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What is the most popular anime genre in Japan?

One of the more popular genres in Japanese TV series and anime is the samurai historical drama and while they vary from pure fantasy ...

What is the anime series Otogi Zoshi?

Otogi Zoshi. Otogi Zoshi Anime Series. Nippon Television. A magnificent show that doesn't get nearly enough attention, Otogi-Zoshi flashes back to Heian-era Japan — the 1100s, when a decadent aristocracy was losing out to the rising warrior class.

What is Sengoku Basara about?

Sengoku Basara has the same mad spirit of invention to it, except instead of WWII it's about Japan's sengoku period — the late 1500s, when various colorful and heavily mythologized warriors led their respective armies into battle against each other to conquer all of Japan. Don't expect a wholly accurate history lesson.

Is Madhouse an anime?

Madhouse, Animate Film. Before anime had its own section in Suncoast and its own channels on cable, Ninja Scroll (like Akira before it) was widely bandied around between sci-fi, horror, fantasy and "adult" animation fans, acquiring a quasi-underground word-of-mouth reputation that it did its darndest to live up to.

Is Manji unkillable?

Scarred swordsman Manji is virtually unkillable thanks to a curse placed on him by a mysterious old hag: he must slay one thousand evil men before he can once again have the privilege of dying. (Just because he can't be killed doesn't mean he can't be hurt, which makes this particular brand of immortality a mixed bag.) When he's enlisted by the waifish Rin to help her seek revenge on her father's murderer, at first he's indifferent — but then he learns his opponent might be just the battle he's been looking for his whole life.

Does Katanagatari have a sword?

Neither of the two heroes wields a weapon: for one, her weapon is her mind; for the other, it's his body. And the swords they find more often than not aren't swords as we've come to know them. Most everything about Katanagatari is experimental, but in a good way: the experiment almost unilaterally pays off.

Samurai 7

Loosely adapted from the universally-acclaimed Akira Kurosawa classic Seven Samurai, Samurai 7 is a richly textured anime set in an alternative feudal Japan. A brutal and ultra-bloody revenge tale, the story concerns an exploited village that hires a septet of samurai warriors to serve just desserts to a barbarous gaggle of bandits.

Sengoku Basara (Samurai Kings)

Also known as Samurai Kings, Sengoku Basara is an enthralling anime that mixes video game aesthetics and ancient samurai swordplay with futuristic superpowers to create a really memorable culture clash of intense fighting. The story is set in the period of the Warring Countries, where Japan is left to fend for itself from The Devil King.

Shigurui: Death Frenzy

As gory as they come, Shigurui: Death Frenzy presents awesome tournament-style samurai fighting that is sure to appeal to fans of epic swordsmanship. Also functioning as a compelling character study the dovetails into the history of Japanese samurai, the story follows a blind fighter who takes on a one-armed fighter to the death.

Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

Set in 1614 AD, Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls concerns two warring ninja factions, essentially playing out like a modern-day Japanese Romeo and Juliet. Each side supports one son of the Japanese shogun to inherit the title.

Samurai Champloo

Due to its lighthearted sense of humor, cool hip-hop music, and playful young characters, Samurai Champloo has become one of the most beloved anime of the last two decades. From the inspired mind of Cowboy Beepop creator Watanabe Shinichiro, the series defies samurai convention by uniting three unlikely teenage heroes.

Berserk

Created in the late 90s and rebooted in 2016, Berserk is one of the most acclaimed and highly influential samurai anime of all time.

Afro Samurai

Created by Takashi Okazaki and voiced by the legendary Samuel L. Jackson, A fro Samurai is a highly entertaining clash of cultures that finds a Black samurai out to settle a personal vendetta in Japan following the merciless murder of his father.

Samurai Champloo

Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse.

Dororo

The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu's land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price.

Gintama

Edo is a city that was home to the vigor and ambition of samurai across the country. However, following feudal Japan's surrender to powerful aliens known as the "Amanto," those aspirations now seem unachievable. With the once-influential shogunate rebuilt as a puppet government, a new law is passed that promptly prohibits all swords in public.

Gintama°

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever work they can get their hands on. However, Shinpachi and Kagura still haven't been paid...

Drifters

At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Toyohisa Shimazu is the rearguard for his retreating troops, and is critically wounded when he suddenly finds himself in a modern, gleaming white hallway.

Gintama'

After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in confusion, Shinpachi finds that all the denizens of Edo have undergone impossibly extreme changes, in both appearance and personality.

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. Feared as a merciless killer, he was unmatched throughout the country, but mysteriously disappeared at the peak of the Japanese Revolution.

27. Kurozuka

This list will be prefaced by me saying that I find my samurai anime realistic. Stories that focus on the politics and brutality in the time period are as enjoyable to me as stories about swords and battles.

26. Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls

Fan Service, fan services, fan service. This one line will tell you if Hyakka Ryouran’s Samurai Girls is worth your time. It’s a harem featuring a male protagonist who is useless and three female leads with different endowments, all getting caught up in interesting camera angles.

25. Hakuoki Demon the Fleeting Blossom

More vampires. Yes, it’s possible. Hakuoki Demon the Fleeting Blossom, which is a mouthful, is not as far-fetched as Kurozuka. A protagonist is searching for her father, only to find herself entangled in a story full of bloodsuckers and intrigue. It’s still vampires, so take what you can from it.

24. Samurai Deeper Kyo

Samurai Deeper Kyou doesn’t seem as absurd as Kurozuka. There aren’t vampires or any other creature of this nature. There is however some body-swapping where one samurai becomes trapped in another’s bodies. The two continue to beat up the bad guys until they are finally caught by the BBEG. There is nothing unusual.

23. Bakumatsu Intrigue: Irohanihoheto

Here is where the best stuff begins to emerge. Apart from this, the central focus is on politics and shifting power. It was established at the end of the Edo period.

22. Mushibugyo

It must be giant bugs if it isn’t vampires. Although I dislike shows that portray the “evil giant mantises of space are invading” theme, I will admit that Mushibugyo isn’t bad.

21. The House of Five Leaves

This samurai anime is called The House of Five Leaves. While there are people who love the anime’s artwork, there are also those who find it disturbing. Let me let you decide.

Storyline

The series starts off at a tournament where a one armed samurai faces a blind one and quickly flashes back to reveal the history between the two fighters.

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What was Musashi's death poem?

Although before his death he wrote a letter to his parents thanking them for his education, his death poem was dedicated to the emperor: Though my corpse rot. beneath the ground. of Musashi, my soul remains forever.

What is a death poem?

A death poem is one written by a person in the last moments of his life. It is understood that this poem is the culmination of a life of events and emotions. And that, as such, it is the essence of the person. This is what makes them so valuable.

What was Minamoto's biggest regret in his final moments?

fated no fruit to produce. Minamoto’s biggest regret in his final moments was never having had a child.

What were the arts in ancient Japan?

In ancient Japan, the arts were highly valued. Writing, poetry, music, and theater were the ideal way for Japanese people to marvel at their surroundings. To look for meaning in things, and find their own place in the world. From a samurai, for example, great artistic sensitivity was expected.

Who wrote the poem "The Sharp-edged sword, unsheathed, cuts through the void.

Shiaku was a Japanese monk who, at the time of his death, maintained that his roots were samurai. And so he wanted to die alongside his master instead of retiring as any monk would have done. Before he died, he wrote this poem: The Sharp-edged sword, unsheathed, cuts through the void. Within the raging fire.

What is the Death Note anime?

Death Note is an acclaimed anime series that grapples with complex ideas and disturbing visuals. Death Note's premise revolves around a powerful notebook that gives its owner the power to take lives by writing down their names in the tome.

What is Soul Eater anime?

Soul Eater is an anime where shinigami are central to the plot and it extrapolates the idea into a shonen context. Soul Eater is full of meisters and living weapons that operate as a duo to absorb souls into their Death Scythes before the evil kishin forces improperly claim them.

How many episodes are there in Bleach Soul Reaper?

2 Bleach's Soul Reapers Must Make Shinigami Work A Constant Part Of Their Lives. Bleach is one of the bigger shonen series and it has over 350 episodes of Ichigo Kurosaki's mission to prove himself as a powerful Soul Reaper.

What is Shinigami in anime?

There are lots of ways to explore such material, but the concept of shinigami is something that consumes many series. Shinigami are also known as death bringers and they’re essentially fancy variations of a grim reaper. These death spirits guide humans towards death and the afterlife, either peacefully or with force, and there are some radically different interpretations of shinigami throughout the medium.

Why does Grell turn his death scythe into a chainsaw?

He has a hunger for death that goes unmatched and the fact that he transforms his death scythe into a chainsaw so that he can administer a more visceral punishment should be enough proof of Grell's twisted nature.

How many episodes are there in Momo, Girl God of Death?

Momo, Girl God of Death is a quick watch with only six episodes, but it says a lot in that time and digs into a softer side of shinigami.

Why are people drawn to anime?

There are many reasons why audiences are drawn to anime and the medium is able to tell incredibly diverse stories and also explore some more unconventional topic s. Anime will often have regular individuals intermingle with supernatural entities or even variations on classical deities.