In the Sengoku period, a rounin called Nanashi (meaning nameless) saves a young boy Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru at an abandoned temple. Kotarou has no family, is pursued by a mysterious militia organization from China, and hires Nanashi as his bodyguard. Among the pursuers is a man called Rarou, a very skilled warrior with blond hair and blue eyes. He obeys an old man called Byakuran and is a member of the Chinese militia.

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Franchise

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Sword of the Strangerother · 2007

Episodes (1)

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Characters

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By the numbers

6.4

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Rank by score: #9,051; of all anime on Kitsu
Popularity rank: #5,891; 1.3K members
Favorited by: 0.0%; 0 of its members

Score breakdown

12% of 526 ratings are 9★ or 10★

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Item	Ratings
1★	7
2★	12
3★	11
4★	38
5★	80
6★	137
7★	128
8★	50
9★	22
10★	41

Do people finish it?

About 1 in 60 people who start Sword of the Stranger Pilot drop it, below the action median of 2.5%. Based on 2.1K AniList members who started it.

Drop rate: 1.7%; Action median 2.5%
Finished it: 94%; 1.9K people
On hold: 1.6%; 32 paused
Plan to watch: 1.1K; not started yet

What people who started it did

2.1K AniList members · plan-to-watch excluded

Finished1,934 · 94%
Watching51 · 2%
Paused32 · 2%
Dropped34 · 2%

Parents’ guide to Sword of the Stranger Pilot

Best for: Older teens and adults (17+) · Rated R (17+ (violence & profanity))

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Sexual content & nudityNone noted

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Disturbing & frightening themesNone noted

Drugs, gambling & crimeNone noted

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How many episodes does Sword of the Stranger Pilot have?

Sword of the Stranger Pilot has 1 episode, each around 3 minutes.

Is Sword of the Stranger Pilot finished?

Yes. Sword of the Stranger Pilot finished airing on Apr 11, 2009.

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