Ronin Warriors - OVA, Volume 2: Message
In this third and final OVA in theRonin Warriorscontinuity  (originallyLegendary Armor Samurai Troopers, 1989), Ryo, Cy, Halo,  Rowen, and Kento face Suzunagi, a powerful female spirit in vaguely  Elizabethan costume. Her presence in Shinjuku is linked to the destructive  Inferno Armor and to an Edo period Kabuki play "Legend of the Five Armored  Warriors." Each character reflects on his experiences as a Warrior: there are  lots of portentous phrases ("Is it the end... or the beginning?"), but little  plot or character development. At least two-thirds of the visuals are  recycled from earlier episodes, and even the minimal new footage is  repeatedad infinitum. In what may well constitute a record for  cheesiness in an anime production, directors Mamoru Hamazu and Kazuki Akane  linger for almostsix minuteson a single cel of Ryo listening to  phone messages. (Rated 13 and older: violence, brief nudity)--Charles  Solomon