Kaitouranma The Animation
English title: Samurai: Hunt for the Sword
Japanese title: 快刀乱麻 THE ANIMATION
Type: OVA
Source: Visual novel
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 26, 1999 to Dec 23, 1999
Duration: 28 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: AIC, animate Film
Licensors: Media Blasters
Genres: Action, Adventure
Themes: Martial Arts, Samurai

It is the late Edo period, and there are many who desire to usurp the Tokugawa shogunate. Shinjuro Tateoka is the unassuming son of a notable dojo's leader. When his father Tessyusai is suddenly sent on a mission by the shogunate, the dojo's management falls into Shinjuro's hands. After losing most of its regular students, the dojo welcomes several young girls into its walls.

Despite the changes, life at the swordsmanship school is surprisingly peaceful—until the shogunate calls upon all prominent dojos to patrol the city following a slew of burglaries. Now facing a group of cunning thieves who seem to have greater aims than just stealing a few treasures, Shinjuro struggles to find a balance between his exciting life with beautiful women and the needs of the government.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kaitouranma The Animation is an adaptation of the 1999 PlayStation video game Kaitouranma Miyabi by Imagineer Co., Ltd. The series was released in English as Samurai: Hunt for the Sword by Media Blasters on May 29, 2001.