Samurai 7 - Vol. 3 - From Farm to Fortress

The Heart of the Anime Revealed
It was clear that volumes one and two of Samurai 7 were specifically meant to introduce the characters of the story, and these volumes do so fairly well while still presenting the conflict and the story along the way. Volume three, though, gets much deeper into the story since the character intros are out the way, and action also gets a little role here as well, though this could be found in the other volumes.

In volume three, the final samurai, who's introduced earlier as an enemy, is brought on board early on and from there the samurai make their way to the village which they had gathered together to protect. Once here, the anime gets great. Anyone who has seen the classic movie Seven Samurai will begin to see all the similarities the anime of nearly the same name shares. I'd hate to spoil the rest of the anime, so I'll keep the rest to myself. I will say that one of the samurai reveals a surprising past, and another learns what is needed to be a samurai. This happens in...

Samurai 7 volume 3-From Farm to Fortress
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ANIME SERIES THAT I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. THIS FUTURISTIC TAKE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE OF THE SAME NAME IS QUITE EXCELLENT.THE STORY COULD JUST AS EASILY BE ADAPTED FOR THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE SINCE THE LEVEL OF SKILL WITH MOST OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE ALMOST LIKE THAT OF A JEDI KNIGHT.ALSO, THE VIOLENCE THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT IN ANIME SERIES SUCH AS THESE, DOESN'T DOMINATE THE STORY IN A GRATUITOUS WAY.EVEN SO, TRAVELLING THROUGH THIS VAST, HIGHLY TEXTURED WORLD THAT BLENDS THE FUTURE WITH ELEMENTS OF THE PAST-YOU'RE ALMOST SORRY WHEN IT FINALLY ENDS WITH THE FINAL BATTLE.

My brother loved it
This was a christmas gift for my brother and he's a huge anime fan. Its a cool new series he has not seen.

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