Shoka

★ 5.94

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Ranked
Winter 2010
PG 13
TV_SPECIAL

Studio

Episodes

Status

Aired

Duration

Production I.G

1

Finished Airing

Mar 27, 2010

24 minutes

Action
Fantasy
Historical
The story is set during the turbulent years of the shogunate, as dark forces try to undermine the shogun's power in Edo-era Tokyo. Shirou Sumiya is the leader of the "Way of the Paper Drawing" clan which captures the chaos of the struggles with rapid brush strokes. Sumiya is summoned to Edo, and his disciples, who have extraordinary powers in their secret drawing techniques, become part of the ensuring battles with giant drawn creatures. (Source: ANN)

Background

Kenji Saidou won the Grand Prize in the 7th Animax Awards with the script for Shoka, which resulted in it being animated.