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Shigurui

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Shigurui
Firsttankōbonvolume cover, featuring Gennosuke Fujiki
シグルイ
GenreJidaigeki
Manga
Written byTakayuki Yamaguchi
Published byAkita Shoten
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 2003–September 2010
Volumes15(List of volumes)
Anime television series
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
Directed by
Produced by
Written bySeishi Minakami
Music byKiyoshi Yoshida
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkWowow
Original runJuly 19, 2007–October 12, 2007
Episodes12(List of episodes)

Shigurui(Japanese:シグルイ,"Death Frenzy" )is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byTakayuki Yamaguchi.It was first serialized inAkita Shoten'sseinenmangamagazineChampion Redfrom 2003 to 2006, and later inChampion Red Ichigofrom 2007 to 2010; its chapters were collected in fifteentankōbonvolumes. It is based on the first chapter of the novelSuruga-jō Gozen Jiaiby Norio Nanjō. Ananimetelevision adaptation, aired onWowowfrom July to October 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced byMadhouse.

The anime was licensed in North America byFunimationunder the fully translated titleShigurui: Death Frenzy.The licensing was announced in May 2008 and the full series was released in March 2009, onBlu-rayandDVD.The manga and anime are both known for their graphic violence and sexual content.

Plot

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The story begins in 1629ShizuokaduringTokugawa Tadanaga's rule. Thedaimyōstaged a tournament where the participants fought with real steelJapanese swordsrather thanbokken( "wooden sword" ), against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.

Characters

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Gennosuke Fujiki(Đằng mộc nguyên chi trợ,Fujiki Gennosuke)
Voiced by:Daisuke Namikawa(Japanese);John Burgmeier(English)
The stoic star pupil of the Kogandojo.In the present time in his duel with Seigen he has only one arm but it is noted that his back muscles could theoretically make up for lost strength. Fujiki is very loyal to Kogan (his master), and is said to be most likely to succeed as the school's master.
Seigen Irako(Y Lương Tử thanh huyền,Irako Seigen)
Voiced by:Nozomu Sasaki(Japanese);J. Michael Tatum(English)
An ambitious man who seeks to raise his status; unlike Gennosuke, who has genuine love and respect for the school and its fortunes, Seigen cares for very little besides the wealth that will come his way if he can rise through the ranks. In the present time, he is blind and has a deep cut in one of his feet. Years before, he joined the Kogan-Ryuu school afterwards and was eventually picked to become the successor over Gennosuke Fujiki, but he and Kogan had a falling out which resulted in his present-day blindness.
Gonzaemon Ushimata(Ngưu cổ 権 tả vệ môn,Ushimata Gonzaemon)
Voiced by:Yusaku Yara(Japanese);R. Bruce Elliott(English)
A master of the Kogan-Ryuu school and Gennosuke's senior. A hulk of a man, Ushimata uses an immensely large wooden sword (Seigen comments that it appears to be asuburitō) which he wields with ease.
Kogan Iwamoto(Nham bổn hổ mắt,Iwamoto Kogan)
Voiced by:Seizō Katō(Japanese); Jerry Russell (English)
The Grandmaster of the Kogan-Ryuu school. Mentally unbalanced most of the time, he regains his sanity most often in the period between fall and winter. Kogan cares nothing for his daughter, Mie, seeing her only as a tool to continue his bloodline. He has a small deformity, a sixth finger on one of his hands. His technique "Nagare Boshi" (Shooting Star) is known and feared by many Samurai.
Mie Iwamoto(Nham bổn tam trọng,Iwamoto Mie)
Voiced by:Houko Kuwashima(Japanese);Laura Bailey(English)
The daughter of Kogan Iwamoto. Betrothed to Seigen Irako, she instead wants to be with Gennosuke Fujiki; however, she seemingly has little to no value to her father—who greatly resents that he had a daughter instead of a son—except as breeding stock.
Lady Iku(いく,Iku)
Voiced by:Emi Shinohara(Japanese);Wendy Powell(English)
The long-suffering concubine of Kogan. She has been consistently taunted with a Children's Song and the masses would flee at her approach. Early on, she appears resigned to her life with him.

Media

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Manga

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Main article:List of Shigurui chapters

Anime

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Main article:List of Shigurui episodes

The series was adapted into a 12-episode anime series based on the first 32 chapters (or the initial six and a half volumes) byMadhouseand broadcast onWowowfrom July 19 to October 12, 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and written by Seishi Minakami.[1]Funimationlicensed the series for release in North America.[2]The series was later added toiTunes.[3]

Reception

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Shiguruiwas nominated for the 15th annualTezuka Osamu Cultural Prizein 2011.[4]The series ranked fifth and fourth onTakarajimasha'sKono Manga ga Sugoi!list of best manga of 2007 and 2008 for male readers.[5]

References

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  1. ^"シグルイ"[Shigurui].Madhouse(in Japanese).RetrievedMarch 1,2021.
  2. ^"FUNimation Announces New Titles".AnimeNation.May 16, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon September 15, 2014.RetrievedMarch 1,2021.
  3. ^Loo, Egan (May 1, 2009)."Funimation Posts Fruits Basket, Shigurui, Galaxy Express 999".Anime News Network.RetrievedMay 1,2009.
  4. ^Loo, Egan (February 26, 2011)."15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced".Anime News Network.RetrievedApril 3,2022.
  5. ^【 công thức phát biểu!!】『こ の マンガがすごい! 』 lịch đại ランキング tác phẩm を một cử đại công khai!!.Kono Manga ga Sugoi!(in Japanese).Takarajimasha.December 1, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon December 7, 2016.RetrievedAugust 18,2022.
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