Blade of the Immortal
Seen it?2008 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 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).
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.
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; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 81K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Rina SatoRin Asano (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiManji (voice)
- Daisuke NamikawaAraya Kawakami (voice)
- Hirofumi NojimaKagehisa Anotsu (voice)
- Katsuyuki KonishiEiku Shizuma (voice)
- Kazuya NakaiTaito Magatsu (voice)
- Mamiko NotoMakie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
- Masashi EbaraSabato Kuroi (voice)
- Megumi ToyoguchiHyakurin (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiShira (voice)