of the current Mibu are battle dolls made by True Mibu, except for Demon Eyes Kyo, the last remaining True Mibu. But as generations passed, True Mibu started engaging in civil wars to seek greater power, which ended up in the destruction of their very clan with only battle dolls remaining. Present Mibu are dying off due to the Death Disease which is caused by their flaw as battle dolls created by True Mibu. Kyoshiro and Chinmei are also battle dolls, but a more powerful version created by the first generation battle doll, the former Aka no Ou. They are called "sons of the God", and have limited power compared to what a True Mibu has. Eventually, they will also inherit Death Disease and die. Anime adaptation 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 i.e. Kyo is the dark half of Kyoshiro's soul in a Mibu-made homunculus. While Kyo is resealed inside Kyoshiro after losing a sword fight 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 kenyou is enhanced. Episodes Music Opening Theme: "Aoi no Requiem (Blue Requiem)" by Pipeline Project featuring Yuiko Tsubokura Ending Theme: "Love Deeper" by Pipeline Project featuring Yuiko Tsubokura Character songs (from Samurai Deeper Kyo Vocal Album Kyousouka): "Arboreus Mare" by DRY "PAX VOBISCUM -Negawaku wa Heian Najira to Tomo ni-" by Hikaru Midorikawa (Migeira) "Hanadoki" by Megumi Ogata (Yukimura Sanada) "Kisugi Kanyou no Koto" by Toshihiko Seki (Benitora) "Aosusuki" by Yui Horie (Yuya Shina) "Kohikoro mo" by Yumi Kakazu (Okuni Izumono) "Koran" by Katsuyuki Konishi (Onime no Kyo) "Ashikabi" by Souichirou Hoshi (Akira) "Zessou" by Tomokazu Seki (Shinrei) "Youryuu Risui" by Megumi Ogata (Yukimura Sanada) "Dokumyoufuu" by Takehito Koyasu (Hotaru) "Kinen" by Katsuyuki Konishi (Kyoshiro Mibu) Video games Two video games based on Samurai Deeper Kyo have been published by Bandai. The first, a versus fighting game for the PlayStation, was released in Japan on December 12, 2002. Alongside the