Two on-line bloody series to follow closely
Internet has always been a wonderful place, and so it remains: while the owners of mainstream contents hurry to stretch out their shadow on any single particle of the existing web or the one yet to come, turning a space of expression free from the power games into something disgustingly similar to commercial television, music and movie industry, somewhere there still is interesting stuff to go after that is exclusively born from and for the Net.
The web galaxy of animated series, in live action, in Flash or in 3D is practically endless, some of them are masterly made, a lot are pure and simple trash from any point of view you consider them. Waiting to discuss the matter in a more systematic and detailed manner, tonight I simply point out two of the aforementioned series that, other than squirting a strong personality from every pore, have the common denominator of the gory violence as the leitmotiv of events and characters.
The first series, Madness Combat, wouldn’t need a big presentation: Krinkels, the author, uses Flash technologies since more than 6 years to tell practically nothing but surrounding it with recognizable features, recurrent characters and above all many, many unmotivated graphic violence. Hank, eventually become the official hero of the story, returns to spill the others’ blood in the last series episode, Madness Combat 9 - Aggregation.
Hank has been slain so much times I don’t remember exactly, but every time he resurfaces when there are foes to slice, magazines to consume and the unbearable to face. In Aggregation the hero shares the set with two other protagonists, driven like him by reasons unknown but enough to prompt them to “refurbish” his body and turn it into some kind of biomechanic patchwork, ugly to see but deadly to fight against.
Lacking any motivation as a base for the story, Madness Combat could go on practically endlessly and the ninth episode too concludes with the “to be continued” classic for the series. Who contrariwise slices up his opponents by pursuing a (vague) objective is the protagonist of KarmaKula - Mystic Warrior, a 10 episodes mini-series created by the amazing crew that already made Ninjai, the Ninjai Gang.
In this case the animators, authors, musicians, directors and stuntmen (or stuntwomen) of the gang have switched from Adobe Flash to proper filming, trying to recreate with actors in the flesh (and some digital effects) the atmosphere and background already become the earmark of Ninjai, the series that according to Wikipedia counts even Quentin Tarantino among its famed fans. And Tarantino, evidently, would appreciate KarmaKula too: a lonely hero travels “through earth, water and fire” hunting for demons, sustained only by his will, helped by his incredible skills with the sword and martial arts and conscious to be both “hunter and hunted“.
The first chapter of KarmaKula currently on-line, The Ninjas, not only shows that Ninjai Gang skills go beyond animation and computer graphics but positively impresses for the performances of the stuntman protagonist, the very few shot changes during the frantic action scenes and for some suggestive and well accomplished shootings.
KarmaKula seems to have the best qualities and the same defects of the good old b-movies (including a little bit ingenuous yet effective special effects), giving an interpretation of the kung-fu/ninja movies that is something completely different than the typical sleek junk Hollywood defines “entertainment”. If these are the premises, I think that there will be a lot to have fun with for the other nine episodes of the series. Next KarmaKula streaming date: Wednesday, April 8. Don’t forget the popcorn 
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yeah i just watched the Ninjas and it really is remarkable…nice shot changes especially the one time it goes black and white where you can see the red blood on KarmaKula’s sword…choreography was awesome…cool moves…keep it up Ninjai Gang…can’t wait for the next episode on april 8
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smooth action scene….nice slicing…as easy as pie…a must see…i wanna be a Karma Kula!!!
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Wow, yeah Karma Kula is awesome!! Chapter 2 is great.. I forgot the popcorn which is probably a good thing since it would have been thrown all over the living room in my excitement during the battle between Karma Kula and that girl (wow she’s got skillz!!).. “You throw like a girl”, haha, I lol’ed!!
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Agree
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Wow, I just watched Karma Kula: Mystic Warrior! That was pretty darn good. Color me impressed! Episode 01 had some pretty slick slicing and dicing. While episode 02 was like a Spaghetti Western full of style and a pretty awesome duel! Great fighting and action, and very good music!!! (Love some of those one liners too heehee!)
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I SO wanna be a Karma Kula! I can’t believe this series is free. I was just drooling over their fighting skills! INSANE MAD SKILLS!
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