Revenger

Usui Yuen is a seasoned assassin tracking a string of murders that have shattered the Satsuma samurai clan. While following leads he crosses paths with Kurima Raizo, one of the few survivors of a brutal strike, and the two form an uneasy partnership. As they pool information and skills, what looked like a grab for resources reveals deeper political scheming and personal vendettas. The series follows their investigations, fights, and shifting loyalties, raising the question of whether revenge will heal or destroy them without revealing key twists or the finale.

Released in 2023, Revenger was created by Gen Urobuchi and Renji Oki and produced as an animated action series. The voice cast includes Jun Kasama as Kurima Raizo, Yuuichirou Umehara as Usui Yuen, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Hisako Kanemoto, and Shota Hayama, giving the show a strong ensemble for its dramatized samurai world.

As of now Revenger hasn’t received major industry awards or high-profile nominations. It’s more of a genre title that’s circulated among fans and reviewers than a prize-winning mainstream hit. Any festival or awards attention would likely come later if the series reaches a broader audience.

Among anime viewers the show sparked conversation because Gen Urobuchi’s involvement promised darker twists and moral complexity, and the samurai-noir mix stood out visually. Fans have pointed to the series’ stylized action and grim tone as memorable elements, and it’s been compared in forums to other later-era samurai and revenge dramas in anime, which helped it find a modest cult audience.

Viewer response sits around a 6.8/10 average from available ratings, suggesting mixed to generally positive reactions. Audiences tend to praise the fight choreography, atmosphere, and the fraught relationship between the lead characters, while some mention uneven pacing or storytelling gaps. Thematically it leans into revenge, loyalty, the cost of violence, and the corruption beneath elite power structures, keeping moral ambiguity at the story’s center.