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Format
TV
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
23 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Summer 2007
Aired
2007-07-19 to 2007-10-11
Source
Manga
Rating
R+ - Mild Nudity
Genres
Action
Drama
Historical
Martial Arts
Samurai
Psychological
Seinen
Adult Cast
Gore
Studios
Madhouse
Producers
Geneon Universal Entertainment
WOWOW
Akita Shoten
Licensors
Funimation
Shigurui (シグルイ)
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)