Michael Hopcroft Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Just when you thought a martial arts show has to be serious, along comes this new anime. It apparently just started in Japan, and it may be one of the funniest martial arts stories since Ranma 1/2. 2x2 = Shinobuden is the story of Kaede, an ordinary schoolgirl, who suddenly gets mixed up in the life of a kuniochi named Shinobu when Shinobu braks into her hosue to steal her panties. It's all part of a training exercise set by The Master, a very bizarre-looking creature who controls the Ninja Village where Shinobu lives. The Master evidently is a major pervert. Out of pity, kaede gives Shinobu a pair of her panties -- and instantly comes to regret it as Shinobu begins to become a permanent fixture in her life, disrupting all elements of normalcy. Not many martial arts campaign center around normal people caught in the middle of the martial artists. Everyone thinks it's coller to play the ninja. but sometiems it's a lot of fun to play the bewildered character caught in the middle, who doesn;t know what's going on and doesn;t want to know -- but just wants to get on with her life. kaede is not going to be that lucky, it appears -- Shinobu is like a bad penny she can;t do anything to get rid of, continuaklly doing outrageous things and using totally ineffective ninja techniques (among other things, she is convinced she can turn herself invisible and wonders why Kaede can always see her -- how do you give a character a power she doesn;t really have but thinks she does?). Oh well, Kaede's suffering is our joy as this is an extremely funny show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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