Meiji Gekken: 1874: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

By 1874, seven years have passed since the end of the samurai era. A former samurai, Shizuma Orikasa works as a rickshaw driver in Tokyo while looking for his fiancée, Sumie Kanomata, who went missing during the Boshin War. Shizuma thwarts an assassination attempt and joins the newly established police department, where he'll fight to stop dark forces from overthrowing the government.

Series details

• Title: Meiji Gekken: 1874
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime
• Premiere date: 2024-01-14
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BS Shochiku Tokyu
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 73816
• IMDb ID: tt30495035
• TVDB ID: 443181

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-14; final listed air date 2024-03-17.

Source and licence

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