“Wrongly accused Bl@ster champion Akira must win deadly Igura tournament against king Il-re to clear his name.”
Togainu no Chi
咎狗の血
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Synopsis
Wrongly accused Bl@ster champion Akira must win deadly Igura tournament against king Il-re to clear his name.
In the wake of a third world war which left Japan in ruins, an organization known as Vischio seized control of Tokyo and renamed it Toshima. Taking place in its back alleys are battle games known as Igura, overseen by the Vischio, in which contestants battle and bathe in each other's blood to earn the chance to go up against its tournament's king, Il-re. Igura is not the only fighting tournament around; Bl@ster is a similar yet vastly different game since it prohibits murder and the use of weapons. The only way to win is by knocking out the opponent. Akira, a young man isolated from his family, is known to be undefeatable at Bl@ster. However, his life on the top is shattered when he is accused of murder. Unable to prove his own innocence, all hope is seemingly lost... that is until a mysterious woman named Emma appears and offers him a chance. Now, to regain his freedom, Akira must participate in Igura and ultimately defeat Il-re.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 42 sampled reviews
What 42 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.99 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 7.6 · others 3.2
↑ 1.95
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Sep 2024
- 7 “well my friend say that the anime sucks and the manga is better well i never read the manga so i wouldn't no if the mamga is better.but from my point of view the anime is okay a lot of action and...”
- 7 “I loved this anime and found the emotional realization regarding the protagonist's appreciation for his friends to be truly impactful. While I initially hated the series and found certain elements...”
- 7 “I genuinely enjoyed this anime, finding it surprisingly watchable despite my personal distaste for the yuri genre. However, the series is widely considered an embarrassment to its genre, and I...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2010 – Dec 2010 Fall 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-5363 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Picture Magic Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Nitroplus Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor