SWORDGAI The Animation

SWORDGAI The Animation is an anime series based on the manga series by Toshiki Inoue. It streamed on Netflix between March 23, 2018 and July 30, 2018, consisting of 24 episodes.

Synopsis

History is strewn with legendary cursed weapons. Those who bond with them can gain great power but are also prone to being taken over and going on bloody rampages; those who irrevocably become so are called Busoma. An organization called Shohidai is dedicated to collecting these weapons and finding a way to treat those bonded to them, even if that means putting them in cold sleep to slow the rate of their conversion to Busoma. Even the Shoshidai's own members aren't immune to the allure of the cursed weapons, as their director Miura gets sucked in by Zsoltgewinn, the most powerful blade.

Meanwhile, a heavily pregnant woman comes into contact with the cursed sword Shiryu but takes her own life before the bloodlust can consume her. The boy she birthed beforehand is raised as Gai by a weaponsmith, but Gai's destiny is forever linked to Shiryu, which the smith uses to create an artificial arm for Gai.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Shoshidai
	Gai Ogata Shiryu of the Shadows	Yūto Uemura	Khoi Dao
	Gai Ogata Shiryu of the Shadows	Ayaka Nanase (young)	TBA
	Seiya Ichijō Chakram	Yuichiro Umehara	Billy Kametz
	Kyōka Kagami	Rina Satō	Erica Lindbeck
	Kyōka Kagami	Rina Satō	Erica Lindbeck
	Naoki Miki Fallgon & Halberd	Tomokazu Sugita	Greg Chun
	Marcus Lithos Azoth	Hiro Shimono	Zach Aguilar
	Mystery Face A	Takaya Hashi	Kyle Hebert
	Mystery Face B	Masaaki Yano	Paul Stewart
	Mystery Face C	Shinnosuke Ogami	Patrick Seitz
	Mina Hiraya Aya Takagi	Yū Shimamura	Mela Lee
Busoma / Armed Demons
	Grimms	Takaya Kuroda	Chris Tergliafera
	Takuma Miura Zsoltgewinn	Toshihiko Seki	Patrick Seitz
	Arnys	Michiko Neya	Michelle Ruff
	Midoriko Flamberge	Ayane Sakura	Faye Mata
	Yasuko Tanaka Galon Hammer	Urara Takano	Jessica Gee
	Issei Ariga Nebestigma	Kohei Murakami	Steve Staley
	Tatsumi Tonbokiri	Kenji Hamada	Austin Lee Matthews
Matoba Group
	Kazuma Matoba	Takaya Hashi	Richard Epcar
	Shin Matoba Shiryu	Nobunaga Shimazaki	Griffin Burns
	Shin Matoba Shiryu	Nobunaga Shimazaki	Cristina Valenzuela (young)
	Rie Matoba	Maria Naganawa	Xanthe Huynh
Gabishu
	Himiko	Maaya Uchida	Lauren Landa
	Kazumo	Kazuyuki Okitsu	Xander Mobus
	Soin	Shunsuke Takeuchi	Richard Epcar
	Kuromaru Iron Maiden	Ayumu Murase	Laura Stahl
Humans
	Sayaka Ogata	Yūka Aisaka	Kayli Mills
	Sayaka Ogata	Yūka Aisaka	Kayli Mills
	Amon Ogata	Jōji Nakata	Jamieson Price
	Kigetsu	Masaharu Satō	John DeMita
	Leader	Shinya Fukumatsu	TBA
	Wakaba	Tomoe Hanba	Allegra Clark
	Takashi	Yūto Uemura	Steve Staley
	Hakim	Kōsuke Toriumi	Chris Hackney
	Kiyomi	Hitomi Harada	Cristina Valenzuela
	Erika Saeki	Ami Koshimizu	Erika Harlacher
	Toshio Tanabe	Masaaki Yano	Christopher Niosi
	Kei	Sumi Shimamoto	Philece Sampler
	Shoko	Haruka Shiraishi	Allegra Clark
	Sayori	Akane Fujita	Michelle Ruff
	Kagatsuka	Junichi Yanagita	Jordan Reynolds
Others
	Herero Dragon	TBA	TBA

Additional Voices[]

Credits[]

Transmission via Streaming[]

Company	Date(s)	Category	Format	Classification	Country
	March 23, 2018 (1st Season)	TV Series / Netflix Original Series	Digital	18+	United States
	July 30, 2018 (2nd Season)	TV Series / Netflix Original Series	Digital	18+	United States

External Links[]

SWORDGAI The Animation (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
SWORDGAI The Animation at the Internet Movie Database