Shenmue the Animation

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: シェンムー


Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 6, 2022 to May 1, 2022
Premiered: Winter 2022
Broadcast: Sundays at 14:30 (JST)
Producers: Wave Master
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Game
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure
Theme: Martial ArtsMartial Arts
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 6.651 (scored by 73937,393 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #61232
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #4758
Members: 23,302
Favorites: 155

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Synopsis

1985, Yokosuka. Ryo Hazuki has trained to master the Hazuki Style Jujitsu under his strict father in the Hazuki Dojo from his childhood. However, one day a mysterious man named Lan Di murders his father and takes the “mirror” his father was protecting. Ryo is determined to find the truth behind his father’s murder, but soon finds himself getting stuck in a war between the underground organizations…. Traveling from Yokosuka to Hong Kong, Ryo’s long journey begins!

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ling, Shenhua

Supporting
Terui, Haruka
Japanese

Johnson, Tom

Supporting
Tajima, Akihiro
Japanese

Chen, Guizhang

Supporting
Kijima, Ryuuichi
Japanese

Ren, Wuying

Supporting
Taira, Osamu
Japanese

Yuan

Supporting
Yamaguchi, Tomohiro
Japanese

Staff

Sakurai, Chikara
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Ebina, Yasunori
Sound Director
Wakabayashi, Atsushi
Episode Director
Yano, Yuuichirou
Episode Director, Storyboard


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"UNDEAD-NOID" by Kashitarou Itou
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Ending Theme

"Sympathy" by Narudora

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Reviews

May 1, 2022
I didn't watch many anime this season, but of the few I watched this was my favorite. Shenmue the anime is an incredibly faithful adaptation of the first 2 games and finally helps tell the story of Shenmue the way the game's creator always wanted it told without any of the hardware limitations of the Sega Dreamcast or budget worries.

So, what the Hell is a Shenmue? Before we get into the anime review, we have to talk about one of the most unusual franchises in the history of gaming. The story of Shenmue begins with its creator Yu Suzuki. This guy was 25 years ...
Jun 3, 2022
Mixed Feelings
I have never played the games so have no high expectations nor can I be utterly devastated. It looks exactly like the trailers. Very average, perfunctory, and ultimately forgettable. It's something you can throw on the background and sort of zone out while doing other things, much like a mundame crime procedural e.g. CSI. It won't offend or excite. It's just there. There is zero character development or emotional drama. You won't care for any of the characters. Everyone is very simple and one-dimensional. Same for the repetitive dialogue. It's a simple revenge story involving a murder mystery that's really just an excuse for yet ...
May 1, 2022
"It's called the Shenmue tree."

-- the following is a brief paragraph on my overall thoughts, followed by spoilers of story structure. reader discretion advised. --

Feel like I'm in the minority here, but I found Shenmue: The Animation to be an absolute slog and consistently boring. An overpowered protagonist who almost never loses and when he's on the verge, there's a plot device to save him out of the situation or a flashback that gives him the motivation to suddenly defeat his adversary. Being an adaptation of two separate games, there's a giant divide between the two halves as every character is basically forgotten as we ...

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Poll: Shenmue the Animation Episode 13 Discussion
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Second season as been canceled
Katzu_kun - Sep 30, 2022
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Nov 19, 2023 1:44 PM
Why is this rated R-17 when the games are teen?
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