These two younguns are heirs to the Kouga and Iga clans respectively, ninja clans known for having magical powers who have historically been at war with each other, though they're trying to put that all behind them now. Hachirou and Hibiki are the inheritors of two eye magics Hachirou can use his magical pupils to make people kill themselves, while Hibiki can use hers to pacify people who want to kill her. The plot of Ouka revolves around the two offspring, Hachirou and Hibiki, of the two main characters of the first series, who are now dead and gone. This is an ancient kind of terrible, previously considered lost to the dark days of 4kids dubs and late night Toonami viewing, where creative integrity in an anime was a dubious prospect at best. Ouka Ninja Scrolls follows this tradition of mediocrity in lock step, achieving a level of terribleness that I had thought not possible in the current anime market. This practice isn't unheard of in both western and eastern markets, but its usually marked by an obvious lack of quality in the sequel property.
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It comes so far after the original series aired that the adaptation of its sequel is probably the attempt of some shrewd anime executive to bring back a somewhat recognizable property to get that quick nostalgia dollar. There's good anime, there's bad anime, there's a whole lot of ugly in the middle.Ī sequel to the warmly received but quickly forgotten 2003 anime and manga, "Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls", Ouka Ninja Scrolls was a show that I can't imagine anyone really asked for.