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- Region:Japan
- Type:TV
- English name:Taisou Zamurai / The Gymnastics Samurai
- Official name:体操ザムライ
- Chinese name:体操武士
- Other names:Taiso Samurai
- Premiered:October 10, 2020
- Status:Finished Airing
- Tags:Sports / Family / Healing / Source original
- Original author:スナックマリー
- Director:清水久敏
- Scenario:村越繁 / 金田一明 / 安藤えりか / 吉村清子
- Storyboard:古川順康 / 阿保孝雄 / 吉村愛 / 宇田鋼之介 / 吉川博明
- Co-director:松田清 / 清水久敏 / まついひとゆき / 大槻一恵 / 下司泰弘
- Studios:MAPPA
- Producers:MAPPA / 國枝信吾 / 東山敦
- Copyright:©「体操ザムライ」製作委員会
- Family:The Gymnastics Samurai
- Rating:12+
Taisou Zamurai
The story is set in the year 2002 in the once powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team.
Aragaki Joutarou, the former Japanese team member who devoted his life to gymnastics, is no longer able to compete to his expectations.
Despite still training strenuously day after day, he is advised to retire by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter alters Aragaki's fate.
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EP1 - Retiring Samurai
Gymnast Jotaro Aragaki is told by his coach to retire, but he can't bring himself to tell his family.
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EP2 - Rock-Bottom Samurai
After the press conference where he failed to announce his retirement, Jotaro has to figure out his next steps.
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EP3 - Dueling Samurai
Young up-and-coming gymnast, Tetsuo Minamino, challenges Jotaro to a gymnastics duel with Jōtarō's career on the line.
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EP4 - 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.
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EP5 - 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.
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EP6 - 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.
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EP7 - 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.
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EP8 - 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.
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EP9 - 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.
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EP10 - 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.
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EP11 - 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.