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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Complete Collection

Kenji Kamiyama (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 494 ratings
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Format Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Kenji Kamiyama
Language Japanese, English
Runtime 10 hours and 50 minutes
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At a time when the balance of nature still held the civilizations
of mankind in thrall, a single drought could spell the end of
a society and doom its inhabitants to piteous deaths. Prince
Chagum has been imbued with the power to stave off the
drought and bring new life to his empire. However, this is a
suspicious time and he is accused of possession by evil spirit.
Court advisors see only one solution: Chagum must be put to
death by his own father s hand. His salvation is in the form
of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the
kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and
although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save
eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire
and make Chagum her eighth soul?

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Kenji Kamiyama
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2011
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Anime Works
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0035RWG0M
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 8
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 494 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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I'm going to make this comparison: "Moribito" is like an anime "Game of Thrones"! It's got magic, martial arts, and palace intrigue... it is also one of the most BEAUTIFUL anime series I've ever seen! Kenji Kamiyama is a brilliant and experienced director, and has dipped the audience into a world of royals, peasants, and Balsa. She's a martial artist--a spear-wielder like her father. She's also 30 years old, and how many adults star in anime? I couldn't spoil the plot if I wanted to: 26 elaborately worked-out beautifully drawn action-filled episodes of world-building. Anyone interested in the art of anime should get THIS!
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Felyna
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the movie
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
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I've seen this movie on Hulu and thought it was very good to own. I love the trust between the prince & the sword welding lady, it was unshakeable. She taught the prince how to deal with life outside the castle.
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Arcticbreeze
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent show...Bad Packaging
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2012
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My first exposure to Moribito came from the short lived and turbulent run it had on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It's not a show for everyone. It's a slow thoughtful series with beautiful art. Moribito is the type of short that's is heavy on story, you may have to watch it a second time for all the little elements to coalesce in your mind--especially if you've seen it the first time on Adult Swim which often times had audio problems. However,what little action scenes it does have is absolutely gorgeous and fast paced. Often times the choreography in an action series look a little sloppy with the overuse of squash and stretch or just plain lazy through the overuse of speed lines and hold frames. Here, the fight scenes are well thought to point of looking very similar to a dance, with spears of all things (usually the weapon of choice are swords in anime).

I won't go into the details of story and characters as other reviewers have done so already. I will say if you like a rich story, excellent characterization, and a setting rich in its own lore then Moribito will be the show for you. Or, to put it simply, if you like The Twelve Kingdoms you would like this show. Generally, I don't go out and buy a series if I've seen it already however Moribito was so pleasing that I wanted to add it to my collection.

Now onto packaging. You have the choice of getting the complete series all in one collection or the 4 two pack volume sets. The volume sets have different art work and I suppose other goodies as well but it's rather costly option for a twenty four episode series that isn't even remotely popular. Incidentally, before buying the complete series off of Amazon, I went to Best Buy and bought volume 3 and 4 thinking it was the complete series at $26. I returned it soon after seeing it wasn't the complete series. I love the series but not enough to spend over $100 for 24 episodes. Instead, I bought the complete collection off a vendor called RightStuf for the same price. It's rather barebones in terms of the extras. It has a clean intro/outro, brief interviews with the novelist the show is based off and the show's director and a segment with the Japanese Voice Actors praising the first couple of episodes. It's nice, I'm not an extras kind of person so I'm not too bothered. I just couldn't stand the way the dvds were packed together. All the dvds are stacked on top of each other with a little snap spindle in the middle to secure it. When I got the collection, the spindle was already broken the dvds were sliding around inside. There are a few nicks on a couple of the dvds but they are still playable. For a dvd collector me, I was a little upset that dvds were already scratched before I got to play them. I didn't bother to return them because I didn't feel like going through the trouble.

Anyway, that's my two cents. I hope you find this review helpful.
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David A. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars As seen on Adult Swim
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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This is an animated adaptation of the fantasy novel of the same title. Created by Production IG, the anime feels like "Ghost In The Shell", but is set in an ancient empire of myth and magic. Political intrigue surrounds an unwanted prince guarded by a woman warrior who could give combat training to Motoko Kusanagi. I've seen 15 episodes and am awaiting the next half of the series. Even if the original book is sold as YA fiction, this series is for serious fans of ninja-style combat action.
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Oilyworker
5.0 out of 5 stars Far off Places
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016
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One of my favorite anime of all times. What does it include?

Daring sword fights and a prince in disguise, of course! Only the swords fights are fought by Balsa, a character who doesn't so much defy the typical stereotypes as ignore them, and the prince is a child being hidden from the royal court. The people in the anime are all drawn with a more realistic bent than is usually employed (one of them has buck teeth, for instance), and the rice fields will take your breath away. Although, now that I've seen it a few times, I have noticed that the characters' faces can look different depending on the episode, especially Balsa.

Plot wise, this story is adapted from the first novel of a series written by an anthropologist, and I think that shows. The world feels very established and natural, and the plot is a little better rounder than your typical adventure series. It's neither comedy nor political drama, but it has moments of both. And, though the battles are mainly concentrated in the beginning and end of the series, they do sprinkle in a fight here and there to keep you awake (although, most of the suspense in the middle episodes is created by not knowing how to solve the problem they're in).

I think what I appreciate most about this anime is that it's actually a story, simple and complete, and not just a cast of odd characters or a strangely intriguing hook. Though I do love the characters here, it would be possible to describe this anime in detail without really mentioning them at all and that's almost impossible to say about most shows.
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Mayday
5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem of anime
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021
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I can't say enough good things about this series. First off, the author of the original story, who is a woman, is a wonderful storyteller. And women in anime storytelling is rare. What a lovely break from the Shonen genre. This story goes so much deeper and is so much more satisfying than most anime stories. Second, the animation is fantastic. I love the studio ghibli esque attention to detail, which shows up in wonderful little ways, like the animation of food. Third, the action scenes are artfully animated. I love the spear battles. You can tell the animators did their homework on the techniques. Finally, the dub is excellent (of you like dubs).
Also, someone wrote a review saying their copy was interlaced and had poor quality.. They might have gotten a... less than legitimate copy. Mine was beautifully mastered and upscaled beautifully to my 4k OLED. And I am VERY picky about the visual quality of my media.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Una bellissima storia
Reviewed in Italy on June 30, 2017
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La storia è molto bella, diversa dal solito, ben disegnata, con ottime musiche.
Ogni personaggio è stato creato con attenzione e ogni dettaglio ha la sua ragion d'essere.
Ogni puntata ha un eccellente equilibrio fra tensione e pathos e un gran numero di colpi di scena ben calibrati guidano lo spettatore verso un finale assolutamente non scontato.
Da vedere!
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Alan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in Australia on July 15, 2019
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This is an older anime but you have a classic story and warm characters.
Well worth looking into Rarewaves UK have always provided excellent service
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二月
5.0 out of 5 stars 何度も見てしまいます
Reviewed in Japan on August 25, 2018
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懐かしい作品です。音声を英語にすると字幕はでません。何度も見てしまいます。ただし、プレイヤーを選びます。
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Danielle Glubish
5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Female Protagonist
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2016
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One of the best fantasy anime I have ever come across. A strong female protagonist, amazing fight scenes and heart at the core of the story make it a must see!
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moonglum101
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, great animation, easy to get into and good value too.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2014
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What a great anime series. A really interesting and well-told story which spends time on character relationships and doesn't focus entirely on fight scenes. That said, when the action sequences come along they are very well done indeed. One of the best aspects of this story for me was that for the most part, just about everybody in the story is trying to do what they believe is the right thing. So, it isn't a simple good versus evil story where you can expect the good guys (or girls?) to win at the end. That said, the story is concluded in a very fitting manner.

I am writing this review from the perspective of someone who really enjoys movies in general but also likes anime movies and series. I have a real interest in the Japanese language and so when I watch anime I always listen to it in Japanese and read the subtitles. I found the subtitles to be well done, updating at an appropriate pace - I regard myself as a reasonably slow reader and I think maybe once in the whole 26 episodes did I have to double-check what the subtitles said. I have some understanding of the Japanese language and I found the translation to be very good, accounting well for differences in culture. I rarely find that an English dub is well-enough cast that it is worth listening to but on one or two occasions I found myself accidentally switched to the English language (a fault with how I used my DVD player, nothing to do with any problem with the DVDs that I was watching) and it sounded like the voices might be okay - which probably means a better than average English casting.

The animation in this series truly is excellent and almost reaches the dizzying heights that would make it comparable with 5 Centimetres per Second. The music fits well with the series too.

I've recently watched a number of anime series, including Evangelion, Darker Than Black, East of Eden, Fractale, Noein, and Ghost In The Shell Standalone Complex. Of all of them, Moribito was one of the easiest to get into and I found it to be as excellent a watch as Darker Than Black although it really is quite different that series.

I have a nine year old son, whom I would be hesitant to show this to but he's not far off being able to see it, so the 12 rating is probably appropriate. I state this because it reminds me of another interesting aspect of the story, which is that human life is treated as being something to value for the duration of the story, which basically means there is no senseless violence to be seen. Or at least, that is my opinion.
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