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    Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 1 - Attack on Ikedaya - The Great Duel at the Bakamatsu
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    #1 - Attack on Ikedaya - The Great Duel at the Bakamatsu

    S1:E1

    A two-part special. Okiyo and Otaka meet Kondo Isamu, little realizing that he would play a big part in their lives in the coming years. The Shinsengumi grows to 40 members and their reputation grows.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 2 - Attack in the Rain - To Kamo Serizawa
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    #2 - Attack in the Rain - To Kamo Serizawa

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    The Shinsengumi is split into two factions. One is led by Kondo Isamu and includes Hijikata and other swordsmen from Edo, the other by Arasawa, a former Mito clansman. Together with the Aizu Clan, they share the duty of protecting Kyoto city.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 3 - Soji Okita - Love and Sword
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    #3 - Soji Okita - Love and Sword

    S1:E3

    As Kotsuru and Shinakai's love grows, Kondo worries about their relationship. Inoue Genzaburo is humiliated by a clansmen from Higo and they decide have a duel. Kondo, realizing their danger, rushes to intervene.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 4 - Shinsengumi's Announcement
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    #4 - Shinsengumi's Announcement

    S1:E4

    A new member joins the Shinsengumi. Kano Sozaburo is extremely handsome and skilled in the martial arts. But his popularity creates jealousy among some members. Meanwhile, Yuzawa is slain by an unknown assailant. However, Kondo determines that Tashiro is Yuzawa's killer and orders Kano to take revenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 5 - The Moving Sozaburo with the Bangs
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    #5 - The Moving Sozaburo with the Bangs

    S1:E5

    Ito Koshitaro plans an invasion on the Shinsengumi headquarters by taking advantage of a Shinsengumi member. Nagasaka has an encounter with Mito clansmen. Fearing reprisal, Kondo secretly orders Nagasaka out of the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 6 - A Premeditated Attack, Yamanami's Desertion
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    #6 - A Premeditated Attack, Yamanami's Desertion

    S1:E6

    Hijikata and Yamanami are at odds over the mission of the Shinsengumi. Ito Koshitaro becomes the catalyst that causes the members to break up into factions. And Yamanami bids a final farewell to his lover Akisato.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 7 - Infiltration, Choshu's Spy
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    #7 - Infiltration, Choshu's Spy

    S1:E7

    Fukamachi Shinsaku from Choshu infiltrates the Shinsengumi. Three members are later executed as spies from Choshu and orders are given to find one remaining spy. Shinsaku, fearing for his own life, flees. But during his escape, he meets up with Matsunaga who reveals that he is also an infiltrator from Choshu.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 8 - The Woman Who Followed Isami Kondo
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    #8 - The Woman Who Followed Isami Kondo

    S1:E8

    Suspected of killing a Shinsengumi member, Takeda Kanryusai seeks help from the Satsuma Clan. In return, he is told to deliver a letter to Kondo Isamu. It is a formal challenge from a woman seeking revenge for her husband's death. When he arrives at the site, Satsuma clansmen surround him. But Okita and others arrive to help their leader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 9 - Internal Division, the Duel of Aburanokoji
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    #9 - Internal Division, the Duel of Aburanokoji

    S1:E9

    Ito Koshitaro and his men resign en masse from the Shinsengumi putting the future of the group into danger. Kondo and Hijikata decide that Koshitaro and his group must deal with and devise a plan to eliminate them.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi Season 1 Episode 10 - The Last Farewell From Kondo, Hijikata and Okita
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    #10 - The Last Farewell From Kondo, Hijikata and Okita

    S1:E10

    The shogunate army is routed by the imperial forces and forced to flee the city. Shogun Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Katamori, Lord Protector of Kyoto, take flight as well, abandoning the Shinsengumi. In the final days of the shogunate, Okita succumbs to illness, Hijikata dies in the battle at Toba-Fushimi and Kondo Isamu is executed as a shogunate rebel, striving to the very end to uphold the honor of the Tokugawa samurai.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Attack on Ikedaya - The Great Duel at the Bakamatsu" is the best rated episode of "Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/8/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Attack in the Rain - To Kamo Serizawa".