The ruling Shogun are wielding their abusive powers to instill fear and dominance over their oppressed subjects.

Beatings, imprisonment, rape, and even murder are the adopted tactics chosen to maintain their reign.

Ichimatsu, one of the samurai fighters, works at a local tavern as a cover for his real job.

[14] A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Avex Mode and ADV Films, animated by Studio Egg, directed by Kazuhito Kikuchi, with series composition by Hideki Sonoda,[15] was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 5 to December 14, 2004;[6][15][a] the last two episodes aired as a single hour-long finale,[2] and the 13th episode did not air on the network during the series' run.

[15] The series was licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by ADV Films;[17][18] in North America, the series was released on four DVDs from August 16, 2005,[3] to February 14, 2006,[2] while in the United Kingdom the four DVDs were released from October 16, 2006,[19] to April 16, 2007.