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Title Rating Synopsis
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Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
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Koutetsu Sangokushi
The Imperial Seal has been passed down through the generations since ancient times. It confers great power unto the warriors that it chooses. This is the story of those warriors. It is a time of chaos and of civil war. It is a time when great armies clash in titanic battles and great heroes carve their names in history. It is also a time of death and destruction, when the people of the land live in constant fear of the sword. Onto this stage steps the reluctant Rikuson (Lu Xun), whose family had been the guardians of the Imperial Seal up until it was stolen by Sonsaku. At the behest of his mentor Rikuson offers his services to Sonsaku with the intention of confirming the will of the Imperial Seal. However, assassins strike down Sonsaku and the Imperial Seal is lost. So begins, Rikuson’s journey to recover the Imperial Seal and discover his destiny.
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Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
Rurouni Kenshin Buy See Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
Buy

Kenshin Himura, better known as Hitokiri Battousai, has made an oath to never kill again. To atone for his past actions he has become a wanderer who uses a reverse-blade sword to help people.

Rurouni Kenshin: Romance of a Meiji Swordsman Buy See Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
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Samurai Champloo
Rent

Fuu-chan is working as a waitress in a tea shop in the era of the samurai in Japan. She meets Mugen, a strange samurai warrior who looks like he's break dancing when he fights. For 100 dumplings, he agrees to help her when some local thugs, who work for the magistrate's sone, try to cut off her finger.

Samurai X Buy See Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
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Twelve Kingdoms
Buy This is about a Japanese girl named Nakajima Yoko who is taken away to another world by a mysterious man, but is separated from him and is soon confronted by the natives. She experiences a large number of tribulations and this story is about what she does and how she grows as a person because of what she goes though. This anime has action, adventure, great music, and wonderfully illustrated moral lessons. Many modern issues are also addressed, including race, politics, etc.
るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚 Buy See Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
十二国記 Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
鋼鉄三国志 (Japanese) See Koutetsu Sangokushi
Release Year
2007(1) 2005(1) 2004(1) 2003(1) 2002(1) 1996(1)
Type
TV(4)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Modern(1)
Keywords
Acquired Taste(1) Action(2) Action Comedy(2) Action Drama(1)
Drama(2) Epic(1) Fan Service(1) Fighting(1)
Martial Arts(1) Ninja(1) Romance(1) Samurai(1)
Seinen(1) Suspense(1) Violent(1) War(1)
Yaoi(1)

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