''Musashi, the Samurai Lord'', known in Japanese as , is an anime series by
Studio Pierrot. The 50-episode series aired on
Nippon Television from October 1990 to September 1991.
The series stars, Musashi, a "gimmick
robot
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may ...
". In the country of Zipangu every person has a gimmick robot. Musashi battles and meets his rival, Kojiro (a reference to the historical battle between
Miyamoto Musashi
, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ...
and
Sasaki Kojirō).
Two
video game
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s were released based on the anime.
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''Karakuri Kengō Den Musashi Lord'' (video game)at
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''Musashi, the Samurai Lord''at
Studio Pierrot
1990 anime television series debuts
1991 video games
Game Boy games
Japan-exclusive video games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Nippon TV original programming
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Tose (company) games
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