Sword of the Stranger
ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
What qualifies a man as good or evil? Is it the amount of political power one attains, the quality of his swordsmanship, or how well he serves his lord? With the fall of the second shogunate Japan has sunk into a state of disarray historians now call the Sengoku period, or the era of Warring States. Civil wars rage on throughout the many feudal holdings, where a man may raise his station in life simply by killing his superior. Whilst wandering this war-torn countryside a nameless ronin stumbles upon a young boy by the name of Kotarou, his dog, and the many Chinese assassins dispatched to claim the boy in some strange ritual for immortality. Seeing something of his own past within the child, the nameless swordsman chooses to act as his bodyguard, but can he truly keep Kotarou from the clutches of the Ming and their bloodthirsty blonde mercenary, Luo-Lang? (Source: Bandai Entertainment)
Sword of the Stranger is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2007, produced by bones, rated 7.9/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
What qualifies a man as good or evil? Is it the amount of political power one attains, the quality of his swordsmanship, or how well he serves his lord? With the fall of the second shogunate Japan has sunk into a state of disarray historians now call the Sengoku period, or the era of Warring States. Civil wars rage on throughout the many feudal holdings, where a man may raise his station in life simply by killing his superior. Whilst wandering this war-torn countryside a nameless ronin stumbles upon a young boy by the name of Kotarou, his dog, and the many Chinese assassins dispatched to claim the boy in some strange ritual for immortality. Seeing something of his own past within the child, the nameless swordsman chooses to act as his bodyguard, but can he truly keep Kotarou from the clutches of the Ming and their bloodthirsty blonde mercenary, Luo-Lang? (Source: Bandai Entertainment)
Main Characters
Tags
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Fugitive — Prominently features a character evading capture by an individual or organization.
- Rural — Partly or completely set in the countryside.
- Samurai — Prominently features warriors of medieval Japanese nobility bound by a code of honor.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Language Barrier — A barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Assassins — Centers around characters who murder people as a profession.
- Archery — Centers around the sport of archery, or prominently features the use of archery in combat.