he was sort of rambling through the scenes...>.<

i was first expecting that he (i couldn't really hear his name..) state his whereabouts first, not just somewhere in the present. (sort of made me assume he's in Japan or in a bathroom somewhere or something..-_-').

it would be even nicer if you gave us a glimpse in the flashbacks he saw and the future ahead. maybe very short flashes on the screen would do. the camera also could've moved around him more to add some "samurai"-ish effect, kind of like when Kenshin's in battle for example.

and the graphics could use a bit more polishing around the edges, maybe making him look less like a samurai and more like... a typical guy, but with a strange aura around him... something that'll distinguish him from a crowd. The Samurai of the Present should LOOK like the present in my view. but this is your flash and I'm just merely suggesting. i hope most of what's in here helped. best of luck on your series. ^^

nice

nice animation and thx for not using stick figure i wouldnt fit in .
but i think it was too much talking it was kinda boring

Glad this was just the prequel..

I longed for some sound effects or background music during that whole movie.. Maybe some blowing wind even, if you don't feel music would fit in with the mood.
Congratulations on stepping up and learning anime! I really loved the style of the movie, how it was drawn, the little "scene 1, scene 2" buttons up at the top...
Basically the whole movie LOOKED very professional! But it sounded..
It sounded like you put so much effort into drawing, you didn't pay enough attention to a good script. The samurai's monologue sounded like bad goth poetry.. "Sadness...Terror...Death..."
You've got a professional style, now you need a professional dialogue.
Good luck on the upcoming series and THANK YOU for not using stick figures! ^_^

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good graphics, bad voice

this movie had good anime, i love samurais, but it wasn't too great. it needs more emotion, the voice keeps pausing, and whoevers talking, needs speech therapy.