Anime Spotlight - Mushibugyo
by Justin Sevakis,Key Staff
- Director: Takayuki Hamana
- (Beast Player Erin, Library War)
- Series Composition: Yoichi Kato
- (Aikatsu!, scripts on Space Brothers, Gundam AGE)
- Character Design: Yoshimitsu Yamashita
- (Blade of the Immortal, Murder Princess, Chief Animation Director on Kids on the Slope)
- Animation Production
- Seven Arcs Pictures
Introduction
Be direct. Just be direct!
Think of yourself as being on the battlefield at all times!!
Story
6th year of Kyouho (1721).
A petition box was established by the decree of the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune. At the request of one contribution, the Shin-nakamachi Magistrate's Office, also known as the Bug Magistrate's Office, was established.
Tsukishima Jinbe, a man aiming to be “a warrior who keeps winning until the day he dies”, left his hometown in Tsugaru province to take up his new post at the Bug Magistrate's Office in the great city of Edo.
Jinbe didn't know what his new post would entail, but being energetic and incredibly strong were his good points. Once in the city of Edo, he comes to meet friends with unique personalities, the honest and cute city girls… and a frightening giant bug?!
The chosen champions battle to protect the peace and smiles of Edo from bugs in this exhilarating action story!
The bug-busting battle action story of Great Edo is here!
Episode 1: Tsukishima Jinbe arrives!
You are always on a battlefield! Tsukishima Jinbe aims to be “a warrior who keeps winning until the day he dies”, and volunteers for the new post at Edo's Bug Magistrate Office. There, Jinbe and his unique friends: the lone and talented swordsman, Mugai; the explosive female ninja, Hibachi; the assassin, Shungiku; and the Onmyouji, Tenma begin their fight to protect the peace of the city!
Characters
Tsukishima Jinbe
VA: KENN Jinbe is a passionate man who's honest to a fault, and the son of the Tsukishima-style Dojo in the Tsugaru province. He's a frank and simple man who aims to become the strongest warrior as he works hard at his new post in the Bug Magistrate's Office.
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Oharu
VA: Satomi Akesaka
She's the daughter of “Shunkashuutou” (The Four Seasons), a tea shop near the Bug Magistrate Office, and she runs it with her grandfather. Jinbe rescued her when he first came to Edo, and she's held affection for him ever since.
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Hibachi
VA: Rumi Okubo She's one of the constables at Bug Magistrate Office and she's the decedent of a ninja clan that focused on explosives, making her a specialist with explosions.
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Mugai
VA: Takuma Terashima
One of the constables at Bug Magistrate Office, and a specialist in bug extermination. He's quiet and doesn't communicate with his friends much, but his skill is unmatched and he's considered a genius with his sword. He's also very strong.
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Koikawa Shungiku
VA: Takuya Eguchi
One of the constables as the Bug Magistrate Office, and a slashing specialist. He usually carries around a bottle of sake and acts aloof, but he has a fierce swordarm.
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Ichinotani Tenma
VA: Yuu Serizawa
One of the constables at Bug Magistrate Office. He's a defense specialist, who uses shikigami by drawing from the flow of the Tsuchimikado Family who controls onmyoudou.
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Matsunohara Kotori
VA: Mamoru Miyano
He's the one who brought Jinbe to Edo, and with his rank as head of the municipal police force to keep Jinbe and the other constables together at Bug Magistrate Office.
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Tsukishima Genjuurou
VA: Rikiya Koyama
Head of the Tsukishima-style dojo in Tsugaru province, and Jinbe's father. Until eight years ago, he was a proud warrior of great renown and taught swordsmanship in Tsugaru.
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Cast
- Tsukishima Jinbe
- KENN
- Oharu
- Satomi Akesaka
- Hibachi
- Rumi Okubo
- Mugai
- Takuma Terashima
- Koikawa Shungiku
- Takuya Eguchi
- Ichinotani Tenma
- Yuu Serizawa
- Matsunohara Kotori
- Mamoru Miyano
- Tsukishima Genjuurou
- Rikiya Koyama
- Nagatomimaru
- Jun Fukuyama
- Bug Magistrate
- Megumi Han
Staff
- Original Creator
- Hiroshi Fukuda
(Shogakukan “Weekly Shonen Sunday” Publishing) - Director
- Takayuki Hamana
- Series Composition
- Yoichi Kato
- Character Design
- Yoshimitsu Yamashita
- Chief Animation Director
- Akiharu Ishii
- Bug Design
Bug Animation Director - Hiroyasu Oda
- Art Director
- Toshiko Kaizu
- Color Design
- Yuko Tsumori
- Director of Photography
- Tadashi Kitaoka
- Editing
- Kazuhiko Seki
- Music
- Tetsuro Oda
- Sound Director
- Takuya Hiramitsu
- Production
- Seven Arcs Pictures
©Fukuda Hiroshi,Shogakukan/Mushibugyo Project,TX
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