Details
- Episodes:13
- Format:TV
- Status:Finished Airing
- Season:Spring 2023
- Duration:22m minutes
- Genre:Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Shounen
Description
Sentenced to death, ninja Gabimaru the Hollow finds himself apathetic. After leading a blood-soaked life, Gabimaru believes he deserves to die. However, every attempt to execute him inexplicably fails. Finally, Sagiri Yamada Asaemon, a fledgling member of a famed executioner clan, is asked to take Gabimaru's life; yet Sagiri makes no move to kill him as requested. Insisting that Gabimaru will not die because of his love for his wife, Sagiri instead offers him the chance to obtain a full pardon for his crimes. If he can travel to the island of Shinsekyo and obtain the Elixir of Life—which supposedly grants immortality—and bring it back for the shogun, then his freedom will be assured. But of the many who have traveled to Shinsekyo in search of the mythical Elixir, not a single person has returned sound of mind, if at all. Though unaware of the numerous dangers ahead, Gabimaru decides to accept the offer—alongside ten other death row convicts—in hope that he and his wife may finally live in peace.
Episodes
1. The Death Row Convict and the Executioner
Gabimaru, a ninja member of a clan of assassins, is sentenced to death. He claims to have nothing to tie him to life, yet no method of execution manages to end his life. His meeting with Sagiri Yamada Asaemon, who seems to be investigating him, will change everything.
2. Screening and Choosing
Gabimaru is introduced to the shogun along with other criminals selected to travel by boat to the Divine Land to search for the elixir of immortality. Under the supervision of the samurai of the Yamada clan, they are told the rules that will govern their journey, before moving on to the brutal selection of participants.
3. Weakness and Strength
The death row inmates and their guards enter the mystical island, where magnificent flowers grow and unusual insects swarm around. But there isn't much time to admire the scenery, as some criminals don't intend to play by the rules.
4. Hell and Paradise
Gabimaru and Sagiri are in trouble during their first fight against the island's mysterious creatures. Gabimaru is unaware of these monstrosities and this puts him at a disadvantage in battle. The sudden arrival of Yuzuriha, the female ninja, will change the situation, but Gabimaru does not see clearly in her game.
5. The Samurai and the Woman
Sagiri comes to her senses in a cave on the island. His companions share their knowledge of the island to determine what to do next. As they prepare to spend the night, Genji, one of the samurai, offers Sagiri to leave the island on his boat, claiming that this mission is not suitable for a woman like her.
6. Heart and Reason
Rokurota starts to cause serious problems for Sagiri and Gabimaru, and now they must think of a strategy to defeat him!
7. Flowers and Offerings
Sagiri and Gabimaru's group discovers a village that turns out not to be completely abandoned, and Chobe and Toma stumble upon some beings that turn out not to be angelic.
8. Student and Master
Tenza and Nurugai continue their inspection of the coasts in order to find a current which would allow a boat to move away from the island, but they come face to face with an Eternal. They manage to get away and meet Shion, the master of Tenza at the Asaemon.
9. Gods and People
Gabimaru leaves his group behind to go to Hôrai to find the elixir. But a door stands between him and his objective, and to cross it he must face Zhu Jin, one of the Eternals.
10. Yin and Yang
Gabimaru finds himself face to face with Gantetsusai and Fuchi Yamada Asaemon. He knows that the fight will be tough and prefers to change strategy to keep his chances of finding the elixir. In Sagiri's group, Senta uses the information given by Hôko to refine his vision of the island.
11. Weak and Strong
After Chobe and Toma, it's the turn of Gabimaru's group to come face to face with a monk. The latter asks Mei to follow him to return to a place he calls the “palace”. When the monk explains what he intends to do to the girl, Gabimaru and Gantetsusai decide to protect her, even if it goes against the habits of the ninja.
12. Umbrella and Ink
Barely arriving in Horai, Sagiri, Yuzuriha, and Senta find themselves facing a Tensen. He makes them a revelation that will question the purpose of their mission, but before thinking about what's next, they must find a way to eliminate this impressive enemy.
13. Dreams and Reality
Aided by Sagiri and Nurugai, Shion faces the Celestial Guru Mu Dan in his Kishikai form, armed with his knowledge of wave management and the Tao. Meanwhile, Gabimaru reawakens in a remote cave with no memory of what happened...