THE NINJA SCROLL

The Story,

The Ninja Scroll, unlike most other anime, takes place in Ancient Japan. It is basically the story of a wandering Samurai named Jubei. The only thing that is sharper than his sword is his wits.

As the story starts there is a mysterious plague sweeping through the countryside and one village (Shimota Village to be exact) has already been annihilated by the Plague. A team of Ninjas known as the Koga ninja Team are sent out to investigate the deaths, but before they can reach the village (while they're still in the trees!) they are ambushed by one enemy (an evil of Kimon known as Tesai), and all killed except one - a female warrior named Kagero.

However she is taken by their attacker only to be saved by Jubei (the main character) She thanks him and pretends to be strong and indifferent, but after he leaves, Kagero's pain is seen. Through out her entire life she has been treated as nothing more than an expendable warrior, living in a world of no emotion and pain, only because she had one minor difference than everyone else (she was immune to poison and anyone who touches her would almost certainly die) this had happened after years of being a cup bearer for someone.

In turn for Jubei saving Kagero (and later dispensing of her attacker) the rest of the Evils of Kimon (known as the Devils of Kimon) come after him and he is unwillingly hired by a shrewd shady character named Dakuwan. Together, Dakuwan and Jubei end up teaming up with Kagero to battle these Evils with super-human abilities each one being different and unique from the others. Eventually like always the Evil is vanquished by our heroes Kangero and Jubei. Later Jubei and Kangero fall in love.

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