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Season 1 – Shenmue

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Ryo Hazuki finds himself getting stuck in a war between underground organizations as he searches for the truth behind his father's murder.

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Charles Hartford But Why Tho? A Geek Community 04/15/2023
So, while Shenmue Season 1 isn’t a total loss, it struggles far more than it succeeds. Without a properly flowing narrative or a lead that can carry the show, the series finds itself much like a poorly baked cake. Go to Full Review Brittany Vincent IGN Movies 02/08/2022
7/10
For a short season, character and environment detail and sharpness is lower than, say, even more recent series like the currently airing My Dress-Up Darling. Still, it does a decent job of translating these beloved game characters to a 2D format. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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D3Z 1 @RT51637195 Oct 13 Even though Shenmue: The Animation does have some issues in terms of its pacing especially with its finale episode, it is still a decent adaptation that stayed faithfully to its source material. See more Paul T @Thebritwhocares 06/22/2022 an ok video game series but its has pacing problems here is my review https://youtu.be/pMivwb0AIp0 See more 06/18/2022 I didn't know what to expect, but this better than I could have possibly envisioned. Easily the best video game based TV show. See more 03/17/2022 A very well done and faithful adaptation of a legendary game series. Shenmue is a grand adventure spanning throughout Japan and China as a young man searches for the truth about his father's past. Recommended for anyone who likes video games, stories featuring martial arts, and mystery plots. See more Read all reviews
Shenmue — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Austin Tindle

Ryo Hazuki

Chikara Sakurai

Director

Kento Shimoyama

Writer

Joseph Chou

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 6, 2022 Thunderclap Heir of the Hazuki Dojo, Ryo Hazuki, witnesses a mysterious man called Lan Di attacking the Dojo; Ryo attempts to fight against Lan Di, but he is easily defeated. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 13, 2022 Daybreak The Hazuki family's maid, Ine, hands a letter to Ryo, who is restless from his father's death, and it contains characters he cannot read. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 20, 2022 Yin-yang Ryo finally finds a person who can read Yuanda Zhu's letter, which says find Master Chen for help to learn about the man who murdered his father. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 27, 2022 Shackles To chase Lan Di, Ryo decides to go to Hong Kong but realizes he does not have enough money to go; Ryo enters Mad Angels' territory, seeking information on Lan Di. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 6, 2022 Equal Ryo is forced to fight Guizhang Chen from the Chen family to save Nozomi, who has been taken hostage by the Mad Angels. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 13, 2022 Dignified To unveil the truth behind his father's death, Ryo heads to Hong Kong to look for a person named Lishao Tao. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 20, 2022 Future Ryo coincidentally finally finds martial arts master Lishao, who easily defeats him and tells him to go home. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 27, 2022 Aspiration Xiuying ignores Ryo's wish to meet Yuanda Zhu and keeps making him do chores for Man Mo Temple; to understand Xiuying's notion, Ryo must learn wude, the principles of martial arts, so he looks for a person who has acquired wude. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 3, 2022 Distinct Ryo finds a book written by Yuanda Zhu in Xiuying's library; in the book, he finds a memo of the chawan sign, which could lead to danger with one mistake; despite the danger, Ryo uses it to find Yuanda Zhu; he is attacked by members of Yellow Heads. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 10, 2022 Comeback To find Yuanda Zhu, Ryo follows Ren, the leader of Heavens, to seek clues, and they follow a trail that turns out to be a trap set by the Yellow Heads. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 17, 2022 Entangled Ryo and Ren finally find Yuanda Zhu, however, they are soon attacked by the Yellow Heads and Yuanda gets kidnapped. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 24, 2022 Guidepost Ryo and Ren manage to sneak into the Yellow Heads' headquarters to rescue Yuanda Zhu, but they are expected and it's a trap. Details Episode 13 Aired May 1, 2022 Shenmue Ryo finally reaches Lan Di, the man who murdered his father, and, blinded by revenge, Ryo viciously attacks Lan Di, who easily dodges Ryo's attacks and leaves; Yellow Heads' Dou Niu realizes his plan has failed and attacks Ryo. Details

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Shenmue — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Chikara Sakurai
Screenwriter
Kento Shimoyama
Network
Cartoon Network
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Adventure, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Feb 6, 2022