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Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
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During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces.
However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord's daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden.
As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The KaleidoscopeOctober 25, 1990—The year is 1457. Princess Fuse, daughter of Yoshizane Satomi, Lord of Awa province, is forced into matrimony with her dog, Yatsufusa. This - S01E02
Dark Music of the GodsOctober 25, 1990—The year is 1458. A child is born in the village of Otsuka, in Musashi Province. His name is Shino Inuzuka. After coming of age, he is entru - S01E03
The Futility DanceDecember 25, 1990—Sosuke becomes an assassin after being ordered by Kamezasa to kill Shino. The two warriors, however, soon realize the extent to which fate h - S01E04
Horyu TowerDecember 25, 1990—In the midst of the disturbance in Otsuka village caused by Hamaji's disappearance, there comes the arrival of evil itself, personified by t - S01E05
Demon's MelodyMarch 25, 1991—One day, in the town of Gyotoku, in the province of Shimousa, an innkeeper named Kobungo Inuta rescues two men while fishing on the Tone riv - S01E06
The Cicada Spirit CryMarch 25, 1991—Leaving Gyotoku, the three warriors take Nui's infant son Daihachi and set off for Otsuka village. Back in Otsuka, Sosuke faces a death sent - S01E07
SpiritsNovember 25, 1993—Shino, Sosuke, Genpachi, Kobungo and Dosetsu get together finally. However, Dosetsu is obesessed with revenge on Sadamasa Uesugi for his fat - S01E08
Taigyuro HallJanuary 25, 1994—Having disguised himself as a dancing girl, Keno draws ever closer to avenging his father. But when the dark shadows of Taigyuro are drenche - S01E09
The Legend Of The Ghost CatApril 10, 1994—Daikaku lives in his reclusive hideaway, disowned after his father was taken over by evil spirits. His sword grown dull by memories of bygon - S01E10
Hamaji's ResurrectionJuly 10, 1994—Hamaji emerges from the spirit world enrapturing the three dog warriors, as an evil shadow creeps into their tormented souls... - S01E11
Dog Warriors in the NetherworldSeptember 10, 1994—Who really is this Aboshi that has joined up with the Hikitas, the enemies of the Satomi clan?! The mystery of the fateful attraction that h - S01E12
Aspirations of ParadiseNovember 10, 1994—The time has come to solve this strange mystery! Manipulated by the hand of fate, the eight warriors gather at Satomi Castle. They find, how - S01E13
Taking Leave of a Sullied WorldMarch 25, 1995—The time for the final battle has come at last. Will they savour victory...or suffer defeat? And what strange fate awaits the eight dog warr
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