Hisatoshi Shimizu
Director
The Gymnastics Samurai (2020)
Season 1
In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter alters Aragaki's fate.
Released Oct. 11, 2020
Episode 23 min
14+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Sports, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Keywords: tmdb.sports, tmdb.competition, tmdb.gymnastics, tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.tournament, tmdb.anime, tmdb.professional-athlete + 7 more, tmdb.artistic-gymnastics, imdb.year-2002, imdb.gymnastics, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.gymnast, mdblist.anime-dub
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll
Production Companies: MAPPA
Network: HTB
S1E1 - Retiring Samurai
Gymnast Jotaro Aragaki is told by his coach to retire, but he can't bring himself to tell his family.
Oct. 11, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - Rock-Bottom Samurai
After the press conference where he failed to announce his retirement, Jotaro has to figure out his next steps.
Oct. 18, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - Dueling Samurai
Young up-and-coming gymnast, Tetsuo Minamino, challenges Jotaro to a gymnastics duel with Jōtarō's career on the line.
Oct. 25, 2020, midnight
S1E4 - Samurai Daughter.
As Jotaro works hard to prepare for the NHK Cup, Leo notices that Rei has been acting strange, so he tries to find out what's wrong.
Nov. 1, 2020, midnight
S1E5 - Battling Samurai
It's time for the NHK Cup, Jotaro's first official competition after his press conference, but all eyes are on the young gymnasts he's competing against.
Nov. 8, 2020, midnight
S1E6 - Samurai Father and Daughter
Rei's birthday is coming up, but with Jotaro busy preparing for the joint training camp with China, she is left alone to face her feelings.
Nov. 15, 2020, midnight
S1E7 - Training Camp Samurai
At the joint training camp with China, Jotaro and the other Japanese gymnasts see the powerful gymnastics of the Chinese team firsthand.
Nov. 22, 2020, midnight
S1E8 - Intensive Training Samurai
Kitty comes to visit Rei in Japan and takes her on a shopping spree. Meanwhile, Jotaro works on his quadruple with the help of Leo.
Nov. 29, 2020, midnight
S1E9 - Ninja & Samurai
As All-Japan draws near, Jotaro practices hard to perfect his new move in time for the competition, but he has an unexpected setback.
Dec. 6, 2020, midnight
S1E10 - Samurai's Decisive Battle
Jotaro is determined to show Leo the new move that Leo helped him complete, but as the competition starts, Leo is nowhere to be found.
Dec. 13, 2020, midnight
S1E11 - Gymnastics Samurai
All eyes are on Jotaro on the day of the All-Japan finals, but Leo is already on his way to the airport to go back to London.
Dec. 20, 2020, midnight
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HTB
23 min/ep
253 min
Oct. 11, 2020
Dec. 20, 2020, midnight
Ended
TV-14 / 14+
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