The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Seen it?1990 | 1 seasons | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 7 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
During the war-torn feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! Their unnatural union bears fruit, but when they are both killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - the Hakkenden. Slowly they find each other and come together as a group. These eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of the Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entitles and evil samurai in the final attempt to redeem their clan!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Bakin Kyokutei
- Toshihiko SekiShino Inuzuka (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaDousetsu Inuyama (voice)
- Tomohiro NishimuraGenpachi Inugai (voice)
- Tessyo GendaKobungo Inuda (voice)
- Minami TakayamaKeno Inusaka (voice)
- Noriko HidakaShinbei Inue (voice)
- Akio OtsukaDaikaku Inumura (voice)
- Kappei YamaguchiSosuke Inukawa (voice)
- Aya HisakawaHamaji (voice)
- Hirotaka SuzuokiSamojirou Aboshi (vioce)