Secrets of the Blade

Secrets of the Blade is an American action-fantasy-adventure video game series released by TBD since June 14th, 1998.

Synopsis
Set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan, a young samurai known as Hiroshi decides to defend the realm of Chikyuu from a plethora of menaces that haunts the world, gaining a sword enhanced by magic among other tools.

First Game
A young samurai known as Hiroshi goes to Nakurasa, the capital of the region of Inkido, to train to be a samurai as he soon becomes a destined hero when the emperor of the Oni, Makura, captures the Shogun and plans on corrupting all of Inkido.

Mainline

 * 1) Secrets of the Blade (1998)
 * 2) TBD

Main

 * Hiroshi (voiced by TBD) - a brave young samurai who lives in the realm of Chikyuu as he was granted a magical samurai's blade as he travels all across Chikyuu, dealing with numerous menaces.

Introduced in First Game

 * Aya (voiced by TBD) - a ribbon dancer who performs at the annual Festival of the Phoenix as she enjoys Hiroshi when he arrived to Nakurasa, sometimes aiding him with his adventures.
 * The Shogun of Inkido (voiced by TBD) - the ruler of the nation of Inkido who cares about honor and protection as he grants Hiroshi the blessing of being a samurai although he can also be a target of villains.
 * Asuka (voiced by TBD) - The Shogun's personal bodyguard, and a female master samurai who trains Hiroshi as she sends him to rescue the Shogun after he got kidnapped.
 * Wang-Ling (voiced by TBD) - a powerful ancient dragon who resides in a hidden palace in the mountains as he gets awakened by Hiroshi, upgrading his sword in return for helping him retake his palace.

Introduced in First Game

 * Makura (voiced by TBD) - a terrifying and cruel Oni who wants to take over and enslave all of Inkido as he has captured the Shogun and began corrupting all of Inkido, soon being defeated and banished by Hiroshi.
 * Akuma (voiced by TBD) - the cold-blooded general of Makura's army who wields a soul-eating katana as he leads Yokai forces to enslave the town of Kurobo, planning to turn everyone there into Yokai servants.
 * Kuroi Kage (voiced by TBD) - a sorcerer allied with Makura who can perform shadow magic, creating monsters out of the shadows as he rules over the Sakura Woods, using them to launch surprise attacks on samurai forces.

Introduced in the First Game

 * Rodenkin - rat-like monsters who roam around Chikyuu, being rather easy to beat and common as a pest and an occurance.
 * Nobusuma - bat-like Yokai who resides in dark caves and forests at night as they attach themselves to people to drain them of their life force.

Trivia

 * Besides being primarily based on Feudal Japan, elements of other cultures are mixed in the world.