Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

(Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto)

Type

ONA

Episodes

26

Status

finished

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

PG

Aired

2006-10-06

Season

Winter 2006

Description:

In the final years of the Bakumatsu, wandering mercenary Yojiro Akizuki travels the length and breadth of Japan. And while he employs his sword in the usual fashion, he also uses it to help him locate supernatural items which he pursues with single-minded determination, often with bloody results. In the course of his quest, he crosses paths with a traveling theater group whose members have their own dark agenda. Is it a chance meeting or the result of some, as yet, undiscovered conspiracy? (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Alternative Titles:

幕末機関説 いろはにほへと, Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

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7.2

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

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7.12

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

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8.17

Description:

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TV

Episodes

94

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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6.18

Description:

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TV

Episodes

25

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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7

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

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