Bamboo Blade (2007)
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
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Episode 1 - A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice
Release Date: 2007-10-02Down and out kendo instructor Toraji can't even afford a new light bulb - let alone lunch, but discovering a prodigy like Tamaki might change his fortunes.
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Episode 2 - The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch
Release Date: 2007-10-09Tamaki joins the kendo team and makes short work of a sadistic bully with a thing for beating up on girls.
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Episode 3 - Black and Blue
Release Date: 2007-10-16Toraji takes the team to a kendo supply to store to stock up on weapons and armor. Later, he gives the female members of the team color-coordinated code names!
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Episode 4 - Pink and Blue
Release Date: 2007-10-23A friendly text message convinces Sayako to rejoin the kendo team. She's excited to meet the new members, but that might change if Miyako ever takes her mask off.
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Episode 5 - Muroe High and Machido High
Release Date: 2007-10-30Toraji tries to devise a strategy for winning the practice match, but all he can think of is sushi, so Tamaki teaches the team some basic kendo fundamentals.
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Episode 6 - Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver
Release Date: 2007-11-06Kendo is a sport of great honor, but Toraji's dreams of exotic, raw fish tempt him to taint the practice match.
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Episode 7 - Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets
Release Date: 2007-11-13After watching his team lose, Ishibashi challenges Tamaki to a winner-take-all grudge match.
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Episode 8 - Tama and Part-time Work
Release Date: 2007-11-20Tamaki has her eye on a new anime release. Unfortunately, her piggy bank is running low and part-time jobs are against school rules.
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Episode 9 - Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate
Release Date: 2007-11-27Toraji's trip to the grocery store quickly becomes an inescapable nightmare when he crosses paths with the world's most unpleasant woman.
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Episode 10 - Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament
Release Date: 2007-12-04The team competes in its first big tournament, and a strange girl's sudden appearance makes Miyako uneasy.
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Episode 11 - Animation and Dreams
Release Date: 2007-12-11Kirino gets a tip that Tamaki isn't the only kendo prodigy in school. If she can convince the new girl to join the team, it might save the sensei's job.
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Episode 12 - Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances
Release Date: 2007-12-18Kirino and Sayako literally drag Azuma to the school's dojo. She proves to be a strong fighter, but there's a reason she gave up kendo.
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Episode 13 - Teachers and Students
Release Date: 2007-12-25Azuma feels like she's really becoming part of the team after a practice match with Tamaki rekindles her love of kendo.
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Episode 14 - Satorin's Resolve and Nomming
Release Date: 2008-01-08Even though she loves Kendo, Azuma is still hesitant to join the club, but after Miyako pays her a little visit, she may change her mind.
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Episode 15 - First Training Camp and First Public Bath
Release Date: 2008-01-15Everyone is excited about the upcoming kendo training camp. Well, maybe not everyone. Tamaki's father is having a tough time letting go of his little girl.
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Episode 16 - Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament
Release Date: 2008-01-22The kendo team is in top form at the preliminary tournament. They only need to win one more match to advance, but their opponent is notorious for dirty tricks.
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Episode 17 - Light and Shadow
Release Date: 2008-01-29The opposing team dishonors kendo and the spirit of fair play to keep Tamaki from competing in the final match, but they only succeed in strengthening her will to win.
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Episode 18 - The Tournament and Muroe High After That
Release Date: 2008-02-05Tamaki uncharacteristically unleashes a devastating attack, and Toraji makes an honorable - but difficult - decision. If the team is destined to win, it will be up to Kirino make it so.
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Episode 19 - The Armadillo and the Pangolin
Release Date: 2008-02-12Miyako agrees to a Kendo showdown with a pushy American - winner gets Donny! Miya-miya fights from the heart, but the foreigner attacks with a highly advanced technique.
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Episode 20 - Braver and Shinaider
Release Date: 2008-02-19Yuuji invites Tamaki to the amusement park for what may - or may not be - a date. If love is in the air, it'll have to take a backseat to Blade Braver!
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Episode 21 - Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki
Release Date: 2008-02-26Tamaki and Rin both love Blade Braver, but their favorite characters are mortal enemies. When the girls visit the show's set, an animated rivalry spills into reality.
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Episode 22 - Winners and Losers
Release Date: 2008-03-04A kendo tournament becomes a grudge match when Miyako battles her rival for Donny and Tamaki finally encounters an opponent who can match her skill level.
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Episode 23 - Lie and Silence
Release Date: 2008-03-11Tamaki's stunning loss to Rin crushed the morale of the kendo club, and things only get worse when the principal summons Toraji to his office for a less-than-pleasant chat.
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Episode 24 - The Sword and the Way
Release Date: 2008-03-18After Miyako and Tamaki resign, Kirino does her best to hold the kendo club together. But even she can't handle a downtrodden sensei and a looming suspension.
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Episode 25 - Kendo and What It Brings About
Release Date: 2008-03-25Next up for the reunited kendo club is a tournament ripe for revenge. Miyako gets a chance to silence her rival, and Tamaki is destined for a rematch with Rin!
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Episode 26 - "Since Then" and "From Here On Out"
Release Date: 2008-04-01Tamaki doesn't know what to do when some freshmen show up to check out the kendo club. Kirino ponders life after high school, and a familiar face returns to the dojo.