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| No matter what form you take, Aku, you will never defeat the side of righteousness! |
If you don't already know the story... well, it's been pretty well summed up in the shows opening:
"Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape shifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time, and flung him into the future where my evil is law. Now the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Aku."
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| AKUUUUU! |
It's quite unusual having the opening narraration come from the antagonist which, frankly, should be enough of an indicator of the amount of creativity that went into the show. Aside from the story's abundant wit and originality serving as a tender homage to the action genre of older generations (1950-60's?) it's a treat for animators. It indulges itself with constantly changing settings and colours all skilfully chosen and has a wonderful sense of timing and sequence.
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| Kind of like... a graphic novel... (All pics courtesy of: Scipsy) |
