Basilisk ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~ (バジリスク 〜甲賀忍法帖〜, Bajirisuku ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~) is the anime based on Masaki Segawa and Futaro Yamada's manga Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. It was produced by GONZO and directed by Fumitomo Kizaki.
Broadcast[]
It originally ran between April and September 2005, running for 24 episodes in total. The series first premièred in Japan on the television stations TV Saitama, TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, Mie TV, KBS, AT-X, Jidaigeki Senmon Channel, and others between April and September 2005. The series has also been aired across numerous international regions, including Malaysia on ntv7, Canada on Razer, the United States on IFC, Russia on 2x2, Turkey on MTV Türkiye, and numerous others.
Staff[]
- Original Work: Masaki Segawa, Futaro Yamada
- Direction: Fuminori Kizaki
- Assistant Direction: Yukio Nishimoto
- Series Composition: Yasuyuki Mutou
- Character Design: Michinori Chiba
- Prop Design: Satoshi Ishino
- Music: Kou Nakagawa
- Music Work: Future Vision Music
- Sound Direction: Yoku Shioya
- Editing: Akinori Mishima
- Art Direction: Shigemi Ikeda
- Colour Design: Takae Iijima
- Photographic Direction: Kenji Fujita
- Animation Producer: Tomonori Shibata
- Executive Producer: Kouji Kajita
- Producer: Hidemasa Arai, Hideyuki Nanba
- Animation Work: Gonzo
- Production: GDH, Uchida Yasushi
Cast[]
- Kousuke Toriumi as Gennosuke Kōga
- Nana Mizuki as Oboro
- Atsushi Imaruoka as Jūbei Jimushi
- Katsuhiro Kitagawa as Gyōbu Kasumi
- Katsui Taira as Jōsuke Udono
- Ken Uo as Jingorō Amayo
- Kenji Utsumi as Nenki Mino
- Misa Watanabe as Akeginu
- Ryusaku Chijiwa as Shōgen Kazamachi
- Sho Hayami as Tenzen Yakushiji
- Takeshi Aono as Rōsai Azuki
- Wataru Hatano as Koshirō Chikuma
- Yasushi Miyabayashi as Hyōma Muroga
- Youji Ueda as Saemon Kisaragi
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Hanzō Hattori
- Haruka Kimura as Gennosuke (young), Okoi
- Hisako Kyouda as Ogen
- Izumi Koike as Kunichiyo
- Kimiko Saito as Ofuku
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Danjō Kōga
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Hotarubi, Ogen (young)
- Mugihito as Tenkai Nankōbō
- Naoki Yanagi as Yashamaru
- Norio Wakamoto as Munenori Yagyū
- Risa Hayamizu as Kagerō
- Tomato Akai as Gyōbu Kasumi (young)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Kyohachiro Hattori
- Tooru Oohira as Ieyasu Tokugawa
- Wataru Hatano as Danjō Kōga (young)
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Destiny" "Sōshi Sōsatsu" (相思相殺) | April 13, 2005 | January 10, 2008 |
| 2 | "Last Rendezvous" "Taidō Niba" (胎動弐場) | April 20, 2005 | January 17, 2008 |
| 3 | "The Onslaught of War" "Kyōchū Muzan" (凶蟲無惨) | April 27, 2005 | January 24, 2008 |
| 4 | "The Horned Owl" "Yōkaku Yakō" (妖郭夜行) | May 4, 2005 | January 31, 2008 |
| 5 | "The Surprise Attack" "Ninja Rokugi" (忍者六儀) | May 11, 2005 | February 7, 2008 |
| 6 | "Longing in the Rain" "Kōrui Renbo" (降涙恋慕) | May 18, 2005 | February 14, 2008 |
| 7 | "The Bloodsucking Seductress" "Hitohada Jigoku" (人肌地獄) | May 25, 2005 | February 21, 2008 |
| 8 | "Cage of Blood" "Chikemuri Mujō" (血煙無情) | June 1, 2005 | February 28, 2008 |
| 9 | "Farewell" "Aizetsu Rinu" (哀絶霖雨) | June 8, 2005 | March 6, 2008 |
| 12 | "Divine Mandate" "Shinso Gojō" (神祖御諚) | June 15, 2005 | March 13, 2008 |
| 11 | "On Their Own" "Sekireki Mukoku" (石礫無告) | June 22, 2005 | March 20, 2008 |
| 12 | "Remembrance" "Tsuisō Gentō" (追想幻燈) | June 29, 2005 | March 27, 2008 |
| 13 | "A Swarm of Butterflies" "Kochō Ranbu" (胡蝶乱舞) | July 6, 2005 | April 3, 2008 |
| 14 | "Fallen Flower" "Sange Kaikyō" (散花海峡) | July 13, 2005 | April 10, 2008 |
| 15 | "Reckoning" "Hatō Gokumon" (波涛獄門) | July 20, 2005 | April 17, 2008 |
| 16 | "First Impressions" "Kaihō Tanga" (懐抱淡画) | July 27, 2005 | April 24, 2008 |
| 17 | "Wandering Hearts" "Konmei Rubō" (昏冥流亡) | August 3, 2005 | May 1, 2008 |
| 18 | "A Dawn Without Light" "Mumyō Futsugyō" (無明払暁) | August 10, 2005 | May 8, 2008 |
| 19 | "Conspiracy" "Mōjo Kanbō" (猛女姦謀) | August 17, 2005 | May 15, 2008 |
| 20 | "River of Mercy" "Jinji Ryūryū" (仁慈流々) | August 24, 2005 | May 22, 2008 |
| 21 | "With All Her Heart" "Misatsu Kagerō" (魅殺陽炎) | August 31, 2005 | June 5, 2008 |
| 22 | "The Haunted" "Kikoku Shūshū" (鬼哭啾々) | September 7, 2005 | June 12, 2008 |
| 23 | "Emancipation" "Mugen Hōyō" (夢幻泡影) | September 14, 2005 | June 19, 2008 |
| 24 | "Requiem" "Raise Kaikō" (来世邂逅) | September 21, 2005 | June 26, 2008 |
Theme Songs[]
Opening[]
Kouga Ninpouchou by Onmyouza, available on the CD Single of the same name. The single was published on April 27 2005.
Ending theme[]
- "Hime Murasaki" by Nana Mizuki (eps 1,9,11-12)
- "WILD EYES" by Nana Mizuki (eps 2-8,10,13-14)
Both songs are published on the single "Wild Eyes", on May 5 2005.
Differences between Manga and Anime[]
Although the anime follows the original manga almost exactly in storyline, there are a few slight differences. The most notable being flashbacks (such as the one in episode 1 as to how Ogen and Danjō's love came to an end) as well as additional scenes which occur only in the anime; both of which serve to expand on the characters and the backstory. One of the more prominent scenes added to the anime was an epilogue for the final episode which was intended to add a sense of closure whereas the manga ends immediately after Gennosuke and Oboro's duel.
Other differences include fight scenes happening in a different order (i.e. in the manga, Oboro uncovers Jingorō's attempt to assassinate Gennosuke before stopping Akeginu and Jōsuke's duel whereas in the anime the situation is reversed), and exposed breasts being obscured in the anime by some form of covering whereas the manga tends to be less censored. Although, toward the end of the anime, bare breasts can be seen on a number of occasions.