume on its head, and thus its gender was male.
Some ninjas weren't fighters at all while others were capable of fighting, but because of the nature of their missions, they often weren't as well armed as samurai or ashigaru. So really their main weakness is just lack of weapons and armor (with exceptions).
The ninjatō is typically depicted as being a short sword, often portrayed as having a straight blade (similar to that of a shikomizue) with a square guard. Usually of a length "less than 60 cm", the rest of the sword is comparatively "thick, heavy and straight".
Midoriyama in 26 seconds, and being crowned the world's 16th ninja warrior.
Nadakhan is 400 years old. FSM, Overlord, Kozu and the Stone Army, Khanjikhan, Mystake and the Omega are toushands of years old.
He is one of the 5 protagonists in the Ninja Kidz TV Youtube channel, but he came later in the channel because he was the adopted fifth child. No one knows for sure when he was born, but people do know that he is the youngest ninja kid.
For the UK theatrical release, 34 secs were cut from the film to secure a 'PG' rating. The 1993 video version required 1:44 cut to retain the 'PG' rating (including the cinema cuts).