Mugen no Juunin (Blade of the Immortal)

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Japanese: 無限の住人

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 14, 2008 to Dec 29, 2008

Premiered: Summer 2008

Broadcast: Mondays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: Production I.G, Kodansha

Licensors: Media Blasters

Studios: Bee Train

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Supernatural

Themes: Gore, Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.82¹ (scored by 25,881 users)

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Ranked: #4894²

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Popularity: #2519

Members: 67,818

Favorites: 152

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Manji is an infamous swordsman in feudal Japan who is known as the "Hundred Man Killer," as he has killed one hundred innocent men. However, there is something far more frightening than his ominous reputation: the fact that he is immortal. This is the handiwork of eight-hundred-year-old nun Yaobikuni, who placed bloodworms capable of healing almost any wound in Manji's body.

To atone for his crimes, Manji resolves to kill one thousand evil men. Yaobikuni agrees to this proposal, saying that if he succeeds, she will undo his curse of immortality. Soon after this promise, Manji meets Rin Asano, a 16-year-old girl who requests Manji's assistance in killing those who slaughtered her parents.

Initially reluctant, Manji refuses Rin's desperate plea. However, owing to her evident lack of strength, Manji changes his mind and agrees to protect Rin for four years. With this partnership set in stone, the two embark on a perilous journey of bloodshed, vengeance, and redemption, each to fulfill their own life's cause.

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Adaptation:	Mugen no Juunin
Alternative version:	Mugen no Juunin: Immortal

Ebara, Masashi
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Morishita, Katsuji

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Kinoshita, Tetsuya

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Yamada, Noboru

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Mashimo, Kouichi

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"Akai Usagi" by Makura no Soushi

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"Wants" by GRAPEVINE

Reviews

Jun 14, 2020

RauLeCreuset

Recommended

Blade Of The Immortal, this anime althought short is interesting, gory, action packed, but sad in a way, as a samuarai has had to live for such a long time as he was cursed with immportality. But, eventually he finds a glimmer of hope in a young girl, determined to help her with her revenge, in turn making his own wish come true that he truly desires, in which he would be free of his this torturous fate he suffers from, that is "endless time". This man bares deep scars that won't heal, as a reminder of endless battles from his past and in his ...

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Jul 24, 2019

Starfleeting

Mixed Feelings

I'll start this by saying: I have not read the manga for this series. I'm sure that's fleshed out more than this show but going off the show itself? I don't think it's for me.

The art was fine for the most part, good animation with most of the fights, decent dub, but the fact the show ends before the story is completed really kinda made me throw up my hands. The pacing felt really slow at times and with the lack of a real conclusion, I'm left thinking I wasted what time I sunk into the show (while also grateful it wasn't longer).

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Sep 3, 2023

ThatAnimeSnobRE

Not Recommended

Here’s another adaptation that missed the mark. Animation and sound are pretty standard with nothing particularly interesting to remember them for. This kills everything the manga was going for, meaning the rough pen artwork is gone and so is most of the gore. Turning that to a typical anime artstyle just kills the artistry. It’s like taking the Watchmen and changing them into Super Friends.

Beyond that, this series is not even good as a standard action series. The main character is immortal and can never die no matter how many times he gets stabbed, clubbed or thrown into a huge blender. It doesn’t really matter ...

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Manga 'Blade of the Immortal' To End in December

According to Mainichi, manga Blade of the Immortal was announced to end in the Afternoon magazine February 2013 issue to be released on December 25th. 19 years of se...read more

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Poll: Blade of the Immortal Episode 13 Discussion Kotori - Mar 28, 2009	43 replies	by JustOscar »» May 3, 12:40 PM
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Poll: Blade of the Immortal Episode 12 Discussion cyruz - Feb 11, 2009	11 replies	by Stardew »» Oct 29, 2022 7:18 PM
Poll: Blade of the Immortal Episode 11 Discussion cyruz - Feb 2, 2009	16 replies	by Stardew »» Oct 29, 2022 6:48 PM
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