8.124 minSeason 1 • Episode 25
LatestAs Gabimaru and his companions finish their respective battles, the additional expedition arrives.
For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.
Direction
MAPPA's fluid animation makes every beheading art.
Score
Unsettling sound design that crawls under your skin.
Writing
Villains with philosophies, not just power levels.
Creator
Yuji Kaku
Chiaki Kobayashi
Gabimaru (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Yamada Asaemon Sagiri (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Aza Chobei (voice)
Rie Takahashi
Yuzuriha (voice)
Tetsu Inada
Tamiya Gantetsusai (voice)
Aoi Ichikawa
Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (voice)
Makoto Koichi
Nurugai (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Yamada Asaemon Senta (voice)
Konomi Kohara
Mei (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yuji Kaku was Gege Akutami's assistant on Jujutsu Kaisen before creating this, explaining the shared love of gorgeous suffering.
The Tensen are based on Taoist immortal concepts, with their 'tao' energy system drawing from actual alchemical traditions—horror with homework.
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