Samurai Deeper Kyo
In the year 1600, during the battle of Sekigahara, warriors Kyoshiro Mibu and "Demon Eyes" Kyo - the legendary slayer of a thousand men - engaged in fierce combat. Both men disappeared when a meteor crashed in the battlegrounds. Four years later, Kyoshiro is spotted on a rural highway, acting as a traveling medicine salesman. He is captured by the female bounty hunter Yuya Shiina when she discovers that deep inside him is the dormant personality of "Demon Eyes" Kyo himself. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | Samurai Deeper Kyo (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Samurai Deeper Kyou |
| English | Samurai Deeper Kyo |
| Chinese | 鬼眼狂刀 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2002-07-02 → 2002-12-23 (Summer 2002) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio DEEN |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ActionAdventureComedyFantasy |
| Themes | HistoricalSamuraiShounen |
Reception
| Community score | 6.51 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.93 / 10 |
| Composite | 45.3 |
| On lists | 7,699 |
| Favourited | 62 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 76.0% |
| Drop rate | 9.6% |
| In backlog | 39.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.00 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2002 | — | 18 of 24 |
| Year | 2002 | D | 109 of 142 |
| Studio | Studio DEEN | D | 154 of 209 |
| Era | Early 2000s | D | 509 of 687 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 583 of 699 |
| Demographic | Shounen | E | 1,032 of 1,219 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | D | 1,138 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Adventure | D | 1,168 of 1,534 |
| Genre | Fantasy | D | 1,547 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,034 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,318 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,366 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,438 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,953 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Junji Nishimura, Yoshikazu Iwanami, Toshiya Shinohara, Harume Kosaka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Rika Nakase, Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
| Original creator | Akimine Kamijo |
AniList id 419 · MAL id 419 · Bangumi 4164 · record updated 2026-08-26