Alternative titles: Japanese: 幕末機関説 いろはにほへと
Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 6 Oct, 2006 to 6 Apr, 2007
Genres: Action, Drama, Historical, Samurai, Shounen
Duration: 00:24:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
Near the end of the Edo era, the stoic samurai Akizuki Youjirou silently pursues the supernatural object known as the Hasha no Kubi. He comes across a troupe of actors who are searching for a certain man out of revenge. Their fates coincide as Akizuki assists the troupe in their revenge and for protection, all the while searching for the object he is fated to destroy.
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Yojiro Akizuki Main | Daisuke Namikawa Japanese |
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Soutetsu Ibaragi Main | Kazuhiko Inoue Japanese |
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Kakunojou Yuyama Main | Rina Satou Japanese |
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Kotoha Supporting | Mie Sonozaki Japanese |
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Zagashira Supporting | Takashi Nagasako Japanese |
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Benimaru Supporting | Etsuko Kozakura Japanese |
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Kobako Supporting | Yuki Matsuoka Japanese |
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Takeaki Enomoto Supporting | Kazuhiro Nakata Japanese |
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Thomas Blake Glover Supporting | Toru Ohkawa Japanese |
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Genba Hario Supporting | Hiromi Sugino Japanese |
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Toshizou Hijikata Supporting | Nobuyuki Hiyama Japanese |
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Tetsunosuke Ichimura Supporting | Naomi Shindoh Japanese |
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Sakyounosuke Kanna Supporting | Kousuke Toriumi Japanese |
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Kaishū Katsu Supporting | Shouto Kashii Japanese |
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Kakashi no Keishin Supporting | |
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Shōten-sama Koma no Supporting | |
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Jūbē Nakaiya Supporting | |
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Magozou Saiga Supporting | |
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Takamori Saigou Supporting | Hiromi Sugino Japanese |
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Ryōma Sakamoto Supporting | Kouichi Yamadera Japanese |
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Kozo Shiranui Supporting | Junichi Suwabe Japanese |
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Harry Smith Parkes Supporting | |
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Ebisu no Zukin Supporting | Masashi Yabe Japanese |
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Ryosuke Takahashi Director, Creator |
| Masayuki Miyaji Storyboard | |
| Kou Matsuo Storyboard | |
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Yuuka Nanri Theme Song Performance |
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Yuki Kajiura Theme Song Composition |
| Kazuhiko Shibuya Key Animation | |
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Chiaki Ishikawa Inserted Song Performance |
| Yusuke Kozaki Character Design |