Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

, a supernatural object said to appear during times of unrest and revolution. Akizuki was once a close confidante, friend and bodyguard of the late Sakamoto Ryōma, whose assassination he failed to prevent and which continues to haunt him to the current day. During the midst of his quest to destroy the Hasha no Kubi, he visits Yokohama and happens to meet the Yuyama troupe, an adventuring kabuki group, and its leader Yuyama Kakunojō. While in the city, Akizuki senses the aura of the Hasha no Kubi within an auction held in the Shanghai Club, soon breaking through its confines in attempting to cut it in half; however, even if its head appeared to have been cut, the spirit of the elusive Hasha no Kubi was not destroyed and still remains, with Akizuki continuing in his quest to find and destroy it. It is also told that he seems to have some feelings to Yuyama Kakunojō.

;:*Performance: Chiaki Ishikawa:*Lyrics and composition: Chiaki Ishikawa:*Arrangement: Masaru Nishida

Merchandise

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*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 1 - episodes 1～2; release date: January 26 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 2 - episodes 3～5; release date: February 23 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 3 - episodes 6～8; release date: March 23 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 4 - episodes 9～11; release date: April 27 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 5 - episodes 12～14; release date: May 25 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 6 - episodes 15～17; release date: June 22 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 7 - episodes 18～20; release date: July 27 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 8 - episodes 21～23; release date: August 24 2007
*"Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" 9 - episodes 24～26; release date: September 28 2007

External links

* [http://www.irohanihoheto.jp/ Official site] jp icon
* [http://www.gyao.jp/anime/iroha/ GyaO's "Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" website] jp icon
* [http://blog.livedoor.jp/irohablog/ Official production blog] jp icon
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6819 "Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" page at Anime News Network]