Onimusha (TV series)

Onimusha (鬼武者) is an original net animation (ONA) series, based on the video game franchise of the same name by Capcom. Produced by Sublimation and directed by Shinya Sugai, it was released in November 2023 on Netflix.

Premise

Set in the early Edo period, a time when Japan was transitioning towards peace, and warfare was fading into history, an aging Musashi embarks on a covert mission. Armed with the mythical "Oni Gauntlet", Musashi embarks on an epic journey to vanquish the lurking demons.

Characters

Musashi Miyamoto (宮本武蔵, Miyamoto Musashi)

Voiced by: Akio Otsuka (Japanese); Alain Mesa (English)

Kojiro Sasaki (佐々木小次郎, Sasaki Kojirō)

Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese); Greg Chun (English)

Kensuke Matsui (松井健介, Matsui Kensuke)

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)

Sahei (佐平, Sahei)

Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)

Goro-Maru (五郎丸, Gorōmaru)

Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese); Christopher Swindle (English)

Heikuro (平九郎, Heikurō)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Matthew Yang King (English)

Kaizen (カイゼン, Kaizen)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Chris Hackney (English)

Gensai (玄斎, Gen toki)

Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Kyle McCarley (English)

Sayo (小夜, Sayo)

Voiced by: Aya Yamane (Japanese); Sarah Anne Williams (English)

Iemon (伊右衛門, Iemon)

Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese); Robbie Daymond (English)

Production and release

The series was first revealed in September 2022 during Netflix's virtual Tudum event. It is being chief directed by Takashi Miike, with Shinya Sugai directing, Sublimation producing the animation, Hideyuki Kurata writing the scripts, and Koji Endo composing the music. The series used Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as a model for the character of Musashi. The series' theme song is "The Loneliest" performed by Måneskin. It was released on Netflix on November 2, 2023.

Episodes

References

External links

• Onimusha on Netflix
• Onimusha at IMDb
• Onimusha (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia