Meiji Gekken: 1874 (2024–2024)

TV ShowEndedAnimation, Drama1 season, 10 episodes
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Plot

A former samurai, a yakuza bodyguard, a devious spy, and a geisha assassin try to find their place in the rapidly evolving Meiji-era while escaping the sins of their pasts.

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  1. 01Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E01TokyoS01E01 · 4.0Shizuma, a former warrior from the Aizu Domain, is now a humble rickshaw driver in Tokyo, but the spirit of the samurai lives on within him. He searches for his fiancée, Sumie, who vanished during the Boshin War.

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2024Aired 4.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E01TokyoJanuary 14, 2024 4.0Shizuma, a former warrior from the Aizu Domain, is now a humble rickshaw driver in Tokyo, but the spirit of the samurai lives on within him.
  2. S01E02Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E02Way of the StreetsJanuary 21, 2024—Impressed by Shizuma's contributions while helping the police with a case, Chief Superintendent Kawaji insists that he joins the force, and
  3. S01E03Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E03HuntersFebruary 4, 2024—In the course of their investigations, Osanai and Shizuma hear of something called the "hunting club," a group that abducts people and hunts
  4. S01E04Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E04GekkenFebruary 18, 2024—Kyoushirou is tasked with spearheading the Japan Gekkenkai fencing tournament. Shizuma is assigned to participate in the tournament to inves
  5. S01E05Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E05Fight to the DeathFebruary 25, 2024—The finals of the Japan Gekkenkai fencing tournament are underway, but a last-minute announcement sees the event contested with real swords
  6. S01E06Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E06Surprise AttackMarch 3, 2024—After fighting Koto, Shizuma decides she can't have been the attacker he is looking for, but before he can turn his attention to other suspe
  7. S01E07Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E07Fateful BondsMarch 10, 2024—Fujita saves Kyoushirou from the trap Hiramatsu Buhei has set for him. Intrigued to know more about the bad blood between the two, Fujita as
  8. S01E08Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E08Furious ClashesMarch 17, 2024—Shizuma manages to thwart an assassination attempt on Ohkubo Toshimichi in the nick of time. While he's recuperating, there’s a strange inci
  9. S01E09Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E09Night SkiesMarch 24, 2024—Ohkubo and Chief Superintendent Kawaji catch wind of Hiramatsu’s conspiracy against the government, but Aizu's former military adviser still
  10. S01E10Meiji Gekken: 1874 S01E10The River Never Stops, nor Carries the Same Water TwiceMarch 24, 2024—Hiramatsu plans is to conduct a night raid on the Imperial palace and abduct the emperor. Can Shizuma stop him and prevent war from breaking

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Cast

Yuichi NakamuraYuichi NakamuraShizuma Origasa (voice)Satoshi MikamiSatoshi MikamiKyoushirou Syuragami (voice)Tomoyo KurosawaTomoyo KurosawaHinazuru (voice)LynnLynnSenri Kurogi (voice)Kazuhiro YamajiKazuhiro YamajiMan in the Hood (voice)Katsuhisa HoukiKatsuhisa HoukiRyuzo Moriya (voice)

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