Otogizoushi

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama / お伽草子

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes: Historical
Studios: Production I.G
Producers: Nippon Television Network, VAP
Licensors: Media Blasters
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Rank: #4947
Popularity: #5358
Users Listed: 19,267
Users Scored: 4,758
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/17/2022
Aired: July 7, 2004 – March 30, 2005 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 26

Synopsis:

Set in 972 A.D. Kyoto, a city grappling with political decay, famine, and disease, the story follows Hikaru, the younger sister of the renowned samurai Minamoto no Raiko. Tasked with a perilous mission to retrieve a legendary gem rumored to possess restorative power for the land, Hikaru embarks on a journey fraught with unforeseen challenges. She navigates a landscape dominated by self-serving samurai and onmyoji, encountering diverse individuals and facing difficult choices as she strives to fulfill her brother's charge. The narrative explores themes of familial responsibility, resilience in the face of adversity, and the burden of hope within a crumbling society. It offers a grounded perspective on a historical setting, focusing on character development and the complexities of undertaking a desperate quest.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Raiko (Aired: 07/07/2004)
Episode 2: Sadamitsu (Aired: 07/14/2004)
Episode 3: Tsuchigumo (Aired: 07/21/2004)
Episode 4: Rashou Gate (Aired: 07/28/2004)
Episode 5: Urabe (Aired: 08/04/2004)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Kintaro (Main) - Voice Actors: Marshall, Mona, Mizuta, Wasabi
Mansairaku (Main) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Lang, Lex
Matsumushi (Main)
Minamoto, Raikou (Main) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Staley, Steve
Minamoto, Hikaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizusawa, Fumie, Taylor, Julie Ann, Jeong, Mi Sook
Suetake, Urabe (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Kumi, Chae, Ui Jin, Fahn, Melissa
Usui, Sadamitsu (Main) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Sugiyama, Ooki, Jeong, Jae Heon
Watanabe, Tsuna (Main) - Voice Actors: Price, Jamieson, Miyake, Kenta
Kuzume (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Mayumi, Devon, Mari

Staff:

Morishita, Katsuji (Producer)
Nakatake, Tetsuya (Producer)
Nakatani, Toshio (Producer)
Kobayashi, Mikiko (Assistant Producer)
Nishikubo, Mizuho (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ezura, Hisashi (Episode Director)
Koshiba, Junya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kou, Yuu (Episode Director)
Suzuki, Kaoru (Episode Director)
Takahashi, Jun (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Terasawa, Shinsuke (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Yamamoto, Hideyo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Fujisaku, Junichi (Script)
Gotou, Midori (Script)
Oomatsu, Yutaka (Script)
Sakurai, Yoshiki (Script, Series Composition)
Andou, Masahiro (Storyboard)
Kogawa, Yoriyasu (Storyboard)
Matsuzono, Hiroshi (Storyboard)
Nishio, Tetsuya (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Sakata, Junichi (Storyboard)
Wakabayashi, Atsushi (Storyboard)
ATTACK HAUS (Theme Song Performance)
GOMES THE HITMAN (Theme Song Performance)
Kawabe, Chieko (Theme Song Performance)
Ajiki, Kei (Key Animation)
Amamizu, Masaru (Background Art)
An, Mi Kyoung (In-Between Animation)
Aohachi, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
Aono, Atsushi (Key Animation)
Aoyagi, Shigemi (Key Animation)
Asaki, Akiko (Key Animation)
Asano, Kyouji (Key Animation)
Byun, Eun Soon (In-Between Animation)
Chiba, Takaaki (Key Animation)
Cho, Hye-jung (In-Between Animation)
Douge, Shintarou (In-Between Animation)
Ebara, Yasuyuki (Key Animation)
Endou, Eiichi (2nd Key Animation)
Fujiwara, Toshie (Key Animation)
Gotou, Takayuki (Key Animation)
Hamauzu, Taeko (Editing)
Hanamura, Yaso (Key Animation)
Hanyuu, Takayuki (Key Animation)
Hata, Tomoji (Key Animation)
Hattori, Satoshi (Key Animation)
Hori, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Horiuchi, Hiroyuki (Animation Director)
Hosogaya, Akira (Key Animation)
Hwang, Su-Jin (In-Between Animation)
... and 76 more staff

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