Synopsis
The story centers on the son of a samurai who loses both parents when English ships attack his Japanese town. He is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man with his own plan to fight for the country.
Background
Ryo was one of four anime to be produced in 2012 for Anime Mirai 2013, a group of anime funded by the Japanese government's annual Young Animator Training Project.
