Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (2018)

Action · Animation · Drama

The story takes place in the year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.

IMDb rating: 4.8 (269 votes)
Episode average: 6.0 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

6.05 avg 24 episodes 6.1 → 6.2 23 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Cherry Blossoms Have Fallen	6.1	21
2	The five treasures have arrived	6.2	18
3	The kouga must die	6.2	17
4	The joujinshuu appear	6.1	16
5	The cherry blossoms run mad	5.8	14
6	Evil clouds begin to stir	6.3	15
7	Tadanaga's change of heart	6.0	14
8	The advent of joujin	5.9	12
9	The butterfly dances	5.9	14
10	The heavenly robe sees carnage	7.3	17
11	Like a rhinoceros	5.7	11
12	The wind blows through the pines	6.0	13
13	Utsutsu dreams of hell	6.1	13
14	Murakamo must be destroyed	6.3	13
15	The shielding eye is deceived	5.7	14
16	The massive castle rumbles	5.8	13
17	Everyone gathers at the battlefield	6.0	13
18	The cherry blossoms must fall	6.1	13
19	100 eyes see their destiny	5.7	13
20	We must see the lotus flowers together	6.1	14
21	Remembrance must fade	5.9	13
22	The demon revives	6.0	13
23	The cherry blossoms scatter	5.7	13
24	The cherry blossoms bloom	6.2	14