Bamboo Blade — Season 1, Episode 16: Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament
Animation, Comedy • 24 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 5.8/10
Episode synopsis
The kendo team is in top form at the preliminary tournament. They only need to win one more match to advance, but their opponent is notorious for dirty tricks.
About Bamboo Blade
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
More episodes from Season 1
- E1A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice
- E2The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch
- E3Black and Blue
- E4Pink and Blue
- E5Muroe High and Machido High
- E6Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver
- E7Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets
- E8Tama and Part-time Work
- E9Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate
- E10Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament
- E11Animation and Dreams
- E12Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances