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Onimusha

One shared history from the Sengoku games to Musashi’s Edo adventures, with novels, manga, mobile stories and qualified licensed spin-offs.

18 works indexed26 sources

Sengoku adventures → early-Edo Musashi → aging Musashi. Licensed spin-offs stay here with canon / placement qualifications; a missing explicit bridge is not treated as a reboot. Dates labelled est. are provisional.

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Reading the timelineConfirmed, assumed and disputed stories appear together. “est.” marks inference. “After” means relative order. Separate continuities retain their own history.

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Shared Onimusha chronology

1561

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2001

Onimusha: Warlords

1560 opening; 1561 main adventure Relative / stated chronology

Samanosuke fights to rescue Princess Yuki.

Placement Original / remastered formats occupy one story position. Year reported by story reference; direct opening-caption audit remains open.

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View on Amazon ↗Onimusha: Warlords — PS4 remaster
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2002

Genma Onimusha

1560–1561; Warlords variant Relative / stated chronology

The expanded Xbox rendition of Samanosuke’s adventure.

Placement Original / remastered formats occupy one story position. Year reported by story reference; direct opening-caption audit remains open.

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1573
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2002; remaster 2025

Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny

1573 Relative / stated chronology

Jubei Yagyu’s struggle against Nobunaga.

Placement Original / remastered formats occupy one story position. Year reported by story reference; direct opening-caption audit remains open.

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1573–1582
GameDisputed canonReleased 2003–2004

Onimusha Blade Warriors

1573 < events < 1582; after 2, before 3 Bounded by connected game events

Character-specific fighting-game stories and endings.

Placement Samurai’s Destiny supplies the 1573 lower story anchor and Demon Siege the 1582 upper anchor. Keijiro’s more-than-ten-years-since-1560 recollection fits this range; it does not prove the exact year 1573. The working position just after 2 is provisional.

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est. 1570s
GameDisputed canonReleased 2003

Onimusha Tactics

Est. 1570s–1582; Nobunaga-era side adventure Provisional evidence-based estimate

Onimaru and the Oni army fight the Genma.

Placement Nobunaga is the antagonist, supporting a Sengoku placement before his 1582 defeat. The 1575 ordering anchor is provisional within a broad range, not a title-screen year. Assumed compatibility stays in the main chronology.

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1582
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2004

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

1582 and 2004; interwoven time-travel story Relative / stated chronology

Samanosuke and Jacques exchange historical settings.

Placement Sorted by its historical strand; the 2004 strand occurs concurrently through the time-travel plot. A single date cannot describe the whole work.

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1595
MangaDisputed canonReleased 2005–2006

Onimusha: Twilight of Desire

1595; climax in August Story reference cross-checked against historical event

Tenkai’s conflict with Toyotomi Hidetsugu.

Placement The story reference dates Hidetsugu’s crisis to 1595 and the Mt. Hiei chronology identifies the August climax. These agree with the historical downfall, so the year is stated without est. Full manga captions remain an inspection gap.

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Edition / access: No legitimate full-viewing or exact Amazon match verified; access remains a research gap.

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est. 1595
NovelDisputed canonReleased 2006

Shin Onimusha: Higeki no Bōkun, Toyotomi Hidetsugu

Est. 1595; Hidetsugu’s downfall, before Dawn of Dreams Provisional evidence-based estimate

Ryuji Nakazato’s licensed Hidetsugu novel.

Placement Provisional historical-event placement: the story centers on Toyotomi Hidetsugu’s downfall, conventionally dated 1595. Fictional departures and the exact relationship of manga to novel need full-text verification.

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est. 1596–1597

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

MangaDisputed canonReleased 2006-05-23 (English)

Onimusha: Night of Genesis, volume 1

Est. 1596–1597; before / leading into Dawn of Dreams Provisional evidence-based estimate

Soki and Akane’s paths intersect before the game’s main conflict.

Placement The licensed manga follows Hideyasu before his Dawn of Dreams adventure. This estimate uses the explicit 1597 game anchor, not the manga publication date. Volume-specific captions and elapsed intervals remain to be checked.

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View on Amazon ↗Night of Genesis, volume 1 — UDON English paperback
MangaDisputed canonReleased 2007 (English)

Onimusha: Night of Genesis, volume 2

Est. 1596–1597; before / leading into Dawn of Dreams Provisional evidence-based estimate

Soki and Akane’s paths intersect before the game’s main conflict.

Placement The licensed manga follows Hideyasu before his Dawn of Dreams adventure. This estimate uses the explicit 1597 game anchor, not the manga publication date. Volume-specific captions and elapsed intervals remain to be checked.

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View on Amazon ↗Night of Genesis, volume 2 — UDON English paperback
est. 1596–1597
GameDisputed canonReleased 2005

Shin Onimusha: Curtain of Darkness

Est. 1596–1597; Soki’s Dawn of Dreams period Provisional evidence-based estimate

A licensed 3D mobile adventure linked to Soki’s game.

Placement Capcom identifies the mobile narrative as a Dawn of Dreams tie-in. It is provisionally adjacent to the prehistory of the 1597 game, with its precise before / during relationship unverified. The estimate is broad because the mobile story remains inaccessible.

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1597

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2006

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

1597 main story; earlier memories included Stated date / relative sequence

Soki and his allies oppose Hideyoshi’s Genma regime.

Placement The opening premise dates Hideyoshi’s Genma resurgence to 1597. Later scenes / historical parallels do not justify replacing the game’s opening with Hideyoshi’s real-world 1598 death. Interior date changes still need a scene audit.

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View on Amazon ↗Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — PS2
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2006

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — cutscene film

1597 main story; earlier memories included Stated date / relative sequence

A feature-length assembly of the game’s cinematic story.

Placement The opening premise dates Hideyoshi’s Genma resurgence to 1597. Later scenes / historical parallels do not justify replacing the game’s opening with Hideyoshi’s real-world 1598 death. Interior date changes still need a scene audit.

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1600s
WebcomicConfirmed canonReleased 2026-09

Onimusha: Way of the Sword — Fated Rivalry, chapters 1–8

Early Edo period; 1603 onward; before Way of the Sword Official period; precise year unknown

Sasaki Ganryu’s rivalry with Miyamoto Musashi develops.

Placement Capcom establishes early-Edo Kyoto and young Musashi in this official prequel. Early Edo begins in 1603. The exact adventure year is not established; its position within the period remains provisional.

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Inspection: Actual chapter-one opening panels inspected; full chapter / remaining chapters need date audit

Edition / access: Free licensed eight-chapter narrative. No purchase needed.

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1600s
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2026-09-04

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Early Edo period; 1603 onward Official period; precise year unknown

Musashi wields an Oni gauntlet in a corrupted Kyoto.

Placement Capcom establishes early-Edo Kyoto and young Musashi in the game. Early Edo begins in 1603. The exact adventure year is not established; its position within the period remains provisional.

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est. 1624
TV seriesConfirmed canonReleased 2023-11-02

Onimusha (Netflix) — episodes 1–8

Est. 1620s; likely around 1624 Provisional evidence-based estimate

Musashi and a samurai party confront an uprising.

Placement The anime follows an older Musashi. The reported twenty-year interval since his Yoshioka encounters, compared with the historical 1604 conflict, suggests around 1624. This is an inference from the episode account and history; full subtitle verification is outstanding. No demonstrated incompatible history requires a separate selector.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2012

Onimusha Soul

Licensed scenario; calendar fit with original games unresolved Placement unresolved

Historical and Capcom characters meet in a browser-game scenario.

Placement Retained as a narrative spin-off. Roster membership / unlock conditions do not establish main-series calendar placement.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2015

Project X Zone 2 — Samanosuke participation

Licensed scenario; calendar fit with original games unresolved Placement unresolved

Samanosuke joins a licensed dimensional crossover.

Placement Retained as a narrative spin-off. Roster membership / unlock conditions do not establish main-series calendar placement.

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