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Onihei: Sono Otoko, Heizou Hasegawa, 鬼平~その男, 長谷川平蔵~, Default, Japanese, English, Onihei OVA
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Onihei: Sono Otoko, Heizou Hasegawa
鬼平~その男, 長谷川平蔵~
The OVA sets up the character of Heizou, the man feared by thieves and miscreants as the "Demonic Heizou" during the Edo Period. A young man traces the stories about Heizou from Kumehachi, Hikojuu, Omasa, and others who know and admire him. The young man learns about Heizou's early years and how he became a police operative.
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Jun 3, 2026, 11:50 PM
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32.1
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- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 63.7
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Ok
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Financial & Commercial34
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception64
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Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 387 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,591 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.76 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,321 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 217 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,203 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.3 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.94 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 58 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,173 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |