Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (2025)

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 幕末機関説いろはにほへと

English: Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto

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Information

Type: ONA

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 6, 2006 to Apr 6, 2007

Producers: Bandai Visual

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Drama

Themes: Historical, Samurai

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.08¹ (scored by 12,446 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #3920²

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Popularity: #3719

Members: 39,059

Favorites: 133

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Synopsis

In the final years of the Bakumatsu, wandering mercenary Yojiro Akizuki travels the length and breadth of Japan. And while he employs his sword in the usual fashion, he also uses it to help him locate supernatural items which he pursues with single-minded determination, often with bloody results. In the course of his quest, he crosses paths with a traveling theater group whose members have their own dark agenda. Is it a chance meeting or the result of some, as yet, undiscovered conspiracy?

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Background

The series was broadcast on the japanese video on demand service GyaO.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Akizuki, Youjirou

Main

Namikawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Ibaragi, Soutetsu

Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

Yuyama, Kakunojou

Main

Satou, Rina
Japanese

Kanna, Sakyounosuke

Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke
Japanese

Hijikata, Toshizou

Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Japanese

Ichimura, Tetsunosuke

Supporting

Shindo, Naomi
Japanese

Keishin, Kakashi no

Supporting

Nomura, Kenji
Japanese

Enomoto, Takeaki

Supporting

Nakata, Kazuhiro
Japanese

Glover, Thomas Blake

Supporting

Ookawa, Tooru
Japanese

Kobako

Supporting

Matsuoka, Yuki
Japanese

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Staff

Takahashi, Ryousuke

Director, Creator

Oohashi, Yoshimitsu

Director

Fujino, Sadayoshi

Sound Director

Hayashi, Naotaka

Episode Director, Key Animation

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Opening Theme

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"Kouya Ruten (荒野流転)" by FictionJunction YUUKA

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Ending Theme

"Ai no Tsurugi (愛の剣)" by TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS

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7 Recommended

1 Mixed Feelings

1 Not Recommended

All reviews (9)

Sep 6, 2008

PeachPieWaffle

Recommended

I think it's important to firstly note that this anime is heavily influenced by Japan's history.
It is a re-telling of what Japan went through in the final years of the Edo period, when the Samurai, Ronins, Citizens, and Military forces from Japan and foreign countries, fought for control of the country. The interesting battles and real-life tales of betrayal and backstabbing, are retold with a hint of the supernatural element, which although seemingly far fetched, does hold more than a hint of realism. The story is fascinating, but if the viewer is not into the history genre and does not care about sitting through, ...

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Aug 14, 2019

Mr_Yaz

Mixed Feelings

✪ Genre: action (swordplay, gunfights), contemporary fantasy, historical drama, seinen

✔Positive Aspects✔

◧ By far the most impressive aspect of this series was its sound department. Beautiful and diverse melodies for every possible situation, keep the series afloat despite its multiple shortcomings (see below).

◧ I found the concept of this series very interesting, the blending of modern Japanese history (with a mostly accurate depiction of historical events) and contemporary fantasy elements, although it was not executed nearly as good as it could have been.

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Aug 7, 2018

Unconfidence

Not Recommended

Basically this anime had a lot going for it at the beginning, but had to balance that with what it had going against it in the same timeframe. The scenes about the theater troupe and the writing involving Ibaragi and his plays was actually very engaging and made me want to see more. The very accurate portrayal of Japanese Kabuki theater was great and made me want to watch the show. I really liked the way they jammed a lot of plot into each episode and just expected you to keep up. But at the same time the anime was trying ...

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Sentai Filmworks Licenses Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto and Hakuouki

According to their official press releases, Sentai Filmworks has licensed Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (Intrigue in the Bakumatsu ~ Irohanihoheto) and Hakuouki...read more

Jun 8, 2012 3:31 PM by Florete | Discuss (8 comments)

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Poll: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Episode 26 Discussion VK11 - Mar 15, 2008	19 replies	by Archean-Return »» Sep 28, 2:31 PM
Poll: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Episode 23 Discussion TitanioVerde - Feb 27, 2010	8 replies	by Archean-Return »» Sep 28, 10:28 AM
Poll: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Episode 18 Discussion TitanioVerde - Feb 25, 2010	7 replies	by Archean-Return »» Sep 28, 6:31 AM
Poll: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Episode 13 Discussion TitanioVerde - Feb 22, 2010	7 replies	by Archean-Return »» Sep 28, 12:05 AM
Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Episode 7 Discussion Crystal - Dec 19, 2006	5 replies	by Archean-Return »» Sep 27, 7:12 AM