Shinsengumi!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The arrival of Commodore Perry's "Black Ships" rudely awakened Japan from 300 years of peaceful isolation from the world. Men set their eyes beyond Japan and began to demand change in society. Old clashed with the new, and thus began an age of turmoil. Amidst this confusion, one group remained true to the old ways and risked their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system. Led by their charismatic captain, Kondo Isami, the Shinsengumi upheld the code of honor of the samurai. Tales abound of the feats of men like Kondo, Hijikata Toshizo, Saito Hajime, and Okita Soji.

Series details

• Title: Shinsengumi!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2004-01-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37494
• TVDB ID: 117721

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-01-11; final listed air date 2004-12-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shinsengumi! 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.