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Musashi Gundoh (MUSASHI -GUN道-, Musashi
-Gandō-
?) is a Japanese anime
television series, based on the story by Monkey Punch. It premiered in Japan on the
satellite station BS-i on April 9, 2006, and is also set to be
broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network
Animax from October 2006.[1] It is
also legally distributed over the Internet by GyaO from May 13,
2006. According to the producer, there are also plans to broadcast
the anime overseas, including broadcasts in North America and
Europe.
The series has been infamous for hideously bad animation, and
has attracted a cult following for this reason. It uses uncropped
photos for backgrounds, and its sound effects are completely out of
synch with the video. Monkey Punch, famous for his manga "Lupin III", spent 12 years
planning the series. Musashi Gundoh is produced by ACC Production,
a company for which Monkey Punch is an executive. In Japan the
"non-edited version" DVD box set ranked very high on sales
charts.
Plot
summary
Musashi Gundoh is set in a fictional feudal era of Japan, where the Toyotomi
Shogunate (instead of Tokugawa) governs the nation. The
anime tells the story of Musashi, a young practitioner of "gundoh"
(GUN道, gandō
?), a martial art involving
the use of guns. The series deals with Musashi's battles against a
group of monsters called "Ayakashi".
Characters
Musashi
side
Musashi Miyamoto (ミヤモト ムサシ, Miyamoto
Musashi
?) (Seiyū: Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔, Namikawa Daisuke
?))
- He fights against the Ayakashi using two guns. He practices
Gundoh in "ma' own style". His character is based on Miyamoto
Musashi (宮本武蔵, Miyamoto
Musashi
?), a legendary swordsman.
His notable line: "Wow, it's dazzling!" (うおっまぶしっ!, Uo'
mabushi'!
?)
- In episode 2, Musashi scores a direct hit on an enemy, but it
has no effect. After that, he abruptly shouts the aforementioned
line. The line was not preceded by any bright scenes whatsoever, so
viewers were left wondering why he said it with no
provocation.
Ronin (ロウニン,
Rōnin
?) (Seiyū: Jin Horikawa (堀川仁, Horikawa Jin
?))
- A master swordsman who has special swords called Nenken and
Meiretsu-ken (meanings unknown). He is Musashi's trusted partner.
His name is probably derived from ronin (浪人, rōnin
?), meaning "a masterless samurai".
Ninja-Taro (ニンジャ太郎, Ninja-Tarō
?) (Seiyū: Yu Kobayashi (小林ゆう, Kobayashi Yū
?))
- A clumsy ninja boy who
claims to be "Musashi's first disciple" or "the ninja of
ninjas".
Priest Takuan (タクアン和尚, Takuan Oshō
?) (Seiyū: Soichiro Tanaka
(田中総一郎, Tanaka Sōichirō
?))
- A priest in Daitokuji temple, as well as the pioneer of
Gundoh martial arts. He is a very skilled Gundoh practitioner who
can "fall fighting" from the sky. The BS-i website, as
well as the DVD cover, describes him as a "worn-out old
man", which doesn't quite seem to suit him. His character is
based on Takuan Sōhō (沢庵宗彭, Takuan Sōhō
?), a priest in the real-life Daitokuji
temple, who taught the real Musashi Miyamoto.
Desperado (デスペラード, Desuperādo
?) (Seiyū: Mayumi Yanagisawa (柳沢真由美, Yanagisawa Mayumi
?))
- She is a sexy foreign woman who seeks revenge against Musashi
for the murder of her father. Musashi, however, denies
responsibility for the killing.
Kaguya (カグヤ,
Kaguya
?) (Seiyū: Shiho Kawaragi (河原木志穂, Kawaragi Shiho
?))
- She is the stepdaughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the princess
of Osaka Castle.
She is an incredibly strong woman who can fight against Ayakashi
with her bare hands, even whilst airborne. It is rumored that her
existence is the "trigger" that makes Musashi Gundoh's history different from our
own. Her name possibly comes from Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫, Kaguya-Hime
?), a character from the Tale of the Bamboo
Cutter, a well-known Japanese folk tale.
Dabi-no-ji (荼毘の字, Dabinoji
?) (Seiyū: Kosei Hirota (廣田行生, Hirota Kōsei
?))
- He is a master of karakuri, who owns a mechanical goods shop. He
sells merchandise such as onmyo-dan (オンミョウダン, onmyōdan
?, possibly meaning "the bullet of onmyodo"), special bullets that can
harm the normally invulnerable Ayakashi. He can speak a little
English, as demonstrated in his first meeting with Desperado. His
pseudonym is "Dabi-no-ji" ("the Initial Dabi"), but his real name
is Leonardo da Vinci. His character is based on the Italian
maestro of the same name.
Sasuke Sarutobi (猿飛佐助, Sarutobi sasuke
?) (Seiyū: Yu Kobayashi (小林ゆう, Kobayashi Yū
?))
- A "ninja monkey" bred by Dabi-no-ji. His true identity is that
of Sasuke
Sarutobi, one of the Sanada Ten Braves. He was transformed
by the gramary of Yasha because he learned too much about Yasha's
plans. Although he is called a "genius ninja", his skills are only
equal to that of Ninja-Taro.
Ayakashi
side
Yasha (ヤシャ,
Yasha
?) (Seiyū: Rei Igarashi (五十嵐麗, Igarashi Rei
?))
- He is the top of Ayakashi monsters. He knows the "true"
unaltered history, and gives his power to Ryogen. Not much is known
about him, including his sex. In a TV credit, his name is mistyped
as Yashiya (ヤシヤ,
Yashiya
?) more than once.
Ryogen (リョウゲン,
Ryōgen
?) (Seiyū: Shiro Saito (斎藤志郎, Saitō Shirō
?))
- He is actually Tokugawa Ieyasu. Yasha tells him that
in the "true" history, Ryogen is the one who owns the shogunate.
Knowing this, Ryogen tries to take over Toyotomi shogunate, using
ayakashi's power.
Jijouda (ジジョウダ, Jijouda
?)(Seiyū:unknown)
- Ayakashi that attacks into Daitkuji temple by the 2nd story. It
is a size at the same level as a man; there are two to three
corners, and there is a wing like the bat on the back. This wing
flaps, and the gust is caused. The bullet can be driven back by
using the barrier. The weak points were eyes, and it had been
defeated before "OCHINAGARA TATAKAU (落ちながら戦う, Ochinagaratatakau
?)(fall fighting)" of the killer
shot of the Priest Takuan.
Gandadarn (ガンダダーン, Gandadān
?)(Seiyū: Keiko Nemoto (根本圭子, Nemoto Keiko
?))
- Ayakashi of spider that afflicts Musashi and Priest Takuan from
the third story to the 5th story. It has spiders' legs, though it
has the face of human. It can manipulate humans by vomiting a very
strong Spider's Thread of magic from the mouth. Because
the spider in the heavens has been changed into the Ayakashi, it is
not possible to knock it down with arms for the Ayakashi. The model
appeared in novel "Kumo no Ito (蜘蛛の糸, The Spider's Thread
?) " of the Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, and is a
Spider’s Thread that leads the kandata of the criminal who
landed in hell to the paradise.
GUNDOH(GUN道)
Gun martial art that Musashi, Priest Takuan, and Kojirou Sasaki
use. The GUNDOH basic posture involves holding the gun in one hand
and a sword in the other hand. Because Musashi uses two guns,
people call him the "GUNDOH SAMURAI of two guns". It is said that
the GUNDOH doesn't have regulations in the gun used, and the
Kojirou Sasaki used a gun with a long pole.
History
It is assumed that the Priest Takuan made it known to the whole
country in Japan though the birthplace and the initiator are
uncertain. A lot of those who train become his apprentices, and the
training of the GUNDOH is piled every day. Gundoh, despite being
super-effective, has few practitioners due to fatalities during
training exercises, which typically last less than 3 seconds. It is
said the title character, Musashi, is a survivor of the training
solely by virtue of his having never actually attended any classes.
This is evidenced by his having been kidnapped by crows, foxes,
cats, chimpanzees, koalas and the like, on an almost daily
basis.
Other key
words
- GUN-Ki no Juu (ガン鬼の銃, Ganki no Jū
?)(The Gun of "Gun Demon")
- Ki(鬼) means demon.The GUN-Ki means the demon of
gun.
- It is a couple of revolver gun by two "GUN-Ki no
Ten (ガン鬼の天, Ganki no
ten
?) (Ten(天) means sky →Sky of demon of
gun)" and "GUN-Ki no Chi (ガン鬼の地, Ganki no chi
?)(Chi(地) means Ground →Ground of demon
of gun)". It is said that it transforms to the demon if the person
who doesn't have the qualification obtains it though only the
expert of the GUNDOH can use. In taking this gun, every GUNDOH
SAMURAI has died up to now. The demon who is called a GUN-Ki is
staying in the "GUN-Ki no Juu", and it is deprived of the body by
the demon if willpower is weak. However, it is deprived of the body
by the demon sooner or later if both guns are not obtained even if
it possesses great inner strength.
- The bullet shot with the "GUN-Ki no Juu" can defeat the enemy
in the power of a usual 100 times. And it can shoot any bullet.
Furthermore, the potentiality of the person who obtains the "GUN-Ki
no Juu" can be improved from 10 to 100 times. It is a gun of the
legend of a whole country invincibility strongest whole
country.
- Because the whereabouts of "GUN-Ki no Chi" was uncertain, the
Priest Takuan sealed "GUN-Ki no Ten" in the artificial arm.
However, the seal was solved to defeat the Gandadarn, and it
entrusted it to Musashi.
- Onmyou dan (陰陽弾, onmyou dan
?)(Bullet of Onmyodo)
- Bullet only for Ayakashi that Musashi bought from Dabi-no-ji.
Dialog ""Wow, it's dazzling!" (うおっまぶしっ!, Uo'
mabushi'!
?)" of Musashi when the Onmyou dan is
shot is a word that symbolizes this anime.
- Enkabou dan (エンカボウダン, Enkabou dan
?)(Bullet of flame)
- Bullet that Dabi-no-ji sold Musashi to defeat Gandadarn. The
flame like the flamethrower can begin to be shot continuously.
Power decreases sharply when using it with a usual gun, the heat of
the bullet cannot be endured, and the gun melts. If it uses a
strong gun of the "GUN-Ki no Juu", this problem is solved.
- "Wow, it's dazzling!" (「うおっまぶしっ!」, Uo' mabushi'!
?)
- Dialog that Musashi abruptly shot when not effective by use of
Onmyou dan to Jijouda by the second story. The scene that shines
dazzling immediately before is not found. As for the production
person's intention, it is uncertain why to have made this dialog
talked. The theory that wholly deletes the scene of a pertinent
scene is thick from the delay of production.
Notes and
references
See also
- Gundress (ACC Production, the studio of Musashi,
photographed the movie.)
- Lost
Universe
- School City Valanoir
- MD Geist
- Gun
Kata (Gundoh seems to be affected by this fictional martial
art.)
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