Togainu no Chi

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Synonyms: Blood of the Reprimanded Dog

Japanese: 咎狗の血

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 8, 2010 to Dec 23, 2010

Premiered: Fall 2010

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: Aniplex, Picture Magic, Lantis, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Visual novel

Genres: Action, Boys Love, Sci-Fi, Suspense

Themes: Gore, Survival

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.23¹ (scored by 36,366 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #8500²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2246

Members: 88,694

Favorites: 362

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Synopsis

In the wake of a third world war which left Japan in ruins, an organization known as Vischio seized control of Tokyo and renamed it Toshima. Taking place in its back alleys are battle games known as Igura, overseen by the Vischio, in which contestants battle and bathe in each other's blood to earn the chance to go up against its tournament's king, Il-re.

Igura is not the only fighting tournament around; Bl@ster is a similar yet vastly different game since it prohibits murder and the use of weapons. The only way to win is by knocking out the opponent. Akira, a young man isolated from his family, is known to be undefeatable at Bl@ster. However, his life on the top is shattered when he is accused of murder. Unable to prove his own innocence, all hope is seemingly lost... that is until a mysterious woman named Emma appears and offers him a chance. Now, to regain his freedom, Akira must participate in Igura and ultimately defeat Il-re.

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Background

Preview airing on September 23, 2010. The regular TV broadcast started on October 8, 2010.

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Adaptation:	Togainu no Chi
Other:	BOY's LOVE Nitro+CHiRAL

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Characters & Voice Actors

Shiki

Main

Midorikawa, Hikaru
Japanese

Akira

Main

Toriumi, Kousuke
Japanese

Rin

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Keisuke

Main

Sugita, Tomokazu
Japanese

Nano

Main

Yamazaki, Takumi
Japanese

Motomi

Main

Ichijo, Kazuya
Japanese

Gunji

Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou
Japanese

Kau

Supporting

Kiriwar

Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki
Japanese

Arbitro

Supporting

Okano, Kousuke
Japanese

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Iwakami, Atsuhiro

Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue

Producer

Maruyama, Hiroo

Producer

Doi, Yoshinao

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Opening Theme

"Rose-Hip Bullet" by GRANRODEO (eps 1-11)

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Ending Theme

	1: "No Moral" by Itou Kanako (eps 1)
	2: "bright lights" by Kimura Seiji (eps 2)
	3: "Don't Stare Me" by VERTUEUX (eps 3)
	4: "-toge-" by Sadie (eps 4)
	5: "once more again" by Misato Aki (eps 5)
	6: "Requiem Blue" by Watanabe Kazuhiro (eps 6)
	7: "crossing fate" by OLDCODEX (eps 7)
	8: "Yasashisa ni Mamorarete (優しさに守られて)" by Kita Shuhei (eps 8)
	9: "Honed Moon -Togareta Tsuki (Honed Moon -咎レタ月)" by Itou Kanako (eps 9)
	10: "Don't look away" by CurriculuMachine (eps 10)
	11: "STILL anime Ver." by Itou Kanako (eps 11)
	12: "GRIND "style GR"" by GRANRODEO (eps 12)

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Feb 3, 2011

Amadio

Recommended

Ok. I will start of by saying the I have not read the original novel for this series. I just kinda happened upon this show wile looking through different shows here on MAL. Now another thing I want to say is... I don't understand why this show has so many bad reviews... It literally baffled me when I saw how hated his series was.

Let me start with the music. The soundtrack for this anime has to be one of the best I have ever had the pleasure to hear. The music is hard and raunchy as well as soft and melodically at times. They know ... what music to put where and when.
There is a different song for the end of each episode and I never heard one that I did not like. The ending music did a great job of wrapping up each episode with a mood that matched with the mood of the episode.

I saw a lot of complaints about the story in this particular series. Again, I'm not sure why. The story and plot where intriguing and managed to hold my interest so well that I rarely paused wile watching this series. I was so engrossed that I finished the show in one day with out even noticing how much time had passed.
I saw a lot of people say that they weren't sure what was going on and that the sow was all over the place. I really don't agree with that. Again, I have yet to read the original novel but I never found myself lost and always had a pretty good understanding of what was going on. This show kept me guessing and was not predictable at all, and I love that.
And wile some had problems understanding Nano an important character and at times the narrator, due to his tendency to speak in riddles and indiums I, again, had no problems.

I really enjoyed watching the characters. Wile it is true that there is not a whole lot of growth in the characters and there personalities in this series it was fun to guess and learn about each person and why it is they are doing what they are and why they are playing the game. I did find myself wishing for a little more back story for some of the characters but by no means did this keep me from enjoying the show. Nano had to be my favorite. I never stopped wanting to see and hear him. I loved Shiki too for the most part. Toward the end (specifically the last two episodes), however I did find myself a little annoyed with the guy. Some said that they didn't understand his whole "power" trip... thing. I did. He wanted more power so that he could never be that weak boy who stood there in fear watching Nano kill ever again.
I understand it but I do wish they had introduced that back story a little sooner.

I fond the art to be really enjoyable. I loved the color palate and the animation, wile it had some glitches wasn't too bad. I liked the character design for all of the characters aside from Rin and Albrito or whatever his name was. He upset me a little bit. The backgrounds and environments were really beautiful, however.

Now I will say that the whole reason I watches this was because it was listed as Shounen Ai. It really shouldn't be. There is a little tension now and then but nothing worth mentioning. There is implied sex and homosexuality but that is about it. Nothing to really keep men from watching this series and nothing to make the fangirls squee. But I got over it pretty quickly and ended up really enjoying the series. I really think that it is worth a shot to watch this series. It's not the best I've seen but it sure as shit isn't the worst either.

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May 19, 2013

quercifolia

Mixed Feelings

I like Togainu no Chi. I've played the game. I've read the different iterations of the manga. And now, I've watched the anime.

I really wish I hadn't.

[Story] [3/10]

The story was, well, a joke. A twisted, convoluted fusion of each different path from the game, yet at the same time not following any actual path at all!

My other gripe was the lack of BL. The game was BL. Aka, Boys Love. Yaoi. Etc. To remove it is like having Final Fantasy 7 without Cloud or Sephiroth. Like 'Tales of' games without Apple Gels. It just isn't right!

And to add insult to injury, they left Arbitro ...

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Dec 23, 2010

kindergraph

Not Recommended

Togainu no Chi is an embarrassment.

It is an embarrassment to Nitro+, the producers of the source material. It is an embarrassment to A-1 Pictures, who have proven with titles like Birdy the Mighty DECODE and Ookiku Furikabutte that they can do better. But the most tragic part is how horrifyingly embarrassing it is to the BL genre and its fans. The genre, despite its booming popularity and flourishing diversity in manga and doujinshi, suffers greatly somewhere in the transition to animation—for some reason, the anime industry doesn’t like the genre very much, and even hugely popular titles are treated to adaptations with cut corners and ...

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