Sigh... I loved this anime, seriously, but the ending parts really ruined it for me. It just became a mass destruction and random fighting and I lost the same hold of sympathy I had in the movie. Individual developments were cast aside in favor for the Emperor plot, and things didn't feel as beautiful or engaging as they should have been. Still great though
@ilikepenguins100 hehe, one would hope they all did, but it was more enjoyable and watchable for kids as a TV series than the original black and white Seven Samurai movie of three hours and twenty-seven mintues! Although Seven Samurai and Yojimbo are two of my favorite Kurosawa films. Those are more for adults really to understand the subtleties of human interaction than this animated series, very different, wouldn't you say?
@eteune this animated series is still the best anime out there IMHO, ever since i watched i can't find much interest in anime because everything i see just falls flat, the story in samurai 7 and characters are so believable, it's amazing, every other anime feels like a pandering flick with nice animation and sometimes music, unless it's light hearted adventure like original DB or Slayers
i mean, you watch this and then shit like samurai champloo and are in awe that ppl enjoy that junk
@ilikepenguins100 I saw the original movie first. It really speaks to how good of a movie it was that it can be turned into an anime years later and still have the same impact at the end. It helps that the opening theme is so catchy!
@ilikepenguins100 i've heard the 1954 movie but I've watched first the anime series since im an anime fanatic.. i recently watched the orig and 1954 black and white movie its really great.. I salute Akira Kurosawa
Nice intro song. Samurai 7 was as good as Samurai Champloo. I have seen the first 4 epipsodes so far and I REALLY like the characters so far. I think its very awesome to have a robot samurai as an ally, even if he messes up constantly. I can't hate this anime. I just can't.
My favorite one is the one that dodges stuff and i didn't care much for kyuzo since he has no character development watsoever in my opinion and i think that the man that dodges stuff deserves respect for how he died i mean he died protecting that pussy boy
@aspiringandinspiring that's where i got the series from the library i lived every minute of it.i'm still shaken from the fallen heroes i like every samurai.but kanbei is the one i like the most.great series!
Gorobei and Shichiroji for the win... They're awesome. I like Gorobei because of his all around decorum, and I love Shichiroji because he just doesn't give a shit. At no real point in the series, did he ever actually have any trouble in a fight.
Screw Kyuzo, y'all only like him 'cause he was the angsty antihero who joined just so could kill Kanbei later. Not that I hate Kyuzo, but there are better and well-developed characters in the series who died too while leaving people sad and in mourning (read: Kikuchiyo). And while Katsuhiro was naive, he did what he had to do to protect Kanbei. (I'm really not a fan of Katsuhiro, but clarity was needed here plzkthx.)
I can remember eagerly waiting to watch this anime as a kid, waiting until around 6-7pm for it to begin on TV, then giving each episode a mental critique
@999cheetos999 You have to understand if kyuzo lived he would have probably killed kambei so they make katsushiro kill him to make the whole thing dramatic.
@999cheetos999 FUCK I KNOW! He should have jumped to save Katsushiro from bullets instead, GAH. Even Heihachi had an idiot death, just a few gun shots.
Nah. It was the ONLY way for him to die. Out of all the ridiculous feats these guys pulled off with swords, Kyuzo was the only one who made me think, "Yeah, that's slightly possible." Killed by an enemy? Impossible. By a traitor? Not gonna happen -- he's too sharp for that. It had to be the person who admired him most, unintentional, and with the enemy target actually biting the dust.
Just finished the series.. It was one hell of a experience. I love mecha themed underdog animes to turn out to be the best at the end. I recommend this for everyone.
como extraño el viejo animax =( tan buenos animes que habian
XxOZONICxX 3 days ago
planing to watch
GeTSUGAxX9 1 week ago
I agree ending sucked they could have continued
JRucks77 3 weeks ago
Sigh... I loved this anime, seriously, but the ending parts really ruined it for me. It just became a mass destruction and random fighting and I lost the same hold of sympathy I had in the movie. Individual developments were cast aside in favor for the Emperor plot, and things didn't feel as beautiful or engaging as they should have been. Still great though
bainderclip2 1 month ago
better than samurai jack...
syazwanredeyes 1 month ago
how many people here actually saw the original movie from 1954 before hearing about this show
ilikepenguins100 2 months ago 4
@ilikepenguins100 hehe, one would hope they all did, but it was more enjoyable and watchable for kids as a TV series than the original black and white Seven Samurai movie of three hours and twenty-seven mintues! Although Seven Samurai and Yojimbo are two of my favorite Kurosawa films. Those are more for adults really to understand the subtleties of human interaction than this animated series, very different, wouldn't you say?
eteune 2 months ago 10
@eteune yes, although i am going to say i rather enjoyed both
ilikepenguins100 2 months ago
@eteune this animated series is still the best anime out there IMHO, ever since i watched i can't find much interest in anime because everything i see just falls flat, the story in samurai 7 and characters are so believable, it's amazing, every other anime feels like a pandering flick with nice animation and sometimes music, unless it's light hearted adventure like original DB or Slayers
i mean, you watch this and then shit like samurai champloo and are in awe that ppl enjoy that junk
mrsoultwister 1 month ago
@ilikepenguins100 I saw the original movie first. It really speaks to how good of a movie it was that it can be turned into an anime years later and still have the same impact at the end. It helps that the opening theme is so catchy!
Aahlookoutbehindyou 2 months ago 3
@Aahlookoutbehindyou yeah, i was never really an anime watcher but i loved the movie so i thought id give it a try and i loved it
ilikepenguins100 2 months ago
@ilikepenguins100 i've heard the 1954 movie but I've watched first the anime series since im an anime fanatic.. i recently watched the orig and 1954 black and white movie its really great.. I salute Akira Kurosawa
vice1124 1 month ago
@ilikepenguins100 I did. N they're both awesome
Fatal4044 2 weeks ago
@ilikepenguins100 I've watch the original one more than 300 times before watching this anime.
Thaigor 1 week ago
@ilikepenguins100 I did! I loved the original movie. It's a master piece. This Anime is a great take-away from it.
crosswire40 1 week ago
this was by far one of the best animes I have ever watched I just hated the ending, why did they have to die :'(
MegaBlueMew 3 months ago 5
Did they really have to kill off so many characters?
NietononoShana101 3 months ago 2
i will make a live action version of this anime - if i was a producer. this is masterpiece
keosintal 3 months ago
Kikuchiyo was the fucking man, and he went out the way he lived. In a flash of awesome
Chunkapuff 3 months ago 5
ummmmmmmm
XxOZONICxX 3 months ago
my cats named Gorobei LOL!!!!
FableStable 3 months ago
@FableStable gorbe is cat in Farsi
VashTheWaterbender 1 month ago
someone can tell my the name of the seven samurais pls?
rainphantom 4 months ago
@rainphantom In order of appearrance:
Kanbei (Long hair, sitting)
Kikuchiyo (Robot/machine)
Katsushiro (Ponytail)
Gorobei (Short white hair, scar on his left cheek)
Shichiroji (Spear wielding)
Heihachi (Hat w/ goggle & teruterubozu katana (lol))
&
Kyuuzo (Blonde hair)
boyz0sheep 3 months ago
Nice intro song. Samurai 7 was as good as Samurai Champloo. I have seen the first 4 epipsodes so far and I REALLY like the characters so far. I think its very awesome to have a robot samurai as an ally, even if he messes up constantly. I can't hate this anime. I just can't.
Warpony9000 4 months ago 2
Such A Good Father you are @@!
digitalbounce1235 4 months ago
this opening is ace
gundamchris123 4 months ago
懐かしい!!この曲凄く大好きだ><
HNKのアニメとは思えない位高クオリティだし過去最高作だと思う
最終回でヘイハチが「米が食べたい・・・!!」って言ったのが凄く感動した
a4f7d8fgh8 5 months ago
@a4f7d8fgh8 Translation: Nostalgic! Really love this song> <
HNK anime and think about the high quality work they seem to record
Heihachi in the last round, "to eat rice!" What you said is very impressed
eteune 4 months ago 6
open 2 browsers and play 2 openings at the same time, it sounds so cool :D
karzon70 5 months ago
I miss Goroubei, he was the funniest one, and I think out of all the characters, he actually had a reason to keep on living! Such a pity, really...
Gxyz222 5 months ago
@Gxyz222 mine as well, my avatar on IM
eteune 5 months ago
@eteune cool!
Gxyz222 5 months ago
this is the shrotest anime i've ever watched
karzon70 5 months ago
@karzon70 what is a 'shro test anime' ? hehe
eteune 5 months ago
why does kyuzo reminde me of mugen from samurai champloo?
MGmexican 6 months ago 3
Kikuchiyo is my favourtie in both the original kurosawa film and this anime, then probabaly Heihachi
mork999 7 months ago
My favorite one is the one that dodges stuff and i didn't care much for kyuzo since he has no character development watsoever in my opinion and i think that the man that dodges stuff deserves respect for how he died i mean he died protecting that pussy boy
TheZetman666 7 months ago
i love this seies but this song with th e lyrics bringsdown the awesomeness
MexicaNinja71 7 months ago
this opening is great but i get sad when i watch it because of all of the people who died T_T
nelli1876 8 months ago
@aspiringandinspiring that's where i got the series from the library i lived every minute of it.i'm still shaken from the fallen heroes i like every samurai.but kanbei is the one i like the most.great series!
Demondscott 8 months ago
Gorobei and Shichiroji for the win... They're awesome. I like Gorobei because of his all around decorum, and I love Shichiroji because he just doesn't give a shit. At no real point in the series, did he ever actually have any trouble in a fight.
whoopashigit 8 months ago
Screw Kyuzo, y'all only like him 'cause he was the angsty antihero who joined just so could kill Kanbei later. Not that I hate Kyuzo, but there are better and well-developed characters in the series who died too while leaving people sad and in mourning (read: Kikuchiyo). And while Katsuhiro was naive, he did what he had to do to protect Kanbei. (I'm really not a fan of Katsuhiro, but clarity was needed here plzkthx.)
TheAxehandler 8 months ago
jeej it has a lyrics
woky2004 9 months ago
kyuzo is awesome
redhawkdown2 9 months ago
best anime opening ever!!!!
sadeyedknight 10 months ago
oh I just love this song!
I can remember eagerly waiting to watch this anime as a kid, waiting until around 6-7pm for it to begin on TV, then giving each episode a mental critique
emeraldtyphoon 11 months ago
i agree with both Seraph4002 and eteune. One of a kind.
1Arceus123 11 months ago 2
is a good anime and nice tracks
huricalderon 1 year ago
Goddamn I was pissed when Kyuzo died that way...Not really a honorable way of dying for a badass.
999cheetos999 1 year ago 51
@999cheetos999 i was enraged. suck b.s.
lamanitareal87 1 year ago
@999cheetos999 If only Katsuhiro wasn't such a child
whoopashigit 11 months ago
@999cheetos999 You have to understand if kyuzo lived he would have probably killed kambei so they make katsushiro kill him to make the whole thing dramatic.
Hibiki7soul 10 months ago 5
@999cheetos999 Even though I totally agree with u. I have to go with Hibiki7soul cause I though Kanbei was a total badass
thered4 10 months ago
@999cheetos999 FUCK I KNOW! He should have jumped to save Katsushiro from bullets instead, GAH. Even Heihachi had an idiot death, just a few gun shots.
bainderclip2 6 months ago
@999cheetos999
~~SPOILER ALERT~~
Nah. It was the ONLY way for him to die. Out of all the ridiculous feats these guys pulled off with swords, Kyuzo was the only one who made me think, "Yeah, that's slightly possible." Killed by an enemy? Impossible. By a traitor? Not gonna happen -- he's too sharp for that. It had to be the person who admired him most, unintentional, and with the enemy target actually biting the dust.
And he said he'd be waiting.
I almost believed that, too.
KinyoobiYoru 1 month ago
Ukyo disliked this
Suns2255555 1 year ago 3
The dub for this series is fantastic.
Kikuchiyo's the best out of the seven, no question. He's just so funny and awesome and and and <3
Shiruvi 1 year ago
One of the first anime's I've ever torrented. Saw this I think about a year after it's release.
redmangoose182 1 year ago
i love this song :3
TheGatitosan 1 year ago
Just finished the series.. It was one hell of a experience. I love mecha themed underdog animes to turn out to be the best at the end. I recommend this for everyone.
racealistic 1 year ago
Fans of Battousai the Slasher will also surely love this one.
EFREETBOY 1 year ago
just recently bought this on amazon just to see how good it was, and may i say im not dissapointed so far :)
freak5021 1 year ago
look at Katayama Gorobei dodging that sword,, 0.50
i like that move wahahahha
rynnampier 1 year ago
this group is a badass..my fave anime so far..they can surely kick shinigami and shinobi ass..
artz2457 1 year ago 4
One of the greatest series ever!
KeyHero21 1 year ago
Awesome Series.Def A Great tribute To Akira Kurosawa
Seraph4002 2 years ago 28
yes, yes, he was a true master! how many Japanese and American films owe him their origins!?
eteune 2 years ago 8