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The Stubborn Samurai Boy

6.019911 seasonTV SeriesAnimationComedyAction & Adventure

The protagonist, Ishigaki Naokaku, a child of a lower-ranking samurai, gains admission to the prestigious Hagi Meirinkan Academy—an elite school exclusively for children of high-ranking samurai from distinguished families. Unwavering in…

DirectorMasami Anno

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Ishigaki Chokkaku Makes His Entrance!
Jan 5, 1991 10.0
E2
I See It! The Weakness of the Chokkaku Slash!?
Jan 12, 1991
E3
Endure It, Chokkaku! A Promise to Father
Jan 19, 1991
E4
Explosion! The Rage-Fueled Chokkaku Slash!!
Jan 26, 1991 10.0
E5
A Mysterious Transfer Student Appears!
Feb 2, 1991
E6
Gō's Cruel Ordeal! Duel at Shigetsugahara
Feb 9, 1991
E7
Hitomi's Secret Is Revealed
Feb 16, 1991
E8
The Rigged Martial Arts Tournament
Feb 23, 1991
E9
The Great Advance! The Chokkaku Slash!!
Mar 2, 1991
E10
The Hagi Meirinkan Kendo Club Is Formed!
Mar 9, 1991 7.0
E11
TERUMASA Comes Home from Nagasaki!!
Mar 16, 1991
E12
Chokkaku's Hard Fight! An Enemy on Horseback!!
Mar 23, 1991
E13
Chokkaku in Peril! A Duel with Terumasa
Mar 30, 1991
E14
Father Stunned! Lady Jun Visits Our Home?
Apr 6, 1991
E15
Terumasa Is Amazed! A Grand Training Session at School
Apr 13, 1991
E16
Chokkaku's Worry He Cannot Tell His Father
Apr 20, 1991
E17
Don't Lose, Chokkaku! The Sumo Tournament
May 4, 1991
E18
Terumasa's Trouble! Friendship Forced Upon Him
May 11, 1991
E19
Terumasa Shocked! Mother's Warmth
May 18, 1991
E20
Whaaat?! Terumasa's Study Companions?
Jun 1, 1991
E21
An Upheaval! The Hōjō Mansion by Night
Jun 8, 1991
E22
Terumasa Learns What Friendship Is
Jun 15, 1991
E23
Is This a Western New Year?
Jun 22, 1991
E24
Hosokari-sensei's Great Crisis!
Jun 29, 1991
E25
Chokkaku Staggers Through Exam Prep!!
Jul 6, 1991
E26
Held Back, Suspended, Then EXPELLED?
Jul 13, 1991
E27
Father Enraged! What Is the Spirit of Bushido?!
Aug 3, 1991
E28
Terumasa Learns His Grandfather's True Heart!!
Aug 10, 1991
E29
Whaaat?! Terumasa Becomes Castle Steward?
Aug 17, 1991
E30
Chokkaku Enters the Castle! Save Terumasa!!
Aug 24, 1991
E31
The Castle Town in Uproar! Terumasa Runs Wild!!
Sep 7, 1991
E32
Terumasa's Tearful Childhood
Sep 14, 1991
E33
Why?! Chokkaku Is to Be Punished?
Sep 21, 1991
E34
Take the First Step! The Road to a Worthy Steward
Sep 28, 1991
E35
Terumasa and the Manjū Commotion
Oct 5, 1991
E36
Chokkaku's Triumph! Rout of the Bandits
Oct 12, 1991

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The Stubborn Samurai Boy has 1 season in total (36 episodes). The series concluded in 1991.

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What manga is The Stubborn Samurai Boy based on?

The Stubborn Samurai Boy is based on Ore wa Chokkaku by Yū Koyama.