Ep. 19: Anotsu attacks Hanabusa's castle with Manji and Ittou-ryuu recruits to seize control of swordsmanship instruction.
Aired on February 13, 2020
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Anotsu evades the Rokki-dan with Rin's help, having feigned travel to Satsuma. He demands Manji's presence for a confrontation. Meanwhile, Sousuke Abayama directs Ittou-ryuu recruits to distract the Rokki-dan. Spies Meguro and Tanpopo are injured by Shogunate troops and rescued by Rin, leading to mutual identity revelations at a clinic run by a former assistant to Burando. Anotsu, joined by Manji and elite Ittou-ryuu members, assaults Hanabusa's castle. They defeat the Oban and Kosho squad captains, capturing Hanabusa. The group forces him to agree that the Ittou-ryuu will direct Shogunate swordsmanship education, then discards him into the moat.
Episodes
- Ep. 15 · Burando's Failed Immortality Experiments and the Capture of Doa and Isaku
- Ep. 16 · Doa infiltrates the prison to find Isaku while Burando succeeds in his experiments.
- Ep. 17 · Rin frees Manji from prison while Burando falls and Yamada meets his end.
- Ep. 18 · Kagimura hunts Ittou-ryuu after Fukiage incident while Hanabusa takes hostages in Edo.
- Ep. 19 · Anotsu attacks Hanabusa's castle with Manji and Ittou-ryuu recruits to seize control of swordsmanship instruction.
- Ep. 20 · Shira confronts Meguro and Tanpopo, capturing Rin and challenging Manji to a lethal duel near a frozen lake.
- Ep. 21 · Renzo seeks revenge on Manji while Ryo survives Koji's carbon dioxide trap.
- Ep. 22 · Rokki-dan fighters attack Ittou-ryuu camp while Giichi severely beats Abayama
- Ep. 23 · Arrows rain down as Rin is saved by Anotsu while Manji kills Arashino and Makie is shot.