ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚- パイロットフィルム

Sword of the Stranger Pilot

In the Sengoku period, a rounin called Nanashi (meaning nameless) saves a young boy Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru at an abandoned temple. Kotarou has no family, is pursued by a mysterious militia organization from China, and hires Nanashi as his bodyguard. Among the pursuers is a man called Rarou, a very skilled warrior with blond hair and blue eyes. He obeys an old man called Byakuran and is a member of the Chinese militia. Unlike his companions in the militia, he is not serving any Emperor and just wants to fight with the strong.

Names

Original	ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚- パイロットフィルム (japanese)
Romaji	Stranger: Mukou Hadan Pilot Film
English	Sword of the Stranger Pilot

Facts

Format	Special · 1 ep · 4 min · 0h total
Aired	2009-04-11 (Spring 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	bones
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Adventure
Themes	Swordplay Historical War Snowscape

Reception

Community score	6.38 / 10
Bayesian score	7.06 / 10
Composite	46.5
On lists	3,103
Favourited	15 (0.5%)
Completion	94.5%
Drop rate	1.6%
In backlog	34.8%
Score spread σ	1.72

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2009	D	52 of 76
Studio	bones	E	115 of 133
Year	2009	D	155 of 261
Format	Special	D	478 of 872
Length	Short-form	C	488 of 1,250
Era	Late 2000s	D	728 of 1,149
Source material	Original work	D	1,054 of 1,732
Genre	Adventure	D	1,086 of 1,534
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,218 of 1,868
Genre	Action	D	1,899 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	D	4,529 of 7,157