Genres: action, drama Themes: assassins, historical, revenge, samurai, sword fighting, swordplay Objectionable content: Intense Plot Summary: Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die. Number of episodes: 13 Vintage: 2008-07-13 to 2008-12-28
Genres: action, drama Themes: assassins, gore, historical, revenge, samurai, swordplay, tragedy Plot Summary: Edo, an era of Warriors. There lived an immortal man, the slayer of hundreds, ‘Manji’. He meets Rin, who swore vengeance for her parents. Rin’s grudge is against a group of swordsmasters-itto-ryu. She asks Manji to be her bodyguard on her journey. He refuses, but then sees her late sister in Rin. So began the voilent struggle that would bring even Manji to his knees. Number of Episodes: 24 Vintage: 2019-10-10
Damned to wander the Earth in an endless cycle of carnage and murder, the fallen samurai known as Manji seeks the chance to win back his mortality. To do so, he must first balance the deaths weighing against him by slaying 1000 evil souls, a task that would take even the greatest warriors a lifetime. Manji, however, has all the time in the world to kill, and his lonely quest leaves a trail of bloody bodies in his wake… until his path crosses with that of Rin, who has sworn vengeance against the murderers of her family and school, even though the cost will almost certainly be her own life. Now, the girl who chases death has an unkillable sword master at her side, and the men she seeks will soon learn to fear the BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL!
