Customer Reviews
awesome 
2008-08-16
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.
I was surprisingly let-down... 
2008-08-08
If I could give it 3 1/2 stars I would. Let me say, when Samurai 7 is good, it's GOOD. But it's more 'meh' most of the time. It's just a lot of mixed episodes really start to get thrown on halfway through.
Through disks 1-4, it's great. Slowly building up, can't stop watching feeling, it's wonderful. But after that... it's like it got dropped. Went downhill FAST. I was surprised, considering how well the show was building up. You'll be like... '...uh, really?... what?' It just catches you off guard how out of no where it doesn't continue to follow through with how well everything sets up.
I would say, definitely give it a watch. If you HAVE to own anything samurai, might be worth buying, but otherwise check out other anime. There is definitely anime out there that is better than this.
I have not seen the original. 
2008-08-07
I had not seen the original "Samurai 7" movie so I had nothing to compare this adaptation to, which is probably better this way.
Samurai 7 is a great series, regardless of it being an adaptation or not. All the characters are well written and very interesting, also, the interactions they have with one another is a joy to watch. The music is also wonderful, fans of the "Inuyasha" anime will recognize Kaoru Wada's music touch in creating the soundtrack.
Action, comedy, seriousness... even a little romance, it has it all.
I will not dive into all the details of the series, storyline and etc., but I will explain why I did not give it five stars: two words: animation quality. The quality of the animation sometimes drops from episode to episode. During the fight scenes, it's pretty fast paced and well animated and the CGI used to represent the Nobuseri blends well with the surrounding cell animation...but sometimes, the animation and character designs drops to a horrible level... it looks like a bunch of sketch lines that we're painted and I just hated it... (you'll see what I'm talking about around episode 8 or so).
Still, I do not condemn this anime at all, I still love it. Although I got the cheap boxset, there are still some nice extras to be found in there.
One last thing I want to mention in this review, do not deny the dub. The actors did an amazing job, the dub is one of the best I've heard in a long time. Some of the lines from the original Japanese version we're reinterpreted in English, and they sound better than in their Japanese versions. Even if you're sold to original versions and don't go for dubs, check this one out, it's on the same level as the "Cowboy Bebop" dub.
Very well done! 2008-07-26
Ok, let's start off by saying I am an avid anime watcher. My collection spans over 50 boxed sets. But I have seen many more series than that. I know easily how to tell if an anime was awesome or not. After completing the series, first time watching through, if I feel like I "miss" or am "saddened" by the anime ending; it was awesome. Let me tell you what: I haven't missed an anime this much since Bebop and Trigun ended.
Have you ever seen Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai? If not, do NOT watch this yet! Go get that movie first and watch it!! This series is totally based off of it. (Although it diverges from the movie in a pretty big way).
Amazing graphics, a wonderful story-line, the divergence from the movie is completely enthralling. I switched from Japanese to English audio every other episode. Wanna know why?! The English voices are also spectacular! (BTW both tracks are 5.1 on this set, HELL YEAH)
All in all, an amazing anime. I highly recommend this to any action anime lover. Can't beat the price either. Get this now before the price jumps up. (Like almost all anime does over time)
samutai 7 review 2008-07-18
if you're into Japanese anime, this series is pretty interesting. you'll want to know more what happens episode after episode. the entire plot for the series is short and sweet with a simple theme. this series is packed with samurai action, both in a traditional and modern way. it also has its fast paced moments mixed with the emotional bits and the uncovering of the entire story. id definitely recommend it to all the anime fans out there.
