many people before returning to his staff. Some persons try fleeing from the spinning blade, but are too slow. Shiro, who can use his hair for attacks, extends his hair to impale and slice-up people. Many are killed, with their bodies and heads staked for display. Soiken laughs and declares that hell is unleashing its force. The show ends with the four resurrecteds jumping into the air one by one. Reception In 1998, ADV Films' decision to release Makai Tensho as Ninja Resurrection caused a wave of confusion among anime fans. First, the animated film ended in a cliffhanger and was never finished after only two episodes were completed. Second and more importantly, most viewers felt they were led to believe that this was a sequel to Ninja Scroll, as both titles featured a main character named Jubei, similar design and animative style and even the title logo was given a design similar to that of the latter. Critics saw this as ADV's attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Ninja Scroll at the time, which had taken American audiences by storm with the exposure assistance from MTV's animated TV series Liquid Television. Ninja Resurrection'''s interesting storyline and character development, violent action horror-gore, and episode cliffhangers left DVD audiences wanting more, that would never come, as no further episodes were released. While Ninja Resurrection'' sold well in the U.S., the deceptive marketing gave it one of the worst reputations in American anime fandom. External links 1997 anime OVAs ADV Films Martial arts horror films Ninja in anime and manga Samurai in anime and manga Supernatural anime and manga