Episode 1
Aired Jun 12, 2004
The Master
Facing starvation at the hands of the Nobuseri, the farmers of Kanna Village send Kirara, Komachi, and Rikichi on a journey to find samurai who will protect their people.
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Episode 2
Aired Jun 12, 2004
The Pupil
The young, untried samurai Katsushiro volunteers his services to Kirara -- and gets a chance to prove his worth when Kirara is kidnapped by the Magistrate's son.
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Episode 3
Aired Jul 10, 2004
The Entertainer
Since the Great War ended, samurai struggle to find new ways to survive; for one battle-scarred man, that means entertainment, exploiting his skills for daily bread; he may be exactly what the farmers need.
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Episode 4
Aired Jul 10, 2004
The Loner
The group has gotten the Magistrate's attention and he orders them executed, farmers and samurai alike; as they battle a string of assassins, Kambei encounters a silent, skilled samurai he is determined to recruit.
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Episode 5
Aired Jul 24, 2004
The Drifter
Kambei's frustrated group hears of a wandering, moneyless man who chops wood with his sword to pay for meals; as they soon learn, that is only the start of this nomad's peculiar, rice-loving, philosophizing ways.
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Episode 6
Aired Jul 24, 2004
The Fool
After the Imperial Envoy is murdered, a citywide hunt for all samurai begins; the team plans a fast escape, but blundering Kikuchiyo seizes the moment to prove himself to the team.
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Episode 7
Aired Aug 14, 2004
The Friend
Kambei leads the samurai into a city of relaxation and pays a visit to an old friend from the Great War, Shichiroji; he now lives a peaceful life with a woman he adores.
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Episode 8
Aired Aug 14, 2004
The Guardians
The samurai find themselves in a cavern city under the watchful gaze of the mysterious Shikimoribito; a new friend tries to explain, but she is hiding something, too.
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Episode 9
Aired Aug 28, 2004
The Bandits
The samurai must leave the caves to rescue Kikuchiyo, but as soon as they reach daylight, the towering machines ambush them; clearly a traitor is in their midst.
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Episode 10
Aired Aug 28, 2004
The Journey
Knowing that the Nobuseri will be searching for them soon, Kambei decides the group must go to Kanna; to avoid detection, they divide into small groups and take three separate paths to the village.
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Episode 11
Aired Sep 11, 2004
The Village
Threats from the Bandits have shaken the farmers' resolve, and as preparations for war begin, the samurai must confront a new danger: betrayal from the farmers who have hired them.
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Episode 12
Aired Sep 11, 2004
The Truth
Kirara feels she's pushed Katsushiro into making his first kill before he was ready; the village debates what to do with the traitor, and only Kikuchiyo's surprising revelation can reunite the group.
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Episode 13
Aired Sep 25, 2004
The Attack
The first battle has finally arrived and the villagers will find out the outcome only when their defenses are tested at last.
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Episode 14
Aired Sep 25, 2004
The Offering
Kambei initiates a bold plan -- handing Kyuzo, Gorobei, Katsushiro, and Kikuchiyo over to the enemy; the samurai attempt to defeat the Bandits from the inside of their own massive ship.
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Episode 15
Aired Oct 9, 2004
The Gun and the Calm
While Katsushiro and Kirara battle with their feelings for each other, Kyuzo embarks on a solo mission into the heart of the enemy camp.
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Episode 16
Aired Oct 9, 2004
The Storm
Kanna is bombarded by rainfall as the Bandits make their final assault on the village; they attack from every direction, and in the battle's furious climax, it becomes clear that not all of the samurai will survive.
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Episode 17
Aired Oct 23, 2004
The Remembrance
The samurai must come to terms with the aftermath of battle; they can't look to Kambei for leadership; he departs on a solitary trek to the Guardian's cave, having an even more perilous mission in mind.
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Episode 18
Aired Oct 23, 2004
The Emperor
Little is known about the Capital and the divine ruler responsible for the rise of the Merchants, the energy trade, and the Bandits torment of the peasants; with sword in hand, Kambei is about to find out more.
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Episode 19
Aired Nov 13, 2004
The Mutiny
Kambei is in a prison cell, awaiting his fate as the purported assassin of the Imperial Envoy; the turmoil at the Capital is far from over; a political whirlwind has engulfed the empire with Ukyo at its center.
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Episode 20
Aired Nov 13, 2004
The Execution
Kambei is to be executed in a public display; Kikuchiyo and Katsushiro's rescue party arrives just in time to hear the news of their leader's scheduled beheading.
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Episode 21
Aired Nov 27, 2004
The Rescue
With Kambei pardoned, Sanae and Muzuki freed, and peace promised to Kanna, it seems the samurai's work is done; Maro has a warning: the true struggle has only just begun.
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Episode 22
Aired Nov 27, 2004
The Divide
Kambei's rescue has created deep rifts between Katsushiro and his sensei; at a time when every move is critical, with Ukyo's plot rapidly unfolding, the samurai may or may not survive their team being split in two.
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Episode 23
Aired Dec 11, 2004
The Lies
Ukyo is calling on ronin to defend other villages from the Bandits, while secretly ordering the Bandits to increase their attacks on the villages; he's planning to burn Kanna to the ground.
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Episode 24
Aired Dec 11, 2004
The Oaths
Katsushiro has returned to Kanna to defend it from the approaching Capital; Kambei and the rest of the samurai are racing toward the Capital as well, poised for the final showdown.
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Episode 25
Aired Dec 25, 2004
The Last Battle
In addition to the Capital's terrifying Mujou Gun, Ukyo has created a fleet of Nobuseri drones; undaunted by the impossible odds, Kambei drives the samurai directly into the heart of the massive fleet.
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Episode 26
Aired Dec 25, 2004
The Era's End
The fight against the Capital continues, with both sides suffering major losses; saving the village now will take more costly sacrifices.
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