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“Ryo Hazuki seeks vengeance for his father's murder, embarking on a perilous journey from Yokosuka to Hong Kong.”
Shenmue the Animation
シェンムー
6.63
6,895 rank · 25,070 viewers · 148 favorites
Action
Adventure
Martial Arts
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Crunchyroll
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Synopsis
Ryo Hazuki seeks vengeance for his father's murder, embarking on a perilous journey from Yokosuka to Hong Kong.
1985, Yokosuka. Ryo Hazuki has trained to master the Hazuki Style Jujitsu under his strict father in the Hazuki Dojo from his childhood. However, one day a mysterious man named Lan Di murders his father and takes the “mirror” his father was protecting. Ryo is determined to find the truth behind his father’s murder, but soon finds himself getting stuck in a war between the underground organizations…. Traveling from Yokosuka to Hong Kong, Ryo’s long journey begins! (Source: Crunchyroll)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 24 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 24 viewers settled on.
90%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 10
σ 2.04
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.38
Running avg · Mar 2022 → Dec 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I don't know what's wrong with people giving 9 or 10 to this. To be honest and don't act like a fanboy, this adaptation is mediocre and definitely not a 10. Animations are good but it could have...”
- 9 “A pulse-pounding and deeply in depth anime version of the amazing video game series! The style is fantastically smooth and retains the drama and internally-driven grit of the original storyline....”
- 10 “Wow! I'm so impressed with the Shenmue The Animation . It captures the key moments of the games in the series, both big and small. It's very accurate to the games, and manages to expands upon them...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 21%
Long · 42%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2022 – May 2022 Winter 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-16793 catalog
Produced by
- Wave Master Producer