Retro Trailer: The Princess Blade (2001) by Shinsuke Sato

In the near future, Japan is ruled once more by a monarchy. But rebels opposed to this rule seek to overthrow the government. The House of Takemikazuchi, a band of assassins is hired by the government to suppress the rebels. As a conspiracy from within signals the shadowy organization’s impending demise, Yuki, the last of the Takemikazuchi bloodline befriends one of the rebels and seeks revenge against the group’s leader.