Blade & Soul
Alka is an assassin for the Clan of the Sword. She's on a journey to find the woman Jin Valel, who killed her master Hon. Jin is demon-like woman who controls the Energy of Chaos and kills without feeling - not unlike how Alka has learned to kill in her work as an assassin. On her journey, Alka encounters three strange women, each great warriors in their own right, and grapples with her slain master's wish that she leave the life of an assassin behind.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Crunchyroll
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
- TV-MA
Alka is an assassin for the Clan of the Sword. She's on a journey to find the woman Jin Valel, who killed her master Hon. Jin is demon-like woman who controls the Energy of Chaos and kills without feeling - not unlike how Alka has learned to kill in her work as an assassin. On her journey, Alka encounters three strange women, each great warriors in their own right, and grapples with her slain master's wish that she leave the life of an assassin behind.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Path
Thu, Apr 3, 2014 24 mins
Alka is chased by the Empire, and runs into Koga, who notices her skill with the blade. She's taken to their village. The village's land is great for cultivating Heaven's Spirits, so the Empire wants their land. Morii hires Alka as a bodyguard. Jin Varrel commands the Flower Monks and searches for Alka, saying she killed her master.
Episode 2
Desires
Thu, Apr 10, 2014 24 mins
Alka finds herself in a new town with a local mercenary as a "drinking" buddy. Things come to a head when one too many people notice her distinctive tattoo.
Episode 3
Revenge
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 24 mins
Alka and Hazuki continue to fight and run into the Pleasure Gang. Dan Loana, the leader of the gang, tells Alka that she's trying to take revenge against Jin. She tries to explain that revenge is about an emotion, not a rule, and uses Alka as bait to lure Jin in.
Episode 4
Sword
Thu, Apr 24, 2014 24 mins
Seto and Pia work by collecting garbage around the red light district. They invite Alka into their house, as it seems she has lost her sight. She remembers Master Hon's teaching. One day Seto is attacked and he ends up killing his attacker and selling his goods.
Episode 5
Flower
Thu, May 1, 2014 24 mins
Shou, a man who hates the Heaven's Spirits, hires Alka as a bodyguard and then uses her to try to persuade a village to stop producing them. However, this village depends on the Heaven's Spirits, and Shou's pleas fall on deft ears. Shou creates a plan to help things go his way...
Episode 6
Dream
Thu, May 8, 2014 24 mins
Yuu joins an anti-gorilla force and doesn't like military action, however all the other members want to take the fight to the Empire. Jin commands the Flower Monks to set up camp to take them out. Yuu wants to stop the fight from happening, so he goes to talk to Jin...
Episode 7
Time
Thu, May 15, 2014 24 mins
Alka runs into Moriii again, and finds her and others collected in a place where everyone carries some sort of past pain. Morii seems like she changed, and now speaks strangely. A woman, which Morii calls mother, wants to hold a ritual to help Alka, but...
Episode 8
Sky
Thu, May 22, 2014 24 mins
Yuu, appears in front of Alka, poisoned by the Impurity. He asks where Master Hon is and then collapses due to hunger. Alka takes him to the Pleasure Gang base, and Alka takes care of him. While talking with Yuu, Alka starts to understand Master Hon's teachings.
Episode 9
Moon
Thu, May 29, 2014 24 mins
Alka doesn't know what to do anymore, and so Karen invites her to work at her shop. She learns what to do, and becomes close friends with Miharu. Alka starts to become more human, and realizes there's a world out there she didn't know. But she finds her lives shatter by someone.
Episode 10
Sin
Thu, Jun 5, 2014 24 mins
Alka carries deep wounds because of Karen, and then runs into Hayate and his wife Hana. Hana realizes Alka is under distress, but both Hana and Hayate realize that Alka is related to something that happened to their daughter who died...
Episode 11
Punishment
Thu, Jun 12, 2014 24 mins
Alka suffers thinking back on everyone's words, which she had originally thought were meaningless. She returns to the Village of the Sword. Karen searches for Alka with Hazuki and Loana, but Jin Varrel seems to be approaching as well.
Episode 12
Soul
Thu, Jun 19, 2014 24 mins
Jin Varrel stands before Alka once again. Karen, Hazuki, Loana fight against Jin, as Alka is no longer to fight, but they stand no match against her. Alka decides to end this once and for all. The fight continues, with no end in sight, but then Jin attacks Alka with a full blast of her Impurity...
Episode 13
Kami
Thu, Jun 26, 2014 23 mins
Hazuki wins a drinking contest, and gets a treasure map showing the location of eternal beauty. Karen also gets a map from a person staying at her inn, and she heads towards a lone island in the southern sea. Pia claims that it's totally a fake, but Karen says it might be fun to search for some treasure. Loana ends up coming in search of the treasure too...