To write a complete history, we must address the elephant in the room. The 2003 series received mixed reviews upon release.
Here’s what that release typically includes: NINJA SCROLL -1993-2003- - Complete Movie and A...
—a team of ninjas with supernatural, demonic powers intent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate. Jubei isn't alone; he's joined by To write a complete history, we must address
: Its fluid animation and visceral combat inspired major Western works, including the fight sequences in The Matrix. The 2003 Expansion: Ninja Scroll: The Series To write a complete history
During this period, the "complete Ninja Scroll canon" consisted of only the movie. Yet, demand was massive. Fans wrote petitions, message boards on early internet (Usenet, Anime Turnpike) begged for a sequel. How could Jubei possibly top killing lightning-wielding demons and a resurrected stone giant?