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Samurai Warriors

Samurai Warriors

20156.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In late 16th century, the era of civil war that tore Japan over two centuries is nearing its end and the regional warlords who survived the bloodsheds are ready for a final showdown. In the battlefield where your best ally turns out to be your worst enemy, only the shrewdest can come out alive.

Created by Yuka Yamada
Written by Yuka Yamada
Produced by Kazuhiro Aso
NetworksTV Tokyo

Top Cast

Takeshi Kusao

Takeshi Kusao

Yukimura Sanada (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Nobuyuki Sanada (voice)

Yuko Nagashima

Yuko Nagashima

kunoichi

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

katou kiyomasa

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

masamune date

Shinichi Yamada

Shinichi Yamada

sakon shima

Hideo Ishikawa

Hideo Ishikawa

hideyoshi toyotomi

Themes & Keywords

swordplaysamuraihistoricalbased on video gamesengoku periodanime

About Samurai Warriors

Samurai Warriors is a animation, war & politics, action & adventure series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of swordplay, samurai, historical, based on video game, sengoku period, anime. Created by Yuka Yamada, it stars Takeshi Kusao, Daisuke Ono, Yuko Nagashima. In late 16th century, the era of civil war that tore Japan over two centuries is nearing its end and the regional warlords who survived the bloodsheds are ready for a final showdown. In the battlefield where your best ally turns out to be your worst enemy, only the shrewdest can come out alive.

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