Sengoku Kitan Youtouden
English title: Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period
Japanese title: 戦国奇譚妖刀伝
Alternative titles: Sengoku Kidan Youtouden, Yotoden OVA
Type: OVA
Source: Novel
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 21, 1987 to Nov 5, 1988
Duration: 42 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: J.C.Staff
Licensors: Central Park Media
Genres: Action
Themes: Martial Arts, Mythology

In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and spear. 

(Source: ANN)