Anime Samurai Deeper Kyo

[oshi]

I've been following this manga (I'm up to the fourth; the fifth's out right now at Waldenbooks, but I'm broke!), and I really like it. The drawing style is somehow unique, although the artist tends to draw people's legs a bit short, in my opinion. The character designs are a little cliche--well-meaning doofus, somewhat ditsy, overreacting female companion, and evil, cool, chauvenistic villain--but it's entertaining.
However, a friend of mine bought the first couple of DVD's, and after watching the first episode, I just couldn't stand it anymore. The anime completely skewed the whole plot! The enemies actually turn into MONSTERS! I couldn't believe it. I had such high hopes. All crushed now. The anime also rearranged things like when certain characters are introduced, how they are introduced, and it gave away plot twists that I hadn't even gotten to in the fourth book--right away in the first episode.
I resolved not to watch any more of the anime before I read more of the manga. Am I making the right choice? Has anyone seen this before?
The one thing I will say that the DVD's have going for them is the outtakes of the voice acting. Imagine Benitora saying this is an Eric Cartman voice: "Ah, Mibu Clan? Ah, I think I've heard that name before . . . ."
oshi

[Flashlight]

I've never read the manga, but I have seen the first 2 episodes of the series. I hated it. Frankly, it bored me. I can't say exactly what it was about it that bored me as I watched it sometime last year and can't remember all to well, but I remember that me and my brother couldn't stand it anymore, so we left the theatre (it was at a con) as fast as we could (Leaving his 2 friends there, unaware of our departure).
As for what you said about the series straying from the manga's order, I can't say I'm too surprised. It happens a lot. :(

[GreatDeitylink]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Times New Roman]I've also read up to number four in the manga. I haven't seen the fifth one yet, but I'll get that somehow. I've never seen the anime so I don't have any thoughts about that. I thinkk that the plot is a little hard to get into, just becuase of Kyo and Demon Eyes and the switching between them. I've read all four and I'm pretty impressed. Their is a lot of sexual activity in it, but that makes it sorta funny. The combination of elements blends nicely. Overall, this is one of my favortie animes[/FONT][/COLOR]

[Nikorasu]

Well, unfortunately, I've only seen the first episode, but it was good from what I saw.

[Dagger]

[quote name='Nikorasu']Well, unfortunately, I've only seen the first episode, but it was good from what I saw.[/quote]
Nikorasu, this is borderline spam. While you write clearly and concisely, your posts (or what I've seen of them, at any rate) are in need of substance. It's great that you thought the first episode "was good," but "good" is a rather relative adjective. Please explain [i]why[/i] you enjoyed watching Samurai Deeper Kyo. I hope you enjoy your time at OtakuBoards. ^_^

I've read several reviews of SDK, although I'm not particularly interested in seeing it. It sounds quite similar to Rurouni Kenshin (which I personally think is overrated), so I'd be interested in reading a comparison of the two shows.

~Dagger~

[Luminaire]

[color=crimson]I have read every volume of the manga that has come out so far. I have also seen the first two episodes of the anime. The overall story is really cool, and there are alot of plot twists. It's like riding a rollercoaster! ^_^ The characters are neat. I'll tell you which are my favorite characters next time. I have to go out to lunch. u_u

~Lumi ^_^[/color]

[oshi]

I don't really think there's that much sexual activity in it, actually. Not compared to most manga. I mean, Akimine Kamijyo seems to put a lot of effort and toning into Yuya's cleavage, but compared to Tohru Fujisawa (GTO), that's nothing. A couple of bloody noses can be a good thing, however they're acquired. ;)
One thing I really liked about the manga series is the drawing style. The anime changed that, too. Why can't they just let these good things be? The biggest thing that bothers me is that the enemies now change into monsters. And not even cool monsters. Big ugly ones. Blech.

[Guest vitamin]

Hey there I was wondering has anybody seen the anime called "Samurai Deeper Kyo".It's about a samurai named Kyo.Kyo was stuck inside another samurai body named Lord Kyoshiro. The anime was about Kyo trying to find his really body.

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[The Drizzle]

[COLOR=DarkGreen]Ive seen nearly the entire anime series and I have to say it wasnt that bad.
In response to Daggers post I havent seen much of Kenshin(only the first four manga books) but it seems different from Kyo. Kyo seems to be more mystical while Kenshin is more realistic. But I dont really know, cuz I havent seen that much Kenshin and there seems to be stuff that happens that wouldnt happen in real life.

Something that bugged me and made me go crazy someitmes was the way they saved frames. Sometiems people would be talking but the mouths wouldn't move, you would hear sounds of sword fighting but just see a still image of Kyo or someone else with a sword then about five guys in the falling position with the dashy blue lines in the background, you know stuff like that. They must have been on a low budget or just lazy or something.[/COLOR]

[Otaku America]

[QUOTE=Flashlight]I've never read the manga, but I have seen the first 2 episodes of the series. I hated it. Frankly, it bored me. I can't say exactly what it was about it that bored me as I watched it sometime last year and can't remember all to well, but I remember that me and my brother couldn't stand it anymore, so we left the theatre (it was at a con) as fast as we could (Leaving his 2 friends there, unaware of our departure).
As for what you said about the series straying from the manga's order, I can't say I'm too surprised. It happens a lot. :([/QUOTE]
[COLOR=Navy]
Samurai Deeper Kyo was the most dissapointing samurai series I've ever seen. Part of the reason why is the style they use during the action sequences. They used stills with streaking animation fluid, utterly distasting for a series that has so many action scenes. This anime isn't good or bad but along the middle of the road. It's just there if you've seen all the samurai flicks out there.[/COLOR] :animesigh

[Jin]

I have been able to see about three episodes, it looks interesting but I am a Samurai anime fanctic and this isn't really a good Samuai anime the whole plot doesn't really make any sense. I would suggest seeing Champloo, Kenshin, Peacemaker or Samurai X.

[takauki]

Ya , The Samurai Deeper manga is WAY better than the anime.

Just a simple lession people, im sure youve herd it before but, the manga is ALMOST always better than the anime. I say almost because there are a few exceptinons (Digimon, FMA,)

[Monkey_Orange]

[QUOTE=takauki]Ya , The Samurai Deeper manga is WAY better than the anime.

Just a simple lession people, im sure youve herd it before but, the manga is ALMOST always better than the anime.[/QUOTE]

[COLOR=DarkOrange]I would have to agree with the above statement. I started reading [B]SDK[/B] a few months ago and loved it. I then watched a few episodes and was absolutely horrified. :animeangr

Based on watching the first three episodes and from skimming the episode summaries, I have concluded that the manga is a much better version.

Anime of [B]SDK[/B]: Music is good. Artwork, is not as good as the manga. The story has been chopped up, mixed up, and horribly semi-compressed.

Yes, and thus was my venting.

Overall, I recommend reading the manga. I'm currently up to volume 12, and loving it. [B]SDK[/B] has definitely made it onto my list as one of the best action series [samurai-type]. And NO, it is NOT like [B]Rurouni Kenshin [/B]at all! Whoever said that was a basket-case who obviously didn't notice that the stories are completely different. In fact, [B]SDK[/B] has far better action and fight scenes than [B]RK[/B]. Story-wise...SDK is cooler :D [/COLOR]

[Dead Leaves]

One of my favorite animes both the manga and the show (I got the full season, and just for all of you "losers" that are like "God I hate this show because like I watched one episode and I made a stupid judgment because I thought that who evers voice is stupid/or some other pointless reason) The first few episodes are suppost to be a little slow because hmm let me think (THE MAIN CHARACTERS DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON ETHER!!!) anyway after those episodes the show really speeds up and it gets freekin great....GREAT! (Both are made by the main creator, so he should know what to do with his own work)
Any way thats my judgement, of course I love all anime/manga so I'm never "against" any of them. XD
Other then that.....um....go team go?

[Jaguar]

Wow I'm definitely one of the few around here, I actually enjoyed the SDK anime, I will readily admit the manga is a lot better but the anime was fun, cute and the voice acting was done very well for the characters. I enjoyed the music it seemed to match the scenes very well.

So for me I guess it revolves around the fact I can easily take things seperately on their own merits. Yes I enjoyed the anime. And yes I enjoyed the manga. Do I prefer one over the other? Yup, prefer the manga, but still watched the whole series of anime till the end. But then maybe I'm just a sucker for Kyo's eyes... :animeblus

[Kenshin DX]

[QUOTE=Dagger]I've read several reviews of SDK, although I'm not particularly interested in seeing it. It sounds quite similar to Rurouni Kenshin (which I personally think is overrated), so I'd be interested in reading a comparison of the two shows.

~Dagger~[/QUOTE]


Rurouni Kenshin overrated!? *falls over and dies* Seriously thoguh did you watch all of the Kyoto arch. That was the highlight of the series.

SDK is nothing like RK. Sure they are both samurai anime but the concepts are completley diffrent. SDK is alot more supernatural than Rurouin Kenshin. RK is aganist killing while Kyo kills at the drop of a hat. RK has more of a pasifisc edge (despite several brutal fights) while SDK has a strong focus on violence.RK main theme about respecting life while SDK is more about friendship and the bonds between people.

They are complelty diffrent animes.

[Magus]

[quote]Rurouni Kenshin overrated!? *falls over and dies* Seriously thoguh did you watch all of the Kyoto arch. That was the highlight of the series. [/quote]
Lol. Perhaps that's just fanboyism / girlism. (no offense) I like RK just as much as the next person because I'm a sucker for samurai animes, but there is that brink of overhyped-ness there. It probably didn't meet her expectations. (Like how I was expecting so much out of Naruto, and see it as being overrated) And lets not forget that reply is like 2 years old. (Maybe her views have changed by now.)

From what I've seen of SDK (only the 1st volume, and I'm not so sure if that was the 1st volume), I do agree that it's nothing like RK, but then again I can't really say seeing that I've only seen 4 episodes.

Back to what I was saying about not being sure if I've seen the 1st volume and whatnot. How does this series start off? Because I rented what was "supposed" to be the 1st volume, but I'm inclined to believe that it was probably the 2nd or 3rd volume. (or a misprint because it had Demon Eyes Kyo on it, and it stated that it was volume 1) The episode started off with [spoiler]Kyo (yea, not Kyoshiro) and 2 other characters, maybe 3. (guy with a bandana and a girl) And I can't remember if that guy who looks like a girl was with them or not. But they met this ninja for the 1st time and such. [/spoiler] Another episode on there was dealing with a tournament.

Anyways, from that volume I've seen, I didn't really like it. Sure it had nice animation to a certain degree. Where they went and got sloppy at was when they would do something like freeze frame or whatever it's called during most of the fights. (As I've said before, I'm a sucker for samurai, action and whatnot but you can't cut fights like that and expect me to not dislike it.) Didn't really get the story especially since I think I was jipped $5. (I could've held onto that for something else)

[Kenshin DX]

[quote name='Diablo']Lol. Perhaps that's just fanboyism / girlism. (no offense) I like RK just as much as the next person because I'm a sucker for samurai animes, but there is that brink of overhyped-ness there. It probably didn't meet her expectations. (Like how I was expecting so much out of Naruto, and see it as being overrated) And lets not forget that reply is like 2 years old. (Maybe her views have changed by now.)[/quote]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Yeah Im a shamless fanboy[/COLOR]

[QUOTE]Anyways, from that volume I've seen, I didn't really like it. Sure it had nice animation to a certain degree. Where they went and got sloppy at was when they would do something like freeze frame or whatever it's called during most of the fights. (As I've said before, I'm a sucker for samurai, action and whatnot but you can't cut fights like that and expect me to not dislike it.) Didn't really get the story especially since I think I was jipped $5. (I could've held onto that for something else)[/QUOTE]


[COLOR=DarkRed]Thats b/c the anime blows. Animation nice. Concept good.Excecution horrible.
I hate the anime the manga however is fantastic dont let the anime discourage you from reading the manga since its one of the best out there.[/COLOR]