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<title><![CDATA[Sword of the Stranger]]></title>
<link>http://zlay.wordpress.com/?p=712</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zlay</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[
Hetek óta itt volt a gépen, de tegnapig csak halogattam. Pedig ha akkor tudom, amit most, már ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#808080;">Hetek óta itt volt a gépen, de tegnapig csak halogattam. Pedig ha akkor tudom, amit most, már legalább tizedszerre nézném^^ Az egyetlen, ami nem tetszik benne, az a történet, minden más első osztályú, a zene, az animáció, a karakterek. A sztorinak viszont semmi értelme, de szerencsére nem is erre épít a film. Sokkal fontosabb a szereplők jelleme, a küzdelmeik, a vágyaik. Nem is igazán a cselekmény fogott meg, hanem a tálalás. A harcok pörgősek és izgalmasak, bár néha elég irreális dolgokat csinálnak, de a lényeg, hogy az egész nagyon jól néz ki. A zene fantasztikus és szinte minden jelenetet végigkísér, jelentősen emelve a hangulatot. A lassabb dallamokról nekem a Seirei no Moribito jutott eszembe^^ </span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#808080;">A régi szamurájfilmek hagyományait követve folyik a vér és hullanak a végtagok rendesen, de azért annyira nem vészes. Az azért furcsa, hogy egyetlen ember tömegeket gyilkol le néhány mozdulattal. De az ilyen dolgok nem feltűnőek, nekem legalábbis nem volt energiám a részletekre figyelni, mikor magával rántott egy újabb viharos küzdelem. Azért nem verekedték végig azt a majdnem két órát, jó néhány "békés" pillanat is jutott főhőseinknek. Ilyenkor boncolgatták egy kicsit Nanashi múltját és hogy hogyan viszonyul az új "munkájához" és egyáltalán, miért vállalta el. De minden kérdésre a végén kapunk választ.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#808080;">A történet szempontjából nem nyújt semmi újat vagy érdekeset, a vége is nagyjából előrelátható, de többé-kevésbé hitelesen, és gyönyörűen megjelenítve tár elénk egy brutális, de csodálatos világot.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dica de anime: Sword of the Stranger (Stranger: Mukou Hadan)]]></title>
<link>http://extremo.wordpress.com/?p=78</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>extremo</dc:creator>
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Extremo Stars: 
A história de Sword of the Stranger (Stranger: Mukou Hadan, Japão, 2007) acontece]]></description>
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<p align="center">Extremo Stars: <img src='http://extremo.wordpress.com/files/2007/10/starfull.JPG' alt='Extremo Star' /><img src='http://extremo.wordpress.com/files/2007/10/starfull.JPG' alt='Extremo Star' /><img src='http://extremo.wordpress.com/files/2007/10/starfull.JPG' alt='Extremo Star' /><img src='http://extremo.wordpress.com/files/2007/10/starfull.JPG' alt='Extremo Star' /><img src='http://extremo.wordpress.com/files/2007/10/starfull.JPG' alt='Extremo Star' /></p>
<p>A história de Sword of the Stranger (Stranger: Mukou Hadan, Japão, 2007) acontece no período Senkoku. Um rounin chamado Nanashi ("Sem Nome") salva o garoto Kotarou e seu cão Tobimaru em um templo abandonado. Kotarou não tem famlília e está sendo perseguido por uma guarda chinesa misteriosa. Ele contrata Nanashi como seu guarda-costas.  </p>
<p>Dentre os homens que perseguem Kotarou há um samurai chamado Rarou, um guerreiro loiro de olhos azuis e muito habilidoso. Ele obedece a um senhor chamado Byakuran e é membro de uma guarda chinesa. Ao contrário de seus companheiros, ele não serve a nenhum imperador e ansia por lutar contra os mais fortes.</p>
<p>Sword of the Stranger é um filme de mais de 100 minutos com muita ação e cenários lindos, com riqueza de detalhes. Recomendadíssimo e imperdível para qualquer fã de animes.</p>
<p>Fonte: Anime Database, adaptado por <a href="http://bt.omda-fansubs.com/">OMDA-Fansubs</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sword of the Stranger - Review]]></title>
<link>http://animeanalytical.wordpress.com/?p=27</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>daeyeth</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Sword of the Stranger&#8221;, I find, is the perfect anime equivalent of what you would call]]></description>
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<p>"Sword of the Stranger", I find, is the perfect anime equivalent of what you would call a typical "blockbuster" action movie in Hollywood: not much substance, nothing particularly unique or creative, but can be fun to watch and has high production values. "Stranger" is a movie about your random vagabond ronin who gets caught up in a devious plot of an emperor to attain the Elixir of Life, which is apparently doable by sacrificing some kid with pure blood or something. Fact of the matter is, the plot doesn't matter in the slightest and is just an excuse for some good old fashioned, samurai sword slashin' action. As it should, or rather ends up, to be in every decent blockbuster flick. You don't watch Michael Bay (Transformers, Bad Boys) movies for their stories, you watch them for their over-the-top, insane action sequences. The problem is, while what action there is in "Stranger" is high quality and well-done, it winds up to be a meager portion of the film.</p>
<p>A majority of "Stranger" is comprised of the ronin's interaction with the bratty, but likeable child. They have a good amount of on-screen chemistry, but it's nothing special, nothing that will really captivate your heart as they seem to be desperately trying for. The characters' themselves are decent, albeit standard anime arch-types. The hero has an interesting, cliche mysterious background and it's unfortunate that they couldn't just focus on that instead of using it as an additional spice so to speak.</p>
<p>The main issue with the film lies in the fact that nothing really happens during the entire 90-minute span of the story besides that. Aside from the catalyst to begin the story and the climax to end it, everything else in-between is blatantly filler. And while most blockbusters use that exact formula, a good one will make the filler seem of some consequence, importance, or interest. What this movie was missing was the "rollercoaster ride" that all blockbusters have; it was missing that momentum of action sequences, which there was a surprising lack of. I wanted to see a movie full of high quality, sword-swinging battles, but was given tiny teasers of quality fights that never panned out and left me wanting more. Instead, the movie chose to take it's sweet time following the mundane antics of brat and ronin and the typical "Here's what the bad guy is doing" sequences cut in between. As usual, you never care about any of the bad guys (which comprise of 90% of cast) aside from maybe one of them. They're just there to fill the world and drive plot points.</p>
<p>I suppose I'm a little more miffed than need be because of how much potential this movie had. The opening action sequence drew me in immediately and excited me. However, in the end, it betrayed me because it set a tone and energy for the film that just wasn't true. It was pretending to be a big adventure with a grand storyline but the meat of the film was simply everyday, relaxing meandering between a child and a hardened soldier. Actually, I would of liked the film better if it had just been that instead of being this wish-washy direction that covets it. The ending climax plays out as you'd expect but by that time I was already like, "Oh, finally..." I will say that I was satisfied with their choice in epilogue. If you read between the lines, there are two different endings that are apparent and they let you choose which one you think will happen.</p>
<p>The bits and pieces of goodness that they tease you with are enough to make "Sword of the Stranger" a decent, blockbuster anime movie; the action can be entertainingly awesome but there's not enough of it and the main protagonists can be amusing and sweet at times but slow down film. So other than that, there's not much else to look at.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: C+</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Stranger -Mukou Hadan- (Sword of the Stranger)]]></title>
<link>http://imnotprepared.wordpress.com/?p=50</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bruti</dc:creator>
<guid>http://imnotprepared.wordpress.com/?p=50</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A második animes bejegyzés tárgya az a 2007-es múvi, amit többek között egyik jóbarátom aj]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">A második animes bejegyzés tárgya az a 2007-es múvi, amit többek között egyik jóbarátom ajánlott, aki szintén rajong a szamurájos cuccokért, vagy csak szimplán szereti azokat. Na akkor nézzük.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Miről is szól? Semmi bonyolultra nem kell gondolni, de ettől még jó. Tehát Kotarout és kutyáját Tobimarut egy kínai szervezet üldözi, akik a császár szolgálatában álnak és a kissrác vére kell nekik, mert állítólag ő a kiválasztott. Nanashi, a ronin megmenti őket egy elhagyatott templomban, majd a Kotarou felbérli, hogy legyen a testőre és segítsen orvost keríteni a kutyának. Mindez persze sok utazással megfűszerezve.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ami marhára tetszett a látványon kívül (mert az csodás, gyönyörűen rajzolt hátterek, karakterek, minden, nem is érdemes több szót szentelni rá) azok a karakterek. Nanashi, a névtelenségben élő figura, aki ki tudja mióta nem húzta már elő kardját és ki tudja miket követett el a múltjában ami elől menekül. Aztán a kölyök meg a kutya, akik egyértelműen a forrásai annak a kevés humornak, ami megvan a filmben. Mindenképpen feldobják a hangulatot, én elég sokszor azt vettem észre, hogy mosolygok rajtuk. A kínai fegyverforgatók közül nem sokat ismerünk meg jobban, mindegyik képzett harcos és majdnem mindegyikük bogyózik, amitől nem éreznek fájdalmat. Egyedüli kivétel ez alól Rarou, a szőkehajú kékszemű "démon", akit még sosem vágtak meg, nem is szedi a bogyót, mert szerinte úgy túl könnyű. Mindenképpen érdekes karakter, nekem úgy jött le, hogy nemigazán szolgál senkit, egyszerűen arra használja ezt a társaságot, hogy találjon egy olyan ellenfelet akivel méltóan megküzdhet.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-53" src="http://imnotprepared.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/sots_4.jpg" alt="" width="485" height="273" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A zene jó, de nem éreztem semmi különöset, vagy különlegeset miközben szólt, egyszerűen passzol a filmhez.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Egyik baromi nagy pozitívum viszont a harcjelenetek kidolgozása és megkoreografálása. Álletevős, összeszedős, főleg a legutolsó, végső küzdelem üt nagyot. Rég láttam már ilyen jól kidolgozott fightokat.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Negatívumokat nem is nagyon tudnék mondani, talán annyit, hogy a film közepe körül kissé leül az egész, de utána viszonylag hamar újra felpörög és onnantól kezdve nincs megállás. A másik, hogy olyan dolgokról meg nem akarok rosszat írni, amihez nem értek, pl szinkronok. Ezt majd megteszi helyettem más.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://imnotprepared.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sots_3.jpg"></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Összegzésképpen meg annyit ide a végére, hogy kb a Ninja Scroll óta nem láttam ilyen jó múvit, ami azért ebben a témában mozog. Mindenképpen megérte, ajánlom is másoknak, akár többszöri megnézésre is. Ja és <strong>8/10</strong>. (Úgy látszik pontokkal eléggé bőkezűen bánok mostanság.)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sword of the Stranger]]></title>
<link>http://yose4nime.wordpress.com/?p=122</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>otakuyose</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yose4nime.wordpress.com/?p=122</guid>
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Titulo Alternativo
Mukoh Hadan (Japanese)
La Espada del Forastero
ストレンヂア －無皇刃]]></description>
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<p><strong>Titulo Alternativo</strong></p>
<p>Mukoh Hadan (Japanese)<br />
La Espada del Forastero<br />
ストレンヂア －無皇刃譚－ (Japanese)<br />
Stranger - Mukoh Hadan (movie)</p>
<p><strong>Sinopsis</strong></p>
<p>Durante el periodo Feudal Japones llamado <strong>Sengoku, </strong>la lucha entre reinos es muy cruenta, y los aldeanos de uno u otro bando los afectados, es entre estos que el pequeño <strong>Kotarou</strong> queda desamparado al ser quemado el templo en donde vivia... <a title="Sword Stranger" href="http://yose4nime.wordpress.com/movie/sword-of-the-stranger/" target="_self"><em><strong>Leer mas</strong></em></a></p>
<p><img src="http://es.geocities.com/otaku_yose/Movie/SS_promo.jpeg" alt="" width="509" height="198" /></p>
<p><strong>Hay descarga directa... que la disfruten..  :)</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sword of The Stranger 無皇刃譚]]></title>
<link>http://bk201.wordpress.com/?p=18</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bk201</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sword of The Stranger is an animated feature film produced by Bones studio, the most awesome anime s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sword of The Stranger is an animated feature film produced by Bones studio, the most awesome anime studio. Producers of Darker Than Black, Eureka Seven, Wolf's Rain and Full Metal Alchemist...and many more. So why not watch Sword of the Stranger.</p>
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<p>Sword of the Stranger follows the story of a nameless foreigner swordsman, called 名無し(Nanashi-literally no name.) Meeting a boy called Kotarou and escorting him back to his village was not the only thing Nanashi was originally hired for. Ming Dynasty people are after the boy for his blood to make an immortality drug. Among the people after the boy is the protagonist Rarou, a skilled golden haired foreigner swordsman.</p>
<p><a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-161622.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-22" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-161622.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /></a> <a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-161730.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-23" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-161730.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /></a> <a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-162150.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-162150.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /></a></p>
<p>Anyway enough of the dodgy synopsis. I hope you understand what I summarised without spoiling anything. My thoughts on the movie. The opening scene was simply amazing. The music, the mood created by the rain, the animation, contributed to the success of the opening scene. The fighting in the first scene was just the beginning of what was on offer. Bloody at first, but when you see the other scenes, you'll say massacre! So much detail is put into the fight scenes, as expected of Bones. The story line is typical but most people like it anyway. I don't know if its me or the mandarin used in the movie was pretty dodgy. It just sounds really weird to me, even though I'm not mando.</p>
<p><a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-162502.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-25" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-162502.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /></a> <a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-162650.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-162650.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /> </a><a href="http://bk201.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/vlcsnap-162867.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-27" src="http://bk201.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/vlcsnap-162867.png?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="72" /></a></p>
<p>It's up to you guys to watch. I recommend watching it. It's a good movie, better than the Naruto movies by far. Its Bones Studio so =] you should watch it</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚]]></title>
<link>http://j33f.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%82%e3%82%a2-%e7%84%a1%e7%9a%87%e5%88%83%e8%ad%9a/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>j33f</dc:creator>
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I just finished watching ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚 (Sword of the Stranger), which I must say,]]></description>
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<p>I just finished watching <a title="Stranja" href="http://www.stranja.jp/">ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚</a> (Sword of the Stranger), which I must say, was  quite well made, both in terms of animation quality, and story.  The characters were surprisingly well developed, but not so much that it becomes excessive and boring.  <em>Sword of the Stranger </em>was definitely a refreshing experience, especially after the recent barrage of crappy bishoujo guys, or stupid fanservice animes.  Sword of the Stranger let the fighting do the talking (thankfully not the other way around).  I never really got why people in anime felt it necessary to name their moves before they did them.  Anyway, the movie can be found <a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y5COV7FX">here</a>, and the soundtrack <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/n81e89">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sword of the Stranger, BONES har gjort det igen.]]></title>
<link>http://alindholm.wordpress.com/?p=621</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 11:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andre Lindholm</dc:creator>
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Det svärd som var dömt till att inte användas igen.
Det kan förekomma SPOILERS.
Det händer ibl]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><em>Det svärd som var dömt till att inte användas igen.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Det kan förekomma SPOILERS.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Det händer ibland att man snubblar över en film eller en serie som berören riktigt starkt, som gör att det lilla hår man har på armarna reser sig och får en att nästan skratta av glädje över att man faktiskt har fått uppleva denna känsla som dyker upp under en riktigt bra film eller serie. Just denna känsla dök faktiskt upp i mig, ganska många gånger under filmen <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2340" target="_blank">Sword of the Stranger</a>. Jag hade faktiskt ganska höga förväntningar på denna film, den ena anledningen till detta var att min vän Jonas faktiskt tipsade mig om filmen och då måste jag ha höga förväntningar, då vi brukar kunna tycka samma saker är bra. Den andra anledningen till mina höga förväntningar är ganska självklara, produktionsteamet bakom filmen är nämligen BONES, och ja, mer behöver jag nog inte säga. BONES = Höga förväntningar = Bra, och den var bra, riktigt jävla bra!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Filmen bygger</strong> kring den unga pojken Kotarou som tillsammans med sin hund Tobimaru förtvivlat försöker fly från ”the mings” från Kina. På deras flykt möter dem en samuraj vid namn Nanashi. Nanashi som är förföljd av sitt förflutna bestämmer sig att följa med Kotarou och hjälpa honom efter att ha sett med egna ögon vilka som är efter honom. Jägarna från Kina vill åt Kotarou av en enda anledning, deras kejsare har sagt att pojkens blod är heligt, och med hjälp av det blod som rinner i Kotarou kan dem skapa en drog som låter en leva förevigt.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><em>Kotarou</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Beskrivningen av karaktärerna</strong> är riktigt bra, och det är inte många gånger jag har funderat så mycket kring en person som med Nanashi, om det är hans riktiga namn överhuvudtaget. Varför försöker han dölja sitt röda hår? Är det enbart pågrund av att folk kan känna igen honom från sitt tidigare liv då han var soldat inom armen, eller är han eftersökt? Bandet som håller ihop hans svärd vid slidan, är det från kläderna från de personer som han vart tvingad att döda emot sin vilja?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Musiken i filmen</strong> påminner mig om de dagar efter det att jag sett klart Sagan om ringen och förundrades över hur det kan komma sig att musiken till en film kan höja filmen i fråga så otroligt mycket. Redan vid Kotarou och Nanashi’s första möte får musiken håret på mina armar och resa sig, och denna känsla som finns i kroppen byggs upp under hela filmen ända tills slutet då denna fantastiska musik spelas igen och det är på vippen att tårarna börjar rinna ner för mina kinder. En av anledningarna till att denna film känns så otroligt storslagen är just den fantastiska musik som Naoki Sato faktiskt ger oss i denna film.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Animationerna</strong> är av högsta klass genom hela filmen. BONES har återigen lyckats med animationer, miljö och arkitektur. Även om jag nu kan ha missat något snesteg då jag satt på högspänn av förväntan så tror jag inte att det var något tillfälle då animationerna svajade iväg.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://alindholm.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/anvand21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-625" src="http://alindholm.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/anvand21.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="248" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><em>Filmen skildrar samurajernas stridskonst på ett fantastisk vis.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Det är inte många gånger</strong> jag har sett så fantastisk stämningshöjande och rent utav sagt magiska stridscener. De klingande svärden och de vinande pilarna är ett rent nöje att följa med ögat. Det är sällan tidigare jag sett så mycket blod i en anime, avhuggna armar och ben, på både människor och djur. Huvuden som flyger, pilar och svärd som borrar sig igenom halsar och kranium, man får följa allt från väldigt nära håll och det är något som jag sällan tidigare har sett i en sådan här anime. Men jag måste faktiskt säga att jag verkligen älskar det.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://alindholm.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/anvand.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-622" src="http://alindholm.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/anvand.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="250" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><em>BONES alltid lika vackra miljöer.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Som ni alla själv kan läsa så har jag inte mycket negativt att skriva om denna film, men det är helt enkelt för att jag hittar inget som skulle kunna sänka denna film, bra story, grymma animationer, härlig musik, och till råga på allt fantastiska stridsscener. Det här är definitivt en film som jag kommer se om, och jag lovar alla där ute att den kommer vara minst lika fantastisk en andra gång.</p>
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<p>Andra åsikter om <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Anime">Anime</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Sword+of+the+Stranger">Sword of the Stranger</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Film">Film</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Recension">Recension</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Drama">Drama</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Action">Action</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/%C4ventyr">Äventyr</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/V%E4nskap">Vänskap</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://bloggar.se/om/Musik">Musik</a></p>
<p>Mer information om filmen finns på: <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2340" target="_blank">ANN</a></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>harshaz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[deserve a post. a very good fighting movie. with Nagase Tomoya seiyuing for Nanashi (main actor) an]]></description>
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<p style="padding-left:30px;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span>Hunted by the the Mings from China, young Kotaro and his dog meet a nameless samurai ("Nanashi") who is constantly being haunted by dreams of the past which lead him to seal his sword. Among the Mings is a fiercesome Western fighter named Rarou, who desires only to find a worthy opponent. When both groups clash with a Sengoku-era feudal lord, a proud general, and monks torn between faith and survival, the reason behind the Mings' pursuit tests the bond between Kotaro and Nanashi.</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">I am seriously impress. I know i love anime but it is hard to find a good anime movie close to real life. now i'm wishing they'll make it into live action. ha ha ha. anyway, i haven't found any download link yet, but if u guys interested, just google to any streaming site. i'm sure u'll find it. i knew veoh have it. he he he. go watch. a very good movie. well, mayb just typical story, a samurai rescued a helpless boy but the fighting scenes and sound effect are good. it's worth watching. at least for me ^^</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Stranja]]></title>
<link>http://madfist.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/stranja/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M@D_FiSt</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Bocs, hogy sz&#225;nd&#233;kosan olyan n&#233;ven sz&#243;l&#237;tottam, amit &#250;gysem tal&#225;l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bocs, hogy sz&#225;nd&#233;kosan olyan n&#233;ven sz&#243;l&#237;tottam, amit &#250;gysem tal&#225;l meg senki, de egye fene j&#243;v&#225; teszem. A toki&#243;i k&#246;nyv&#225;trban Sword of the Stranger-k&#233;nt keress&#233;tek :) M&#225;r ha &#233;rdekel egy 'a Ninja Scroll &#243;ta nem l&#225;ttam ilyen zs&#237;rs&#225;got' film. B&#225;r t&#233;ny, hogy nem is k&#233;sz&#252;lt sok szamur&#225;jos film :) Elősz&#246;r valamikor f&#233;l &#233;ve eml&#237;tette az <a href="http://www.aoianime.hu/forum">aoi-n</a>, hogy lesz ilyen is, de azt&#225;n csak a nagy csend honolt a neten, m&#237;g a h&#233;ten <a href="http://apjafia.wordpress.com">apjafia blogj&#225;n</a> meg nem l&#225;ttam, hogy m&#225;r van belőle fincsi dvd-rip...</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://madfist.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/stranja.jpg"><img height="225" alt="stranja" src="http://madfist.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/stranja-thumb.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></a> </p>
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<p>A sztori persze nem nagy ereszt&#233;s, de nem is gond, mert szamur&#225;jos filmet nem is az&#233;rt n&#233;z az ember, hogy agyaljon a m&#233;ly mondanival&#243;n, meg k&#246;vesse a rejt&#233;lyt. Szamur&#225;jos filmet az&#233;rt n&#233;z az ember, hogy villanjanak a kardok, fr&#246;ccsenjen a v&#233;r mik&#246;zben letűnt idők hősei keresik azt az egy m&#233;lt&#243; ellenfelet aki majd a m&#225;svil&#225;gra k&#252;ldi őket v&#233;gre. Am&#250;gy ha valakit nagyon &#233;rdekel arr&#243;l van sz&#243;, hogy egy kissr&#225;c sz&#246;kik &#233;s belebotlik term&#233;szetesen csak n&#233;h&#225;ny sz&#243;t odav&#225;g&#243;, 'overflowing coolness' &#233;s egy gagyival felb&#233;rli, hogy v&#233;dje meg &#233;s vigye el valahova, mert internacion&#225;lis seregek &#252;ld&#246;zik valami&#233;rt :)Hős&#252;nk pedig elv&#233;gzi a dolg&#225;t, azt&#225;n m&#233;g extrak&#233;nt megmenti a sr&#225;c &#233;let&#233;t is, ahogy ennek lennie kell.</p>
<p>A l&#225;tv&#225;nyra nem lehet panasz. Seirei no Moribito szintű h&#225;tt&#233;rek előtt sz&#252;rk&#233;s foly&#233;konyan mozg&#243; karakterek. Kicsit n&#233;ha ig&#233;nytelennek is tűnik, de &#250;gy &#233;rzem egy szamur&#225;jos fight-nak &#237;gy kell kin&#233;znie, hogy az ember &#233;rezhesse a sebess&#233;get &#233;s a lend&#252;letet. A zene viszont m&#225;r t&#233;nyleg ideges&#237;tő. Nekem egyfolyt&#225;ban a Titanic-ot jutatta eszembe, &#250;gyhogy n&#233;ha cs&#250;ny&#225;n belerond&#237;tott az elm&#233;nybe.</p>
<p>De am&#250;gy zs&#237;r volt. Mindenkinek aj&#225;nlom :D</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Stranger-Mukoh Hadan - Sword of the Stranger Review]]></title>
<link>http://otakuness.wordpress.com/?p=252</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>saranaufogus</dc:creator>
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Summary
The story is set in Japan.
A boy named Kotaro, accompanied by his dog, is being chased and ]]></description>
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<h4 style="text-align:left;">Summary</h4>
<p style="text-align:left;">The story is set in Japan.<br />
A boy named Kotaro, accompanied by his dog, is being chased and hunted down by the Chinese soldiers (The Mings) and along the way he meets a samurai named Nanashi (means nameless).<br />
Nanashi is a mysterious samurai that is constantly being haunted by dreams of the past which prevents him from drawing his sword.<br />
After a series of events, Nanashi ends up accompanying Kotaro on his journey.<br />
Among the Mings is a westerner named Raou.<br />
Raou's purpose for fighting is unlike the reasons behind the actions of the Chinese – his main purpose is to fight against the strong and he thrives on that fact.<br />
He has been nicknamed a monster due to him being well known for his superior sword fighting skills.</p>
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<h4><strong>Impressions</strong></h4>
<p>Alright, I know that that was not a good summary.</p>
<p><strong>Basically this anime contains:<br />
</strong></p>
<p>- Action<br />
- Good Animation<br />
- A nice storyline<br />
- Blood<br />
- Some sort of warm and fuzzy feeling (where you go, awwwww, that is nice)<br />
- And it is interesting<br />
- It is done by Bones Studio</p>
<p>----</p>
<p>While the plot may not be the most original ever, and I agree with those that say that this might seem to give you the vibe of another-one-of-those-kenshin-wannabe, I actually liked it.</p>
<p>It might be weird for me to say that it is a simple storyline, but I felt that the main point of this anime was pretty simple. To provide entertainment.</p>
<p>There is no deeper meaning or a huge moral to the story.</p>
<p>Actually, this anime is a very realistic animation with nothing too out of the ordinary or unbelievable happening.</p>
<p>While the plot could have easily walked down the road of imparting great "hidden messages" in its dialogue, it avoided that cliche path and I am pretty thankful for that.</p>
<p>The animation is nice and exciting, might be pretty bloody at times, but hey, that is what happens when you are fighting with a sword. None of those bloodless death things.</p>
<p>The Chinese's ulterior motive(<span style="color:#ffffff;">to obtain immortality</span>) is also another one of those interesting things that make you think, but at the same time that is not the main focus of the plot.</p>
<p>The story might be filled with fighting but it is not filled with high speed action fighting scenes that will make you go WOW at every super move made. There are those fight-scenes, but many of them is pretty much simple sword fighting amongst the soldiers.</p>
<p>And when they are not fighting, they focus on the storyline and the progression of the storyline.<br />
I know that it is a movie so they do not waste time with useless information (but some movies do).<br />
There is nothing unimportant in this anime.</p>
<p><strong>Basically, I enjoyed every moment of it.</strong></p>
<p>Perhaps the most disappointing part was that I had expected a complex storyline and a complex past behind the main character. His past is pretty simple and understandable. But like I had said, it is a relatively realistic anime movie.</p>
<p>The only funny part of this anime would be the Chinese spoken in it! LOL, god, it was so funny!<br />
When they spoke one or 2 lines it was fine, I thought it was a foreign language.<br />
But when they had a conversation in Chinese, boy was that mistake sticking out like a sore thumb.<br />
They sounded like aliens. LOL. I am NOT joking! (it was okay for most of the part, tolerable, but the worst was when Kotaro and Raou had the conversation as they were ascending the stairs towards the top where the sacrifice ceremony was held)</p>
<p>- It might be a bit serious of some peoples taste, if not, it might be a bit too 'real'(?)/bloody for some people?<br />
The blood is really not that bad (not like in Gantz).</p>
<p>- If the story does not appeal to you, you might want to watch it for the action. Plus it is animated by Bones, so yup!</p>
<p>An afterthought that you might take away with you from the anime might be to question the idea of fighting and killing. It seems that though this is set in the past where wars occurred on a regular basis, the idea of fighting has yet to change and even now it is happening. It has never stopped and many of us live our lives without even knowing about what is going on.<br />
I mean you are not going to get a great deal of information out of this movie, but it made me just wonder about the way people die.</p>
<p>-ra out<br />
(Errors edited after being pointed out by dowamaru. Thanks for the help!)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Film: Sword of the Stranger]]></title>
<link>http://animeblog.wordpress.com/?p=153</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Killerattacks</dc:creator>
<guid>http://animeblog.wordpress.com/?p=153</guid>
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Nanashi kommt ganz schön ins schwitzen
Vom Studio Bones stammt der in Japan jetzt auf DVD erhältl]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Nanashi kommt ganz schön ins schwitzen</em></p>
<p>Vom Studio Bones stammt der in Japan jetzt auf DVD erhältliche Samurai-Kinofilm Sword of the Stranger. Viele Worte kann man dazu nicht verlieren, denn es handelt sich um einen Klasse Film. Sowohl der Soundtrack als auch die Animation sind über jeden Zweifel erhaben und die Geschichte die sich um einen Jungen, dessen Hund, einen herrenlosen Samurai und Chinesen mit übermenschlichen Kräften dreht ist sowohl unterhaltsam als auch abwechslungsreich. Besonders gefallen hat mir das furiose und actionreiche Finale in dem auch reichlich Blut spritzt. Überhaupt geht dieser Film nicht das geringste bischen geizig mit der roten Körperflüssigkeit her. Umso verwunderlicher, dass die zwischenmenschlichen Entwicklungen und ruhigeren Phasen des Films eher den Eindruck eines harmlosen Kinderfilms erwecken. Solange zumindest bis wieder einmal ein Arm durch die Gegend fliegt. Alles in allem knapp zwei Stunden beste Animeunterhaltung und auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert.</p>
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<link>http://atalude.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/sword-of-the-stranger/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shin</dc:creator>
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