Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)
Original title: お伽草子
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama is a 2004 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Shin-ichiro Miki, Kumi Sakuma and Kan Tokumaru.
The time 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.
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What is Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama about?
The time 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.
When was Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama released?
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama was released on 6 July 2004.
How many episodes does Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama have?
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama has 26 episodes across 1 seasons.
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Cast
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Mansairaku (voice)
- Kumi Sakuma as Urabe no Suetake (voice)
- Kan Tokumaru as Abe no Seimei (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Watanabe no Tsuna (voice)
- Wasabi Mizuta as Kintarou (voice)
- Otoya Kawano as Hoshikuma (voice)
- Kohsei Hirota as Torakuma (voice)
- Kaho Kouda as Ibaraki (voice)
- Tetsuo Komura as Minamoto no Mitsunaka (voice)
- Fumie Mizusawa as Minamoto no Hikaru (voice)
- Ooki Sugiyama as Usui no Sadamitsu (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Shuten Doji (voice)