Hakkenden [Anime OVA Series]  (1990)

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Hakkenden [Anime OVA Series]

The tradition of the samurai epic is interwoven with the supernatural in this six-episode OVA. As legend says, the leader of the dwindling Awa clan made a flippant promise once, that whoever killed the head of the enemy clan could marry his own daughter. To everyone's surprise, the family dog was the one who returned with the enemy warlord's head and the daughter was wed to the dog. When both the dog and princess were killed, the unborn pups that the princess was carrying were reincarnated into the eight Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden. As this band seeks each other out and comes to terms with its heritage, it has the chance to redeem the clan it represented a lifetime ago. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide