Synopsis
The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that is rumored to be the Buddhist pure land Sukhavati. In hopes of reuniting with his beloved wife, Gabimaru heads to the island along with the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Upon arriving there, they encounter other death row convicts in search of the Elixir of Life... as well as a host of unknown creatures,...
Episodes (13)
13 episodes
EP 01 The Death Row Convict and the Executioner
Gabimaru, a ninja member of a clan of assassins, is sentenced to death. He claim...
EP 02 Screening and Choosing
The condemned criminals are gathered on the beach to prepare for the expedition ...
EP 03 Weakness and Strength
Gabimaru, Sagiri, and the others arrive on Shinsenkyo, and their battle for surv...
EP 04 Hell and Paradise
Gabimaru and Sagiri are in trouble during their first fight against the island's...
EP 05 The Samurai and the Woman
Gabimaru and Sagiri's group cross paths with another Yamada Asaemon, Genji, who ...
EP 06 Heart and Reason
Rokurota starts to cause serious problems for Sagiri and Gabimaru, and now they ...
EP 07 Flowers and Offerings
Chobe and Toma encounter people unlike any they've ever encountered before. Gabi...
EP 08 Student and Master
Tenza and Nurugai also encounter one of the island's strange denizens with unfat...
EP 09 Gods and People
Sagiri's group sets off in search of Horai. Gabimaru goes ahead and encounters t...
EP 10 Yin and Yang
Mei attempts to explain something very important to Sagiri's party in the forest...
EP 11 Weak and Strong
Chobe brings new abilities to bear as he faces the Tensen's servants. A secret o...
EP 12 Umbrella and Ink
Mu Dan confronts Sagiri's party and reveals shocking truths about the island's t...
EP 13 Dreams and Reality
Sagiri's party faces Mu Dan's seemingly unstoppable true form. Shion does his be...