Set between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, during the Kenmu Restoration, the story follows the tale of Hojo Tokiyuki, a boy on the run after his family is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji. With his only allies being a shady priest and his followers, the young lord must seek revenge and regain his glory, with his only weapon: a superhuman ability to flee and hide.
You can now watch The Elusive Samurai online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | May 22nd | 2024-07-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Gentle Uncle | 2024-07-13 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Forest Inhabited by a God | 2024-07-20 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Sadamune Appears! | 2024-07-27 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Settling The Score! A Dog-Shooting Competition, And Then… | 2024-08-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Steal The Imperial Command from Ogasawara's Residence at Night | 2024-08-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Children in Winter | 2024-08-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | A War of Hide and Seek | 2024-08-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | My Buddha | 2024-08-31 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | A Perverted Kid and Disturbances of Holy Power | 2024-09-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Samurais Who Are Eager to Die & An Elusive Samurai | 2024-09-21 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Hang In There, Tokiyuki, Until The Day You Retake Kamakura | 2024-09-28 | 30 min |
| Directing | Yuta Yamazaki | Series Director |
| Visual Effects | Yasushi Nishiya | Character Designer |
| Writing | Yoriko Tomita | Series Composition |
| Writing | Yusei Matsui | Original Concept |
| Sound | Tomokazu Mii | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Akiko Fujita | Sound Director |
| Crew | Chiemi Irisa | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Katsuaki Miyaji | CGI Director |
| Directing | Yusuke Kawakami | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Yasushi Nishiya | Supervising Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuko Nakashima | Color Designer |
| Sound | Akiyuki Tateyama | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Hozo Arisawa | CGI Director |
| Art | Ayumi Kojima | Art Direction |
| Art | taracod | Art Designer |
| Camera | Yuya Sakuma | Director of Photography |
| Art | Haruhi Inoue | Prop Designer |
| Art | takao | Art Designer |
| Sound | BotchiBoromaru | Theme Song Performance |
| Editing | Daisuke Hiraki | Editor |
| Production | Nobuhiro Nakayama | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Koki Adaniya | Music Producer |
| Sound | Anna Yoshihara | Music Producer |
| Production | Masanori Miyake | Executive Producer |
| Production | Akifumi Fujio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Miho Matsumoto | Producer |
| Production | Rieko Nagamine | Producer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Ohwada | Producer |
| Production | Yuichi Fukushima | Producer |
| Production | Aina Nemoto | Producer |
