Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
| Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East | |
Cover of the first manga volume
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八犬伝 ―東方八犬異聞― (Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miyuki Abe |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Asuka Ciel |
| Original run | October 10, 2005 – present |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mitsue Yamazaki |
| Written by | Osamu Yamasaki |
| Music by | Hitomi Kuroishi |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
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| Original network | MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11 Digital, TV Aichi |
| Original run | January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun 2 | |
| Directed by | Mitsue Yamazaki |
| Written by | Osamu Yamasaki |
| Music by | Hitomi Kuroishi |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 Digital |
| Original run | July 8, 2013 – September 29, 2013 |
| Episodes | 13 |
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Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (八犬伝 ―東方八犬異聞― Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun?) is a Japanese manga series by Miyuki Abe based on the epic novel series Nansō Satomi Hakkenden. An anime adaptation of the manga, produced by Studio Deen, premiered on January 5, 2013. A second season premiered summer of 2013.
Five years prior to the start of the story the residents of Ōtsuka village all died in a plague, with only three survivors; Shino Inuzuka, Sosuke Inukawa and Hamaji. They take shelter in a church near another village, whose people views the survivors with suspicion. Now the Imperial Church comes in search of "Murasame," the demon blade containing "life" which Shino possesses within his body. When the Church realizes that Shino will not come quietly with them, Hamaji is kidnapped, which results in Shino and Sosuke traveling to the Imperial City to rescue her. There they encounter Satomi Rio, a Dean of the Church, who tells Shino he must find the other six bead holders.
The anime premiered on MBS on January 5, 2013. The series is directed by Mitsue Yamazaki, with Osamu Yamazaki as Chief Director. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and by Hanabee in Australia & New Zealand. The series had been obtained by Crunchyroll for online streaming in North America. Season 2 began airing on July 7, 2013. The opening theme song for the first season is called "God FATE" and is performed by Faylan, while the ending theme song is called "String of pain" and is sung by Tetsuya Kakihara. For the second season, the opening theme song is called "wonder fang" by Faylan, while the ending theme is called "Soai Calendula" (奏愛カレンデュラ?) by Ceui.
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