The Elusive Samurai
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi• 逃げ上手の若君
In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Score: 77
Status: FINISHED
Format: TV
Episodes: 12
Genres: Action, Adventure
Studios
- CloverWorks
- Aniplex
- Shueisha
- TOKYO MX
- BS11
- CloverWorks
Staff
- Yuusei Matsui (Original Creator)
- Yuuta Yamazaki (Director)
- Yasushi Nishiya (Character Design)
- Yoriko Tomita (Series Composition)
- Yoriko Tomita (Script (eps 1-3, 7))
- Shouta Umehara (Animation Producer)
- Yuuya Sakuma (Photography (OP, eps 1-9))
- Yasushi Nishiya (Chief Animation Director)
- Yuusuke Kawakami (Assistant Director)
- Saki Takahashi (Sub Character Design)
Characters
Tokiyuki Houjou (MAIN)
Asaki Yuikawa
Yorishige Suwa (SUPPORTING)
Yuuichi Nakamura
Shizuku (SUPPORTING)
Hinaki Yano
Takauji Ashikaga (SUPPORTING)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Kojirou Nezu (SUPPORTING)
Mari Hino
Ayako Mochizuki (SUPPORTING)
Sayumi Suzushiro
Genba Kazama (SUPPORTING)
Aoi Yuuki
Fubuki (SUPPORTING)
Kikunosuke Toya
Moronao Kouno (SUPPORTING)
Atsushi Miyauchi
Kiyoko Settsu (SUPPORTING)
Satsumi Matsuda
Kunitoki Houjou (SUPPORTING)
Yuka Terasaki
Takatoki Houjou (SUPPORTING)
Hinata Tadokoro