i be a new convert you might as well say . i borrow the dvd from my local library . i have be interested in samurai since watch the last samurai . my dad tell me he use to watch shintaro when he be a kid . he say that it be pretty good . we be up to series 3. i absolutely love it . it take a little to get use to the dubbed english voice over the character speak japanese but i really enjoy it all the same . it be a little strange to watch the slight pause when the ninja star be throw at character and they stick into a tree or wall . i be not use to this but i be now . but i suppose that the technology they have in the 60 . i have notice that shintaro be kind and friendly and willing to help those in need and he very humble and most of the time he doesn not big note himself ( he only say he be well than the enemy ninja ) . i admire shintaro for these quality . it really interest to watch the swordsmanship that koichi ose have . it be amaze . this series be for anyone who be interested in samurai .