About
As villages perish under the thumb of a cruel race of warriors, a young priestess named Kirara travels the countryside gathering stray samurais.
Cast
Kong Kuwata
as Kikuchiyo (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
as Kambei Shimada (voice)
Romi Park
as Katsushiro Okamoto (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Kyuzo (voice)
Toru Kusano
as Shichiroji (voice)
Tetsu Inada
as Gorobei Katayama (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
as Kirara Mikumari (voice)
Tadahisa Saizen
as Rikichi (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
as Ukyo (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
as Tessai
Chiwa Saito
as Komachi Mikumari (voice)
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
The Master
Enter a world where there was a large-scale war between samurai and the Nobuseri or mechanized Samurai bandits. The samurai fought a losing battle and retreated. The war ends with an uneasy peace. Now the Nobuseri plague a small village taking all their food and supplies from time to time. Now, its up to a priestess, Kirara Mikumari, her sister Komachi, and her friend, Rikichi, to find samurai to aid them and fend off the Nobuseri. But, can they find samurai who will help them for free? And how much time do they have before the Nobuseri come again?
The Pupil
Kirara's Dowsing Crystal found a samurai strong enough to lead them, but he refuses to help. Volunteering instead is the untried Katsushiro, but the Crystal does not point to him. Could Kirara's tool of divination be wrong? The answer must come quickly, when the Magistrates pleasure-loving son kidnaps Kirara, and the young samurai faces his first real test.
The Entertainer
After Kirara is rescued from Ukyo's abduction, Kambei decides to help them, being the first samurai recruited. Meanwhile, Katsushiro and Kikuchiyo start heading back to the base. They come across Gorobei, a street entertainer. He tells Katsushiro that he should play his game of arrows. If Katsushiro wins, then Gorobei will wind up dead. Is Gorobei more than just talk? And what will happen when Ayamaro, Ukyo's father, sends assassins after the samurai?
The Loner
Kambei and Gorobei easily dispatch of the assassins sent by Ayamaro. Angered, Ayamaro sends his two bodyguards, fellow samurai, after them. Will Kambei be able to defeat the two-sword wielding Kyuzo?
The Drifter
Kirara and the samurai continue looking for more help. After long days of finding no one, they come across a samurai who chops wood. The samurai is very skilled with both the sword and machines, but he has never killed a man. Will he join them? And, can he stand strong in the face of battle?
The Fool
A man who was part of the Imperial Envoy is murdered and the Samurai are being blamed. The emperor wants all the Samurai and their companions captured - dead or alive. Kambei and the others find a way to escape. Can they succeed? And if so, will they be able to without a casualty...
The Friend
With Ukyo hot on their trail, Kambei and the others visit his old friend, Shichiroji, at an inn in the city of Kougakyo. Shichiroji tells them of a secret passage they can use to escape. Will they be able to loose Ukyo? Will Shichiroji join them or will he stay behind with Yukino? And, what has happened to Kikuchiyo?
The Guardians
The group rests up in Honoka's, a girl they met who works for the guardians, house. But, when the Nobuseri arrive and the samurai decide to not interfere in their trading with the guardians, Rikichi won't stand idle by. And neither will Kikuchiyo.
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