In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in ...

A reminder of anime classics like ‘Samurai Champloo,’ the historical fantasy show is set in an alternate reality and focuses on the titular protagonist, who is the only black samurai warrior in the ...

Dororo: A dark story with human heart Dororo follows Hyakkimaru, a young warrior born without limbs ... For fans of classic samurai anime or dark fantasy, Dororo reintroduced a genre with new ...

Blue Eye Samurai is a gripping animated anime set in seventeenth-century Japan ... To escape being apprehended, Mizu disguises herself as a male and uses her warrior talents to navigate risky ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite ... poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power in the 12th century, and their influence grew ...

“‘Samurai Saint’ isn’t just a film – it’s the perfect fusion of today’s cinematic trends,” Ford said. “With the meteoric rise of anime, a global fascination with Japan-centric ...

Set several centuries later in northern Japan, gamers will play as Atsu, a dual sword-wielding female warrior. Unfortunately, there is a vocal gendered backlash online about the inclusion of Atsu over ...

Then there’s the ragtag group of “Elusive Warriors ... The Elusive Samurai is already racing toward something much greater — a place among the most visually inventive anime of 2024.

The Summer 2024 anime schedule is now in high gear, but The Elusive Samurai is already standing ... one of the clan’s most trusted warriors. When the rest of his family is brutally murdered ...

Taking a leaf out of the training programmes of athletes through the ages, the Samurai warriors had a fitness regime that was holistic as well as primed for gaining full-body muscle. The Samurai ...