PictureGuy
01-11-2017, 06:57 PM
This will only be a half-review, since I only watched half of Samurai Deeper Kyo. Frankly, I am surprised I got that far.
First the premise. Demon Eyes Kyo has been imprisoned within the body of an itinerant healer, but now he has broken out and taken over that body. He is searching for his real body, accompanied by a cute female bounty hunter and a couple of young renegade noblemen – for some reason. Together they all face enemies who have supernatural powers or can turn themselves into demons or both.
It’s not a bad start. It is a good premise, but we have seen it all done before and since – and done better. The artwork here is pretty good, but they really go too far in cutting corners in the animation. Stills are overused, even in the action sequences. This total lack of effort caused me to lose interest. Still I stayed with the series as long as I could, which is through the first three of six discs.
So I can’t recommend Samurai Deeper Kyo. I can’t even explain the title. What is a deeper?
First the premise. Demon Eyes Kyo has been imprisoned within the body of an itinerant healer, but now he has broken out and taken over that body. He is searching for his real body, accompanied by a cute female bounty hunter and a couple of young renegade noblemen – for some reason. Together they all face enemies who have supernatural powers or can turn themselves into demons or both.
It’s not a bad start. It is a good premise, but we have seen it all done before and since – and done better. The artwork here is pretty good, but they really go too far in cutting corners in the animation. Stills are overused, even in the action sequences. This total lack of effort caused me to lose interest. Still I stayed with the series as long as I could, which is through the first three of six discs.
So I can’t recommend Samurai Deeper Kyo. I can’t even explain the title. What is a deeper?