Samurai Deeper Kyo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the year 1600, during the battle of Sekigahara, warriors Kyoshiro Mibu and "Demon Eyes" Kyou—the legendary slayer of a thousand men—engaged in fierce combat. Both men disappeared when a meteor crashed in the battlegrounds. Four years later, Kyoshiro is spotted on a rural highway, acting as a traveling medicine salesman. He is captured by the female bounty hunter Yuya Shiina when she discovers that deep inside him is the dormant personality of "Demon Eyes" Kyou himself.

Series details

• Title: Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2002-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19604
• IMDb ID: tt0852880
• TVDB ID: 78933

Cast and credited roles

• Souichirou Hoshi — Akira
• Yumi Kakazu — Izumo no, Okuni
• Katsuyuki Konishi — Mibu, Kyou
• Katsuyuki Konishi — Mibu, Kyoushirou
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Migeira
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Migeira
• Megumi Ogata — Sanada, Yukimura
• Akira Ishida — Sarutobi, Sasuke
• Yui Horie — Shiina, Yuya
• Toshihiko Seki — Tokugawa, Hidetada

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-07-01; final listed air date 2003-01-05; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Samurai Deeper Kyo 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.