鬼武者

Onimusha

An anime based on CAPCOM's legendary Sengoku period game: ONIMUSHA. The adaptation will have famed director Takashi Miike as the chief director of the series at animation studio Sublimation, while Shinya Sugai is directing the series. The anime will use the late prolific actor Toshiro Mifune as a model for the character Miyamoto Musashi. The beginning of the Edo Period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma. (Source: Anime News Network, Netflix, edited)

Names

Original	鬼武者 (han)
Romaji	ONIMUSHA
English	Onimusha
Chinese	鬼武者 (unknown · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	ONA (net original) · 8 ep · 28 min · 4h total
Aired	2023-11-02 (Autumn 2023)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Sublimation
Source	Video game
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Supernatural
Themes	Samurai Primarily Adult Cast Male Protagonist Demons Full CGI Historical Swordplay
Streaming	Netflix

Reception

Community score	6.50 / 10
Bayesian score	7.02 / 10
Composite	46.2
On lists	6,491
Favourited	73 (1.1%)
Completion	73.6%
Drop rate	9.1%
In backlog	47.2%
Score spread σ	1.79
MyAnimeList	6.55 / 10

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2023	D	76 of 95
Length	Micro-series	D	140 of 210
Year	2023	D	261 of 327
Source material	Video game	D	293 of 530
Format	ONA (net original)	D	552 of 857
Genre	Supernatural	D	875 of 1,234
Era	Early 2020s	D	1,190 of 1,596
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,290 of 1,921
Genre	Action	D	1,935 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	D	4,654 of 7,157