Samurai: Hunt for the Sword
快刀乱麻 THE ANIMATION
“Edo dojo heir Shinjuro balances swordswomen students and shogunate duty against cunning thieves.”
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Edo dojo heir Shinjuro balances swordswomen students and shogunate duty against cunning thieves.
It is the late Edo period, and there are many who desire to usurp the Tokugawa shogunate. Shinjuro Tateoka is the unassuming son of a notable dojo's leader. When his father Tessyusai is suddenly sent on a mission by the shogunate, the dojo's management falls into Shinjuro's hands. After losing most of its regular students, the dojo welcomes several young girls into its walls. Despite the changes, life at the swordsmanship school is surprisingly peaceful—until the shogunate calls upon all prominent dojos to patrol the city following a slew of burglaries. Now facing a group of cunning thieves who seem to have greater aims than just stealing a few treasures, Shinjuro struggles to find a balance between his exciting life with beautiful women and the needs of the government.
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.8/10
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σ 2.28 · split reception
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6.0 ptsRecommenders 7.0 · others 1.0
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- 7/10 “Hunt For The Sword Samurai is a blind buy that, while never exciting, wasn't a waste of time — the two-part OVA is never rushed, introduces characters well, and ends on a high note, with impressive...”
- 5/10 “This OVA series about a young man defending his father's swordsmanship school from an evil group seeking a cursed sword's hilt is entertaining overall, with a protagonist who, despite being wimpy...”
- 1/10 “Kaitouranma's only redeeming quality is its visuals: as AIC's fourth digipaint production, it's their best-looking pre-Y2K work, even surpassing a later infamous Sunrise production, and the...”
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No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Samurai: Hunt for the Sword begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2276
- Format
- 2 × 28′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 56m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Nov 1999 – Dec 1999
- Fall 1999
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-2276
- catalog