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It didn’t take long for pint-sized Tamaki’s lightning reflexes to catch the eye of starving Kendo instructor Toraji. This second-rate sensei is an embarrassment to the sport, and his Kendo club is running out of members.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
10 h
26 episodes, about 24 min each
An episode a night: about 4 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries
+6
First aired
2007
October 2, 2007
Ended 2008
Genres
AnimationComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Japan
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism19 of 19 · most episodes first
Ryo HirohashiTamaki Kawazoe (voice) · 26 episodes
Katsuyuki KonishiToraji Ishida (voice) · 26 episodes
Megumi ToyoguchiKirino Chiba (voice) · 26 episodes
Houko KuwashimaMiyako Miyazaki (voice) · 26 episodes
Sachiko KojimaSayako Kuwahara (voice) · 26 episodes
Rina SatoSatori Azuma (voice) · 26 episodes
Daisuke SakaguchiYūji Nakata (voice) · 26 episodes
Akira IshidaDanjūrō Eiga (voice) · 26 episodes
Mai NakaharaReimi Odajima (voice) · 26 episodes
Maaya SakamotoRin Suzuki (voice) · 26 episodes
Tetsu InadaKenzaburō Ishibashi (voice) · 26 episodes
Atsushi ImaruokaAkira Toyama (voice) · 26 episodes
Chiwa SaitoShinobu Toyama (voice) · 26 episodes- HSHinako SasakiYoshikawa-sensei (voice) · 26 episodes
Kei ShindoKonatsu Harada (voice) · 26 episodes
Yuichi IshigamiMasaru Iwasa (voice) · 26 episodes
Kaori NazukaMei Ogawa (voice) · 26 episodes- MOMayuko OmimuraYūri Andō (voice) · 26 episodes
Natsuki MoriKaren Nishiyama (voice) · 26 episodes
Directing · 3
- Kaoru Suzuki Director
- Tatsuya Igarashi Director, Storyboard Artist
- Rion Kujo Director, Key Animation
Writing · 1
- Hideyuki Kurata Screenplay, Series Composition, Writer
Camera · 1
- Tatsuya Nomura Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Seiji Morita Editor
Sound · 1
- Kiyohiko Senba Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Asaho Takahashi Art Direction
Other crew · 67
- Hisashi Saito Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director
- Megumi Toyoguchi Theme Song Performance
- Rina Sato Theme Song Performance
- Houko Kuwashima Theme Song Performance
- Ryo Hirohashi Theme Song Performance
- Sachiko Kojima Theme Song Performance
Tropes
Bamboo Blade episodes
1 season · 26 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice, 8.8
- S1 E2 The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch, 8.7
- S1 E3 Black and Blue, 9.2
- S1 E4 Pink and Blue, 9.1
- S1 E5 Muroe High and Machido High, 9.4
- S1 E6 Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver, 9.4
- S1 E7 Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets, 9.0
- S1 E8 Tama and Part-time Work, 9.2
- S1 E9 Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate, 9.2
- S1 E10 Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament, 9.0
- S1 E11 Animation and Dreams, 9.0
- S1 E12 Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances, 9.0
- S1 E13 Teachers and Students, 9.0
- S1 E14 Satorin's Resolve and Nomming, 9.0
- S1 E15 First Training Camp and First Public Bath, 9.2
- S1 E16 Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament, 9.1
- S1 E17 Light and Shadow, 9.2
- S1 E18 The Tournament and Muroe High After That, 8.6
- S1 E19 The Armadillo and the Pangolin, 9.0
- S1 E20 Braver and Shinaider, 9.1
- S1 E21 Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki, 9.1
- S1 E22 Winners and Losers, 9.1
- S1 E23 Lie and Silence, 9.3
- S1 E24 The Sword and the Way, 9.4
- S1 E25 Kendo and What it Brings About, 9.4
- S1 E26 "Since Then" and "From Here on Out", 9.3
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