Synopsis

At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies. (Source: ANN)

Characters

Seigen Irako

Blind samurai Seigen Irako terrifies foes with his unique, deadly swordsmanship.

Sasaki Nozomu

Gennosuke Fujiki

Dedicated Kogan disciple, driven by unwavering loyalty and a thirst for revenge, his rare smile hides a terrifying resolve.

Burgmeier John

Community Feed

bloodserk★★★★★Anime2d

luffypatch★★★★☆Anime4d

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shinywaffles★★★★☆EP 1219d

I'm left a little disappointed after that ending. Don't get me wrong, it was super satisfying in its usual fashion of "show, don't tell". I kind of saw it coming but it wouldn't have hurt to have one more episode! That does lower the score a bit because the story is incomplete. Nevertheless, watching this was a great experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to end. It is definitely unique in that regard. The soundtrack, pacing, visuals, fights, characters, facial expressions - all crazy and exceptional.

shinywaffles★★★★☆VerifiedEP 1019d

Oh wow, Seigen made an appearance after so long. That was totally unexpected. And the whole segment with Shizuhata? Seriously unlucky right there for the contender. This episode was even slower than the other one but it's even more teasing than before! Just keeps on edging with every encounter. Maybe too much teasing in this one but the end was worth it.

shinywaffles★★★★☆VerifiedEP 919d

Despair overload - is what I would describe this episode. Literally everything is falling apart and there is still no solution to this. However, it does look like it's building up pretty quickly already (should pretty much just come back to the first episode). I don't mind some entertainment before the real deal.