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Samurai 7: Box Set (Viridian Collection) | 
| Director: Toshifumi Takizawa
Actors: Bill Flynn, Inukai Junji, Zarah Little, Maria Vu, R. Bruce Elliott
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 6096
Format: Box Set, Color, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 7
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.2
MPN: 0
UPC: 704400058011
EAN: 0704400058011
ASIN: B0018RCN54
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
Based on the legendary Akira Kurosawa classic epic feature film Seven Samurai.Set in a futuristic world that has just witnessed the end of a massive war scores of villages are terrorized by Nobuseri bandits. But the Nobuseri are no normal bandits. They were once Samurai who during the war integrated their living cells with machines to become dangerous weapons now appearing more machine than man. Absolute power corrupts and their reign of terror is increasing its hold on the countryside.But one group of villagers has had enough deciding to hire samurai to protect their village. Kirara is a young priestess who travels to the city seeking out protection. One by one she encounters brave samurai that the war has left behind. These men of skill and valor are each unique and not without their quirks. But can they come together as one to defend the helpless village?Contains all 26 episodes!System Requirements:Running Time: 705 minutesFormat: DVD Genre: ANIMATION/ANIME UPC: 704400058011 Manufacturer No: 0
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 You know you're in for when there's 7 of them. November 19, 2008
Carlie Smith
Samurai 7 set you back when the it's near the end of the samurai era. Where technologies help a man surpass himself. A few years after a massive war, the bandits, with their new "upgrades", have been terrorizing many villages. One village finally had enough of the pain and suffering, had their water priestess, with her little sister and a fellow villager, go the city in hope to hire a samurai to end the bandits terror. Witness what happens when she brings back seven, will these seven samurais succeed ? or will their individual quirks kill each other ? Can they even work together ? And what if the opponents were never really the bandits ?
You Don't Want to Miss Out On This! November 7, 2008
Rath Dragonhunter (Las Animas, CO. USA)
Samurai 7 the Viridian Collection has all 26 episodes, is in a widescreen format, has clear audio and great graphics. The fight sceens are very detailed and so fast that you'd have to watch them in slow-mo to truly appreciate the detail. It has a good story line and you'll love all of the characters.
This series takes place in a futuristic world that's just suffered through a massive war. All the villages are controlled or terrorized by the Nobuseri bandits. These men were once Samurai but chose to become machines in order to be more powerful. All the villages are suffering. The villagers are starving because the Nobuseri are taking all the rice they grow; though some villagers tried to rebel against this injustice they were too weak and paid dearly.
But one village has no other choice but to try and resist the Nobuseri or they will surely parish. The elder decides the only way they'll have a chance is to hire 7 strong samurai to help them. The village sends it's water priestess, Kirara, to find these men and bring them to the village.
There are many adventures and quite a bit of intrigue in the royal merchant court. Only by watching this series from start to finish will you discover how and if these samurai can save the village.
I suggest this series to anyone who loves swordfights, adventure and good clean fun. It's a good series for anyone over the age of 13, due to some graphic violence. For $28.00 it'd be a shame to let this series go by.
 A solid 4 stars. October 16, 2008
Just some old guy. (Wa State)
The CGI and anime blend together excellently. I noticed only one part that the Anime was seriously flawed. It suddenly looked like I watching an episode of Rugrats or Real Monsters. It happens at the "Firefly" when one of the intended 7 is dancing but only lasts a few minutes.
This is not blood & guts yet it is violent. As for myself I liked better than "Witch Hunter Robin" or "Speed Grapher". As for the price..you will have a hard time finding anything that is this good for the price.
Thin paks are awesome..art work inside and out. Discs have artwork on them all. I would recommend it.
great series October 15, 2008
James Morris
This is a great series. Not to give too much away, but it's basically about, well seven samurai, who are hired by a poor village to protect them from bandits who steal their rice. There's much more than just that, and there, of course, is a decent amount of character developments as well. There's very little in the way of extras, but I won't criticize this dvd set, because that's very typical of anime releases. The animation is very well done in most scenes of the series, and the sound is very good as well. This series prompted me to upgrade my speakers. I definitely recommend this series to anime fans who haven't seen it yet. There's a good amount of action, sword slicing, stuff blowing up, etc...
awesome August 16, 2008
Morland M. Matthews (Queens, NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Please excuse the sacriligous writing you are about to read. This movie might be as good as the original perhaps even better. The action was top notch and unpredicatble. Their was good art, writing, comedy, romance, cutenesss, interesting facts; it has everything. I felt sad that it ended. The writing was very modern so was the dubbing. If you have not seen the original The Seven Samurai black and white movie I recommed that you see that first. Everything in this movie will matter more. I felt much closer to the characters in this version. But, this is an unfair comparison due to the 600 minute running time. This might be one of the best animes ever made. With out question their is no american made animated series that is as good as this. I just finished seeing it so I could be slightly biased or enlightened who knows.
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