Bamboo Blade
Details
- Also known as: バンブーブレード
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 6.9
- Episodes: 26
- Genres: Comedy, Sports
- Studio: AIC A.S.T.A.
- Aired: 2007-10-02 to 2008-04-01
- Season: Fall 2007
Where to watch (US)
- Amazon Video
- Crunchyroll
- Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Synopsis
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
Episodes
- Episode 1: A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice (2007-10-02)
- Episode 2: The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch (2007-10-09)
- Episode 3: Black and Blue (2007-10-16)
- Episode 4: Pink and Blue (2007-10-23)
- Episode 5: Muroe High and Machido High (2007-10-30)
- Episode 6: Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver (2007-11-06)
- Episode 7: Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets (2007-11-13)
- Episode 8: Tama and Part-time Work (2007-11-20)
- Episode 9: Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate (2007-11-27)
- Episode 10: Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament (2007-12-04)
- Episode 11: Animation and Dreams (2007-12-11)
- Episode 12: Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances (2007-12-18)
- Episode 13: Teachers and Students (2007-12-25)
- Episode 14: Satorin's Resolve and Nomming (2008-01-08)
- Episode 15: First Training Camp and First Public Bath (2008-01-15)
- Episode 16: Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament (2008-01-22)
- Episode 17: Light and Shadow (2008-01-29)
- Episode 18: The Tournament and Muroe High After That (2008-02-05)
- Episode 19: The Armadillo and the Pangolin (2008-02-12)
- Episode 20: Braver and Shinaider (2008-02-19)
- Episode 21: Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki (2008-02-26)
- Episode 22: Winners and Losers (2008-03-04)
- Episode 23: Lie and Silence (2008-03-11)
- Episode 24: The Sword and the Way (2008-03-18)
- Episode 25: Kendo and What It Brings About (2008-03-25)
- Episode 26: "Since Then" and "From Here On Out" (2008-04-01)
Characters and voice actors
- Tamaki Kawazoe (main character) · Japanese voice: Ryou Hirohashi · English voice: Cherami Leigh
- Kirino Chiba (main character) · Japanese voice: Megumi Toyoguchi · English voice: Luci Christian
- Miyako Miyazaki (main character) · Japanese voice: Houko Kuwashima · English voice: Leah Clark
- Sayako Kuwahara (main character) · Japanese voice: Sachiko Kojima · English voice: Brina Palencia
- Satori Azuma (main character) · Japanese voice: Rina Satou · English voice: Carrie Savage
- Danjuurou Eiga (main character) · Japanese voice: Akira Ishida · English voice: Sean Michael Teague
- Toraji Ishida (main character) · Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi · English voice: Ian Sinclair
- Yuuji Nakata (main character) · Japanese voice: Daisuke Sakaguchi · English voice: Chris Burnett
- Kenzaburou Ishibashi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Tetsu Inada · English voice: Christopher Sabat
- Yuuri Andou (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mayuko Omimura · English voice: Alexis Tipton
- Yellow Blade Braver (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Akira Ishida · English voice: Scott Freeman
- Reimi Odajima (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mai Nakahara · English voice: Monica Rial
- Mei Ogawa (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kaori Nazuka · English voice: Brittney Karbowski
- Red Blade Braver (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi · English voice: Jonathan Randall Brooks
- Maya Yoko (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kiyomi Yazawa · English voice: Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Akemi Asakawa (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Saki Kondou · English voice: Kate Oxley
- Blue Blade Braver (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daisuke Sakaguchi · English voice: J. Michael Tatum
- Konatsu Harada (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kei Shindou · English voice: Jad Saxton
- Father Kawazoe (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Katsumi Chou · English voice: Mark Stoddard
- Karen Nishiyama (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Natsuki Mori · English voice: Trina Nishimura
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: BAMBOO BEAT · Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou
- Ending 1: STAR RISE · Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou