Anime

The manga was adapted into an anime animated television series in 2002. The Studio Deen production aired on TV Tokyo from July 2, 2002 until December 23, 2002 for a total of 26 episodes

Differences between manga and anime
The TV adaptation takes extreme liberties with the plot, and only vaguely follows the plot of the manga.


 * Kyo is an artificial construct, born of Kyoshiro's attempt to purge violence and cruelty from himself: Kyo is the dark half of Kyoshiro's soul in a Mibu-made homunculus.


 * While Kyo is resealed inside Kyoshiro after losing a swordfight to him, the circumstances behind it are different. Kyoshiro confronts Kyo at the Battle of Sekigahara in order to stop his bloody rampage, rather than to protect Sakuya.


 * Apart from these and flashbacks to his time with Muramasa, Akira and Hotaru, the anime provides fewer details of Kyo's past.


 * The character of Yuya is often relegated to a peripheral character, while the role of the kenyo is enhanced.

Episodes
These are all the episodes of Samurai Deeper Kyo Anime

Opening Theme

 * Aoi no Requiem (Blue Requiem) by Pipeline Project featuring Yuiko Tsubokura

Ending Theme

 * Love Deeper by Pipeline Project featuring Yuiko Tsubokura