A young princess named Kintoki flees her kingdom after the throne is seized by
her uncle. Kintoki is saved by a distinguished lord named Raiko, and is raised as a
skilled warrior.
Meanwhile, Kintoki's cousin and childhood sweetheart Princess Ohni has been
searching for Kintoki through the years... not knowing that Kintoki is
actually a girl.
Princess Ohni is determined to make Kintoki hers, even if it means killing
everyone who's going to get in the way.
Review: Kai Doh Maru
Kai Doh Maru is one of the most recent offerings from Production IG, the
studio that brought us the widely acclaimed anime films
"Blood: The Last Vampire" and "Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade".
I was very disappointed with Kai Doh Maru. While the plot was straightforward
enough, story foundation is flimsy and characterization is sparse. It's a historical drama which ironically does not contain any history for
everything and everyone in it.
So much violence and bloodshed ensues with so little meaning. Kai Doh Maru was so bland, shallow, and soulless that I found it impossible to
feel any sense of involvement.
Visually speaking, Kai Doh Maru is somewhat inferior compared to Production
IG's other works. I don't know what possessed them to aim for this exceptionally washed out and
monotonous effect. It was like having the brightness setting of your television all the way up
the whole time.
I got eyestrain just trying to watch the scenes unfold. It was so bad that I
initially thought that I had bought a defective disc.
Character designs were very Japanese in style. Although the action sequences
were exceptionally smooth, some of the CGs was reminiscent of outdated 3D
video game backdrops.
The clearest part of the Kai Doh Maru was the prologue rendered in grayscale,
showing Kintoki's escape from her uncle's clutches
(see first screenshot below).
Overall, Kai Doh Maru is a grossly overrated production which fails to elicit
any sentiment, save for apathy.
It was so un-impactful that I can't really expound any further than I already
have. Sorry to say that it was a waste of time, effort, and money on my part.
Miscellanies: Kai Doh Maru
Kai Doh Maru anime is less than an hour long.
Kai Doh Maru | |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 1 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Producers | Aniplex, SME Visual Works |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Rating | R - 17+ (violence & profanity) |
| Themes | Historical |
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