鬼平
ONIHEI
The historical novel series depicts Heizou Hasegawa, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 鬼平 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Onihei |
| English | ONIHEI |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-01-10 → 2017-04-04 (Winter 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio M2 |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Drama |
| Themes | HistoricalEpisodicSwordplayMale ProtagonistCrimePolicePrimarily Adult CastSamurai |
| Streaming | Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.89 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.11 / 10 |
| Composite | 46.9 |
| On lists | 10,331 |
| Favourited | 80 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 65.8% |
| Drop rate | 15.7% |
| In backlog | 43.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.73 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2017 | D | 45 of 73 |
| Source material | Novel | D | 118 of 170 |
| Year | 2017 | D | 221 of 376 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | D | 929 of 1,557 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,073 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,426 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,587 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,134 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,393 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shigeyuki Miya, Minoru Akiba, Takahiro Miyata |
|---|---|
| Character design | Shigeyuki Miya |
| Original creator | Shoutarou Ikenami |
Franchise — 鬼平
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2017 | Onihei: Sono Otoko, Heizou Hasegawa |
AniList id 97590 · MAL id 33983 · record updated 2026-08-26