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Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie Directors: Toshiyuki Sakurai, Osamu Yamazaki Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color Running Time: 87 minutes Studio: Central Park Media C Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-07-29 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 73 Average rating: 3.5 "KICK BUTT MOVIE!" Holy cow! I love this movie! I rented it once to see what it was then immediately went out and bought the DVD! I mean the story was just great and oh lord....i cant comment the ppl who made this enough! Being an AVID anime fan i think this just tops the cake! "an awsome anime" this anime is so very cool, it has a good story line and (...) characters, the wepons kick (...) because they is special and mystical.the animation is top notch and some of the fight scenes are awsome and fluid animation makes this movie at its peek. "an awsome anime" this anime is so very cool, it has a good story line and kick butt characters, the wepons kick butt because they is special and mystical.the animation is top notch and some of the fight scenes are awsome and fluid animation makes this movie at its peek. "HATE the re-edited movie, Love the original 3-part series!" Yotoden is one of my favorite anime series of all time but the movie is an absolute travesty! Wraith of the Ninja is just a butchered version of the original 3-part series with horrible dubbing. The movie version cuts out about 30 to 45 minutes of the original 3-part series. What they mainly of cut out of the original story were parts that gave the it more of historic viewpoint and some scenes between two of the main characters and two of the supporting ones that deepened their relationships. The horrible dubbing also really hurt the flow of the story and can't compare to the great jobs done by the original Japanese cast. The only positive statement I can make about Wraith of the Ninja compared to the original is that they added about 5 minutes of footage that were never shown in the original series. Basically if you liked the movie, the original 3-part series will give you a deeper appreciation of work. If you didn't like it, then the original might change your opinion. "very average" Some scenes were good, but overall it's not worth buying. There are much better works of anime out there and this should not be at the top of your list. It gets way too slow at times (unlike good anime) and it's the kind of movie you won't really want to see again. So take my advice, if you must see it, rent it.