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“Three generations of Mutsu masters wield the invincible Mutsu Enmei-Ryu against era's strongest fighters.”
Time of Shura
陸奥圓明流外伝 修羅の刻
7.56
1,975 rank · 26,425 viewers · 137 favorites
Action
Historical
Martial Arts
Samurai
Shounen
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Synopsis
Three generations of Mutsu masters wield the invincible Mutsu Enmei-Ryu against era's strongest fighters.
Legends tell of an invincible martial art known as Mutsu Enmei-Ryu, an unarmed style that allows the user to defeat any number of armed opponents using incredible speed and strength. This is the story of three generations of those who bear the name Mutsu, and their encounters and battles with the strongest fighters of their era. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 9
σ 1.94
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.94 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.20
Running avg · May 2007 → Nov 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The historical setting and compelling story made this anime genuinely enjoyable, with solid action sequences that kept things exciting. While the sudden generational switch felt jarring at first...”
- 10 “This martial arts anime delivers perfectly on its promises with amazing action sequences and likeable characters while teaching Japanese martial arts history effectively. It's not designed to be...”
- 7 “The first two arcs deliver solid samurai action with cool Mutsu Enmei fighters and catchy theme songs, making the early episodes engaging. Unfortunately, the third arc drags on so long that it...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 40%
Long · 20%
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2004 – Sep 2004 Spring 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0317 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Media Factory Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor