Bamboo Blade
Bamboo Blade

Bamboo Blade

2007 1 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 5.7 Animation Comedy

Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!

Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice

Down and out kendo instructor Toraji can't even afford a new light bulb - let alone lunch, but discovering a prodigy lik

EP 2

The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch

Tamaki joins the kendo team and makes short work of a sadistic bully with a thing for beating up on girls.

EP 3

Black and Blue

Toraji takes the team to a kendo supply to store to stock up on weapons and armor. Later, he gives the female members of

EP 4

Pink and Blue

A friendly text message convinces Sayako to rejoin the kendo team. She's excited to meet the new members, but that might

EP 5

Muroe High and Machido High

Toraji tries to devise a strategy for winning the practice match, but all he can think of is sushi, so Tamaki teaches th

EP 6

Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver

Kendo is a sport of great honor, but Toraji's dreams of exotic, raw fish tempt him to taint the practice match.

EP 7

Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets

After watching his team lose, Ishibashi challenges Tamaki to a winner-take-all grudge match.

EP 8

Tama and Part-time Work

Tamaki has her eye on a new anime release. Unfortunately, her piggy bank is running low and part-time jobs are against s

EP 9

Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate

Toraji's trip to the grocery store quickly becomes an inescapable nightmare when he crosses paths with the world's most

EP 10

Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament

The team competes in its first big tournament, and a strange girl's sudden appearance makes Miyako uneasy.

EP 11

Animation and Dreams

Kirino gets a tip that Tamaki isn't the only kendo prodigy in school. If she can convince the new girl to join the team,

EP 12

Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances

Kirino and Sayako literally drag Azuma to the school's dojo. She proves to be a strong fighter, but there's a reason she

EP 13

Teachers and Students

Azuma feels like she's really becoming part of the team after a practice match with Tamaki rekindles her love of kendo.

EP 14

Satorin's Resolve and Nomming

Even though she loves Kendo, Azuma is still hesitant to join the club, but after Miyako pays her a little visit, she may

EP 15

First Training Camp and First Public Bath

Everyone is excited about the upcoming kendo training camp. Well, maybe not everyone. Tamaki's father is having a tough

EP 16

Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament

The kendo team is in top form at the preliminary tournament. They only need to win one more match to advance, but their

EP 17

Light and Shadow

The opposing team dishonors kendo and the spirit of fair play to keep Tamaki from competing in the final match, but they

EP 18

The Tournament and Muroe High After That

Tamaki uncharacteristically unleashes a devastating attack, and Toraji makes an honorable - but difficult - decision. If

EP 19

The Armadillo and the Pangolin

Miyako agrees to a Kendo showdown with a pushy American - winner gets Donny! Miya-miya fights from the heart, but the fo

EP 20

Braver and Shinaider

Yuuji invites Tamaki to the amusement park for what may - or may not be - a date. If love is in the air, it'll have to t

EP 21

Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki

Tamaki and Rin both love Blade Braver, but their favorite characters are mortal enemies. When the girls visit the show's

EP 22

Winners and Losers

A kendo tournament becomes a grudge match when Miyako battles her rival for Donny and Tamaki finally encounters an oppon

EP 23

Lie and Silence

Tamaki's stunning loss to Rin crushed the morale of the kendo club, and things only get worse when the principal summons

EP 24

The Sword and the Way

After Miyako and Tamaki resign, Kirino does her best to hold the kendo club together. But even she can't handle a downtr

EP 25

Kendo and What It Brings About

Next up for the reunited kendo club is a tournament ripe for revenge. Miyako gets a chance to silence her rival, and Tam

EP 26

"Since Then" and "From Here On Out"

Tamaki doesn't know what to do when some freshmen show up to check out the kendo club. Kirino ponders life after high sc

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Ryo Hirohashi
Ryo Hirohashi
Tamaki Kawazoe (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Katsuyuki Konishi
Toraji Ishida (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Megumi Toyoguchi
Kirino Chiba (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Houko Kuwashima
Miyako Miyazaki (voice)
Sachiko Kojima
Sachiko Kojima
Sayako Kuwahara (voice)
Rina Sato
Rina Sato
Satori Azuma (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Yūji Nakata (voice)
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
Danjūrō Eiga (voice)
Mai Nakahara
Mai Nakahara
Reimi Odajima (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto
Rin Suzuki (voice)
Tetsu Inada
Tetsu Inada
Kenzaburō Ishibashi (voice)
Atsushi Imaruoka
Atsushi Imaruoka
Akira Toyama (voice)