On the Spot - This movie is like Samurai X meets Afro Samurai meets Lassie. The beginning scenes are very exhilarating where a young boy named Koutarou runs away with his dog Tobimaru, and right away the movie switches to a scene showing mysterious men in crimson red capes riding down the road with a couple of merchants. It would seem they were hired to protect that caravan from bandits. Surely enough, bandits soon spot them - their red capes certainly didn't help. The bandits go to their positions by the cliff and literally rained the caravan with arrows. Now the cinematography of this movie added some bit of dark humor into the cut scenes as it seemed to suggest hilarity despite the obvious death violence and gore surrounding the situation. A lot of the weak looking characters died immediately (like they always do) while surprisingly despite the seemingly inescapable arrows, all the men in mysterious red coats survive. This is when things start to get really exciting - the most skillful of the those men, Rarou, charges at the bandits and wipes them out single-handedly with incredible ease. They were no match, and it somehow irritates him that there is no one strong enough to give him a decent fight. He would have broken more sweat if he took a dump upside down. Meanwhile Koutaru and his dog Tobimaru meets a wandering rounin named Nagashi. It soon becomes evident that the mysterious men are after Koutaro as they were attacked out of nowhere. Nagashi helps them and he is eventually hired as their bodyguard. This is an amazing Anime to watch especially for the action-oriented individuals who wants some awesome samurai duels and gut wrenching scenes. Enjoy :D
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