Series synopsis
Bamboo Blade, also known as バンブーブレード is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2007. It ended on April 1, 2008. It stars Ryo Hirohashi, Katsuyuki Konishi, Megumi Toyoguchi and Houko Kuwashima.
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
Premise
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryo Hirohashi as Tamaki Kawazoe (voice)
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Toraji Ishida (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Kirino Chiba (voice)
- Houko Kuwashima as Miyako Miyazaki (voice)
- Sachiko Kojima as Sayako Kuwahara (voice)
- Rina Sato as Satori Azuma (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Yūji Nakata (voice)
- Akira Ishida as Danjūrō Eiga (voice)
Supporting cast
- Mai Nakahara as Reimi Odajima (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto as Rin Suzuki (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Kenzaburō Ishibashi (voice)
- Atsushi Imaruoka as Akira Toyama (voice)
- Chiwa Saito as Shinobu Toyama (voice)
- Hinako Sasaki as Yoshikawa-sensei (voice)
- Kei Shindo as Konatsu Harada (voice)
- Yuichi Ishigami as Masaru Iwasa (voice)
- Kaori Nazuka as Mei Ogawa (voice)
- Mayuko Omimura as Yūri Andō (voice)
- Natsuki Mori as Karen Nishiyama (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | April 23, 2008 | June 25, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 26 | October 2, 2007 | April 1, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 23, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 25, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice Down and out kendo instructor Toraji can't even afford a new light bulb - let alone lunch, but discovering a prodigy like Tamaki might change his fortunes. |
October 2, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch Tamaki joins the kendo team and makes short work of a sadistic bully with a thing for beating up on girls. |
October 9, 2007 |
| 3 |
Black and Blue Toraji takes the team to a kendo supply to store to stock up on weapons and armor. Later, he gives the female members of the team color-coordinated code names! |
October 16, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2007 |
| Last aired | April 1, 2008 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |