Bamboo Blade
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“Broke kendo teacher must recruit girls to win free meals for a year.”
7.3
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Synopsis
Broke kendo teacher must recruit girls to win free meals for a year.
Kojirou is the kendo instructor for Muroe High School and he's totally broke. But then an unexpected chance is given to him: his team must win against his senpai's team and the prize is: free meals for a whole year! Now, the only problem left... where to find girls skilled enough and willing to join the kendo team?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 42 sampled reviews
7.7/10
What 42
viewers
settled on.
92% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.67 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.7 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 3.7
Yes
8.4
No
3.7
Score over time
1.31Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 45%
Long · 38%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “Starts off enjoyable, but around episodes 20-22 it becomes painfully boring. No real plot, no exciting fights—just the same kendo moves recycled ad nauseam while characters scream nonstop. Only...”
- 9/10 “This anime wraps you in warmth and leaves you genuinely happy and heartfelt, with characters whose lovely, charming growth outshines a storyline that isn’t especially exciting. Light-hearted,...”
- 9/10 “Bamboo Blade is an uplifting and fun series that avoids typical anime conventions, featuring well-paced kendo matches and adorable, interesting female characters who truly carry the show. While it...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2716
- Format
- 26 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 10h 24m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 2007 – Apr 2008
- Fall 2007
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-2716
- catalog