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Muramasa

“Silent animation: Samurai finds cursed sword granting power at the cost of sanity, becoming a puppet to its magic.”

Muramasa

6.14
9,900 rank · 6,326 viewers · 5 favorites
Horror Historical Martial Arts Samurai Action
1 episodes · 8 min min · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Silent animation: Samurai finds cursed sword granting power at the cost of sanity, becoming a puppet to its magic.

"A man with arms which can kill people like puppets is not aware that he himself has already become a puppet." In this short hand-drawn silent animation, a wandering samurai learns this lesson firsthand. Along his travels, the samurai comes across a straw dummy at the base of a tree, with a sword lodged in its body. Upon drawing it out, the samurai learns that the blade is imbued with magic, and immensely powerful. The power comes at a price, though, and wielding the blade begins to slowly drive the warrior mad. He now has a choice to make: remain himself, or sacrifice his sanity for ultimate power?

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7.8 /10

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100% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 1.30
1510
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σ 1.30 · some divergence

mixed
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Not enough recommend signal yet

Score over time

↑ 0.75

Running avg · Oct 2012 → Feb 2021

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A Movie Production

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Tezuka Productions

  • Format 1 × 8′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 0h 08m all episodes
  • Aired Aug 1987 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-3056 catalog

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