Blade of the Immortal (2019 TV series)

Blade of the Immortal
Cover of the complete Blu-ray collection released by Sentai Filmworks on January 19, 2021.
Kanji無限の住人
Revised HepburnMugen no Jūnin
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseOctober 10, 2019 (2019-10-10) –
March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
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Blade of the Immortal (無限の住人-IMMORTAL-, Mugen no Jūnin: Immortal) is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name created by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1000 evil men in order to regain his mortality.

The series is animated by Liden Films and directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, with Makoto Fukami handling series composition, Shingo Ogiso designing the characters, and Eiko Ishibashi composing the music. It premiered on October 10, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video.[1] On October 15, 2020, it was announced that Sentai Filmworks had licensed the anime for home video release in winter 2021.[2] The anime was released on Blu-ray on January 19, 2021.[3]

The opening theme is "Survive of Vision" is Kiyoharu.[4]

  1. ^ "New Blade of the Immortal Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October Premiere, Amazon-only Streaming". Anime News Network. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Blade of the Immortal Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17–23".
  4. ^ "New Blade of the Immortal Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals Kiyoharu's Opening Song, October 10 Global Debut". Anime News Network. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2019-09-11.