Blade of the Immortal Season 1
01. Act One - Meeting
The Edo period. Daughter of a martial arts dojo, Rin embarks on a journey to take revenge for her slain parents. For her bodyguard on the journey, she has chosen the immortal man Manji, nicknamed the Slayer of Hundreds. Her target is the head of the Ittou-ryu, Kagehisa Anotsu, the man she hates. The adventure of the man who never dies and the girl who's sworn to live for revenge unfolds.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Chiaki Kanou
Toki Asano (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Yuki Komada
Director
Hiroshi Hamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Hiro Hamasaki
Storyboard Artist
Ikuo Yoshida
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Natsuko Suzuki
Key Animation
Tetsuro Yamada
Key Animation
Yūki Yamashita
Key Animation
Yuki Komada
Key Animation
Teruaki Tokumaru
Key Animation
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Shingo Ogiso
Key Animation
Satoshi Harayama
Key Animation
Motoki Yagi
Key Animation
Mizuki Miyata
Key Animation
Kōdai Kitahara
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Honda
Key Animation
Daisuke Niizuma
Key Animation
Ai Miyazawa
Key Animation
Kazuo Watanabe
Key Animation
Yuki Yamashita
Key Animation
02. Act Two - Founding
Rin announced that she will go meet with her father's friend Souri, the painter, in her journey for revenge. Souri cannot lend her a hand, but instead gives her funds. Rin, now with a full wallet and no leads, finds her father's sword at the blacksmith from which it was supposedly stolen. However, its wielder is a swordsman of the Ittou-ryu, 'Taito Magatsu.'
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Chiaki Kanou
Toki Asano (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Ryoko Nakano
Director
Ryoko Nakano
Storyboard Artist
Masumi Hoshino
Key Animation
Fūko Abe
Key Animation
Satoru Kakutani
Key Animation
Akihiro Yamamoto
Key Animation
Daisuke Agata
Key Animation
Hikaru Naraoka
Key Animation
Hiroki Saitō
Key Animation
Junichi Yokoyama
Key Animation
Kazuya Takahashi
Key Animation
Kōichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Kōsei Kudō
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Minoru Morita
Key Animation
Motohide Nishimura
Key Animation
Osamu Nuita
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Tomohide Kikunaga
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Munehiro
Key Animation
Yuichi Kikuchi
Key Animation
Shingo Ogiso
Supervising Animation Director
Yutaka Minowa
Animation Director
Daisuke Itō
Animation Director
03. Act Three - Dream Pangs
A prostitute approaches Manji as he waits for Rin. Though Manji sees through the prostitutes ruse, he accepts her invitiation. But this woman, 'Makie Otonotachibana', seem to weak to be a warrior of the Ittou-ryu as she claims. After sparing Makie's life, she appears before Manji again with different eyes and hair.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Keishi Kawakubo
Director
Hiroshi Hamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Hisayoshi Takahashi
Background Designer
Hiro Hamasaki
Storyboard Artist
Masahiko Yoda
Animation Director
Fumi Osuga
Key Animation
Katsunori Kikuchi
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Satoru Kakutani
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
Key Animation
Yu Tong Wang
Key Animation
Shingo Ogiso
Key Animation
Kōdai Kitahara
Key Animation
Yūya Kishi
Key Animation
Tsuyoshi Kakihara
Key Animation
Teruo Takahashi
Key Animation
Takuya Nishimichi
Key Animation
Takayoshi Hayashi
Key Animation
Takamitsu Kondou
Key Animation
Satoshi Shimada
Key Animation
Ryuta Kawagishi
Key Animation
Masaharu Morinaka
Key Animation
Ken Kurotori
Key Animation
Kazuo Watanabe
Key Animation
Hisanori Hashimoto
Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya
Key Animation
Natsuko Suzuki
Animation Director
04. Act Four - Rin at Odds
Wanting to become stronger herself, Rin received training from Manji, but is still a long way off from matching him in ability, much less the Ittou-ryu. Rin, in her melancholy, is drawn in by a sound, and finds a man training on his own. 'Some day I'll be like him', Rin tells herself, then is astonished upon seeing the man's face. It's her arch-nemesis, the head of the Ittou-ryu, Kagehisa Anotsu.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Yūsuke Onoda
Director
Murayama Kiyoshi
Director
Takeshi Ninomiya
Storyboard Artist
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Emi Nakai
Animation Director
Shunryou Yamamura
Animation Director
Kyoka Nakaoka
Animation Director
Hiroyuki Shimizu
Animation Director
Wu Yao
Key Animation
Wu Jianjun
Key Animation
Lu Feng
Key Animation
Wang Yufang
Key Animation
Lin Kai
Key Animation
Kim Yoon-sung
Key Animation
Yoo Young
Key Animation
Choi Eun-young
Key Animation
Kim Yong-sik
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Shuhei Miwa
Key Animation
Hiroaki Kawaguchi
Key Animation
05. Act Five - Song of the Bugs
After seeing Kagehisa, Rin becomes weak at the knees. Lost in thought over her circumstances, Rin and her guard Manji are approached by a Buddhist monk. The monk is 'Eiku Shizuma' of the Ittou-ryu. He fights with Manji but is swiftly cut down. However, despite the lethal blow, Shizuma stands back up, his wound mending itself completely. Shizuma possesses an 'immortal' body, just like Manji.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Saki Yonemoto
Teahouse girl (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Aimi Yamauchi
Director
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Storyboard Artist
Hiroyuki Kamura
Key Animation
Ikuo Yoshida
Key Animation
Satoru Kakutani
Key Animation
Satoshi Harayama
Key Animation
Hiroki Saitō
Key Animation
Osamu Nuita
Key Animation
Mayumi Oda
Key Animation
Kazushi Matsumoto
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Takumi Takatsuma
Key Animation
Yoshimi Imagawa
Key Animation
Jikō Abe
Key Animation
Hiroki Abe
Key Animation
Asuka Nakaji
Key Animation
Yutaka Minowa
Supervising Animation Director
Yasuhiro Namatame
Animation Director
06. Act Six - Wing Roots
Rin, who has come to see the festival, meets a cheeky little kid, Renzou. At the mask shop, things get dangerous between Manji and Araya, until Araya's son Renzou shows up and the hostility dissolves. Araya and Renzou then leave. Having watched Manji from behind, for some reason Rin continues glaring at Araya with eyes full of shock and hatred.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Kazuya Fujishiro
Director
Michio Fukuda
Storyboard Artist
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Etsushi Mori
Animation Director
Kazuo Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director
Fūko Abe
Key Animation
Fumi Osuga
Key Animation
Fumio Fukushima
Key Animation
Hirotaka Kinoshita
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kamura
Key Animation
Ikuo Yoshida
Key Animation
Katsunori Kikuchi
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Maya Yamada
Key Animation
Natsuko Suzuki
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ota
Key Animation
Nozomu Fujii
Key Animation
Satoru Kakutani
Key Animation
Tetsuro Yamada
Key Animation
Tomohito Matsuhiro
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Ōshita
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
Key Animation
Yu Tong Wang
Key Animation
07. Act Seven – Evil's Shadow
Discussions of the task of naming the instructor at the Ittou-ryu school, allotted them by the shogunate, have begun. They will make the Ittou-ryu's sword known to the world. Taito Magatsu vows to make that a reality, but decides to leave from Kagehisa Anotsu's side. At the same time, Ittou-ryu leaders start to be targeted. The tip of that blade is also pointed at Magatsu.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Yuuki Ikeda
Director
Kazuhiro Ozawa
Storyboard Artist
Satoru Kakutani
Key Animation
Yūki Yamashita
Key Animation
Hiroki Saitō
Key Animation
Kazuya Takahashi
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Osamu Nuita
Key Animation
Masaharu Morinaka
Key Animation
Ken Kurotori
Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya
Key Animation
Asuka Nakaji
Animation Director
Akio Kitahara
Key Animation
Kazuya Saitō
Key Animation
Kazuhisa Takeda
Key Animation
Yūsuke Kurinishi
Key Animation
Ryuta Kawagawa
Key Animation
Kaori Akatsu
Key Animation
Yuki Yamashita
Key Animation
08. Act Eight - Mugai-ryu
Manji and Rin involve the four known as Mugai-ryu, who hold information on Kagehisa, in order to assassinate him. Lying in wait on the road that leads out of Edo, based on information only known to Rin, she and Shira close in on Kagehisa as he tries to flee from the others.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Ryoko Nakano
Director
Ryoko Nakano
Storyboard Artist
Hiroshi Numata
Animation Director
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Hiroki Saitō
Key Animation
Takamitsu Kondou
Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya
Key Animation
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Natsuko Suzuki
Animation Director
Shuhei Miwa
Key Animation
Ayano Niwa
Key Animation
Tomoe Nishio
Key Animation
Kim Bo-min
Key Animation
Noboru Kawamori
Key Animation
Mitsunori Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Miyako Yatsu
Key Animation
Yoko Takada
Key Animation
09. Act Nine - Gathering
Rin was told of Kagehisa's whereabouts by Giichi, and now her and Manji are suspected of indiscriminate murder. Suspected criminals cannot pass the checkpoint. But thanks to a maid who was acquaintance of Rin's, she has a countermeasure. She heads alone to a village that can help her slip through the checkpoint.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Yuki Komada
Director
Yuki Komada
Storyboard Artist
Masahiko Yoda
Animation Director
Kazuo Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director
Mizuki Miyata
Key Animation
Takanori Suzuki
Key Animation
Ryoko Kawamura
Key Animation
Kenichi Umemoto
Key Animation
Nobuhiro Masuda
Key Animation
Takahiro Goto
Animation Director
10. Act Ten - Animal
Manji wants to go after Rin, but he has no pass. That's when Souri and Magatsu appear before him. Souri tells Manji that he can acquire as many passes as Manji likes, but there's a condition. Meanwhile, a gray-haired, one-armed Shira appears before Hyakurin and Shinriji as they re-work their plan for assassinating Kagehisa.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Keishi Kawakubo
Director
Mitsuo Fukuda
Storyboard Artist
Ikuo Yoshida
Key Animation
Satoshi Shimada
Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya
Key Animation
Shuhei Miwa
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Namatame
Animation Director
Kōdai Kitahara
Supervising Animation Director
Tomoaki Kado
Animation Director
Kaoru Maehara
Animation Director
Satoru Kakutani
Animation Director
Keiji Shigesawa
Key Animation
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Key Animation
Masazo Ota
Key Animation
Masaru Sano
Key Animation
Kozue Tanaami
Key Animation
11. Act Eleven – Fall Frost
Having become traveling partners for the sake of their goals, Manji and Magatsu are assaulted by a group of bald men. Manji, groaning in pain, is approached from behind by Shira, who then lops off Manji's arm. Shira had reconstructed his body, and desired a rematch with Manji. But now Magatsu, whose important woman was killed by Shira, stands in his path.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Aimi Yamauchi
Director
Aimi Yamauchi
Storyboard Artist
Atsushi Aono
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Takanori Suzuki
Key Animation
Katsunori Shibata
Key Animation
Kazuma Kikuchi
Key Animation
Emiko Kataoka
Key Animation
Hironobu Dannoura
Key Animation
Rie Kaneko
Key Animation
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
12. Act Twelve – Blood of Finality
Having left for Kaga in pursuit of Kagehisa, a collapsed Rin is rescued by the very same Kagehisa. Then, having to cooperate with Kagehisa who is pursued by the Shingoto-ryu, Rin starts to see Kagehisa, her enemy, as a human being.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Teru Ishii
Director
Hazuki Mizumoto
Director
Yoshikazu Miyao
Storyboard Artist
Masahiko Yoda
Animation Director
Hiroshi Numata
Animation Director
Kazuo Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
Key Animation
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Daiki Handa
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Maeda
Key Animation
Masato Okada
Key Animation
Akira Kano
Key Animation
13. Act Thirteen - Twilight
The Ittou-ryu had its members slaughtered by the shogunate. Kagehisa gathers the remaining members of Ittou-ryu in secrecy, and plots revenge against the shogunate. Manji is invited to the Mugai-ryu by Giichi, but he refuses, and they clash swords. Giichi's weapon breaks, so a truce is called. Manji decides to go meet the head of the Mugai-ryu, Habaki.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Teru Ishii
Director
Shinobu Yoshioka
Storyboard Artist
Kaori Saitō
Animation Director
Yuko Ishizaki
Animation Director
Shigenori Taniguchi
Key Animation
Kazuma Uike
Animation Director
14. Act Fourteen – Ammendments
Habaki's scheme gets Manji trapped in a dungeon. Habaki uses a doctor, Burando Ayame, to try and solve the mystery of the immortality. For the sake of the advancement of medicine, Burando sinks a scalpel into Manji's body. Meanwhile, while waiting for Manji's return, Rin is caught up in a strange cohabitation with Doua and Isaku, who had been searching for a place to stay.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Eiichi Kuboyama
Director
Teru Ishii
Assistant Director
Takaharu Ozaki
Storyboard Artist
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Asuka Nakaji
Animation Director
15. Act Fifteen – Acquisition of Guts
Burando succeeds in transplanting Manji's left arm onto the test body of Dewanosuke. From that starting point, more tests succeed. But Habaki puts pressure on Burando, and demands results. Habaki's blade closes in on the imperfectly immortalized Dewanosuke. Rin meets with Doua and Isaku in the street as she searches for Manji. That's when the official that Doua knocked over appreaches them.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Kazuya Fujishiro
Director
Hiroshi Numata
Animation Director
Kazuo Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director
Natsuko Suzuki
Key Animation
Atsushi Ogata
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
16. Act Sixteen – Altered Limb
Ever since the Dewanosuke incident, Burando kept making blunders. He is finally thrown in solitary confinement by Habaki, and goes insane. But as a result of his madness, Burando grasps something important about the immortality experiments: That humans are essentially otters. Meanwhile, Rin and Doua resolve to infiltrate Edo Castle to rescue the surrounded Manji and Isaku.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Kunihiro Mori
Director
Teru Ishii
Director
Kunihiro Mori
Storyboard Artist
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Shigenori Taniguchi
Key Animation
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Emi Nakai
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
17. Act Seventeen – Ceremonial Bond
Manji and Rin finally reunite. But the formidable foe they made in Habaki in the dungeon blocks their escape. Then Doua and the presumed dead Isaku arrive as backup. The dungeon begins to cave in. As their escape nears, an unexpected person appears before Rin and Manji. Then, the answer that Burando arrived at from the results of his experiments...
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Yuki Komada
Assistant Director
Atsushi Aono
Animation Director
Masahiko Yoda
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Karin Tu
Key Animation
Kazuma Uike
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
18. Act Eighteen – Banshee's Cries
After his failure at Edo Castle, Habaki is dismissed as head clerk. But still, in order to annihilate the Ittou-ryu, he heads up the Rokki-dan in hopes of subjugation. However, the new head clerk, Ugen, decides that Ittou-ryu, having left Edo, is now in the clear. Furthermore, to ensure he abides by the agreement, Habaki's wife and children are taken hostage.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Jun'ichi Kitamura
Director
Yuki Komada
Storyboard Artist
Mariko Yamamoto
Animation Director
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Asuka Nakaji
Supervising Animation Director
Takahiro Goto
Animation Director
19. Act Nineteen – Massacre
The Ittour-ryu are pursued by the Rokki-dan, lead by Habaki. Upon hearing this, Run and Manji decide to pursue as well. Even with all these people leaving Edo to chase the Ittou-ryu, the four leasers appointed by Kagehisa Anotsu are nowhere to be found. Then, in the wee hours of the morning, Kagehisa and the other three stand at the Ootemon in front of Edo Castle.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Mie Ooishi
Director
Mie Ooishi
Storyboard Artist
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Shigenori Taniguchi
Key Animation
Takashi Tsuge
Key Animation
Atsushi Ogata
Animation Director
Mie Ooishi
Key Animation
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
20. Act Twenty – Unending
Rin and Manji chase after Kagehisa, but Shira attacks them and Rin is taken away. Manji goes to rescue her, and meets not only Shinra, but Renzou as well. Manji fights Shinra in order to rescue Rin. But astoundingly, what slashes at Manji is Shira's left arm, which should have been lost.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Misato Takada
Director
Yoshihiro Maeda
Animation Director
Atsushi Aono
Animation Director
Masumi Hoshino
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Shigenori Taniguchi
Key Animation
Shinsuke Ishikawa
Animation Director
Atsushi Ogata
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Emi Nakai
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Asuka Nakaji
Supervising Animation Director
Takahiro Goto
Animation Director
Masashi Nishikawa
Animation Director
21. Act Twenty One – Trap
Manji is wounded from his duel with Shinra. Renzou picks up a sword and tries to kill Manji, but Rin and the others talk him down. Meanwhile, Habaki is livid upon learning of the attack on Edo Castle. Habaki wants to pursue Ittou-ryu, even in absence of its leader. As a result, one of the Ittou-ryu enters a mountain village. Habaki's daughter, Ryou, tries to subdue him to be of use to her father.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
22. Act Twenty Two – Ten Final Pushes
Arashino, Hasshuu, and Murasaki of the Rokki-dan act as the vanguard in the clash with the Ittou-ryu. The crucial Abayama manages to escape with the help of his followers. But then he hast to confront Giichi and Hyakurin, who pursued Abayama to assist Habaki.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Kazuya Fujishiro
Director
Teru Ishii
Director
Yuki Komada
Storyboard Artist
Youko Sano
Animation Director
Takuya Nishimichi
Animation Director
Atsushi Aono
Animation Director
Masumi Hoshino
Animation Director
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Masaru Yoshioka
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Shino Ikeda
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
Takahiro Goto
Animation Director
Masashi Nishikawa
Animation Director
Yuki Yamashita
Key Animation
23. Act Twenty Three – 100 Spectacular Dances
The Ittou-ryu, Rokki-dan, and Manji and Rin all gather in Nakaminato, as if guided there. They all bear their motives on their swords in the moment they begin their final deathmatch. Deceive, subdue, and dance in chaos. Sparks will fly in the decisive batte between the strongest. The last laugh belongs to...
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Kenzen
Writer
Yuuki Ikeda
Assistant Director
Kazuya Sakamoto
Storyboard Artist
Atsushi Aono
Animation Director
Masumi Hoshino
Key Animation
Hitoshi Kamata
Animation Director
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Madoka Ozawa
Animation Director
Kazuma Uike
Animation Director
Masaru Yoshioka
Animation Director
Ken Kurotori
Animation Director
Shino Ikeda
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Asuka Nakaji
Supervising Animation Director
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
Takahiro Goto
Animation Director
24. Final Act – Blade of the Immortal
The lives of those gathered fizzle out one after another. Those remaining are battered and bruised. Yet still they take up their swords, and slam their convictions against one another. The last one standing... And the revenge that was fulfilled... The curtain now closes on the tale of the man with an eternal life, and of those people whose finite lives were a blaze of passion.
Houko Kuwashima
Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Rin Asano (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Manji (voice)
Ako Mayama
Yaobikuni (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
Masato Obara
Araya Kawakami (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shinriji (voice)
Eiji Hanawa
Sabato Kuroi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Sōri (voice)
Yōsuke Akimoto
Saburō Anotsu (voice)
Marika Hayashi
Kyakurin (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Giichi (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kagimura Habaki (voice)
Tooru Nara
Shira (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Eiku Shizuma (voice)
Makoto Fukami
Writer
Yuki Komada
Director
Yuki Komada
Storyboard Artist
Ryoko Nakano
Storyboard Artist
Hisayoshi Takahashi
Background Designer
Katsumi Akimoto
Background Designer
Saori Iwatani
Background Designer
Takahiro Terauchi
Background Designer
Tomoko Sekiya
Background Designer
Yu Tachimoto
Background Designer
Junko Matsui
Background Designer
Tomoki Moriya
Background Designer
Chisayo Namai
Background Designer
Naoki Takada
Background Designer
Kenji Kato
Background Designer
Youko Sano
Animation Director
Yoshihiro Maeda
Animation Director
Masumi Hoshino
Key Animation
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director
Inosuke Naitou
Animation Director
Kazuo Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director
Hirotaka Kinoshita
Key Animation
Ikuo Yoshida
Key Animation
Katsunori Kikuchi
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Nozomu Fujii
Key Animation
Yuki Komada
Key Animation
Teruaki Tokumaru
Key Animation
Minoru Morita
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Ushio Tazawa
Supervising Animation Director
Kazuma Uike
Animation Director
Masaru Yoshioka
Animation Director
Emi Nakai
Animation Director
Norifumi Okuno
Supervising Animation Director
Asuka Nakaji
Supervising Animation Director
Daisuke Itō
Animation Director
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Yutaka Minowa
Supervising Animation Director
Kim Bo-min
Key Animation
Nobuhiro Masuda
Key Animation
Kōdai Kitahara
Supervising Animation Director
Tomoaki Kado
Animation Director
Kaoru Maehara
Animation Director
Yasuhiro Namatame
Supervising Animation Director
Daisuke Niizuma
Animation Director
Mitsunori Yamaguchi
Animation Director
Yuu Kaneshiro
Key Animation
Koichi Takai
Key Animation
Hiroshi Oikawa
Key Animation
Shigemi Aoyagi
Key Animation
Ayaka Nishide
Key Animation
Touma Kanbara
Key Animation
Masakazu Okada
Key Animation
Keita Watabe
Key Animation
Ryota Mori
Key Animation
Erika Shino
Key Animation
Rakuto Nakajima
Key Animation
Noriko Hatta
Key Animation
Satoshi Sakai
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Sara Sakoe
Key Animation
Noboru Furuse
Key Animation
Koujirou Hayashi
Compositing Artist
Ayumi Okano
Compositing Artist
Hikari Nakazawa
Compositing Artist
Eiko Hiramoto
Compositing Artist
Kotomi Murayama
Compositing Artist
Mei Yoshizaki
Compositing Artist
Toshihiro Fujita
Compositing Artist
Lee Su-hyun
Compositing Artist