anime – Billy Glenn Hoya

Ronin Warriors was this anime that was on in Japan in the late 80’s / early 90’s and in the late 90’s here in the states. I loved it’s aggressively 80’s anime style. And so now, let’s rank the Ronin Warriors!

5. Sage

It's Sage from the Ronin Warriors. He's got a big bunch of blond hair, some of which is covering one eye. This shot is tight on his face, but we can see a bit of the green from his armor around his neck. — Sage from the Ronin Warriors

I don’t know what to say about Sage. I don’t particularly like his armor and I really don’t know much about him as a character. Also he looks a bit like an ex.

4. Cye

It's Cye from the Ronin Warriors! He's in casual wear right now ... which for him is a nice button down shirt with a jacket that looks a bit like something a professor would wear. — Cye from Ronin Warriors

I like Cye’s Armor of the Torrent with the water theme and trident weapon, but I don’t quite like Cye as a character. There’s one part in Gaiden where he’s criticizing Kento on his clothing, but dude is wearing plaid pants! What an ass.

Cye and Kento from Ronin Warriors both in casual gear. Kento is wearing overalls with a white shirt, and Cye is wearing a jacket that looks like something a college professor would wear with plaid pants. — You’re really going to make fun of Kento while you’re wearing plaid pants?

I’m watching Legend of the Inferno Armor right now, and Cye is being whiny right now. I’m sure he’ll be alright past episode 3, but still.

3. Rowen

Rowen from the Ronin Warriors. We're tight on his face. He's got blue hair and a white/orange/grey cap that he's wearing backwards. — Aggressively 80’s

Honestly: in the earlier series I used to get Rowen and Cye mixed up. But I think as the series progressed, Rowen really became a character on his own. Armor-wise, I love the Strata armor with it’s cool bow. Rowen as a character seems to have a pretty good style … sometimes a bit aggressively 80’s anime.

2. Ryo

Nice shirt. It’d be unfortunate if something happened to it.

On the one hand, Ryo is kinda your typical anime hero from the 80’s – rides the motorcycle and all. But I think looking back on the series now, that kinda makes him cooler. Like: it’s this snapshot of the anime style at that time.

I don’t think we get as much of a backstory with Ryo as we do with Kento. I do like that Ryo is quick to temper like Kento and that both Ryo and Kento are both usually butting heads.

1. Kento

It's Kento from the Ronin Warriors! He's in casual gear, with green - probably plastic - sun shades and a smile. — Sup’ Dude!

I love Kento! There is a bigness to him – both physically and emotionally. I love his unpredictability and his just raw emotion. Such a goof. I feel like through the series Kento probably grew the most of the warriors. Maybe that’s just me projecting? Kento is probably the strongest of the warriors outside of Ryo in the Inferno Armor. I love that his armor has an asymmetricalness to it, with one horn bigger than the other. Also: this guy loves to eat!

Honorable Mention: Anubis

I always likes Anubis’ style after he started working for the Ancient One. He had the cool staff with the rings. Still managed to be a jackass, but was like a cool jackass.

Honorable Mention: OG Mia

The very first episode of the American Dub of Ronin Warriors, the voice actress played Mia just a little more gruff than she wound up being. Like: this lady isn’t going to take any of your shit. I kinda understand softening it … Ronin Warriors got targeted as a kids show. But I miss gruff Mia and I wonder how gruff Mia is in the original Japanese.