Abarenbo Shogun XII Batch

This is my first upload so I hope everything is working alright ...

I finally managed to get this Jidaigeki Drama complete (after failing to download the formerly here posted batch which has been unseeded for almost a year). As there were still some people interested in the series, I decided to upload this new batch with different files ... the quality is not the best but watchable, the format is .mpg

Please enjoy! This is a must-see classic by now ...

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Dear Elisan,

This was one of my favorite TV shows when I was growing up. I loved watching the

8th Shogun, Yoshimune, going in disguise in town, solving cases and bringing justice to wrongdoers. It was also one of the most longest running shows in Japan with over 800 episodes, most of which we never saw on Kiku TV in Hawaii with English sub-titles.

You mentioned different files ... are they really different episodes? Or the same episodes for Season 12? I managed to get a copy on e-bay, but if these are different ... Wub

I will download them.

The 10 episodes for Season 12 on Kiku TV were: Laugh

:

1 Yoshimune is attacked by 3 assassins who are killed. Magistrate Ooka suspects that there is trouble in Kishu, Yoshimune's hometown. Yoshimune goes to check things out as his alter ego, Tokuda Shinosuke.

2. Yoshimune goes to Kishu with Eigoro when he hears that an old friend has fallen ill. He finds that his friend is not ill but is being detained by officials who want him to commit seppuku for killing his father.

3. The men of Megumi fire patrol puts out a fire at the Hanshu-ya warehouse set by an arsonist. The owner says nothing was taken but a cashbox is found in the street.

4. Yoshimune is looking for a new secretary. Arima Hikoemon who must make the selection is shot by one of the candidates. Yoshimune is determined to find the guilty party.

5. Yoshimune with the help of the Megumi fire patrol want to capture the thieves who have been robbing Edo's major businesses..

6. Oko's daughter is convinced that Tokuda Shinosuke (Yoshimune) is the real hero in her favorite comic strip. He takes her to meet the author of the strip. Magistrate Ooka investigates a bribery case.

7. Yoshimune and Eigoro save a geisha who is being harassed, leading into some interesting times for both.

8. Magistrate Ooka is enjoying drinking with Yoshimune and Eigoro when the fire alarm goes out. Rushing to the scene of the fire, Yoshimune sees some men in black heading for Ooka's mansion. He uncovers a deadly plot against his friend.

9. Osaki, a seer, has become popular among people of Edo. Yoshimune discovers the scam plus another plot.

10. Yoshimune sends out Hayato to track the opium that has been spreading in Edo. He also goes in disguise to find out who is responsible. Inspired by his going out among the commoners in disguise, his mother decides to do the same.

Are these the same episodes or cheers

different ones? I guess I wanted to know since you mentioned that these were "different" files. Unsure

Thank you for uploading these and for your reply! Big Smile

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

my jp friends laugh at me whenever i tell them how much i watched 'abarenbo shogun'. i can hum the song and everything. quite embarrassing, but hey, it's how i was brought up.

four million episodes ... and they ALL END THE SAME WAY!! (spoiler for all 4 million episodes below:

Hidden:

irregardless, i still think the show rocked. thanks for sharing!!

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:16 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thank you so much for this!
I can't wait to watch this--I used to watch this series in, well, years and years ago.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:41 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Dear Elisan, Smile

Thank you for your reply:

"...anyway, I collected a huge number of episodes (173 by now) in DVD format so I might consider converting and uploading other episodes in the future. This is merely a test of how an upload is working from here ..."

I really hope that you will upload the other episodes. Suprise

I can't believe that you have 173 w00t

so far! I read that Groink has 45 episodes from Season 1. Sigh! I only have 13 from Season 1, 15 from Season 11 and 10 from Season 12. Found those on e-bay last year, but I haven't seen anymore. Tried a rental shop to see other episodes but it was too hard without the English sub-titles so I had to give up. Sad

I read somewhere that they finally issued a DVD set with 28 episodes from the first season in Japan, including several episodes with Misora Hibari. You're right! Ken Matsudaira is cute in the early series! I was so surprised since I was used to how he looks in the later series. Unfortunately, that DVD is Region 2 and there are no English sub-titles Sad

I did find that another long-running series in the rental shops -- Mito Komon -- is a lot of fun! Smile

Like Abarenbo Shogun, it has a formulaic ending after fighting the bad guys at the end, ("See this crest! (his pillbox) Show your respect! (everyone bows) Arrest them" ). Mito Komon is the old, "retired" vice chancellor, a relative of the Shogun, who loves to travel in disguise as a retired merchant (Echizen no chirimendonya) with his small group of 5-7 others (including 2 disguised samurai -- Tsuke-san and Kaku-san, Oen, a female ninja, etc.). That has run over 1000 episodes and is still continuing. A connoisseur of the arts and food, he is interested in how the famous products of each region is made, while he uncovers plots and brings justice to wrongdoers. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any with English sub-titles. The old movies (3) are not as much fun as the TV episodes. I like seeing the artisans at work (making paper, wood carving, stone cutting, making sake, paper, weaving, etc.) in the episodes.

Thank you for sharing Wub

these episodes. Have a wonderful day! Big Smile

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thanks for uploading this.

Like all the other leechers, I hope to get them all in time.
I will seed afterwards.

Thanks for the chance to catch the last season.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thank you elisan for uploading the drama.

Anyone who has Abarenbo Shogun season 11, please could you seed it.

Thank you.

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thanks very much for this batch!

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I grew up watching this series too (probably my first introduction to japanese tv outside of doraemon and ninja hattori-kun :p), so thanks for the batch!
I'm going to add this to the list of potential series of the weeks... Whistling

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:15 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thank you so much for this batch!

hmmm there is a slightly related anime being subbed right now called Yoshimune
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3687,keiesg,yoshimune.html
which deals w/ a Abarenbo type yoshimune in a psudo modern world w/ cellphones and trance music. Kinda bizzare but interesting Crazy

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:40 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Yippie, 98% already, this was much faster than I imagined. I'll keep it seeded for another week after the first completion. I'd be grateful if someone could take over from there. I have begun to convert episodes of the early series, so stay tuned for more.

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:29 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

can anyone please reseed this series i am stuck at 67%. Onegai

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hello every one, after reading your postings I began dl these files: Abarenbo Shogun I,, Abarenbo Shogun XII Batch, Abarenbo Shogun Season 11, but now I am stuck on all of them. I am sorry to be such a late comer, but I too remember watching these shows while growing up in Japan. Would some please reseed as much of these shows are they can. I will dl them as soon as possible, thank you much.