Shin Hakkenden
- Genre
- science fiction anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
- Country
- Japan
How it feels
A Japanese anime series set in the future that adapts an epic novel about eight warriors wielding magical swords. In a spacefaring martial arts world, conflicts arise as characters pursue destiny and battle foes.
futuristicadventurousaction-packeddramaticsword-wieldingspacefaringfast-pacedmythic
What happens
Shin Hakkenden (神八剣伝, "legend of the eight divine swords") is a Japanese anime series. The anime is based on the epic novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (which also had an earlier OVA adaptation, The Hakkenden) except it is set in the future. Directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe, the anime's 26 episodes were broadcast on TV Tokyo between April 3, 1999, and September 25, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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