The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
The HakkendenSummary
"During the blood-soaked feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. Their clan's salvation becomes a curse when the family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord but insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! This unnatural union bears fruit, but they are killed; and their eight unborn pups reincarnate as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. The eight reincarnated souls travel their separate paths of violence and retribution, but slowly they come together as a formidable group representing the eight virtues of the bushido to slay the demons and redeem their clan!"
(Source: DVD Complete Series Back Cover)
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 3 h (6 × 30 min)
- Season
- Fall 1990
- Start date
- October 25, 1990
- End date
- March 25, 1991
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- AIC
- Romaji title
- The Hakkenden
- English title
- The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
- Native title
- THE 八犬伝
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog WarriorsThis page
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The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors Part 2
Characters 14
Main characters
- Dousetsu Inuyama犬山道節Main
- Daikaku Inumura犬村大角Main
- Keno Inuzaka犬坂毛野Main
- Sousuke Inukawa犬川荘助Main
- Shino Inuzuka犬塚信乃Main
- Shinbei Inue犬江親兵衛Main
- Genpachi Inugai犬飼現八Main
- Samojirou Aboshi網干左母二郎Main
- Kobungo Inuta犬田小文吾Main
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- Hamaji浜路Supporting
- Fuse伏姫Supporting
- Daisuke Kanamari金腕大輔Supporting
- YatsufusaSupporting
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Takashi AnnouDirector
- Atsushi YamagataOriginal Character Design
- Shou AikawaSeries composition
- Takashi KudouMusic
- Akira YamazakiSound director
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- Kenji KamiyamaArt (ep 6)
- Yasuo HasegawaProduction Generalization
- Norio MatsumotoKey Animation (ep 1)
- Takeshi WakiArt Director (ep 2)
- Atsushi YamagataAnimation Director (eps 2, 6)
- Hideyuki MotohashiAnimation Director (ep 6)
- Takashi NakamuraAnimation Director (ep 4)
- Tatsuya KushidaArt Director (ep 4)
- Youichi NangouArt Director (ep 1)
- Hiroyuki OchiAnimation Director (ep 3)
- Tooru MiuraPlanning
- Shou AikawaPlanning
- Kumiko NakayamaColor Design (eps 1-3, 5, 6)
- Kazuhiro KonichiDirector of Photography
- Eri NakamuraColor Design (ep 4)
- Tooru MiuraProducer
- Youichi NangouArt Board (ep 3)
- Takeshi WakiArt Design (ep 3)
- Tatsuya KushidaArt Board (ep 3)
- Tokuhiro HiragiArt (ep 5)