From Director Takashi . Izo was a samurai warrior from a low-class family. His talent as a swordsman earned him the terrifying nickname "Izo the Slaughter." He was crucified for his carnage and became the incarnation of a deep-seeded grudge when his soul could not enter Heaven or Hell. His restless soul travels beyond time and space filled with deception, despair and an insatiable murderous anger unleashed on all those who cross his path!
Ami is a tough but otherwise average high school girl, trying to lead a normal life. Her world comes crashing down when her brother and his friend are killed by ruthless bullies connected with a sinister ninja yakuza family. When she goes after her revenge, she finds herself in over her head and minus her left arm. She escapes and seeks out shelter from two kindly garage mechanics who fit her with a high-powered machine gun.
Mikura runs an odd-job agency, willing to just about anything for the right price. When they're hired to kidnap a local baseball team owner, they get more than they bargained for when his daughter turns out to be connected with the mob - as well as a rather bloodthirsty and skilled marksman.
Prince Chagum has been possessed by an evil spirit. Court advisors only see one solution: he must be put to death by his own father's hand. His salvation is in the form of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?
Shuga and Shaman Torogai both embark on their own quests to determine the true nature of the Water Spirit. They both come to the same shocking conclusion and learn the real tragic future of Chagum. Meanwhile, the Hunters find Balsa. She is forced to flee, but Chagum won't leave after learning what's happened to his brother back in the royal palace! Torn between his two lives, Chagum is lost as the torch comes down on his new home.
The young, timid Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending a disturbing photo with the message: "If you transmit this cursed photo to someone else, your life will be spared." The students rush to pass the photo on to save their own lives, sparking a deadly fight for survival using cell phones!
In Tokyo, where swords have been banned, Kaoru bumps into the wandering Kenshin while looking for the man that is tarnishing the name of her fencing school. This proves to be the beginning of a long, exciting adventure for her... the beginning of a journey with a master swordsman that wields a reverse-bladed sword whose skills are only rivaled by the weight of his heart.
At a school that turns boys into true men, grueling training is practically the only thing that you can count on. Between hundreds of pushups, hot-oil baths, and being locked in jail cells, the new students have a lot to deal with. And when a rival school is out to cause some trouble, will true friendship be able to save the day? The rules don't usually allow for personal grudges, but the rules don't matter anywhere outside the grounds.
Pharmacist Saki, timid policeman Shingo, and toilet-cleaner Tetsu find their lives turned upside down when their bus is hijacked by a crazed businessman. Months later, Tetsu talks Shingo into a unique business venture: revenge-for-hire. Anyone with a problem can come to them and they'll take appropriate, vengeful measures. Meanwhile, Saki, disillusioned and increasingly anti-social, also wishes to take out her own revenge on society.
In the peaceful theocracy of Simulacrum, everyone is born female. At age 17, each maiden undergoes a special ceremony where she chooses her sex. However, only pairs of maiden priestesses can synchronize with the ancient flying ships known as Simoun needed to defend Simulacrum. These pairs refrain from undergoing the ceremony as long as they wish to keep piloting their Simoun.