![]() In the present time in his duel with Seigen he has only one arm but it is noted that his back muscles could theoretically make up for lost strength. Gennosuke Fujiki ( 藤木 源之助, Fujiki Gennosuke) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese) John Burgmeier (English) The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament. The daimyō staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken ("wooden sword"), against his vassals' strong objection. The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The manga and anime are both known for their graphic violence and sexual content. The licensing was announced in May 2008 and the full series was released on March 31, 2009, on Blu-ray and DVD. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation under the fully translated title Shigurui: Death Frenzy. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse Studios. An anime television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters (or the initial six and a half volumes), aired on Wowow from July 19 to October 12, 2007. Shigurui ( Japanese: シグルイ, "Death Frenzy") is a Japanese manga series by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō.
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