“Girl disguised as boy joins Shinsengumi to find father, uncovering Kyoto's dark secrets and demonic samurai.”
Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Wild Dance of Kyoto
劇場版 薄桜鬼 第一章 京都乱舞
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Synopsis
Girl disguised as boy joins Shinsengumi to find father, uncovering Kyoto's dark secrets and demonic samurai.
Disguised as a boy, young Chizuru Yukimura leaves her quiet home and heads to Kyoto in search of her missing father—a medical doctor by the name of Koudou. She soon learns that the volatile capital city is a dangerous place to be in as she is ambushed by a pair of ronin while in the streets. Much to her horror, the ronin are slain right in front of her eyes by white-haired, red-eyed samurai, only to be quickly disposed of by three men from the Shinsengumi—a special police force who serve the shogun. After the incident, Chizuru finds herself being taken into custody by the Shinsengumi for further questioning. Upon learning that her missing father is also the same man they are searching for, the chief allows her to stay in their care while they look for his whereabouts. While working as an assistant for second-in-command Toshizou Hijikata, Chizuru slowly discovers just how connected the troubling political environment of Kyoto and the demonic-looking white-haired samurai are to her.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.67 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2015 → Aug 2020
- 7 “The only slight positives are a fleeting glimpse of Chizuru’s demon power and marginally more screen time for her brother. Otherwise, this is a redundant recap that merely rehashes the anime in...”
- 9 “There is no praise for the series itself; instead, the entire medium is condemned as religiously forbidden. The review dismisses any discussion of story or craft, urging fans to delete their...”
- 8 “The movie’s only merit is that it’s supposedly more detailed than the anime, but halfway through it already feels dull and emotionally flat. None of the characters connect, nothing eventful...”
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- Format 1 × 95′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 35m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6876 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Frontier Works Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor