Alternative titles: English: OTOGI ZOSHI - The Legend of MagatamaSynonyms: Otogi ZoshiJapanese: 御伽草子
Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 7 Jul, 2004 to 30 Mar, 2005
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Duration: 00:20:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
The year is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem. (Source: ANN)
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Mansairaku Main | Lex Lang English Shinichiro Miki Japanese |
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Kintaro Main | Wasabi Mizuta Japanese |
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Matsumushi Main | |
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Hikaru Minamoto Main | Fumie Mizusawa Japanese |
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Raikou Minamoto Main | Shinichiro Miki Japanese |
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Usui Sadamitsu Main | Kirk Thornton English |
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Urabe Suetake Main | Kumi Sakuma Japanese |
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Tsuna Watanabe Main | Kenta Miyake Japanese Taylor Henry English |
| Yuu Kou Episode Director | |
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Jun'ichi Fujisaku Script |
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Masahiro Ando Storyboard |
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Chieko Kawabe Theme Song Performance |
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Hideki Taniuchi Music |
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Sho-u Tajima Character Design |
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Yoshihiko Umakoshi Key Animation |
