TV series

Mushibugyou

2013 · 1 season

A lively, straightforward samurai action series with clear heroes, frequent fights, and a light historical backdrop.

Created by: Tsuyoshi Tobita, Yoshifumi Sasahara
Genres: Action & adventure, Animation
Starring: KENN, Rumi Okubo, Takuya Eguchi

Overview: The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit — Mushibugyou — to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.

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Created by: Tsuyoshi Tobita, Yoshifumi Sasahara
Genres: Action & adventure, Animation
Starring: KENN, Rumi Okubo, Takuya Eguchi

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
friendship
power
violence
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action & adventure, animation
Created by: Tsuyoshi Tobita, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Hideaki Uehara, Tomokazu Tokoro, Hideki Takayama, Takayuki Hamana
Written by: Hiroshi Onogi
Starring: KENN, Rumi Okubo, Takuya Eguchi, Takuma Terashima, Yu Serizawa
Music: Tetsuro Oda
Cinematography: Tadashi Kitaoka
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 25 min each
Network: TV Tokyo
Languages: Japanese

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