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Ninja Scroll

Juubee Ninpuuchou

1993, Movie, 1 ep, 73%, Animate Film

Both have Gore, Swordplay.

Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that puts death in his own veins and sends them on a nightmarish odyssey through a surreal and devil infested ancient Japan. How do demonic…

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Manga for fans of Black Lion

Naruto1999, Manga, 700 ch, 80% The Heroes of Galaxy Wars1989, Manga, 263 ch, 84% Majuu Sensen1975, Manga, 70% Castle of Dawn1959, Manga, 6 ch, 56% KATANAGATARI2007, Light novel, 79 ch, 86% Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1982, Manga, 59 ch, 86% Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin2001, Manga, 112 ch, 85% The Summer Hikaru Died2021, Manga, 51 ch, 84%

About Black Lion

1992, OVA, 1 ep, 54%

The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible killing machine. As Ginnai continues his killing spree on ninjas and those who oppose Nobunaga's rule, Shishimaru of the Iga Ninja - going against the Koga Ninja's plans - pursues a one-man vendetta to avenge the deaths of his comrades and kill the immortal warrior.

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