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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

“Rival samurai Masamune and Yukimura unite against tyrant Nobunaga Oda's conquest of Sengoku Japan.”

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

7.31
3,005 rank · 169,517 viewers · 957 favorites
Action Fantasy Historical Martial Arts Samurai
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2009 · Production I.G · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Rival samurai Masamune and Yukimura unite against tyrant Nobunaga Oda's conquest of Sengoku Japan.

In the Sengoku period, the struggle for power and unification has brought endless bloodshed to the unstable Japan. Out of all the warring generals, Nobunaga Oda—the "Demon King of Owari"—has established himself as the strongest ruler. Friend or foe, he is determined to crush anyone who stands in his way of creating a tyrannical central government. The only two who dare rebel against Oda are the "One-eyed Dragon of Oshu" Masamune Date, and the distinguished but hot-blooded warrior of the Takeda clan, Yukimura Sanada. Though they share the goal of preventing Oda from unifying the domains, Masamune and Yukimura cannot see eye-to-eye. Equally skilled in combat, mutual admiration for one another causes these two feuding warriors to forge a fierce rivalry, thwarting any attempts to form a united front against the Demon King of Owari. With Oda's forces closing in on their respective territories, Masamune and Yukimura reluctantly learn to put aside their differences and fight together against the threatening usurpator.

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6.7 /10

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71% recommend
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median 7 mode 8 σ 2.56
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σ 2.56 · split reception

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5.4 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.0

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A Tv Production · Spring 2009

Production I.G.
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Dentsu · Shochiku

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2009 – Jun 2009 Spring 2009
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-4094 catalog

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