Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! — Season 1, Episode 1: Deceive! The Shinsengumi of Criminals

Episode synopsis

Ichibanboshi travels the country in search of the masked samurai who murdered his family. He finally finds a group of samurai wearing the same mask as the man who killed his family, but he is arrested by thief-takers attracted by the commotion. Sentenced to die, Ichibanboshi closes his eyes in regret, but...

About Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!

In an era when samurai ruled Japan, the Zomen no Oni wiped out all but one member of the Shinsengumi. A top-secret replacement operation is executed to protect the security of Kyoto—seven criminals are chosen as doubles to replace the Shinsengumi while being led by Ichibanboshi, whose parents were also killed by the Zomen no Oni. Now’s their time to shine the brightest!

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Shine On! Keepsake Katana
• E3Disguise Yourself! Infiltrating the Red Light District
• E4Search! For the Mysterious Magical Swords
• E5Raid! The Crooked Shirakawaya
• E6Raid! The Crooked Shirakawaya
• E7Prevent! The Dissolution of the Shinsengumi
• E8Episode 8
• E9Episode 9
• E10Defend! The Black American Ships
• E11Rush! To the Kyoto Showdown
• E12Shine On! The Shinsengumi of Criminals