Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2004)

Cast

Ayako Kawasumi as Fuu (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi

as Fuu (voice)

Kazuya Nakai as Mugen (voice)
Kazuya Nakai

as Mugen (voice)

Ginpei Sato as Jin (voice)
Ginpei Sato

as Jin (voice)

Akio Otsuka as Okuru (voice)
Akio Otsuka

as Okuru (voice)

Eiji Maruyama as Biwa Minstrel (voice)
Eiji Maruyama

as Biwa Minstrel (voice)

Keiichi Nanba as Denkibou (voice)
Keiichi Nanba

as Denkibou (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Mukuro (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada

as Mukuro (voice)

Takayuki Sugo as Kagetoki Kariya (voice)
Takayuki Sugo

as Kagetoki Kariya (voice)

Otoya Kawano as Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)
Otoya Kawano

as Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)

Makio Inoue as Enshirou Mariya (voice)
Makio Inoue

as Enshirou Mariya (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka as Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka

as Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)

Isshin Chiba as Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)
Isshin Chiba

as Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki as Rikiei (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki

as Rikiei (voice)

Shunsuke Sakuya as Pinwheel Merchant (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya

as Pinwheel Merchant (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa as Sara (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa

as Sara (voice)

Takehito Koyasu as Umanosuke (voice)
Takehito Koyasu

as Umanosuke (voice)

Mayumi Yamaguchi as Sousuke Kawara (voice)
Mayumi Yamaguchi

as Sousuke Kawara (voice)

Ichiro Nagai as Yamane (voice)
Ichiro Nagai

as Yamane (voice)

Toshihiko Seki as Yamane (voice)
Toshihiko Seki

as Yamane (voice)

Sayuri as Osuzu (voice)
Sayuri

as Osuzu (voice)

Norio Wakamoto as Uohori Andou (voice)
Norio Wakamoto

as Uohori Andou (voice)

Episodes

Tempestuous Temperaments poster

Tempestuous Temperaments 7.8

May 20, 2004

Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into h…

Redeye Reprisal poster

Redeye Reprisal 7.5

June 3, 2004

When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins ar…

Hellhounds for Hire (1) poster

Hellhounds for Hire (1) 7.5

June 10, 2004

After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired …

Hellhounds for Hire (2) poster

Hellhounds for Hire (2) 7.6

June 17, 2004

The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mista…

Artistic Anarchy poster

Artistic Anarchy 7.3

June 24, 2004

An unknown artist hires Fuu for a private modeling session, but his passion for painting turns out to be a front for a …

Stranger Searching poster

Stranger Searching 7.2

July 1, 2004

Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is…

A Risky Racket poster

A Risky Racket 7.5

July 8, 2004

Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-…

The Art of Altercation poster

The Art of Altercation 7.6

July 15, 2004

A cocky sword-slinger with a crush on Fuu dishes the dirt on Jin's disgraceful past. If the renegade ronin wants to res…

Beatbox Bandits poster

Beatbox Bandits 7.6

July 22, 2004

The crew is headed for the gallows after getting caught flashing fake travel permits, but Mugen can win back their free…

Lethal Lunacy poster

Lethal Lunacy 7.8

July 29, 2004

Mugen takes his training to the next level in preparation for a full moon death match with a killer who uses a deadly a…

Gamblers and Gallantry poster

Gamblers and Gallantry 7.8

August 5, 2004

Jin falls in love with a suicidal beauty whose husband sold her into slavery, and Mugen tries to make his fortune in th…

The Disorder Diaries poster

The Disorder Diaries 6.5

August 12, 2004

When Mugen and Jin do the unthinkable and read Fuu's diary, they are treated to a riveting recap of all their greatest …

Misguided Miscreants (1) poster

Misguided Miscreants (1) 7.3

August 26, 2004

When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in sto…

Misguided Miscreants (2) poster

Misguided Miscreants (2) 7.7

September 2, 2004

Mugen - double-crossed and headed for the bottom of the ocean - flashes back to his life before he died for the first t…

Bogus Booty poster

Bogus Booty 7.3

September 9, 2004

Mugen goes under the covers with an undercover investigator who's out to put the smack down on a murderous ring of coun…

Lullabies of the Lost (1) poster

Lullabies of the Lost (1) 7.2

September 16, 2004

Tempers flare, harsh words are exchanged, and the gang splinters, each member marching off in a different direction. Mu…

Lullabies of the Lost (2) poster

Lullabies of the Lost (2) 7.3

September 23, 2004

Jin and Fuu reunite, only to be attacked by a vengeance-driven samurai from Jin's old life. Meanwhile, Mugen takes aim …

War of the Words poster

War of the Words 7.3

January 22, 2005

Mugen learns his letters from a sake-guzzling maniac, Jin makes good on a promise from many years ago, and Fuu sparks a…

Unholy Union poster

Unholy Union 7.3

January 22, 2005

Fuu harbors a female fugitive who's on the run from a bogus, gun-slinging missionary. The new girl is trouble, no doubt…

Elegy of Entrapment (1) poster

Elegy of Entrapment (1) 7.2

February 5, 2005

Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu w…

Elegy of Entrapment (2) poster

Elegy of Entrapment (2) 8.0

February 12, 2005

Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is th…

Cosmic Collisions poster

Cosmic Collisions 6.5

February 19, 2005

Jin, Mugen, and Fuu fall into the clutches of a hoard of rotting zombie treasure hunters. Next, they get blown to obliv…

Baseball Blues poster

Baseball Blues 7.4

February 26, 2005

Mugen's failed attempt at a dine-and-dash restaurant caper lands him in hot water with the locals. Redemption lies with…

Evanescent Encounter (1) poster

Evanescent Encounter (1) 7.7

March 5, 2005

As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adve…

Evanescent Encounter (2) poster

Evanescent Encounter (2) 8.2

March 12, 2005

Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu f…

Evanescent Encounter (3) poster

Evanescent Encounter (3) 8.3

March 19, 2005

Old scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pas…