Musashi, the Samurai Lord

Musashi, the Samurai Lord, known in Japanese as Karakuri Kengō Den Musashi Lord (からくり剣豪伝ムサシロード), is an anime series by Studio Pierrot. The 50-episode series aired on Nippon Television from October 1990 to September 1991.[3]

The series stars, Musashi, a "gimmick robot". In the country of Zipangu every person has a gimmick robot. Musashi battles and meets his rival, Kojiro (a reference to the historical battle between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō).

Two video games were released based on the anime.

Characters

  • Musashi (ムサシ)
  • Kojiro (コジロー)
  • Baiken (バイケン)
  • Ushiwaka (ウシワカ)
  • Jūbee (ジュウベエ)
  • Zenigatan (ゼニガタン)
  • Senhime (センヒメ)
  • Ieyasu (イエヤス)
  • Benkei (ベンケイ)
  • Hanzou (ハンゾウ)

See also

  • Miyamoto Musashi in fiction

References

  1. Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord (Game Boy) at GameFAQs^
  2. Karakuri Kengoden Musashi Lord: Karakuri Jin Shissouru (Famicom) at GameFAQs^
  3. Musashi, the Samurai Lord Pierrot, retrieved July 20, 2014^