The Elusive Samurai

The Elusive Samurai

CloverWorks

Change color of watched
Type
Studio
Release Date (JP)
Summer 2024
Status
Finished Airing
Language
Subbed & Dubbed
Description
Eight-year-old Tokiyuki Houjou, the next successor of the Kamakura shogunate, is a young boy lacking talent in everything besides hide-and-seek. One day, his carefree life is abruptly turned upside down when Takauji Ashikaga brutally seizes power from the Kamakuras, ending their reign. Rescued by a self-proclaimed prophetic priest, Tokiyuki manages to escape with his life. Now he must evade those trying to kill him while recruiting comrades who can help him restore the Kamakura Shogunate to its former glory. Set during the Nanboku-chou period of Japanese history, is a tale of redemption, documenting the life of the forgotten hero that altered Japan's destiny by running away.