龍-RYO-

RYO

Ryo is about the son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town who is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Ryo was one of the four films of Anime Mirai 2013 (Young Animator Training Project), a project funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.

Names

Original	龍-RYO- (han)
Romaji	RYO
English	RYO
Also known as	Wakate Animator Ikusei Project · 2012 Young Animator Training Project · Anime Mirai 2012

Facts

Format	Feature film · 1 ep · 25 min · 0h total
Aired	2013-03-02 (Winter 2013)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	GONZO
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama
Themes	Samurai Historical Animals Martial Arts Male Protagonist Primarily Male Cast Orphan War Swordplay Guns Coastal Travel
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	5.52 / 10
Bayesian score	6.43 / 10
Composite	38.0
On lists	4,368
Favourited	13 (0.3%)
Completion	94.4%
Drop rate	1.5%
In backlog	35.9%
Score spread σ	1.68

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2013	E	53 of 60
Studio	GONZO	E	105 of 111
Year	2013	E	297 of 330
Format	Feature film	E	982 of 997
Length	Movie	E	982 of 997
Season (all years)	Winter	E	1,415 of 1,557
Era	Early 2010s	E	1,500 of 1,627
Source material	Original work	E	1,561 of 1,732
Genre	Drama	E	1,829 of 1,917
Genre	Action	E	2,562 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	E	6,616 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kouichi Chigira, Michiyo Miki
Series composition	Kouichi Chigira, Yuniko Ayana
Music	Hitomi

Relation	Year	Title
other	2013	Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi
other	2013	Little Witch Academia
other	2013	Death Billiards

AniList id 14347 · MAL id 14347 · Bangumi 54676 · record updated 2026-08-26