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The Hakkenden (THE八犬伝 THE Hakkenden) is an OVA series by AIC in two sequences the second subtitled Shinshō (新章 lit. ‘new chapter’). A TV series sequel Shin Hakkenden aired in 1999. The anime is based on the epic novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden written by Kyokutei Bakin during the latter half of the Edo Period.