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{{Short description|Anime series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Samurai 7 | image = Samurai7dvd.png | caption = Cover of the first Japanese DVD volume | genre = [[Adventure genre|Adventure]], [[Science fiction genre|science fiction]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Samurai 7|url=https://www.funimation.com/shows/samurai-7/|publisher=Funimation|access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> [[chanbara]] | creator = [[Akira Kurosawa]] }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | director = Toshifumi Takizawa | producer = {{ubl|Daisuke ItΕ|Kazuhiko Inomata}} | writer = [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]] | music = {{ubl|[[Kaoru Wada]]|[[Eitetsu Hayashi]]}} | studio = [[Gonzo (company)|Gonzo]] | licensee = {{English anime licensee | AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]] | NA = [[Crunchyroll]] | SEA = [[Odex]] | UK = [[MVM Entertainment]] }} | network = [[SKY PerfecTV!|Perfect Choice]], [[NHK BShi]], [[NHK BS2]], [[Animax]], [[NHK General TV]] | network_en = {{English anime network | CA = [[Razer (Canada TV)|Razer]] ([[List of programs broadcast by Razer#Kamikaze|Kamikaze]]) | SEA = [[Animax Asia]] | SG = [[Central (TV channel)#Arts Central|Arts Central]] | US = [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]], [[Animania HD]], [[Funimation Channel]], [[Adult Swim]] ([[Toonami]]), [[Crunchyroll Channel]] | ZA = [[Animax#South Africa|Animax]], [[M-Net Edge|M-Net EDGE]], [[Vuzu|VUZU]], [[Mzansi Magic]], [[Mzansi Wethu]], [[1Magic (TV channel)|1Magic]], [[Me (South African TV channel)|ME]], [[SABC 2]] }} | first = June 12, 2004 | last = December 25, 2004 | episodes = 26 | episode_list = List of Samurai 7 episodes }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} '''''Samurai 7''''' (stylized as '''''SAMURAI 7''''') is a 2004 [[anime]] television series produced by [[Gonzo (studio)|Gonzo]] and based on the 1954 [[Akira Kurosawa]] film ''[[Seven Samurai]]''. The seven samurai have the same names and similar characteristics to their counterparts from the original. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa, and its music was composed by [[Kaoru Wada]] and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes. The series premiered across Japan on the anime [[satellite television]] network, [[Animax]], as an exclusive [[High-definition video|high definition]] [[communications satellite|CS]]-[[pay per view|PPV]] broadcast, and was also later aired by the network across its other respective networks worldwide, including [[Southeast Asia]], [[South Asia]], [[Latin America]] and other regions. [[Funimation]] acquired the dubbing rights for the North America release. It previously aired in America through the Independent Film Channel (using Funimation's dub) in April 2006 and in high definition on the [[Voom HD Networks|Voom's Animania HD]] channel (also using Funimation's dub). It has also been broadcast across Canada by specialty channel [[MTV2 (Canada)|Razer]] and across [[Hong Kong]] by [[TVB Jade]]. The [[Funimation Channel]] aired the series on September 6, 2010. It began airing on Adult Swim's revived [[Toonami]] block on August 19, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-31/samurai-7-anime-debuts-on-toonami-on-august-19|title=Samurai 7 Anime Debuts on Toonami on August 19|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref> and ended its run on February 10, 2013.
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