Sword of the Stranger anime! - Blu-ray Forum

krumlin · 11-20-2008, 08:58 PM

Sorry if this has been posted before, but the search function does not work for this forum on any of my browsers... I can't even find threads I have started.

Anyway this anime looks amazing, too bad the japanese blu-ray has no english subs. How long do we have to wait for this in the U.S.?!

AnimeOnBlu · 11-20-2008, 09:05 PM

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1329

It's in the works. Hopefully it will come out in 2009 along with The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

quexos · 11-20-2008, 09:07 PM

Never heard of this anime before. But now I feel like I must get to see it

Grimshaw23 · 11-20-2008, 09:09 PM

Yea, I can't wait for this title too. Heard the fight animation is off the chain. I'm predicting a March or April release on this one since Ghost in the Shell 2(same studio) has a Januray release.

kndy · 01-26-2009, 06:45 PM

For fans of "Sword of the Stranger", I recently interviewed director Masahiro Ando.

The film will be debuting at select theaters on February 5th. One night only. But I look forward to the Blu-ray release of this film!

P@t_Mtl · 01-26-2009, 06:48 PM

Look's interesting

Hugh K. David · 01-26-2009, 07:14 PM

I saw this in a press screening here in the UK in October. It's superb - in line with live-action classics such as the Baby Cart or Zatoichi series, as well as a small number of HK 70s classics which involved both Chinese and Japanese combatants. People looking for a more realistic Ninja Scroll or simply top-class anime fight work should check this out. Easily some of the best work from studio BONES in years.

As a hard 15 (UK)/R-rated (US) feature it's the best anime I saw last year; however, for something more accessible to a wider audience, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was THE best anime I saw last year. Great work from MADHOUSE, following on from the brilliant Paprika, which was also adapted from a novel by the same author. Pretty sure if you like one you'll like the other.

But yeah, go see Sword of the Stranger if you want cool action.

DrVenkman99 · 08-26-2016, 03:34 PM

So glad this is finally being rereleased! I've been hoping for a while now as I missed out on the original run.

Mandalorian · 08-27-2016, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DrVenkman99

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So glad this is finally being rereleased! I've been hoping for a while now as I missed out on the original run.

That's awesome. I'll be happy to support this without having to pay crazy third party prices for the OOP version.

BucketheadPikes · 11-06-2016, 01:15 PM

I have the dvd of this & will definitely upgrade to the blu-ray this time, missed out on the last one. Gorgeously animated, bloody fight scenes & a pretty compelling story too, love this!

BucketheadPikes · 11-06-2016, 03:32 PM

Any info on new special features, or the lack thereof? Is this just the same disc?

redrum666 · 11-08-2016, 01:04 PM

it looks like it has the same special features

http://shop.funimation.com/Movie_9

Alfred E. Neumann · 01-23-2018, 10:17 PM

One of the best anime films ever made and the Soundtrack is amazing.

Mandalorian · 11-10-2016, 08:00 PM

Waiting for this to drop. Man, I wish Best Buy would've carried it in-store. They have a solid anime department, so I'm surprised this wasn't picked up.

BucketheadPikes · 11-12-2016, 02:47 AM

I've seen an unwrapping of this on YT & yes, it does come with a slipcover.

coolrivers · 01-13-2017, 06:39 AM

Blind bought this at Frys last weekend and I loved it! I cant belive I had never heard of this movie.

gpn · 08-26-2016, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

This thread REALLY needs to be moved to the Anime sub-forum.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=180

Why? Sword of the Stranger is a pretty high-quality production and would likely appeal to general Samurai film fans.

InuYashaCrusade · 08-27-2016, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Not interested in watching much anime though. Don't see the difference.

So.. because you're not interested in watching anime, that means it doesn't belong here? There's always that one person who has to throw it under the bus and be like this. It happened when the Pokemon Movies 1-3 Blu-ray thread came out back in February too. I'm sure the live action Rurouni Kenshin movie will be a big problem due to it being based on an anime series, lol.

willtopower · 08-27-2016, 05:11 PM

Anime in the regular movie sub-forum, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

11-20-2008, 08:58 PM	#1
krumlin Member Member since:Mar 2008	Sword of the Stranger anime! Sorry if this has been posted before, but the search function does not work for this forum on any of my browsers... I can't even find threads I have started. Anyway this anime looks amazing, too bad the japanese blu-ray has no english subs. How long do we have to wait for this in the U.S.?!

11-06-2016, 03:32 PM	#11
BucketheadPikes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2016 Location:Quixote's Coop at Bucketheadland Trading Score:1	Any info on new special features, or the lack thereof? Is this just the same disc? Last edited by BucketheadPikes; 11-06-2016 at 11:02 PM.

11-12-2016, 02:47 AM	#15
BucketheadPikes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2016 Location:Quixote's Coop at Bucketheadland Trading Score:1	I've seen an unwrapping of this on YT & yes, it does come with a slipcover. Last edited by BucketheadPikes; 12-13-2016 at 01:37 PM.

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11-20-2008, 09:05 PM	#2
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1329 It's in the works. Hopefully it will come out in 2009 along with The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

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quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Never heard of this anime before. But now I feel like I must get to see it

11-20-2008, 09:09 PM	#4
Grimshaw23 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:6 Trading Score:103	Yea, I can't wait for this title too. Heard the fight animation is off the chain. I'm predicting a March or April release on this one since Ghost in the Shell 2(same studio) has a Januray release.

01-26-2009, 06:45 PM	#5
kndy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Urban Haute Bourgeoisie Home Theater Gallery:136 Blu-ray collection:1903 Blu-ray reviews: 41 Trading Score:17	For fans of "Sword of the Stranger", I recently interviewed director Masahiro Ando. The film will be debuting at select theaters on February 5th. One night only. But I look forward to the Blu-ray release of this film!

01-26-2009, 06:48 PM	#6
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Look's interesting

01-26-2009, 07:14 PM	#7
Hugh K. David Palisades Tartan Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Buckinghamshire, U.K.	I saw this in a press screening here in the UK in October. It's superb - in line with live-action classics such as the Baby Cart or Zatoichi series, as well as a small number of HK 70s classics which involved both Chinese and Japanese combatants. People looking for a more realistic Ninja Scroll or simply top-class anime fight work should check this out. Easily some of the best work from studio BONES in years. As a hard 15 (UK)/R-rated (US) feature it's the best anime I saw last year; however, for something more accessible to a wider audience, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was THE best anime I saw last year. Great work from MADHOUSE, following on from the brilliant Paprika, which was also adapted from a novel by the same author. Pretty sure if you like one you'll like the other. But yeah, go see Sword of the Stranger if you want cool action.

08-26-2016, 03:34 PM	#8
DrVenkman99 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Philadelphia/Japan 4K collection:354 Blu-ray collection:2142 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:71	So glad this is finally being rereleased! I've been hoping for a while now as I missed out on the original run.

11-06-2016, 01:15 PM	#10
BucketheadPikes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2016 Location:Quixote's Coop at Bucketheadland Trading Score:1	I have the dvd of this & will definitely upgrade to the blu-ray this time, missed out on the last one. Gorgeously animated, bloody fight scenes & a pretty compelling story too, love this!

11-08-2016, 01:04 PM	#12
redrum666 Special Member Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:25 Trading Score:42	it looks like it has the same special features http://shop.funimation.com/Movie_9

01-23-2018, 10:17 PM	#13
Alfred E. Neumann Special Member Member since:Oct 2012 4K collection:220 Blu-ray collection:2585 Blu-ray reviews: 26	One of the best anime films ever made and the Soundtrack is amazing.

11-10-2016, 08:00 PM	#14
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1130 Blu-ray collection:2783 Trading Score:252	Waiting for this to drop. Man, I wish Best Buy would've carried it in-store. They have a solid anime department, so I'm surprised this wasn't picked up.

01-13-2017, 06:39 AM	#16
coolrivers Senior Member Member since:Mar 2013 Blu-ray collection:622 Trading Score:31	Blind bought this at Frys last weekend and I loved it! I cant belive I had never heard of this movie.

08-27-2016, 05:11 PM	#19
willtopower Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2014 Location:California 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:2443 DVD collection:77 Trading Score:38	Anime in the regular movie sub-forum, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

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