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Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004-2005)

Premiere:
July 6, 2004

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 26

Finale:
January 18, 2005

Original Title:
お伽草子

Alternate Titles:
Fairytale Book
OTOGI ZOSHI - The Legend of Magatama
Otogizoushi
Древняя легенда
御伽草子

Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies:
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production I.G
VAP

Countries:
JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Animation Director:
Kazuchika Kise

Character Designer:
Kazuchika Kise
Shou Tajima

Color Designer:
Kumiko Yusa

Director:
Mizuho Nishikubo

Editor:
Taeko Hamauzu

Music:
Hideki Taniuchi
Kenji Kawai

Researcher:
Kazuto Hongo

Series Composition:
Taiki Sakurai

Sound Director:
Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

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