Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

Synopsis

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: AnimeNewsNetwork)

Characters & Voice Actors

MansairakuMain

Shinichirou MikiJP

MatsumushiMain

Raikou MinamotoMain

Shinichirou MikiJP

Minamoto no HikaruMain

Fumie MizusawaJP

Sadamitsu UsuiMain

Ooki SugiyamaJP

KintaroMain

Wasabi MizutaJP

Watanabe no TsunaMain

Kenta MiyakeJP

Urabe SuetakeMain

Kumi SakumaJP

KuzumeSupporting

Mayumi AsanoJP

Staff

Kirk ThorntonADR Director (English)

Shouu TajimaCharacter Design

Kenji KawaiMusic (eps 14-26)

Yuu KouEpisode Director (eps 9, 24)

Junichi FujisakuScript (eps 3, 5, 9, 14, 19, 22)

Yoshiki SakuraiSeries Composition

Chieko OchiTheme Song Performance (ED)

Chieko OchiTheme Song Performance (ED)

Relations

PrequelKAI DOH MARU

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