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Shadow Skill Part 1 | 
 enlarge | Studio: C.B.S.
Category: Video
Buy New: CDN$ 24.99
New (1) Used (1) from CDN$ 24.99
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1784
Format: Dubbed, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304493746
UPC: 044004572736
EAN: 9786304493748
ASIN: 6304493746
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Release Date: October 24, 2000
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Brand new in mint condition, with manufacturer's wrap.
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A Highly good Choice June 23, 2002
Courtney (Vacaville, California United States)
I own this anime in DVD format, and when I saw the cover I was all "I dunno...it may just be all with nudity" but don't be thrown off by it. Its a Good movie! In the Begining of the movie an older Gua Ban stands infront of Vy Low, also called Scarface because of the long scar that runs down his face. Then the begining credits are also nicely done, the music is my favorite part of credits (which I never really liked credits o.o) Then theres a voice(I think its Faurink "Faury") telling about some of the history and other stuff then it goes to Gua Ban training. Scarface shows up at a point but no one knows its him. The you go to the turnament, it shows Ella Ragu putting on some armor, the she steps infront of a statue of a lion(?) and slices her fingure saying something (Sorry but its been a long time since I was able to watch this movie). Then the fight with the beast is cool, lots of blood though. and A lil part when they (Gua, Ella, and Faury) encounter the small, yet strong hearted Kyuo Ryu, and she then becomes a member of their party. After defeating the Moon Beast, they have to defeat another beast but it isn't what you think, hes human and he is Faury's half brother(?) which is killed by Gua(and you finally see him do that powerup thing). Ella and Faury duke it out which Rui means for them to kill each other, but no one dies. then the Epilogue shows a 14 yr. old Gau and Ella heading on their way to vist Gau's parent's graves, which were killed by bandits. On their way they run into many things. Ella also tells Gau that he shouldn't rely on his hands and brute strenght, but Gau doesn't get it. Later on after Scarface defeates the Wolf beast, does he learn about Shadow Skill. In the scean Both Scarface and Gau are under the old collaseum and Scarface tells him about how the female slaves were treated in the old times and how they were chained up, forced to fight. Gau and Ella have a fight to see how much Gau is at fighting using only the shadow skill moves, though half way in the fight they both break the matireal they used to act as chains.All in all its pretty good, and sorry if I spoiled the movie for anyone, its just sooo good!
Amazing! ^.^ April 17, 2001
Lizzy (Here, of course!)
The beginning scene:nude sillohettes of a slave woman in chains, chanting about "invinsibility" and then the chains snap, and you find yourself in a huge arena with a small boy facing a young woman, fighting stances. This is the beginning of an amazing anime and journey known as Shadow Skill. The main "actor" is Gau Ban, a young, silent boy with his older sister, Elle Ragu, who isn't really his sister; she adopted him after his parents were killed. The two are making a journey to visit Gau's parent's graves, to mark his height on a tree to show them how he's grown. Along the way, Gau is trying desperatly to master the art of the Shadow Skill, a skill that was used by the slave women in chains who were forced to defend themselves against their masters, and though he is trying his very hardest, he cannot understand. Though his sister may seem cruel, she wants so badly for Gau to become a Sevalle, and the youngest at that. That's as much as I will tell, the rest of this amazing journey must be discovered through actually seeing Shadow Skill for yourself.
UPDATE: Well, don't I feel stupid. o_O This was a different part of Shadow Skill that I reviewed. Disreguard it to this one, but it is the beginning of another ShadowSkill which is very good. =)
One of the greatest Animes April 5, 2000
Beautiful animation, well-developed plots, interesting(and in some cases hot) characters, and on-the-edge-of-your-seat combat scenes...need I say more?
A GREAT ANIME VIDEO March 27, 2000
Ok this is one of the best anime videos you can buy. I would also reccomend the second shadow skill also. The point of this video is that Gau is going with his adoptive sister Ela. To visit Gau's parents graves .On there way Gau learns about the "Shadow Skills" in the Karoda school. And he want to beat a guy named Scar face, for more powerful shadow skills. So one of his last opsicals is to beat his sister Ela. Will he do it?
Some of the best anime martial arts type fight scences February 7, 2000
Shadow skill has some of the best choreographed fight scenes out of the entire anime universe of martial arts type action ( seconded only to Street Fighter). The OAV also has theatrical quality animation, fast paced action, and fairly decent voice-overs. Getting back to the story itself, it surrounds the training of a 14 yr. old bishouen named Gao Ban. He is being trained by his highly skilled, fight loving, and way cool sister Ella in the deadly technique known as the shadow skill ( an art that slave women mastered to defend themselves from male slave owners). Another bonus in this OAV besides the awesome fight scenes, and animation is the handsome fighter known as Scarface. This guy is way cool! I just love his fighting technique, he makes it all look easy.
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