Top 10 Sword Fighting Anime and Manga

Top 10 Sword Fighting Anime and Manga 

Sword fighting anime/manga; samurais, ninjas, soul reapers, and half naked babes; the embodiment of anime/manga. This list was actually really hard to make I had to use both anime and manga.

1. Shigurui
-Artfully done, both anime and manga. Gory, action packed, awesome. (Manga and Anime)

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken ("wooden sword"), against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.

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Great art in the manga and an artistic approach to the animation in the anime. The fight scenes are great, they have gore and sweet sword techniques. The story is pretty strong, and the characters develop. The anime leave the viewer hanging, where as the manga continues far pass the anime. I enjoyed this series full circle, liking the anime and manga and think it is a work of art. What I particularly like about Shigurui is that there is no real good guys and no real bad guys, each side is justified and are acting in a manner that can perceived as "good/proper".
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2. Vagabond
- Realistic art, historical setting, awesome fight scenes. (Manga)

Growing up in the late 16th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezo is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezo joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading to nearly three hundred years of Shogunate rule. Takezo and his friend manage to survive the battle, and afterwards swear to do great things with their lives. However, after their paths separate, Takezo becomes a wanted criminal and must change his name and his nature in order to escape an ignoble death. Based on the book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Vagabond is a fictional retelling of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, often referred to as the "Sword Saint", perhaps the most famous and successful of Japan's sword fighters.

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A pretty legit manga, Vagabond would be ranked number 1 if it had an anime. Realistic art, more so than Shigurui and most manga, a historical based setting, amazing fight scenes, it really has it all. The manga is pretty long, giving you a longer/larger amount of enjoyment. Even though it is long, it doesn't get stale or dull. As another plus is that it is about Miyamoto Musashi who was a beast, a plain-out awesome dude, the best swordsman ever.
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3. Rurouni Kenshin

140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
Now, ten years into the Meiji Era, a man named Kenshin Himura appears and is revealed to be the Batousai. 
Join Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko and Sanosuke as they battle it out with their enemies while Kenshin is trying to stop his 'other self' getting out of control.....

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Rurouni Kenshin takes me back, I was so young! XD It was back in the days of old Toonami.
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4. Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami and member of the mysterious Soul Society.

While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy.

Now a full-fledged Shinigami himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia, it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.

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5. The Sacred Blacksmith

44 years ago, a great war known as the Valbanill War ravaged the land. One of the war's most dangerous weapons was the Demon Contract, where humans sacrifice their bodies to become powerful demons. Realizing the damage the contracts have caused the land, the surviving nations made peace and banned the use of the Demon contracts.Cecily Cambell is a 3rd generation Knight from Housman, one of the cities of the Independent Trade Cities, a democratic federation of cities. As her grandfather was one of the founders of the Independent Trade Cities, she is proud of her heritage and wishes to protect her city as a knight, like her father and grandfather before her. One day, she fights a mad veteran of the war causing trouble in the market, and, inexperienced and overmatched, faces defeat. But she is saved by a mysterious blacksmith named Luke Ainsworth. Cecily is impressed by Luke's katana, a weapon she has never seen before, and asks him to make one for her. Her involvement with Luke will bring her to an adventure she never expected.

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6. Afro Samurai

Afro Samurai

In a futuristic yet feudal Japan, it is said that the one who wields the Number 1 headband is the fiercest fighter in the world and shall possess godlike powers. The only way to obtain the Number 1 headband is to challenge and defeat him in combat. However, only the Number 2 can challenge the Number 1, while anyone can challenge the Number 2, which causes a constant struggle for the Number 2 headband.Justice, the owner of the No. 2 headband, goes to fight the owner of the No. 1 headband, Afro's father. The two battle, ending with Justice decapitating Afro's father and claiming his headband. His head rolls in front of his son, Afro, as he sobs and vows revenge.

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7. Blade of the Immortal

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers . . . and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled!

HIROAKI SAMURA'S samurai manga Blade of the Immortal, a blood-soaked tale of the masterless samurai Manji's struggle with the blessing and curse of being immortal, is one the best translated manga available. Samura's stunning art and captivating story is nothing short of wizardry. Like no other action-oriented story, Samura blends in Blade the gore of ultra-violence with light slapstick comedy, gallows humor and deep emotional personal drama. His characters are diverse and three-dimensional, from the nihilistic and cynical Manji, to the orphaned Rin, to the hate-filled killers of the Itto-ryu sword school.

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8. Samurai 7

Samurai 7 tells the story of a village named Kanna. Every year during the harvest a group of bandits come and steal away almost all of the rice that had been harvested that year. Not only that, the bandits are becoming more demanding, now taking women and children in addition to rice.The elder of Kanna Village has decided that to protect the village they must hire samurai to fight against the bandits. However, the village has no money and thus must find samurai willing to protect the village for a payment of rice. Three members of the village leave to attempt to recruit samurai. They travel to the city and search for samurai willing to work, and after finding several samurai and having a few encounters with the local government they return to Kanna village to prepare defenses against the bandits.

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9. Zombie Powder

Somewhere in the desert lies the world's greatest treasure: the 12 Rings of the Dead, the only source of the mysterious substance Zombie Powder, which can raise the dead and grant eternal life. Into this world stalks Gamma Akutabi, a man with a metal arm and a six-foot chainsaw, cybernetically enhanced master of the legendary martial art . But it takes more than one man to find the ultimate prize. You need a team: super-gunman C.T. Smith, knife-slinging teenager Elwood, and brilliant (and impossibly big-breasted) journalist Wolfgangina. Against an army of crooks and killers, against runaway trains and superpowered madmen, they'll need all their skills... but the most dangerous thing in the west might be the Rings themselves...

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10. Queen's Blade

In the Continent, a tournament called the Queen's Blade is held once every four years to determine the most beautiful and powerful Queen. Held in Gainos (ガイノス Gainosu?), the Queen's Capital, various fighters from all over the Continent travel to the Capital to defeat Aldra, the current Queen. The overall story of Queen's Blade focuses on Leina, the heiress of the esteemed Vance Family and next in line for the throne, as she travels to Gainos, encountering many other warriors also competing in the Queen's Blade for their own intentions.The original gamebooks feature characters designed by many popular artists, including Hirokazu Hisayuki (My-HiME), Kazuhiro Takamura, and Eiwa.

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I just watch it for the boobs...
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Sorry about being lazy after number 2, but since I put the top ranked first everything after that was kind of pointless. I might update this every now and then just to add more to each one. Sorry for getting this top 10 all backwards and stuff, it won't happen again.Also sorry for the Wikipedia Copying and Pasting, starting with the number 1 position missed me up.

Top 10 Sexiest Code Geass Babes

Top 10 Sexiest Code Geass Babes

10. Shirley Fenette

Throughout the whole series Shirley was my least favorite character. She was plain, didn't add much to the show but drama, and not sexy enough to justify her uselessness. I did love how everything turned out against her. Every time she would turn around something would happen.

9. Euphemia li Britannia

One of the only things I liked about Euphemia was her relationship with Suzaku... and when she (SPOILER) died. She also had boobs... but that's it.

8. Cécile Croomy

How are those boobs not falling out!!! (Fuck physics! Thats how!) Amazing tits by the way. Great "characters" what else would you expect from CLAMP.

Goddamn! I love her! Not just because she's hot but also because she's just really awesome. Her chemistry with Lloyd (and Lloyd himself) was the best. And when Suzaku wasn't around to pilot the Lancelot she was like "Don't worry I'm here." when she was in the piloting suit, too bad Suzaku showed up. When she went to that party in that red outfit...*bites lip*... fuck yeah.

7. Jiang Lihua

Token Loli... JK. My rule is if she's legal in Mississippi then she's allowed on my list.

6. Kaguya Sumeragi

Another character that was just awesome. Her fixation with Zero was funny... Same as the Empress :)

5. Marika Soresi/ Liliana Vergamon

Sexy cleavage showing armor is just perfect for combat (the opposite of the codpiece). But no one is complaining and if you are then you're in the wrong place.

I had to look up their names. Like... does it even mention their names? The way I see it is they are the person in sexiness (just to keep the list from being Top 11 Sexy Code Geass Babes). Boobs, skimpy outfits... what else is there? They're not really that interesting of characters and I'm sure there would be a better choice for this list and this position but they are pretty damn sexy.
4. Kallen Kozuki

Kallen is SO HOT! She has some amazing boobs (I like boobs) and at one time she had a bunny suit on and -^ wore nothing but underwear while "Piloting?" the mascot suit.

Badass character, sexy, boobs, skimpy outfits, sweet hair style... I Fucking Love Kallen!!! I would think her boobs hinder her piloting skills though. At the beginning of R2, when she was in the Bunny Suit I literally say "About time!" of when she was wearing the mascot outfit... almost creamed my jeans. ;)

3. Rakshata Chawla

Representing the Hot Indian chicks out there and doing it well. (Just between me and the two people that have seen this, I would totally fuck her. I said it, judge.)  

Don't look up "Rakshata Chawla Cosplay" I'll put it this way, there are more  bad ones than good... more so than with any other cosplay. She's pretty cool, I loved the character... and her boobs. 

2. Villetta Nu

When it comes to women in both cartoon and real from I real am not picky (that's nasty you think anime girls are hot... disgusting! (Who cares? It being a real woman doesn't make your hand feel anymore like a vagina.)) But my only real thing is hair (in a non weird fetish way). I don't care about race or anything I really only care about the hair (and some other things.). I absolutely hate curly hair (not wavy hair, because that is different.), I just don't find it attractive, straight hair is where it's at.

Though I think she's hot I particularly like her with her hair down. She had a lot of fanservice moments... like the swimming suit contest.
1. C.C.

Not going to add anything because she is that awesome.

...And CC... Nuff Said...

^- Just a compilation a fanservice scenes from Code Geass.

Top 10 Funny Animes

Top 10 Funny Animes 

Yesterday when I was bored I made a bunch of top 10 list. This, as the title says, is about the top 10 funny animes I've seen.

I've really been wanting to watch this anime, I can't wait until it's dubbed.

The List!

I'd rather not do a mini review of each, because in time that will come, so I'll add a summary... You just have to trust me that they're funny.

10. Dokkoida?!

Justdubs Summary:

The Galaxy Federation Police (GFP) desperately wants to cover-up its personnel shortage with new mechanized power-suits. Suzuo, 19-years old, desperately needs a job. Tampopo needs an earthling to fit the prototype of her company's suit and declares Suzuo the perfect candidate! Strong competitors and the wacky A-class criminals fight against our hero in diapers, but they must not recognize each other out of costume or the test results will be a failure- but it's OK if they all live in the same apartment building to save money, right?

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It's pretty short, but extremely funny. I finished it in two settings and I really want more. I ranked this so low because of its length, otherwise it'd be higher (or lower on the page, that is). The characters are funny and cute (a lot of the charm is how thickheaded/clueless they are). A fair amount of fanservice... my favorite being Neruloid Girl.

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9. Lupin the Third

Plot by Wikipedia

Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of the fictional gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, is considered the world's greatest thief, known for announcing his intentions to steal valuable objects by sending a calling card to the owners of his desired items. His right-hand man and closest ally is Daisuke Jigen, an expert marksman who can accurately shoot a target in 0.3 seconds. Although Lupin and Jigen frequently work as a two-man team, they are often joined by Goemon Ishikawa XIII, a master swordsman whose sword can cut anything, or Fujiko Mine, a femme fatale and Lupin's love interest. Although Fujiko usually works together with the others, she occasionally exploits Lupin's interest in her to steal the treasure for herself. Lupin and his gang are constantly chased by Inspector Koichi Zenigata of the ICPO, who has made it his life's work to arrest them, chasing Lupin across the globe.

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I remember watching this on Adult Swim, it's a great show, really long; the only thing I can say against it is that I can't seem to find it online. I can find some movies but not the anime. Lupin is funny and his partners are as well. The funniest thing I've ever heard in an anime came from Goemon "the old exploding bear trap on the ass trick" after Lupin sat on the bear trap and Goemon said that I dropped everything and was like "well everything is going downhill from here for me, that was the greatest thing I'd ever heard, no other anime can measure up." <- That was before I watched Baka and Test.
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8. Hetalia

Summary by Justdubs

Based on a popular web-released manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1 and WW2 (1915-1939), using exaggerated caricatures of the different nationalities as portrayed by a gaggle of bishōnen. For example, the Italia Veneziano character is into pasta and women. The Deutsche (German) bishi loves potatoes and sausages, and Nippon is an otaku boy. Installments of the manga have jumped back and forth in setting from the ancient times to modern-day geopolitics. The manga's title comes the Japanese words for "useless" (hetare) and Italy (Italia).

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I just wish for two things in this series; 1 being for the episode to be longer, and 2 for America to have more screen time. Seriously Hetalia is funny, full of historical information (seriously there is), and is just awesome. Okay add a third thing for the series, more females! Like ninety percent of the characters are men... but those that are women are pretty hot. Also Hetalia has great voice actors. As previously stated this series does have actual historical information. The name meaning useless Italy is pretty spot on for the WWI and WWII setting, as Italy in WWII was pretty useless. "Like seriously, why would Mussolini invade Ethiopia? Even if the invasion is a success what's there? And it was so far away. The only good thing about Italy during the war was that they forced Germany to thin their forces to support Italy." And Hetalia pokes fun at Germany have to support Italy on many occasions when he goes and tries to invade other countries.
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7. Bobobobobobobobobob....bo (give or take a "Bo")

Plot by Animefreak:

Bo Bobo is a man with the incredible power of hearing the voices of hair and using his own to fight. He uses his power to fight off the Margarita Empire and all of EmperorTsuru Tsuruiina's minions who are stealing the hair off of anyone they find to power up their emperor.

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Wild goofy random madness is how I would describe Bo bobo. I first saw it on Toonami then I started to read it in Shonen Jump. When first watching it I thought it was going to be a serious series... until he started using nose hairs for weapons, then I was like, "It might still be serious" then the random humor starts and Gasser comes in and I just sat back and enjoyed some laughs. You can't prepare yourself for it, it just hits you and your on the floor teary-eyed and laughing.
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6. Excel Saga

Summary by Justdubs:

Hyperactive Excel does anything and everything to try to please her lord, Ilpalazzo, who wants to take over the planet. Excel`s misadventures takes her and her partner, the ever-dying Hyatt, all over the world, meeting several strange people as they go. Everything is bizarre and goofy, as any kind of anime or entertainment genre gets mocked and spoofed.

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I first read the manga about... a million years ago? I don't remember how long ago it was, I just know it was a long frick'en time ago. The manga is hilarious as well as the anime. The only thing I can say against the anime is that for me it is sometimes hard to understand Excel (she speaks really loud, really fast. I find the above summary spot on, it is goofy and bizarre. It's kind of like bobobobo...bo.
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5. School Rumble

Summary by Justdubs:

Tsukamoto Tenma is an ordinary 2nd year high school student who has fallen in love with one of her classmates, Karasuma Ooji. However, currently she is unable to confess her feelings to him. To make things worse, she found out that Karasuma is transferring to another school in a year. On the other hand, Tenmas other classmate, Harima Kenji (who is a delinquent) is also in love with Tenma. Not being able to confess his feelings, Harima gets depressed day by day.

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Story of my life... at least some of it, not being able to confess my love (sometimes I guess). School Rumble was just enjoyable to watch, the length of the series is pretty good (long-ish with a bunch of laughs). Diverse characters, good humor, and the greatest lead male role ever... Harima! It's one of those animes/stories that you just root for the underdog (Harima). The love triangles are more believable than in most slice of life anime/manga. It took me awhile to get around to finishing it, but I loved watching School Rumble it was fun, now I just have to read the manga.

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4. Lucky Star

Summary by Justdubs:

Portrays the lives of several school girls attending a Japanese high school with a very loose humor tone. The main heroine is Konata Izumi, an athletic and intelligent girl who, despite these attributes, is not in a sports club, and her grades remain low. Her laziness at school is due to her love for anime and video games, and she is not interested in much else.

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It's Lucky Star! Konata is in it, what else is there to justify the validity of as to why it's ranked so high (it should be higher). 

3. Sgt. Frog

Summary by Justdubs:

Keroro is a frog-like alien sent from his home planet on a mission to conquer Earth. But when his cover is blown, his battalion abandons him and he ends up in the home of the Hinata family. There, he's forced to do household chores and sleep in a dark basement that was once supposedly a prison cell haunted by the ghost of an innocent girl. He even spends his free time assembling Gundam model kits. During his stay, Keroro meets up with subordinates who were also stranded during their failed invasion.

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This is one that I put of for a long time. Not because it isn't good or anything, but when it was first dubbed the only news I got about it was from Anime Insider (Damn that's old XD), and back then I didn't have high speed internet so I couldn't watch it and I didn't have money to buy it. So I put it off. But when I did start to watch it I couldn't stop. It's funny... really funny... really fucking funny! It's just a bunch of hilarity in each episode, with the titles to each being a play on the titles of popular works. It also has three amazing voice actors in it; Piccolo, Death the Kid, and Stein (Christopher Sabat, Todd Haberkorn, and Chuck Huber).

2. Shin Chan

Summary by Justdubs:

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion; for example, saying "Welcome back!" instead of "I am back!" when he comes home.

During the beginning of the series, the TV show was mostly based on the storyline in the original manga. As the show progressed, more and more episodes became anime-original.
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Shin Chan is one of those shows that I will watch over and over again. It's just one of the raunchy comedies I like; puns, gags, fart jokes, it has everything. I love Shin and his family, they kind of remind me of mine (except his is smarter XD). I've watched for a long time, since I was like 13? (Maybe). I really contemplated about putting it as number one (and let's just say that it tied for number one). I think, seeing as I haven't read the manga, that maybe I'll starting reading the manga as well.

1. Baka and Test

Summary by Justdubs:

The story centers around Akihisa Yoshii, the "baka" of the title. His academy rigidly divides up the student body into classes based on the results of tests. The prodigies are in the A class with reclining seats complete with air conditioning, but Akihisa is in F class, the lowest rung of the school ladder which is furnished only with low, decrepit tables and worn-out straw tatami mats. A girl named Mizuki Himeji is actually one of the smartest girls in Akihisa's sophomore year, but she had a fever on test day and was pigeonholed into the F class. Besides Mizuki (who Akihisa secretly adores), the F class also has Yuuji Sakamoto, the class president who has been Akihisa's friend and partner-in-crime since the freshman year. The school happens to have developed experiments to summon fantasy creatures, and Akihisa decides to rally F class to take on the higher-tiered classes and seize their perks. The F class uses the summoned creatures in an all-out battle for school supremacy.

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The reason I rank Baka and Test as the best is because it really is funny, the jokes and gags just carry more of an impacted. While looking for something to watch while drawing I found this anime, at first I was using it just as background noise, but after about a minute I had stopped drawing and was fulling engrossed  in it. Right of the bat there was a gender mix-up joke. This anime made being an idiot fun (^_^). The whole concept of the show is fascinating and I wish this was real and in my school. The best part about Baka and Test is it taught me how to create an infinite supply of ramen (If you've seen it you get it, if not then go watch it XD). The girl characters are hot and, I'm not a shamed to say it, even one of the male characters is attractive (also you'll get it if you've seen the show).

Baka and Test is extremely funny!

Top 10-ish (~3~) Abridged Series

I love abridged series... that is, the ones that I've seen and ones that are good... so only three. There are others but I haven't seen them yet. So out of the 3 I've seen LittleKuriboh was involved in 2 (that kinda gives them away).

3. Naruto The Abridged Comedy Spoof Series

2. Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged

1. DBZ Abridged