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HAOHMARU
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WEAPON
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Fugudoku
(The Blowfish
Blade)
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DUEL
LOCATION
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The
Evening Cherry
Tree Grove with
Garden Lanterns
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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His
own personal style
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Voice
actor
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Masaki
Usui
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One
day on his quest
to sharpen his
swordsmanship skills,
he promised a child
who survived an
attack on his village
to slay the demon
responsible. This
child was none
other than the
very baby who stopped
the Demon's killing
spree-the very
child of the Demon
himself....
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NAKORURU
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WEAPON
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Her
treasured sword,
Chichi-ushi (Father
Bull)
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Valley
(Summer/Autumn)
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Dancing
Sword Arts of the
Shikanna-Kamui
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Voice
actor
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Harumi
Ikoma
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As
always the air
of Nature swaddles
Nakoruru within
its calm and kind
embrace, but her
powers as a medium
have grown enabling
her to sense a
faint disturbance.
Nakoruru, unnerved
by the unnatural
rage of The Demon,
departs with Mamahaha
and Shikuru to
save the his tortured
soul.
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RIMURURU
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WEAPON
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Hahakuru
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DUEL
LOCATION
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The
House of Ezo
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Dancing
Sword Arts of the
Shikanna-Kamui
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Voice
actor
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Tomo
Sakurai
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Rimruru
is Nakoruru's younger
sister and hopes
to rival her one
day. Although her
powers fall far
short of Nakoruru,
she still packs
quite a punch as
a medium. Rimruru's
still a novice,
but when she realizes
Amakusa is attempting
to corrupt the
natural order,
she sets out on
her own to defend
Mother Nature.
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BASARA
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WEAPON
|
The
Evil-Doer Destroyer
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DUEL
LOCATION
|
Ruins
of a Temple Destroyed
by The Demon
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FIGHTING
STYLE
|
???
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Voice
actor
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Masahiro
Nonaka
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This
youth was murdered
along with his
beloved during
one of The Demon's
indiscriminate
massacres. His
rage resurrected
him, pulling him
from Death's maw
for a single purpose:
killing Zankuro.
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SHIZUMARU
HISAME
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WEAPON
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Misty
Rain (parasol)
and Shizumaru's
Heavenly Wrath
(sword)
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Bamboo
Forest
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FIGHTING
STYLE
|
The
Way of the Scarlet
Sword
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Voice
actor
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Miho
Kaneda
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Shizumaru's
the amnesiac searching
for his own past.
All he recalls
is a brilliant
flashing arc of
light followed
by a vermillion
haze in which a
phantasm performed
horrifying acts.
Relying on this
shard of memory,
he believes it
alone is the key.
And so he presses
on to find The
Demon and his past.
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GAIRA CAFFEINE
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WEAPON
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Namu
Abi Dabi
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Koka-in
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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???
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Voice
actor
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Koji
Mizutsu
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Gaira's
Nicotine's grandson.
One day, he stormed
from his grandfather's
temple after a
big fight with
Nicotine only to
witness a shocking
scene: a crimson
demon, drenched
in his victims'
blood. At first,
Gaira trembled
before the raw
evil and cruelty,
but soon hate seethed
within him to propel
him into action.
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HANZO
HATTORI
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WEAPON
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Unnamed
Ninja Sword
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Active
Volcano
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Iga
Style of Ninja
Arts
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Voice
actor
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Toshimitsu
Arai
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Hanzo
Hattori, the mightiest
of the Iga Ninja,
has accepted the
mission to investigate
and slay "The Demon," who
committed a series
of massacres three
years ago and now
kills samurai and
swordsman. Hanzo,
however, has a
dim inkling of
his true identity: "It
must be my old
friend..."
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GALFORD
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WEAPON
|
Justice
Blade
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DUEL
LOCATION
|
Suspension
Bridge before
a Large Waterfall
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FIGHTING
STYLE
|
The
Koga Ninja Arts & Ninja
Arts of Galford
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Voice
actor
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Kazuhiro
Inage
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The
American Ninja
Galford fights
alongside his beloved
dog Poppy. During
his travel of various
lands, the survivors
of a village once
destroyed by The
Demon beseeched
him to defeat this
evil being. At
their request,
Galford swings
into action-for
their sake, and
for Justice!
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UKYO
TACHIBANA
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WEAPON
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A
nameless weapon
of his own making
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DUEL
LOCATION
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The
River Styx
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Shinmusou
ittou Ryu
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Voice
actor
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Eiji
Yano
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Upon
a visit after a
long absence from
his old training
dojo for disciples
of the Shinmusou
Ittou Ryu, he finds
a sea of blood
and the remains
of disciples scattered
about the floor.
His barely breathing
master tells him
of "The Demon" and
expires. Ukyo vows
revenge.
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KYOSHIRO
SENRYO
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WEAPON
|
Caring
Wife
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DUEL
LOCATION
|
Kabuki
Theater Stage
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Dancing
Battle Kabuki
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Voice
actor
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Atsushi
Maetsuka
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Kyoshiro,
who seeks aesthetic
perfection in dance
through battle,
views The Demon
during one of his
massacres. Strongly
impressed by this "Dance
of the Demon," Kyoshiro,
too, desires to
move as beautifully
and begins his
pursuit of Zankuro.
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GENJURO
KIBAGAMI
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WEAPON
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The
famous sword,
Baio-doku (Poison
of the Plum Nightengale)
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DUEL
LOCATION
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A
Rundown Hotel
Town
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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The
Sword Arts of the
Ancient Shadow
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Voice
actor
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Kong
Kuwata
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Genjuro
endless quest has
but one purpose
to it: killing
Haohmaru. For him,
the easiest way
to solve all problems
rests in his left
hand and a single
guilt-free slash
of his sword. Like
The Demon, one
fate awaits those
who oppose him.
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Shiro
Tokisada Amakusa
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WEAPON
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Gadamer
Gem
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Ring
of Stones
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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???
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Voice
actor
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Eiji
Yano
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Resurrected
as a servant to
the Dark Deity,
Amakusa kills the "human
scum" and refers
to this as "the
freeing of souls" which
will send his being
to a higher plane
of sanctity. Amakusa
now sets his sights
on The Demon and
his infinite power-the
former he will
kill, the latter
he will obtain.
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ZANKURO
MINAZUKI
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WEAPON
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The
Crimson Blade
of Hell's Rage
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DUEL
LOCATION
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Temple
of the Demon
God (Before Burning
Down/After Burning
Down)
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FIGHTING
STYLE
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Arts
of the Infinitely
Peerless Blade
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Voice
actor
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Hiroyuki
Arita
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The
man known as "The
Demon." He's a
master of the Arts
of the Infinitely
Peerless Blade,
but he is known
only as an indiscriminate
killer. Now he
calmly awaits a
suitable warrior
who will face him
in battle.
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DUEL
JUDGE, "SLICK" SUKIHIRO
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WEAPON
|
None
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DUEL
LOCATION
|
Judges'
Training Hall
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FIGHTING
STYLE
|
???
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Voice
actor
|
Masaki
Usui
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Maybe
he's just tired
of judging people;
anyway, this time "Slick" is
ready to be a contender.
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