Swordplay/2002 Titles

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Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Title Rating Synopsis
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.hack Rent See .hack//SIGN

.hack// Intermezzo
Watch Mimiru and Bear meet up at a reopened dungeon known to have given rise to legends in the past. But rather than collect treasures and experience points, Mimiru has come to see a past experience that she had with powerful Longarm character, Mimika.

.hack//SIGN
Rent It's the near future, and there is only one video game, called "The World." In the virtual reality of "The World", all sorts of people play. However, once a character named Tsukasa is unable to log out, and weird events start happening, "The World" starts to seem much more mysterious than anyone ever thought.
C
Comedy Buy See Kigeki

Crystania no Densetsu
Watch The land of Crystania has been at peace, but like a shallow sleep the peace is shattered by nightmares born of the deepest night. The Seals that protect Crystania are coming undone, and the Bell of Wakening tolls on loosing terror after terror upon the people of Crystania. Tornados, basilisks and Dragon Lords roam the land, heralding the return of the Gods' King Barbas. Village after village is destroyed, and the gods of Crystania are next. With their defeated gods in disarray, who can save Crystania from the coming armageddon? With every second the land is scarred more deeply. Only King Ashram, trapped in the World of Chaos, provides a glimmer of hope. But will Redon's innocence and Pirotess's love be enough to provide him with a portal home?
G

G-on Riders
Rent In a near future time when alien attacks have become a common event, a secret (Japanese) organization called the GRA (GRAND RIFUREKUTO AMUDO, Grand Reflect Armor) has developed a very effective defense. Using a technology developed by Dr Sanada Mio, which she calls the 'G-On', certain young students wearing glasses (hence the "G" in the title) are able to harness their strong feelings and manifest those abilities and weapons that prove effective against the alien attacking units. The GRA has sponsored an elite high school to help identify and develop the students who have this ability in the hopes that they can defend not only Japan, but also the earth from the alien invaders.
G-on らいだーす (Japanese) Rent See G-on Riders
H
Hack Sign Rent See .hack//SIGN
J
Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
K

Kanon
Buy Yuuichi is a high school student who can't remember much of his past. When he returns to the town he used to visit to live with relatives, his past catches up with him as he meets various girls, some of which he knew as a kid. And with time, more and more questions are demanding an answer: What is it that Ayu is searching so desperately but can't remember? Why does Kaori claim not to have a sister? Why can't Makoto remember the reason for the grudge she bears Yuuichi? Why is Nayuki trying to keep a stray cat? Why has Mai to fight monsters every night, leaving traces of her battles all over the schoolyard? And why did Yuuichi forget so many things about his past? Prepare for finding out that there aren't simple answers for certain questions, and keep your tissues within reach.

Kigeki
Buy During Ireland’s struggle for independence from England, a five-year old girl goes to the mysterious Demon’s Castle, hoping to recruit the services of the Black Swordsman, a mysterious young man skilled in the use of the sword. She wants the swordsman to protect her village from a small army of English soldiers who will attack her village in a few days. However, the Black Swordsman will only accept a particular genre of books as payment for his services.
Kyo Rent See Samurai Deeper Kyo
L
Legend of Crystania OAV Watch See Crystania no Densetsu
R
Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
S

Samurai Deeper Kyo
Rent It is 1604, four years after the Battle of Sekigahara, perhaps Japan's greatest civil war. The people try to recover from its aftermath and enjoy the newly attained peace. Amid such times Yuya Shiina, a roughneck girl who earns money by capturing outlaws, mistakes a roaming and peace-loving medicine seller Mibu Kyoshiro for the legendary wanted man "Onime-no-Kyo." But she soon realizes that she is wrong when she sees that Kyoshiro is just a weakling. Nevertheless, she ends up capturing Kyoshiro anyway - he is wanted for running off without paying for a meal. As they travel together Kyoshiro tries to help Yuya catch another wanted criminal. In the process Kyoshiro is cornered. Then he mumbles, "Here he comes," and the color of his eyes turn a deep red. He pulls out his sword which he had never touched before and suddenly, Onime-no-Kyo, the legendary assassin said to have killed one thousand men with this sword, is standing there. Kyoshiro and Kyo: Two spirits in one body. Yuya is looking for a "man with a wound on his back" who killed her older brother. The two head to Edo together. One after another, samurai come after Onime-no-Kyo. Why do Kyoshiro and Kyo share the same body? Historical figures, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga, emerge in the story and the mystery of the two souls is gradually resolved.
Genre
Action(3) Comedy(1) Drama(6) Mystery(1)
Parody(1) Romance(2) Romantic Comedy(1) Suspense(1)
Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(5) Historical(2) Modern(4) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(2) Kawaii(1) Silly-funny(1) Surreal(2)
Keywords
Adventure(4) Artificial Girls(1) Bishounen(1) Computers(2)
Dark(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(1) Deities(1) Depression(1)
Ecchi(1) Epic(1) Erotic Comedy(1) Fan Service(1)
Fighting(2) Friendship(2) Harem(1) High School(1)
Magic(2) Mecha(1) Music(1) Pantsu(1)
Samurai(1) Spinoff-Sequel(1) Supernatural(2) Vampires(1)
Video-game inspired(1) Violent(1) War(1)
Type
OVA(3) Short(1) TV(5)
Release Year
2003(1)
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