Kiru!

Facing starvation at the hands of the Nobuseri, the farmers of Kanna Village make a desperate decision: hire samurai to wage war. The village's Water Priestess, Kirara, her little sister Komachi, and a heartbroken man named Rikichi journey to a giant merchant city. Navigating dangerous streets filled with ronin, they must find willing samurai before their village is lost.

Heihachi Hayashida, Kikuchiyo, Kambei Shimada, Katsushiro Okamoto, Kyuzo, Gorobei Katayama, Shichiroji, Komachi Mikumari, Kirara Mikumari, Gisaku, Rikichi, Ukyo, Masamune, Setsu, Mizuki, Hayakame, Chief Elder, Lady, Mohican Man, Soubei, Goggle Man, Kamuro, Yohei, Honoka, Oshikomi, Sensor Man, Firefly House Old Lady, Okara, Tessai, Koharu, Manzou, Messenger, Tanomo, Bougan Man, Yukino, Waarya, Mohawk Man, Genzo, Ayamaro, Chiaki, Mosuke, Amanushi, Hyogo, Gosaku, Shino, Guardsmen.
English-Language Version: Gorobei Katayama, Kikuchiyo, Shichiroji, Heihachi Hayashida, Kambei Shimada, Katsushiro Okamoto, Kyuzo, Ukyo, Kirara Mikumari, Rikichi, Komachi Mikumari, Village Elder, Gonzo, Amanushi, Ayamaro, Prime Minister, Syusai, Masamune, Uma, Koharu, Honoka, Farmer Gosaku, The Royal Envoy, Sanae, Hie, Farmer Yohei, Yukino, Warya, Messenger, Hyogo, Kanzo, Setsu (Matriarch), Hanaole, Farmer Mosuke, Tora, Chiaki, Mohawk, Farmer Manzo, Sobei, Shino, Tessai, Tanomo (Nobuseri Leader), Genzo, Shika, Okara

Samurai 7 is set in a futuristic world that has just seen the end of a massive war. Many villages are being terrorized by Nobuseri bandits. The Nobuseri are no normal bandits. They were once men, but during the war, they modified themselves with machines to become living weapons and now appear as more machine than man. A group of villagers decide to hire samurai to protect their village. These men of valor are as skilled as they are unique.

This series was originally broadcast two episodes at a time.

Budgeted at an estimated 32.5 million yen ($300,000 U.S.).