When I got my copy of the first Rurouni Kenshin movie on DVD, I have yet to start officially collecting DVDs which explains the non existence of a DVD Feature on the first movie.
Now that I am looking up at my humble yet growing DVD collection it was really a no-brainer that I would be getting a copy of Kyoto Inferno (the second installment in the trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin movies, based on the manga and anime series by Nobuhiro Watsuki) I did a lot of writing when the movies came out (movie review on Kyoto Inferno here) just because the movie was the realization of my childhood. Which probably explains why I’m still writing about it months after the movie posters have been taken down in he cinemas and now the DVDs of the movie are up on record bar shelves and thus this DVD feature 🙂
You probably have heard about the DVD launch which happened last Saturday at Astroplus in the Podium. You can read all about it here. Actually the DVD has already been out for some time now but fans of Takeru Sato who plays the role of the wandering Samurai celebrated the DVD along with the actor’s 26th birthday. You can read all about the event here.
Right after the DVD Launch Paul and I immediately popped the DVD in the player and watched the movie (and here my review begins) since Kyoto Inferno is the first part in a two-part movie which culminates in The Legend Ends. Because of this and since the two movies were released within a month of each other it was like one whole movie instead of two. Which is why watching the DVD got me remembering which scene happened in what movie. Watching it all over again I got to relive all those feelings and emotions I felt when I first watched it on the big screen.
A definite DVD to buy, whether you are fan of the anime/manga series or a fan of Takeru Sato Kyoto Inferno has it all – jaw dropping fight scenes, bad ass villains and heart breaking life lessons learned. The only thing lacking in the DVD though ? Special Features because there was none – none at all which was a big dissapointment really since the first one had special features they weren’t that good but still there were features and as someone who collects DVDs the special features is the icing in the cake, the filling in the donut. Without it it’s a movie that can be downloaded or streamed online. I guess this is a call to Warner Bros. I hope that the last movie in the trilogy – The Legend Ends – will have special features. Pretty please?
Despite it lacking special features I’m still very happy with it (^^x Makes a great part of my DVD Collection! (^^x Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno is now available at Astroplus and Odyssey Stores!