KEY POINTS

  • Musashi is gutted after he fails the sword trial
  • "Orient" Episode 8 is airing Wednesday
  • The episode will be streaming on Crunchyroll

Musashi and Kojiro have completed their sword trials. Kojiro has impressed everyone, while Musashi continues to struggle in "Orient" Episode 8. The new episode is titled "The Obsidian Goddess."

The official synopsis and spoiler stills of Episode 8 are out. After successfully completing the trial, Kojiro heads to the Daito mine to exterminate the demon god with other samurais.

Meanwhile, Musashi is feeling defeated after failing to clear the sword trial. However, a mysterious man, named Shiro Inukai, appears and tells him he has finally found the Obsidian Goddess.

In "Orient" Episode 8, Shiro pushes Musashi into a hole. It turns out that it is some kind of a furnace that appeared because of Shiro's technique. Musashi falls head-on into the burning lava.

Shiro's true purpose is to turn Musashi into a demon-iron sword.

In the previous episode, titled "You Can't Survive Underwater," Musashi and Kojiro set out to get their hands on the Kitetsu Blades that they will need to fight against oni.

"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, according to Crunchyroll.

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 8 online on Crunchyroll this Wednesday. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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