| Production Information | | Director | Tsuneo Kobayashi
| | Script | Shou Aikawa
| | Music | Kunihiko Ryo
| | Original Character Design | Akihiro Yamada
| | Character Design | Hiroto Tanaka,Yuko Kusumoto
| | Animation director | Hiroto Tanaka
| | Original Novel | Fuyumi Ono
| | Sound director | Tsutomu Kashiwagura
| | Director of Photography | Atsuo Matsumoto
| | Executive producer | Atsuko Kashiwagi,Isao Yoshikuni,Toshio Watanabe
| | Producer | Ken Suekawa
| | Animation producer | Kazuteru Oshikiri,Michiyuki Honma
| | Color setting | Yuuko Satou
| | Conceptual Design | Atsushi Wakabayashi,Haruo Miyagawa,Keiko Shimizu,Yasuhiro Morimoto
| | Editing | Seiji Morita,Yuka Yamagishi
| | Theme Song Composition | Tomohiko Kira (ED)
| | Theme Song Lyrics | Keiko Kitagawa
| | Theme Song Performance | Mika Arisaka (ED) |
| | Casting Information | | Aya Hisakawa | Yoko Nakajima
| | Takehito Koyasu | Keiki
| | Aya Ishizu | Yuka Sugimoto
| | Houko Kuwashima | Shoukei (eps 23-39)
| | Kappei Yamaguchi | Rokuta
| | Keiji Fujiwara | Saku Gyousou
| | Kenichi Suzumura | Rakushun
| | Kousuke Okano | Aozaru
| | Masaki Aizawa | Shouryuu
| | Masako Katsuki | Sanshi Haku
| | Naomi Wakabayashi | Suzu (eps 23-39)
| | Rie Kugimiya | Taiki / Kaname Takasato (Child, eps 15-22)
| | Yuji Ueda | Ikuya Asano
| | Ai Satou | Ritsuko Nakajima
| | Akiko Hiramatsu | Seishu (ep 28-30,32)
| | Akiko Takeguchi | Circus master (Ep 8),Gobo (ep 24-26),Head of theatre company (Ep 7)
| | Akira Ishida | Kenro Shinkun,Kouya
| | Aya Ishizu | Rokuta (young)
| | Chiemi Chiba | Kei-Kei
| | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Hakuchi (ep 21,23),Suguru Takasato (ep 15,20)
| | Emi Motoi | Kouya (child)
| | Eriko Kawasaki | Isai
| | Fumihiko Tachiki | Ganchou (ep 19)
| | Hidekatsu Shibata | Genkai (ep 43,45)
| | Hideyuki Tanaka | Heki Rakujin (Eps 9, 10, 12, 14)
| | Hirofumi Nojima | Taishi (ep 22)
| | Hiroshi Yanaka | Shukou,You Shukou (Eps 10, 11, 12)
| | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Cat man (Ep 8)
| | Hisao Egawa | Goson (ep 16, 17)
| | Jin Horikawa | Jyouyuu,Messenger (Ep 6),Officer 1 (Ep 8),Saibou,teacher Watanabe
| | Jiro Saito | Rou-hansei (ep 30)
| | Jouji Nakata | Koutetsu
| | Junko Noda | Suguru Takasato (young) (ep 15,16)
| | Kan Tokumaru | Chuutatsu (ep 23,25)
| | Kanji Suzumori | Man 1 (Ep 4)
| | Katsuhisa Houki | Itan (ep 41,42,44)
| | Katsuyuki Konishi | Hou (ep 21),Ikuta
| | Kazuhiro Nakata | Gahou (ep 24,33)
| | Kazuya Nakai | Chuchin (ep 22),Gaishi
| | Kazuya Tatekabe | Houroushi
| | Keiichi Sonobe | Master of Shuusei
| | Keiko Koumyouji | Rokuta's Mother
| | Kenji Nojima | Sekki
| | Kenji Nomura | Koukan (ep 39,40)
| | Khiroshi Nojima | King Kou's Son
| | Kinryuu Arimoto | Hakutaku (ep 42-45)
| | Kouji Ishii | Shoushiba (ep 35,37)
| | Kousuke Okano | Hankyo,Kaname Takasato (Teen)
| | Kumiko Takizawa | Rakushun's mother
| | Makoto Higo | Mousen (ep 41-44),Rikaku,
| | Mami Kingetsu | Shuukanchou
| | Mami Kosugi | Minister of Law
| | Mami Koyama | Joei (ep 13)
| | Mamiko Noto | Suzu's sister (ep 23)
| | Mari Yokoo | Kaname's mother
| | Masaaki Ohkura | Actor (Ep 3),Atsuyu,Village Man (Ep 2)
| | Masahiko Tanaka | Gekkei (ep 23,26,40)
| | Masako Katsuki | Ribi
| | Masaya Oshima | Man at Inn (Ep 4),Sailor (Ep 8),Soldier 3 (Ep 6)
| | Mayumi Yamaguchi | Seishu's mother (ep 29)
| | Megumi Toyoguchi | Teiei
| | Miki Machii | School Girl 2 (Ep 1),Student girl 3 (Ep 4)
| | Miki Narahashi | Master's Wife
| | Minami Takayama | Riyou (ep 23-25,27)
| | Mitsuaki Madono | Seishou (ep 41,42,44)
| | Mitsuru Ogata | Ekishin (ep 41,45)
| | Miyuki Matsushita | Hourin (ep 23)
| | Motomu Kiyokawa | Tenkanchou (ep 24,25)
| | Naoko Kyooda | Kaname's Grandmother
| | Naomi Shindoh | Kaiko,Risai
| | Naomi Wakabayashi | School Girl 1 (Ep 1),Student girl 1 (Ep 4)
| | Narumi Hidaka | Yokuhi Haku (ep 11,43)
| | Reiko Suzuki | Old woman (Ep 2),Saiou (ep 26,27)
| | Rie Kugimiya | Syoushun
| | Rintarou Nishi | Koshou
| | Rumi Ochiai | Kaka (ep 23),Keika
| | Ruri Asano | Actress (Ep 3),Sairin (ep 26,27)
| | Ryoukichi Takahashi | Public officer (Ep 7)
| | Ryuuzou Ishino | Yuuzen
| | Sakiko Tamagawa | Meishin (ep 43,35)
| | Sayuri | Bishin
| | Seiji Sasaki | Seikyou
| | Shinya Ohtaki | General Jinrai
| | Shoko Tsuda | Gyokuyou (Hekika genkun),Takki
| | Shutetsu Tokaichi | Rokuta's father (Ep 10)
| | Takaya Hashi | king Kou
| | Takehiro Murozono | Kakugo (ep 32,37,38)
| | Takehito Koyasu | Advisor (ep 26),Preview Narrator
| | Takeru Watanabe | Masashi Nakajima
| | Tomokazu Sugita | Officer 3 (Ep 8),Soldier 1 (Ep 6)
| | Tomoko Kaneda | Gyokuyou
| | Tomoko Kawakami | Rangyaku
| | Tomomichi Nishimura | Enho,Old minister (Ep 10)
| | Toru Ohkawa | Kaname's Father,Kyouki (ep 27,28),Shoukou
| | Toshiko Fujita | Jokaku (ep 17)
| | Toshitaka Shimizu | Hyouki,Local Governor (Ep 3)
| | Wakana Yamazaki | Kyouou
| | Yasunori Matsumoto | Kantai
| | Yorie Terauchi | Gyokuyou (older)
| | Yoshihisa Kawahara | Hyouki (ep 29,35-37)
| | Yoshinori Sonobe | Guard 2 (Ep 7),Man 2 (Ep 4),Soldier 2 (Ep 6),State governor (Ep 5)
| | Yu Shimaka | Rohaku
| | Yuji Ueda | Gouran
| | Yuka Inokuchi | Secretary 2 (Ep 9)
| | Yukana | Youka
| | Yuko Kaida | School Girl 3 (Ep 1),Secretary 1 (Ep 9),Student girl 2 (Ep 4)
| | Yuko Sasaki | Kourin
| | Yuko Sato | King Kou's Daughter
| | Yumi Touma | Renrin (ep 15)
| | Yutaka Shimaka | Rohaku
| | Yuuto Kazama | Guard 1 (Ep 7),Man (Ep 9),Meiken (ep 39),Officer 2 (Ep 8),Shushi |
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This is a pretty good anime if you like Old school story lines filled with sword fighting and beast like animals.
A great anime. Just by watching the intro which has an almost movie like feel to it. An innovative story that captures and entertains. Characters are well made, antagonists play there part, yet there is always a bit of a twist that keeps you watching. The Anime also plays on dramatic irony heavily, but still pulls out a great story. Nothing much to say except great anime.
i lovde this anime so much XDXD ..
It was strange to say the lest but I’d still have to say it was a great anime.