Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
2009 2 seasons · 24 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings

戦国BASARA

Synopsis

戦国BASARA

During the Sengoku period, there are many factions constantly at war. One of these is led by a one-eyed man named Date Masamune and another by the imposing Takeda Shingen. The latter has a fiercely loyal subordinate named Sanada Yukimura who goes head to head against Date Masamune multiple times, but the battles between them tend to get interrupted. One such battle occurs when both men try to go after another leader named Imagawa, and they’re forced to break off their heated duel when Imagawa attempts to flee the scene with his body doubles. Yukimura and Masamune go after separate Imagawas, but all of the doubles are killed by a third party, and when their paths cross again, they are in front of the menacing Oda Nobunaga and his army. It was Nobunaga’s subordinates that killed those body doubles, and Nobunaga himself proceeds to kill the real Imagawa with a shotgun blast to the head.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 1, 2009
Last Air Date
September 26, 2010
Broadcast Span
1.5 years
Total Episodes
24 across 2 seasons
Total Runtime
≈ 10 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,670 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,760 of 2,532 (top 70%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Production I.G
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 2 / 24
Release Date April 1, 2009

Questions Answered

When did Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings end?

Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings finished its run with its final episode airing on September 26, 2010.

Where did Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings air?

Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings aired on MBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.