Category Archives: Samurai Warriors

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 3 The Siege of Ueda Castle Having learned of Mitsunari Ishida’s taking up arms, Ieyasu Tokugawa decides to march his massive army to take him on at Sekigahara. Nobuyuki Sanada, who had parted with his brother Yukimura in the lead-up to this event, would have to join the fray asContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 3”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 4 The Senkigahara Sunset While the Sanada brothers Nobuyuki and Yukimura face off at Ueda Castle, and Kagekatsu Uesugi and Kanetsugu Naoe take on Masamune Date and Kojuro Katakura at Aizu, the curtain is drawn on the Battle of Sekigahara. With the overwhelming numerical advantage created by Yukimura’s stalling ofContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 4”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 5 The Destination of Life Mitsunari Ishida was killed in the Battle of Sekigahara. Following the war, a meeting is held at Edo Castle to determine the fates of those that had stood against the Tokugawa clan. Yukimura Sanada’s sentence, in particular, attracts heated debate from all those present. AmidstContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 5”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 6 The Caged Heart As the Tokugawa clan’s messenger, Nobuyuki heads to Aizu to inform the Uesugi clan of their punishment following the battle of Sekigahara. He meets Kanetsugu Naoe, who refuses to accept the severe, and almost cruel, demands, but Nobuyuki refuses to budge too. On the other hand,Continue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 6”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 7 The Crimson Blade Hidetada Tokugawa succeeds his father as the second Tokugawa shogun, and within heightened anti-Tokugawa sentiments at Osaka, Nobuyuki Sanada heads to Osaka Castle in order to meet Hideyori Toyotomi. At the same time, Yukimura Sanada’s life under even stricter supervision gets a jolt from an unexpectedContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 7”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 8 The Path of No Return Having realized that he can only live as a warrior, Yukimura Sanada escapes his confines at Kudoyama and heads of Osaka. At the same time, Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima cut ties with the Tokugawa clan and also head for Osaka. samurai-warriors-ep-8

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 9 The Osaka Tempest When Yukimura Sanada and Keiji Maeda reach Osaka after a long journey, they are ushered into the castle for a meeting with Hideyori Toyotomi. Having learned of his young master’s resolve, Yukimura reaffirms his desire to fight for the Toyotomi clan. samurai-warriors-ep-9

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 10 Fortress Beyond Compare This is the beginning of what is now known as the Winter Siege of Osaka. The Tokugawa army tries to assert its numerical advantage, but Osaka Castle and the Sanada Maru fortification stand firm against them. Yukimura Sanda, Keiji Maeda, Kiyomasa Kato, and Masanori Fukushima fightContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 10”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 11 The Lofty Castle When Hideyori Toyotomi accepts the Tokugawa clan’s terms for the ceasefire, the Winter Siege of Osaka comes to an end. However, even the inner moat of the castle gets filled in despite not being one of the terms, pushing the Toyotomi clan further to the brink.Continue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 11”

Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 12 The Mightiest Warrior in Japan The Summer Siege of Osaka has begun. This would mark the start of the last, and biggest, battle for both the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans and the Warring States Era. Staking all of his pride as a warrior on this war, Yukimura Sanada chargesContinue reading “Samurai Warriors Season 1 Episode 12”