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Hakuoki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (2013)

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A young woman searches for her father in Kyoto and gets caught up in a conflict between samurai and supernatural beings. The story follows her bond with a cursed warrior group during the Bakumatsu era.

historicalfantasyactionromantictragicemotionalmelancholicvisually lushfast-paced

What happens

Hakuoki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (Japanese: 劇場版「薄桜鬼」 〜京都乱舞〜, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban "Hakuoki" Kyoto Ranbu), is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy action film based on the otome game series Hakuoki by Otomate. The film is the first instalment of Hakuoki duology film directed by Osamu Yamasaki and produced by Studio Deen. The film serves as alternate retelling of the first season of the anime series Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom. Aika Yoshioka returns to provide the theme song of the film titled "Kurenai no Ito" (紅ノ絲, lit. Crimson Thread). A sequel, titled Hakuoki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky, was released in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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