The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
THE 八犬伝
“Eight reincarnated dog warriors unite to redeem their clan through bushido virtues against demonic forces.”
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Eight reincarnated dog warriors unite to redeem their clan through bushido virtues against demonic forces.
"During the blood-soaked feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. Their clan's salvation becomes a curse when the family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord but insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! This unnatural union bears fruit, but they are killed; and their eight unborn pups reincarnate as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. The eight reincarnated souls travel their separate paths of violence and retribution, but slowly they come together as a formidable group representing the eight virtues of the bushido to slay the demons and redeem their clan!" (Source: DVD Complete Series Back Cover)
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7.5/10
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Long · 25%
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- 7/10 “I pulled out all of my old anime dvds and this is one of the series that I needed to re-watch. This review covers the first 6 episodes since that is how this site has them separated. If you have...”
- 10/10 “First things first: This series is based on a novel written by Bakin, in the 19th century. The story is impressive: The Satomi clan is almost faded to die of starvation, so they ask for help to the...”
- 8/10 “Note that my review of Hakkenden covers my thoughts of the entire series. With that said, on with the review. This is quite the underrated gem as I haven't seen many reviews of it mentioned online....”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1659
A Ova Production · Fall 1990
AIC.- Format
- 6 × 30′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 3h 00m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 1990 – Mar 1991
- Fall 1990
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-1659
- catalog