Aliases
Bodyguard of the Wind, Kaze no Youjinbou, Kaze no Yojimbo, 旋風の用心棒, Default, Synonym, Kaze no Youjimbo, Japanese, English
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Kaze no Yojimbo
Kaze no Youjinbou
Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 masterpiece, Yojimbo.
Kodama is a pretty intelligent tough guy investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. However, the local town folk have been feeling a bit uneasy since the arrival of this wandering stranger. Kodama is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight as both groups fight for overall control of the town. Amidst the fighting, shootings, and deadly alliances, will Kodama find the clues to his mystery or will he find himself face down in a body-bag?
(Source: Bandai Entertainment)
Kodama is a pretty intelligent tough guy investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. However, the local town folk have been feeling a bit uneasy since the arrival of this wandering stranger. Kodama is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight as both groups fight for overall control of the town. Amidst the fighting, shootings, and deadly alliances, will Kodama find the clues to his mystery or will he find himself face down in a body-bag?
(Source: Bandai Entertainment)
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Jun 3, 2026, 09:45 PM
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40.8
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
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- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.1
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~2,102 followers
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~5,514 users
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Unknown
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Financial & Commercial50
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception69
Strategic Priors30
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | Feb 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,376 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.1 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 976 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 10,993 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 84 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,939 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,465 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.75 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 35 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.14 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,530 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 65 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 9 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |