07-27-2012, 01:24 AM
(07-26-2012, 02:00 PM)WannaHaveABaby Wrote: As for the anime you listed, I can't say i've heard of it.
Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers is a very campy anime from the late 80s that features five teenage boys in nifty samurai armor who fight evil spirits and warlords from the Youjakai (aka the place where demons hang out).
What makes it really neat is that -in the original Japanese version at least- there are a lot of nods to samurai culture and each of the characters is tied to and draws their strength from a Bushido virtue. It also relies pretty heavily on the influences of elements (air, wind, water, fire, earth) and the seasons.
As a historian who loooooooves the Middle Ages, I find the historical implications of it quite awesome -- Especially since the centuries-old Warlords who are part of the main group of antagonists take their family names from actual clans prevelant in the middle ages and several of the main protagonists have famous ancestors as well.
Sometimes, the world is cruel to shiny things...
