Soul Buster

Soul Buster / 侍霊演武[ソウルバスター] / Shi Ling Yanwu
Soul Buster
Genres: Action, Samurai
Themes: Samurai
Studios: Pierrot
Producers: MAGES.
Rating: 5.73 / 10
Rank: #11505
Popularity: #5071
Users Listed: 22,136
Users Scored: 7,397
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 07/30/2023
Aired: October 4, 2016 – December 11, 2016 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Web Manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Tuesday at 18:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of 3rd century China, this series follows Sonshin, a modern-day high school student plagued by unsettling dreams of the tumultuous Three Kingdoms era. His ordinary life fractures when these visions bleed into reality, culminating in a dangerous encounter with Gien, a formidable warrior pulled from historical legend. Interrupted by a mysterious woman, Sonshin is thrust into a world where ancient conflicts are no longer confined to textbooks. The narrative explores themes of fate and history's persistent influence on the present. It presents a character-driven story focusing on Sonshin’s struggle to understand his connection to this bygone era as he navigates a perilous landscape of warring factions and unexpected alliances, all while grappling with the consequences of a past he never knew.

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Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Soul Buster
  • Episode 2: Enlightenment
  • Episode 3: Twilight
  • Episode 4: Disaster
  • Episode 5: Arrowhead
  • ... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

  • Ryou, Un (Main) - Voice Actors: Ryu, Seira
  • Shuu, Yu (Main) - Voice Actors: Tanabe, Rui
  • Son, Shin (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizushima, Daichuu
  • Barin, Yi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakihara, Tetsuya
  • Bo, Anzi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke
  • Chou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shingaki, Tarusuke
  • Gi, En (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuda, Kenichirou
  • Han, Kentei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomohiro
  • Hou, Ga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koshimizu, Ami
  • Ryou, Un no sofu (Supporting)
  • School Nurse (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Mari, Zhang, Kai
  • Shuijing (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sanpei, Yuuko, Liu, Xiaoyu
  • Shuu, Sou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyonaga, Toshiyuki
  • Sou, Sei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Shun
  • Tei, Fu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugou, Takayuki

Staff:

  • Shizuno, Koubun (Director)
  • Watanabe, Toshinori (Director)
  • Shimizu, Katsunori (Sound Director)
  • Ayane (Theme Song Performance)
  • Ozawa, Masazumi (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Zwei (Theme Song Performance)
  • Asakawa, Shigeki (Director of Photography)
  • Hashimoto, Takashi (Animation Director)
  • Honda, Masaya (Series Composition)
  • Ichii, Ippei (Chief Animation Director)
  • Kawakami, Yoshimi (Color Design)
  • Koga, Tooru (Art Director)
  • Miyazawa, Tsutomu (Character Design)
  • Rin-Sin (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
  • Sakurai, Masaaki (Chief Animation Director)
  • Sasaki, Hiromi (Editing)
  • Taiga, Hiroyuki (Mechanical Design)
  • Tateyama, Akiyuki (Music)