Orient Recap: The Weak Boy With Hidden Power

This Orient recap is set in a Japan that lost. A century and a half ago the demonic Kishin conquered the country, and now humans mine for their occupiers and worship them as gods, while the samurai who once fought back are remembered as villains.

Musashi grew up hiding both his strength and a childhood promise: to form a samurai band with his best friend Kojiro and take the country back. Orient, from Magi creator Shinobu Ohtaka, follows the day that promise stops being a secret.

The recap covers the mining town escape, the samurai bands and their politics, the battles against the Kishin and the bond between two boys who chose the most hated profession in the world on purpose.

For another war against occupiers of a very different kind, read the Highschool of the Dead recap, or browse the anime recaps hub. Series details are on Wikipedia.