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Samurai X - Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin)

Samurai X - Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin)

List Price: $29.98
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Simply the best!
Review: Whatch, listen (in Japanese only PLEASE), and learn the beauty that is Anime! Just the best, what else can I say...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: PERFECT
Review: This is awesome, it was so great. The plot is a bit confusin' but it was grand! VERY GOOD. RATED-R for intense animated violence/gore, images of wounded, and disturbing images

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This DvD was incredible
Review: Betrayal, the 3rd and 4th episodes in the Rurouni Kenshin OAV, was masterfully done. The animation quality is far better than the Rurouni Kenshin series, obviously. The music is beautiful, and the voice acting is excellent. When I refer to voice acting, I am assuming that you are watching the Japanese version with subtitles--English dubs on Anime are bad, and sometimes they reach a point of being offensive due to the sheer inexpereince of the voice actors.

After seeing trust, I was expecting more assassinations; I was pleasantly surprised to find that the killing stopped... For a while, anyway. The first episode is Kenshin and Tomoe getting closer, while Tomoe seems to be considering something, something very dark. The cold assassin, Kenshin the Hitokiri Battousai (a nickname he was given for being such a good assassin), eventually grows to love Tomoe. The last episode brings a closure to the OAV masterfully. This DvD is worth every penny, and I have already watched it multiple times.

(Note to parents) Although Betrayal, and Trust, are masterpeices, like many things, I would not suggest this be viewed by children, due sexual referances, graphic violence, and a sex scene. I would not suggest this DvD as a present to your little ones.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An excellant anime, different from it's original form.
Review: Well, let me start by saying that I first saw Rurouni Kenshin back in 1997. This was back before the storyline presented in these OAVs was even completely written in manga format, so I have a somewhat unique view of these episodes (as compared to someone who has only been recently introduced to it).

The story and format in these episodes is excellant. It's very different from the TV series, and even the original manga telling of this story arc. It's extremely serious, with a more realistic animation style to it. The musical is classical, and in my opinion is beautiful. The story is (as always with Rurouni Kenshin)driving and action packed, with a good plot. Although I, personally, would have liked to have seen these episodes done in the same format as the TV episodes, or atleast something similar to that of the original comic books/manga, I was very pleased with the OAVs.

The translation itself is pretty decent. The dubbed voices are not too unbearable. (As compared to the TV series ones, which make my ears bleed. Keep in mind, I'm a purist when it comes to these things.) My one MAJOR problem with the translation is the title from "Rurouni Kenshin" to "Samurai X" A samurai is the OPPOSITE of what a rurouni, or a masterless wandering swordsman, is, being that a samurai has a lord who he serves.

If you are looking for an action packed serious samurai anime, this is definitely the choice for you. If you're a purist like myself, I recommend you reverse the cover on the DVD to the "Rurouni Kenshin" side, and watch it subtitled.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best of Kenshin
Review: SamuraiX:Betrayal is without a doubt one of the most touching pieces of anime that I have ever seen. The animation is exquisite, the musical score is nicely orchestrated, and the plot and tragic ending were extremely well done. I must say, Trust served as the introduction to what would become the events in Betrayal. Overall, this ranks among the best of the best on my anime list.Howerver, I reccomend watching at least some of the Rurouni Kenshin television series, if not all of it.And if you are already a Kenshin fan, it goes without saying: BUY THIS!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: just beautiful..
Review: After watching Samurai X - Trust. I just HAD to buy Betrayal. and Im so glad that I did.

Granted its a change of pace from Trust, but on this DVD, you see Kenshin in a different light and the mystery surrounding Tomoe is slowly revealed.

At first I thought it was a little boring because it lacked the fighting scenes that dominated the one before it. But as the story wore on, I began to appreciate the story more, and found the beauty in it.

The music is simply stunning. I can still hear the haunting tunes right now.

One tip: Make sure you have tissues handy just in case. I wish I did!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Can we have more?
Review: I won't ruin what happens in the movie, but if you've seen Trust...Betrayal is a MUST.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Samurai X - Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin)
Review: I seen this movie although it's a Japanese version. My comments from this movie is the best for me coz it has many lessons even this is only an animated movie the point is how worst enemy you are we shall forgive each other.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is second of 2 DVD set
Review: Betrayal is the second of a 2-DVD set with Trust. This DVD, Betrayal, contains episodes 3 and 4 of 4. I bought this one from Amazon thinking it was the first DVD in the series. The descriptions did not make it clear to me which was the first one to watch, so I hope I have clarified this point for the next shopper.
That being said, we really enjoyed these animations, and I have ordered Trust and the first 3 DVDs of the (related?) TV series. I do not especially like Anime (I thought Princess Mononoke was boring) but I really enjoyed the romanticized, historical aspects of this plot. The dubbing and subtitles, both in English, are amusingly VERY different. For example, the subtitles talk about the rebellion in Hagi (a place we have visited) but the dubbed dialogue does not.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: if you liked trust and betrayal your not going to like this
Review: ok, i just finished watching this. when i put the dvd in the player i was expecting some serious anime. what i got was a cross between pokemon and the first two discs in the series. to start out the animation is totally pokemon. you have the big eyes, the silly 5 year old humor(when someone gets hit they show little swirly things where their eyes should be), totally different story line. this movie has no relevance to the others in the series. the animation on trust and betrayal was awesome. i would say the animation on this is ok at best. no stunning visuals like the realistic water or the snow falling. i cant see why they made this so cartoony and then have a bunch of blood. i guess they were trying to appeal to a bigger audience in japan. i dont know this movie just didnt make sense. dont waste your money, buy something good with it.


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