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Tsukikage Ran is inspired by chanbara series like 1965's Su-ronin Tsukikage Hyogo. [3] While it remains faithful to the genre, [ 4 ] it is infused with Akitaro Daichi's distinctive style. [ 5 ] The episodes were scripted by first thinking of a title and writing a plot about it.
Ran is a young female Rōnin with an unmatched degree of swordsmanship. She wanders through Japan, looking for thrills and a steady supply of good saké note . One day she runs into Meow, a somewhat younger girl who has tremendous skill in Chinese martial arts and a lust for strife matching her own.
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Genre: Comedy , Drama
Media: Anime
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (風まかせ月影蘭, Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran) is a Japanese anime written and directed by Akitaro Daichi, and produced by Madhouse Studios. The series is licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment.
In the Edo period, Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine), is joined by a chinese martial artist who calls herself Lady Meow of the Iron Cat Fist, where they encounter and resolve wrongdoings with their prowess.
Here is the main formula for this story: Ran finds sake, Ran can't afford the sake she has consumed, Ran gets Meow to pay for her sake, Meow gets hooked into trouble, Ran saves everyone, Ran goes in search of more sake, the end.
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- Akemi OKAMURA
- Akitarou DAICHI
- April 19, 2000
Jan 26, 2000 · In the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600–1868), Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine), is joined by a chinese martial artist who calls herself Lady Meow of the Iron Cat Fist.
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Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran: With Michelle Ruff, Mona Marshall, Christopher Carroll, Ahmed Best. Lady Ran is an often-penniless traveler with formidable samurai skills, sharp wit, and an unquenchable taste for sake.
Jan 26, 2000 · No backstory on where Ran came from, no real underlying message or conflict either. It's like an unfinished version of Samurai Champloo when it comes to wandering, penniless ronin and chance encounters while walking across the countryside.
