ムシブギョー

Mushibugyo

The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit—Mushibugyou—to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ムシブギョー (japanese)
Romaji	Mushibugyou
English	Mushibugyo
Chinese	虫奉行 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 26 ep · 23 min · 10h total
Aired	2013-04-08 → 2013-09-30 (Spring 2013)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Seven Arcs Pictures
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Ecchi Fantasy
Themes	Shounen Martial Arts Creature Taming Swordplay Samurai
Streaming	Crunchyroll · HIDIVE

Reception

Community score	6.98 / 10
Bayesian score	7.11 / 10
Composite	48.4
On lists	18,534
Favourited	155 (0.8%)
Completion	74.1%
Drop rate	9.8%
In backlog	41.9%
Score spread σ	1.72

Score distribution

153262310741885463689871,57781,225952510355

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Seven Arcs Pictures	—	9 of 17
Broadcast season	Spring 2013	C	24 of 70
Year	2013	C	157 of 330
Genre	Ecchi	C	199 of 745
Length	Two-cour	D	477 of 699
Era	Early 2010s	C	789 of 1,627
Demographic	Shounen	D	898 of 1,219
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,026 of 1,868
Genre	Fantasy	D	1,213 of 2,142
Genre	Action	D	1,647 of 2,765
Format	TV series	D	1,891 of 3,322
Source material	Manga	D	1,893 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	D	3,795 of 7,157