chapter: 1
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 15 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,75
karma after chapter: 420k (400k should be enough)
total karma: 420k
difficulty to get rank: very hard,took me several days
notes: one of the hardest chapters to get master ninja rank,you need at least 140-150k karma before you reach the savepoint,at least 190k before facing murai,AND you must get both time and kill bonuses of 100k each to get you over 400k,which means you MUST play risky,often you only have 5-10 seconds to kill off 2-3 enemies but you MUST make it in time because you NEED the 10k bonus,there are very few encounters were you can try for UTs,which again is risky because all the rooms are so small and you are dead with 2-3 hits
chapter: 2
completed in time for 100k bonus: no,22 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,66 with doku killed
karma after chapter: 650k
total karma: 1.070.000
difficulty to get rank: easy
notes: i made it in 18 minutes while letting doku beat me,i got the 100k for making the time limit but i only had 65 enemies killed and only got head ninja rank,i then beat doku,missing the time limit but got 100k for killing enough enemies and another 100k for beating doku,giving me master ninja rank. i totally screwed up the horseman fight,wasting all my small elixirs,since you don't really need any in the next level just use them here if you need to
chapter: 3
completed in time for 100k bonus: no,24 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,160+
karma after chapter: 750k
total karma: 1.830.000
difficulty to get rank: ultra easy,i made it through the entire level without using an elixir
notes: just make sure to complete the fiend challenge,azura dragon helm + sun armlet + upgraded dragon sword = flying swallowing everything in 1 hit,spam on-land Uts when possible
chapter: 4
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 14 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,51
karma after chapter: 480k (450k could be enough)
total karma: 2.310.000
difficulty to get rank: normal,got it on my second try
notes: on my first try i only had 430k which wasn't enough,you should have at least 65k when reaching the save point,i saved my game 4 times during the mission and still made it in 13 minutes
chapter: 5 (rachel)
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 19 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,150+
karma after chapter: 591k
total karma: 591k (rachel)
difficulty to get rank: ultra easy
notes: i made over 300k karma in the fiend challenge alone by spamming UTs
chapter: 6
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 19 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,62
karma after chapter: 670k (650k could be enough)
total karma: 2.980.000
difficulty to get rank: ultra hard
notes: this whole chapter pretty much requires perfection from start to finish,on my first run i only had 580k,on my second run 630k and it still wasn't enough. on top of that there are not enough encounters to get the required kill count,you have to go out of your way and grind a few extra kills without getting points for it. get as many UTs on biker encounters as possible. (3-4,or reload!) try to not lose your talisman on the bosses
chapter: 7
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 49 minutes (i think you actually have over 60 minutes,so you can farm essence a few minutes and still make it in time)
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,260+ (without the fiend challenge!)
karma after chapter: 1.000k (1 million!)
total karma: 3.980.000
difficulty to get rank: normal,had to complete the catacomb part with the zombies 3 times though
notes: whoa,that one needs a lot of karma. i know that it needs to be exactly 1.000.000 because i had 994.000 before,missing the rank
i then did 2 more UTs during the bone dragon fight on the wasps (flying swallowing one,then switch to lunar and UT the other) and got it. it IS possible to get the rank without doing the fiend challenge,and trust me,you don't want to deal with 100 catwomen and scythe demons,at least not now,you can still do the challenge in chapter 9 before you fight alma,you will have alot more health and maxed out weapons,so if you beat alma and don't get the rank,reload and do the challenge before facing her. i had only 71k when entering the catacombs,139k before awakening the zombies, and then 572k before the bone dragon,meaning i made 433k simply by UTing the zombies with the lunar. unlike bats, the blue souls count as enemies. do not waste your talisman on the clone or the boss. after getting the book of eons DO NOT enter the archive again.
glitch for easy ryu clone: run up the balcony where the scarab is,equip the lunar and attack whenever he jumps against the wall,it's fool proof.
chapter: 8 (rachel)
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 29 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,150
karma after chapter: 795k
total karma: 1.386.000 (rachel)
difficulty to get rank: ultra easy
notes: buy the accessory for faster UT charging (if you haven't in chapter 5 already) and go for the fiend challenge,when it was over i had 99.999 essence,lol. just roll-jump > on-land UT, roll-jump > on-land UT until everything is dead (which will still take 15-20 minutes!) and collect the big yellow essence of the ogres,if killed with a lvl2 UT it will be worth 4000 essence! buy what ever you want from muramasa and kick poor gamov's ass. if you beat the 3 ogres after the bridge you get rachel's ninpo,which will get you another free 100k at the end of the chapter.
chapter: 9
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 47 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: 280+
karma after chapter: 1.071k (1 million...again *sigh*)
total karma: 5.051.000
difficulty to get rank: easy (if you haven't done the challenge in chapter 7)
notes: yep,1 million again,had 860k first,not enough,did a few UTs in the archive challenge to get over 900k...still not enough XD there are actually 2 fiend challenges possible in this chapter,i highly recommend to NOT do the altar room (and the room before) against the zombies and save it for chapter 10 though. like in the last chapter,spam lunar UTs on the zombies as often as possible, on the save point before the bridge (which normally collapses, read: do not enter the bridge,jump down right away,you need to return to the savepoint later) i only had 19k,after hydracubus 340k. now after hydracubus when you get back up,do NOT follow the path to the next savepoint,instead walk back over the bridge to the last savepoint,the reason for this is as soon as you reach the next savepoint,the timer for the next encounter will start,if you save,screw up and reload the timer won't show up again,making you lose well over 100k for the encounter. after said encounter i had 450k and after the archive challenge 660k, which would have been enough even if i had missed the chapter time limit (1 second over and you already only get 50k instead of 100k). it should still be easy manageable
glitches for easy archive challenge: enter from the top floor (the cats can't reach you here),equip the lunar,walk to the wall you broke to make the challenge start,run back to the door,hold block,wait for the scythe demon to hit the block (don't evade it!),dash,jump,triangle,then finish him with triangle when he is lying on the ground. now quickly look/roll to the door while still blocking,if he drops blue or red essence,absorb it for an UT and wait till the next enemy spawns above you,UT him. it's important to look in the direction of the door or else you won't hit him. that's why it's hard to chain UTs here,don't get greedy and only go for an UT after you finished an enemy with triangle on the ground and looking at the door. there are 34 of these demons,if you were fast you should have around 1 minute left to get some UTs on the cats. now there is another neat glitch in this room,for whatever reason the cats can't attack you in the cage on the 2nd floor, just spam UTs next to the stairs and hide in the cage if you need to,once they jumped back down get back to the stairs and charge UTs again. congratulations,you just completed the hardest fiend challenge on this difficulty without using an elixir :P
chapter: 10
completed in time for 100k bonus: no,31 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,190
karma after chapter: 723k
total karma: 5.774.000
difficulty to get rank: ultra easy
notes: after the zombie challenge you should have more than enough karma to get the rank even if you skip all other fights and miss the time limit in this chapter. the wooden sword should be maxed out by now too. don't forget the dabilahro hidden next to muramasa's shop on the great bridge and the free talisman after the boss.
chapter: 11
completed in time for 100k bonus: yes,under 24 minutes
enough enemies killed for 100k bonus: yes,80
karma after chapter: 914k
total karma: 6.688.000
difficulty to get rank: easy
notes: looks much,but is pretty easy,you should get around 280-300k in the tank battle if you beat them quickly,and another 120-130k for the chopper. i screwed up most other fights with those damn soldiers that grab you mid-air when going for an on-land UT
the command tower can be very frustrating if you approach it the wrong way,USE touch controls and just tap on the enemies as they pop out,ignore the satellite dishes until all are dead.