Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman Explained

Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
Ja Kanji:	幕末義人伝浪漫
Genre:	Action, Comedy

Type:	tv series

Director:	Hirofumi Ogura
Music:	Hiroshi Takaki
Studio:	TMS Entertainment
Network:	TV Tokyo
First:	January 7, 2013
Last:	March 26, 2013
Episodes:	12
Episode List:	Episode List

is a Japanese anime television series created by studio TMS Entertainment, based on the CR Ginroku Gijinden Roman pachinko game, with original character designs by Lupin III creator Monkey Punch. In the fantasy historical story, the main character is a "helper" named Manjirou by day and a phantom thief "retriever" named Roman by night. Roman steals back people's precious items that were unfairly taken from them.^[1]

Plot

The story takes place in Kyoto in the late 19th century. Manjiro has two faces—during the day, he works as a helper for people in Kyoto, but he also acts in secret to return people's property that has been stolen from corrupt men in power. As the retriever "Roman", Manjiro is getting involved in a nationwide conspiracy.

Characters

He is the main protagonist who goes by the name "Nezumi Kozo" at night, fighting against the injustices done to the townspeople. By day he is known as Mr. Helper, who does a myriad of odd jobs around town. He's not very good with money, since he will squander all his pay in gambling at the end of the day, which is why his sister Koharu doesn't trust him to run her decorative chopstick shop for fear that he may use the shop's earnings to finance his gambling habit.

She is Roman's younger sister, who runs a decorative chopstick shop by day. At night she assists with her brother's heroic capers together with their dog, Sakura.

Anime

The anime started airing on January 8, 2013. It is available subtitled in English on Crunchyroll.^[2]

Episode list

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Based on Anime News Network synopsis.
News: Crunchyroll to Stream Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman TV Anime. 2013-01-04. Anime News Network.