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Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

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Overview

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.

Created by Taiki Sakurai
Written by Taiki Sakurai
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Kumi Sakuma

Kumi Sakuma

Urabe no Suetake (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Mansairaku (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Minamoto no Raikou (voice)

Kan Tokumaru

Kan Tokumaru

Abe no Seimei (voice)

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Watanabe no Tsuna (voice)

Wasabi Mizuta

Wasabi Mizuta

Kintarou (voice)

Otoya Kawano

Otoya Kawano

Hoshikuma (voice)

Kohsei Hirota

Kohsei Hirota

Torakuma (voice)

Kaho Kouda

Kaho Kouda

Ibaraki (voice)

Tetsuo Komura

Tetsuo Komura

Minamoto no Mitsunaka (voice)

About Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama is a animation, action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2004. Created by Taiki Sakurai, it stars Kumi Sakuma, Shin-ichiro Miki, Shin-ichiro Miki. 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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