"During the blood-soaked feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. Their clan's salvation becomes a curse when the family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord but insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! This unnatural union bears fruit, but they are killed; and their eight unborn pups reincarnate as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. The eight reincarnated souls travel their separate paths of violence and retribution, but slowly they come together as a formidable group representing the eight virtues of the bushido to slay the demons and redeem their clan!"

(Source: DVD Complete Series Back Cover)

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Genres

Studios

• AIC

Staff

• Hideyuki Motohashi — Animation Director (ep 6)
• Norio Matsumoto — Key Animation (ep 1)
• Tatsuya Kushida — Art Board (ep 3), Art Director (ep 4)
• Takashi Nakamura — Animation Director (ep 4)
• Yasuo Hasegawa — Production Generalization
• Tooru Miura — Planning, Producer
• Takeshi Waki — Art Design (ep 3), Art Director (ep 2)
• Shou Aikawa — Planning, Series Composition
• Atsushi Yamagata — Animation Director (eps 2, 6), Original Character Design
• Kazuhiro Konichi — Director of Photography
• Kenji Kamiyama — Art (ep 6)
• Takashi Annou — Director
• Hiroyuki Ochi — Animation Director (ep 3)
• Kumiko Nakayama — Color Design (eps 1-3, 5, 6)
• Youichi Nangou — Art Board (ep 3), Art Director (ep 1)
• Tokuhiro Hiragi — Art (ep 5)
• Takashi Kudou — Music