Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom – Dawn of the Shinsengumi

About the story

Hakuoki: Dawn of the Shinsengumi takes place before Hakuoki: Tales of the Shinsengumi, at the time of the Shinsengumi's birth, before they meet Chizuru. After his mother dies of illness, Ryunosuke loses his emotional anchor and wanders aimlessly. Ronin belonging to the pro-imperial, anti-foreigner faction on their way to the capital rob him of everything. With neither food nor money, Ryunosuke is on the verge of starvation when he encounters Kamo Serizawa, who is also heading to Kyoto. Taken in by Serizawa, he is forced to accompany him against his will. Their lodging is the base of the band of killers later known as the Shinsengumi. His upbringing has left Ryunosuke with a deep hatred of samurai, but as he spends time with these men striving to become samurai and learns of their goals and dreams, his stubborn heart begins to change. What kind of samurai do they aspire to be? And where lies the path he himself should pursue? This is the story of an unknown young man amid the upheaval at the end of the shogunate… STAFF: Director: Osamu Yamasaki. Original concept and series composition supervision: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa. Original character designs: Yone Kazuki. Character designs for the Hakuoki: Dawn of the Shinsengumi anime adaptation: Atsuko Nakajima. Animation production: Studio DEEN. CAST: Ryunosuke Ibuki: Tomokazu Seki. Toshizo Hijikata: Shinichiro Miki. Soji Okita: Showtaro Morikubo. Hajime Saito: Kosuke Toriumi. Heisuke Todo: Hiroyuki Yoshino. Sanosuke Harada: Koji Yusa. Kamo Serizawa: Joji Nakata. Opening theme: “Reimei -reimei-” by Maon Kurosaki (released August 8). Ending theme: mao (released August 8).