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Funimation Confirms Shigurui: Death Frenzy License
posted on by Egan Loo
DVD, digital, broadcast rights acquired; no release date announced
The North American distributor Norio Nanjo's Suruga-jo Gozen Jiai (The Tournament at Suruga Castle) novel, which is set in Edo-era Japan. In the story, The one-armed Fujiki and blind Seigen Irako fight a tournament match to determine the true successor to Kogan Iwamoto, Japan's greatest swordsman.
Director hinted at the announcement with a teaser image on its website yesterday.
Image © 2007 Norio Nanjo・Takayuki Yamaguchi (Akitashoten) / Shigurui Partners. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
ERRATUM: Director Hamasaki's given name should be Hiroshi instead of Hirotsugu. Thanks, braves.
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