Bubuki Buranki: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Azuma Ikki returns to Japan after 10 years, he gets assaulted by a group of armed men and becomes their prisoner. Kogane Asabuki, a childhood friend, saves him with a weapon on her right hand known as Bubuki; a weapon with its own mind. Azuma Ikki, who is a Bubuki user himself, learns about the existence of Bubuki and goes on a journey alongside the companions he has found, in an attempt to find and revive Oumai, a Buranki (titan) who sleeps underground.

Series details

• Title: Bubuki Buranki
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2016-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10741
• IMDb ID: tt5335782
• TVDB ID: 304106

Cast and credited roles

• Hisako Kanemoto — Kaoruko Kazuki
• Kazuyuki Okitsu — Akihito Tsuwabuki
• Kenjiro Tsuda — Shūsaku Matobai
• Megumi Han — Banryū Reoko
• Shizuka Ishigami — Kinoa Ōgi
• Subaru Kimura — Sōya Arabashiri
• Yōko Hikasa — Zetsubi Hazama
• Subaru Kimura — Munenari Shinsō
• Ari Ozawa — Kogane Asabuki
• Mikako Komatsu — Shizuru Taneomi
• Sōma Saitō — Hiiragi Nono
• Yusuke Kobayashi — Azuma Kazuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-09; final listed air date 2016-03-26; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-10-01; final listed air date 2016-12-17; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bubuki Buranki on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.