The Gymnastics Samurai (2020)

Animation · Drama · Sport

In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter alters Aragaki's fate.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (202 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Daisuke Namikawa Jotaro Aragaki (voice)
Rina Honnizumi Rei Aragaki (voice)
Kensho Ono Leonardo (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi Noriyuki Amakusa (voice)
Yuki Kaji Tetsuo Minamino (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka Mari Aragaki (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.11 avg 11 episodes 6.5 → 8.1

Slow burn
Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Retiring Samurai	6.5	21
2	Rock-Bottom Samurai	6.5	18
3	Dueling Samurai	6.5	16
4	Samurai Daughter	6.8	16
5	Battling Samurai	7.4	15
6	Samurai Father and Daughter	7.5	15
7	Training Camp Samurai	7.2	15
8	Intensive Training Samurai	7.2	15
9	Ninja & Samurai	7.0	15
10	Samurai's Decisive Battle	7.5	13
11	Gymnastics Samurai	8.1	16

The Gymnastics Samurai (2020)

Cast

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