Shadow Skill: Epilogue
1995 · 51 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 343 VOTES · DIR. Yasuhiro Kuroda
Overview
In this OVA, the story of Gau's history with his adopted sister and the secrets that make up the shadow skill unfold. The pair make their annual return to the gravesite of Gau's parents, where his growth and progress as a warrior can be exhibited for them. Gau has come along way in his training as a Sevalle under Elle's mentorship, but there are those who wish to find a way of eliminating them, just waiting for the right opportunity to mount a deadly attack. As the travellers make their journey, their family bonds and skill will be tested. Opponents are many, and battles are fierce, but Gau's training also entails taking on his sister in battle, and fully embracing the skills he must learn to defeat his ultimate opponent.
Dialogue Timeline — 319 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 I am invincible. No one can rival my shadow skills.
00:03:59 Come back soon, Gau!
00:05:11 We warriors of the Wolfen...
00:06:21 I wondered what you thought about while you're fighting.
00:07:49 Here I come!
00:09:54 But my hands are more reliable than my feet.
00:12:01 He's up against a wall.
00:13:09 Each year they mark Gau's height on its trunk...
00:14:46 Kuruda mercenaries are matchless.
00:17:16 Gau Ban's target is you...
00:18:48 If that's the case, then look what you have done.
00:20:34 ...who was sixteen when he became a Sevalle.
00:22:30 ...your heart was shut tight like a shell.
00:24:11 ...if I were to raise it. It's like picking up a caterpillar...
00:25:56 I'll kill you if you don't fight back!
00:30:39 He's working you over, isn't he?
00:33:03 Don't disappoint me, Gau.
00:34:31 You're asking why I fight, aren't you?
00:35:32 You'll understand if you do.
00:37:08 Shadow skills arose from the sorrow offemale slaves...
00:38:54 Good, Gau!
00:42:53 ...bodies as weapons. Their hands chained, and without strength
00:44:19 I am invincible.