KEY POINTS

  • Musashi and Kojiro leave Tatsuyama town to become the best Bushi
  • "Orient" Episode 4 will air Wednesday
  • The episode will be available on Crunchyroll

Kojiro Kanemaki and Mushashi embark on a new journey to find the Kishin and destroy it in "Orient" Episode 4. The new episode is called "The Kosameda Band."

The official website has unveiled the spoiler stills and synopsis of the fourth episode. While journeying to find the Kishin, Kojiro and Musashi encounter a girl named Tsugumi Hattori.

After leaving Tatsuyama town, Musashi and Kojiro have started their journey to become the best Bushi. However, in "Orient" Episode 4, things are about to take a dangerous turn when the duo faces Tsugumi who is a member of the Kosameda Band.

In the upcoming episode, Kojiro is attacked by Tsugumi who wants to steal their Kitesuki. A fierce battle starts between Musashi and Tsugumi and eventually she manages to take off on their Kitesuki.

“During the Warring States era, the feuding generals were suddenly struck down one after another by the demonic Kishin. In the 150 years since groups of individuals have continued to resist Kishin control. They are called Bushi bands. When they were young, Musashi and Kojiro would hear tales about the Bushi from Kojiro's father, and the two of them dream to form the strongest Bushi band. One day, as Musashi struggles with his choices, he witnesses humans being torn apart by oni. Forced to face the truth, Musashi rises up against the powerful oni to make his dream with Kojiro come true!” read the official series synopsis, as per Crunchyroll.

"Orient" anime is based on Shinobu Ohtaka’s manga and the series is directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa. The composition is done by Mariko Kunisawa and character designing by Takahiro Kishida.

The cast of "Orient" anime includes Sōma Saitō as Kojiro Kanemaki, Yuuma Uchida as Musashi, Wataru Hatano as Hideo Kosameda, Satoshi Hino as Naotora Takeda, Saori Ōnishi as Shunrai Yamamoto, Rie Takahashi as Tsugumi Hattori, Katsuyuki Konishi as Jisai Kanemaki, Hiro Shimono as Shirō Inukai, Haruki Ishiya as Aoshi Sanada and Azumi Waki as Nanao Inusaka.

Fans can watch "Orient" Episode 4 online on Crunchyroll this Wednesday. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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