Swordplay/Martial Arts/Action Titles

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Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Martial Arts: (Story/Location) A pretty self-explanatory subcategory of "Action".

Action: (Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "Gun-Action", "Martial Arts", and "Swordplay"; see also: "Fighting".

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Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Watch The End of the Edo Era was also the end of the Age of the Samurai. The arrival of the Westerners with their new ways and weapons was generating turmoil and chaos throughout Japan. The members of the Kakunojou Yuuyama Theater Troupe have spent ten years seeking to revenge the death of their Master. At the same time, a ronin named Youriro Akidzuki is searching for the Hasha no Kubi, (or the Head of Conqueror.) – a dangerous mystical treasure that is rumored to assure victory in combat. Their paths cross in the year 1853 in the city of Yokohama, at a time when shadow armies are locked in a struggle for power, control and the future of the country.

Basilisk - Kouga Ninpou Chou
Buy The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years.
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls Buy See Basilisk - Kouga Ninpou Chou
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Hero Tales See Jyushin Enbu: Hero Tales
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Irohanihoheto Watch See Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
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Juushin Enbu: Hero Tales See Jyushin Enbu: Hero Tales

Jyushin Enbu: Hero Tales
Set in a time of chaos, seven heroes of the Stars, the Hokushintenkun, rise up to lead the people. Two of the seven, the Nitenshinson, the Hagun and the Tanrou, are never supposed to exist at the same time, but fate has decided otherwise. Taito, chosen as the Hagun, now must rise up to defeat the Tanrou, as the fate of the Stars destined it to be. (Summary from ANN)
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Kannadzuki no Miko Buy See Kannazuki no Miko

Kannazuki no Miko
Buy There is a small town somewhere in Japan, surrounded by nature which is the home to a large and gorgeous high school, Otobashi Gakuen; was founded to make the students familiar with nature. Kurusugawa Himeko appears to be a normal student, leads a bright and enjoyable school life with her two friends, Himemiya Chikane and Ogami Soma. Chikane is a daughter of a distinguished family. She is excels at both studying and sports, she is wise and beautiful, she has familiar personality and is the idol of the other students (of both genders). Ogami Soma is a childhood friend of Himeko. He has problems expressing his emotions directly but he is very sincere.
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Priestesses of a Godless Month Buy See Kannazuki no Miko
Priestesses of a Godless Moon Buy See Kannazuki no Miko
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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.

Shogun`un Son Günleri Watch See Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
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Triangle Heart Watch See Triangle Heart - Sweet Songs Forever (OAV)

Triangle Heart - Sweet Songs Forever (OAV)
Watch Fiasse Crystera is the headmistress at the Crystera Song School in England. She and the school have been receiving threatening letters, some promising to kill Fiasse. As such, the school hires the McGaren Security Service Firm, run by Fiasse's childhood friend Elise McGaren, to help protect her. In addition, Fiasse wants two other friends of hers to help protect her -- Takamachi Miyuki and her brother Kyouya. Kyouya is an instructor at the Fuwa Mikami School in Japan and his sister is an expert swordswoman.
Genre
Comedy(1) Drama(5) Mystery(1) Romance(1)
Suspense(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Historical(3) Modern(1) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Seinen(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1)
Keywords
Adventure(2) Fan Service(1) Fighting(3) Gun-action(1)
High School(1) Mecha(1) Music(1) Ninja(2)
Samurai(3) Shoujo Ai(1) Soul Mates(1) Spiritual(1)
Supernatural(2) Video-game inspired(1) Violent(3)
Type
OVA(1) TV(5)
Release Year
2008(1) 2007(1) 2006(1) 2005(2) 2004(2) 2003(1)
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