Shigurui

Shigurui (Japanese: シグルイ, "Death Frenzy") is a Japanese manga series by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters (or the initial six and a half volumes), aired on WOWOW from July 19 to October 12, 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse Studios. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation under the fully translated title Shigurui: Death Frenzy. The licensing was announced in May 2008[1] and the full series was released on March 31, 2009, on Blu-ray and DVD. The manga and anime are both known for their graphic violence and sexual content.

Shigurui
Cover of the first volume of Shigurui
シグルイ
Manga
Written byTakayuki Yamaguchi
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineChampion Red (2003−2006)
Champion Red Ichigo (2007−2010)
DemographicSeinen
Original run2003 – 2010
Volumes15
Anime television series
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
Directed by
Produced by
Written bySeishi Minakami
Music byKiyoshi Yoshida
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkWOWOW
Original run July 19, 2007 – October 12, 2007
Episodes12

Plot

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyō staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken ("wooden sword"), against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.

Characters
Gennosuke Fujiki (藤木 源之助, Fujiki Gennosuke)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); John Burgmeier (English)
The stoic star pupil of the Kogan dojo. In the present time in his duel with Seigen he has only one arm but it is noted that his back muscles could theoretically make up for lost strength. Fujiki is very loyal to Kogan (his master), and is said to be most likely to succeed as the school's master.
Seigen Irako (伊良子 清玄, Irako Seigen)
Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)
An ambitious man who seeks to raise his status; unlike Gennosuke, who has genuine love and respect for the school and its fortunes, Seigen cares for very little besides the wealth that will come his way if he can rise through the ranks. In the present time, he is blind and has a deep cut in one of his feet. Years before, he joined the Kogan-Ryuu school afterwards and was eventually picked to become the successor over Gennosuke Fujiki, but he and Kogan had a falling out which resulted in his present-day blindness.
Gonzaemon Ushimata (牛股 権左衛門, Ushimata Gonzaemon)
Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliott (English)
A master of the Kogan-Ryuu school and Gennosuke's senior. A hulk of a man, Ushimata uses an immensely large wooden sword (Seigen comments that it appears to be a Suburitō) which he wields with ease.
Kogan Iwamoto (岩本 虎眼, Iwamoto Kogan)
Voiced by: Seizō Katō (Japanese); Jerry Russell (English)
The Grandmaster of the Kogan-Ryuu school. Mentally unbalanced most of the time, he regains his sanity most often in the period between fall and winter. Kogan cares nothing for his daughter, Mie, seeing her only as a tool to continue his bloodline. He has a small deformity, a sixth finger on one of his hands. His technique "Nagare Boshi" (Shooting Star) is known and feared by many Samurai.
Mie Iwamoto (岩本 三重, Iwamoto Mie)
Voiced by: Hōko Kuwashima (Japanese); Laura Bailey (English)
The daughter of Kogan Iwamoto. Betrothed to Seigen Irako, she instead wants to be with Gennosuke Fujiki; however, she seemingly has little to no value to her father -who greatly resents that he had a daughter instead of a son -except as breeding stock.
Lady Iku (いく, Iku)
Voiced by: Emi Shinohara (Japanese); Wendy Powell (English)
The long-suffering concubine of Kogan. She has been consistently taunted with a Children's Song and the masses would flee at her approach. Early on, she appears resigned to her life with him.

Media

Manga
Main article: List of Shigurui chapters

Anime
Main article: List of Shigurui episodes

The series was adapted into a 12-episode anime series by Madhouse and broadcast on WOWOW from July 19 to October 12, 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and written by Seishi Minakami.[2] Funimation licensed the series for release in North America. The series was later added to iTunes.[3]

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2013-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Madhouse. "Shigurui". Madhouse.
  3. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-01/funimation-posts-fruits-basket-shigurui-galaxy-express-999
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