Samurai 7
| Samurai 7 | |
Cover of the first Japanese DVD volume
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サムライセブン (Samurai Sebun) |
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| Genre | Chanbara, Adventure, Steampunk |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshifumi Takizawa |
| Produced by | Daisuke Itō Kazuhiko Inomata |
| Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
| Music by |
Kaoru Wada Eitetsu Hayashi |
| Studio | Gonzo |
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| Original network | Perfect Choice, NHK BShi, NHK BS2, Animax, NHK General TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | June 12, 2004 – December 25, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Samurai 7 (サムライセブン Samurai Sebun?) is a 2004 anime TV series, produced by Gonzo and based on Akira Kurosawa's highly regarded 1954 movie Seven Samurai. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes, each costing around ¥32,500,000 (US$300,000) to produce.
The series premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network, Animax, as an exclusive high definition CS-PPV broadcast, and was also later aired by the network across its other respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America and other regions. Funimation acquired the dubbing rights for the North America release. It previously aired in America through the Independent Film Channel (using Funimation's dub) in April 2006 and in high definition on Dish Networks Animania HD channel (also using Funimation's dub). It has also been broadcast across Canada by specialty channel Razer and across Hong Kong by TVB Jade. The Funimation Channel aired the series on September 6, 2010. It began airing on Adult Swim's revived Toonami block on August 19, 2012. and ended its run on February 10, 2013.
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