This is a list of media and materials related to the anime series Samurai 7 .
Samurai 7 is animated by GONZO and directed by Toshifumi Takizawa. The series premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network, Animax, as an exclusive high definition CS-PPV broadcast, and was also later aired by the network across its other respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America and other regions. FUNimation has acquired the dubbing rights for the North American release. It is airing in America through the Independent Film Channel (using FUNimation's dub) since April 2006 and in high definition on Dish Networks Animania HD channel. It has also been broadcast across Canada by specialty channel Razer and across Hong Kong by TVB Jade.
Anime opening sequences | ||
Title | Artist | Episodes |
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Unlimited | Nanase Aikawa | 01-26 |
Anime ending sequences | ||
Title | Artist | Episodes |
Fuhen | Rin' | 01-26 |
Screenshot | Title | Number | Release date |
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Samurai 7 Volume 1: Search for the Seven (Kambei Shimada) | 1 | August 23, 2005 | |
1. The Master | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 2: Escape from the Merchants (Katsushiro Okamoto) | 2 | October 18, 2005 | |
5. The Drifter | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 3: From Farm to Fortress (Kikuchiyo) | 3 | December 13, 2005 | |
9. The Bandits | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 4: The Battle for Kanna (Kyuzo) | 4 | February 7, 2006 | |
13. The Attack | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 5: Empire in Flux (Gorobei Katayama) | 5 | March 28, 2006 | |
17. The Remembrance | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 6: Broken Alliance (Heihachi Hayashida) | 6 | May 30, 2006 | |
21. The Rescue | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 7: Guardians of the Rice (Shichiroji) | 7 | July 25, 2006 | |
24. The Oaths | |||
Samurai 7: The Complete Series | July 1, 2008 | ||
Episodes 1 - 26 |
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Samurai 7 is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai. The seven samurai have the same names and similar characteristics to their counterparts from the original. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa, and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes.
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