Shenmue the Animation Episode 13 Discussion

LeonLanford said:

I have a question for those who played the game. Did those skills he obtained, are real skills that can be used? Like the kick from above he used to kick the fat man face.

KANLen09 said:
Finally, it all comes down to this: Ryo Hazuki's revenge against Lan Di on top of the Yellow Head Building, and Zhu Yuanda giving Lan Di the answer that he most desired: back in Bailu Village. The fight on top of the Yellow Head Building with Dou Niu vs. Ryo, and the latter makes use of the 4 Wude that he learnt to full effect to counter the bold-sized Yellow Head boss.

The plot spread wide open with Zhu's side of the story about Ryo's father and Lan Di's revenge, the phoenix and dragon medallion mirrors made out of Phantom River Stone, and his final destination: Bailu Village in Guilin. So sets the final sequence of events from the super-short final Disc 4 of Shenmue II, and Ryo sets out to Guilin to piece the answers to the unanswered questions, and finally meet Shenhua to put her father, the Shenmue tree and the cave (where both the Dragon and Phoenix mirrors coincide) to rest.

The story goes on...in Shenmue III.

Overall, a faithful adaptation that doesn't cut too many corners of the original games. To see an anime adaptation of Shenmue after more than 2 decades, this was a nice treat to follow for 3 months. Congrats as you've watched both games come to the small screen.

BlichoBoy said:
I feel that Lan Di didn't dislocated Ryo arm out of pity, on that first attack.

Shenmue! That's the name of the of the series! Amazing! Wow wow wow.


So....that "Story goes on...". I hope means that will have an anime for Shenmue 3, because Im kinda lazy to play the game.

RetroLord120 said:
Giant cuts in Guilin aside, it was a good episode that tried to wrap things up as best they could with one episode left.

The fights were animated really well and there was some nice closure. I really hope this gets a season 2 and we get to see Shenmue 3 have its own 10 episode season, as it'd benefit from some changes and fixes to its story. I still want Shenmue 4 so I'd rather they don't go beyond 3 haha.

Marinate1016 said:
So it’s been over a decade since I played the game, but this would have covered shemnue 1 and 2 right? If so, shenmue 3 would definitely need a full one cour anime to wrap things up.

I think this episode was pretty solid, honestly made me a little sad to see it end with how they closed everyone in Hong King’s arcs out. Felt like I was Ryo leaving friends behind. Nice finale

GAMEOVERLOSER said:
"It's a fucking bullshit forklift simulator for assholes. You people have been fucking fooled. That game was never that good, it was like a bunch of half-assed ideas put together in a way you'd never seen before." - Jeff Gertsmann

I have a confession to make. I never had any Sega consoles growing up (we might have had a Saturn but I can't remember). I was very much a Nintendo child, so I never played any of Sega's big franchises in their heyday. So with that being said, I never played Shenmue. But as time went on, I feel like I didn't really need to, as the general consensus is while the concept of the games was groundbreaking at the time, they have aged horribly and might have not been very good even when they came out. Nevertheless, I never experienced the games and the story which people say, is good.

That all being said, this was a very enjoyable adaptation. The characters don't look like blocky, square-faced dumbasses (which for some reason they kept for Ryo in a game that came out in 2019!), the story feels better paced, and a lot of the faff was taken out in favour of a progression that feels natural and makes a lot more sense. If this was Yu Suzuki's vision from the very beginning (he ditched the whole video game idea and instead decided to write a long-form shonuen anime), we would have been saying "how brilliant". But because of the franchise's legacy, I'm sure it feels very carthatic for long-time fans to have waited 23 years for the story of Shenmue to finally receive justice.

Now that our boy Ryo has arrived in Bailu Village and met up with Shenhua, this show comes to an end. Now, if Crunchyroll and Adult Swim do decide to make a second season adapting Shenmue III, I think it'd be in their best interests to write a somewhat original narrative.

If they don't decide to adapt Shenmue III, I know a certain OTHER open world Sega franchise with a scowling Japanese guy who beats people up they can have some fun with...

8 out of 10. The reverse Danganronpa in a lot of ways, in that they took a shit game and made a good anime out of it.

JokerVentura said:
Nice rooftop fight, glad they used the same finisher.

They managed to fit Bailu Village and Shenhua in, though it was rushed.

And the show ends as did the games, stuck in a cave, hopefully not for as long.

Finger crossed for Season 2, they could probably fit the entire story of Shenmue 3 into two episodes easily and have lots of time to continue the tale.

Ronninn said:
Just announce a sequel, I'm too lazy to play the game

-Hyunckel- said:
Great adaptation! In the end they managed to put the last disc of Shenmue 2.

I recommend the games to all because are awesome in all aspects and have many things different. Waiting for Season 2!



Yes, the games have many more skills to learn.

phantomfandom said:
If i remember correctly the ending scene is the opening scene of the first episode? Anyway, I don't want that new woman to get near Ryo when Ren should be with him instead.

AddaeAkono said:
So the series ends just like how it started with Ryo and Shenhua in the cave with the Phoenix mirror. I really like this adaptation of the Shenmue games which I never got into because I was a PlayStation guy growing up. The anime managed to take out negative and boring aspects of the game and streamlined the game's story so that everyone can understand. I would really like another season that would not only adapt Shenmue III's story, but give the series a proper conclusion since its unlikely that we would see another Shenmue game in the future.

7/10

PurpleGirl203 said:
This was a fun ride and I'll give a 7/10 for this :D I never would have guessed the word Shenmue was the name of a tree. And a beautiful one too! This needs a sequel cuz I don't think this should have ended without Ryo beat up Lan Di's ass (if he did in later game that is).

ScarRufus said:
So it is over. I never played the games, but just knowing this actually was the story of Shenmue 1 and 2. I am surprised that this series didn't feel that rushed. (Except of course the very end)

I also just watch a fast summary of Shenmue 3 and now i think i get it why so many people got angry. But anyway i hope Shenmue 4 happens.

Really enjoyed the series and might play the games in a near future, i like how corny a lot of the dialogues are, it has charm and remembers that old fight anime like Street fighter. Solid 7/10 we need shirtless Ryo fight.