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BAKUMATSU
Synopsis
The story
The Bakumatsu was an era in which the souls of young men burned with anxiety for their country's future. Takasugi Shinsaku, a soldier of fortune from Choshu, sneaks aboard a government ship with his comrade Katsura Kogorou in search of a mysterious "timepiece" with the power to manipulate time that he fears the government wishes to keep for themselves. Rather than allow such power to fall into the wrong hands, Takasugi plans to destroy the artifact, but having obtained it, the artifact is quickly stolen, forcing the pair to follow the mysterious thief to the seat of government in Kyoto. However, when they arrive in the capital, they discover that the government has been overthrown and the deity Susanoo now reigns in its place. The streets of the city and the people in them are much different than Takasugi and Katsura remembered. The times may have changed but their mission hasn't - Takasugi and Katsura resolve to reset time and save their nation from the nefarious forces trying to hijack it.
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Episode guide
12 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Kogorou Katsura
Main
Shinsaku Takasugi
Main
Ryouma Sakamoto
Main
Mugensai
Supporting
Izou Okada
Main
Susumu Yamazaki
Main
Mikado
Main
Isami Kondou
Main
Yoshinobu Tokugawa
Main
Seimei
Main
Shouin Yoshida
Supporting
Souji Okita
Main
Toshizou Hijikata
Main
Hajime Saitou
Main
Zundamaru
Background
Genzui Kusaka
Supporting
Benkei Musashibou
Background
Sasori
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Hiroshi YamaguchiScript
Takeshi SatouArt Director
Masaki WatanabeDirectorMasaki WatanabeEpisode Director (OP, ep 1)Masaki WatanabeKey Animation (OP)Masaki WatanabeStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 2, 7)
Hidekazu ShimamuraCharacter DesignHidekazu ShimamuraAnimation Character Design
Masahiro YokotaniSeries CompositionMasahiro YokotaniScript
Toshimitsu TakeuchiScript
Ryou KawasakiMusic
Daishirou TanimuraScriptImari KatsuragiColor Design
Sadayoshi FujinoSound DirectorAkira ShimozakiDirector of PhotographyAkihiro SaitouAssistant Director
MIKOTOTheme Song Performance (OP)
NatsuoOriginal Animation Character Design
Eri SasakiTheme Song Performance (ED)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
SwordplayTheme-Action79%
SamuraiCast-Traits73%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast60%
Primarily Male CastCast-Main Cast50%
HistoricalSetting-Time40%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast40%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast10%
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Completed1,479
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