Mizuho Nishikubo
Director
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)
Season 1
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.
Released July 6, 2004
Episode 26 min
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Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Historical, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.samurai, imdb.sword-fight, imdb.blood, imdb.martial-arts, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.anime-dub
Production Companies: VAP, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Production I.G
Network: Nippon TV
S1E1 - Raikou
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July 6, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - Sadamitsu
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July 13, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Tsuchigumo
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July 20, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - Rashou Gate
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July 27, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Urabe
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Aug. 3, 2004, midnight
S1E6 - Noroi-Jima
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Aug. 10, 2004, midnight
S1E7 - Mansairaku
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Aug. 17, 2004, midnight
S1E8 - Red Demon
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Aug. 24, 2004, midnight
S1E9 - Darkness
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Aug. 31, 2004, midnight
S1E10 - Shuten
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Sept. 7, 2004, midnight
S1E11 - Relationship of Enmity
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Sept. 14, 2004, midnight
S1E12 - Seimei
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Sept. 21, 2004, midnight
S1E13 - Hikaru
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Sept. 28, 2004, midnight
S1E14 - Tokyo
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Oct. 5, 2004, midnight
S1E15 - Shinjuku
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Oct. 19, 2004, midnight
S1E16 - Shibakouen
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Oct. 26, 2004, midnight
S1E17 - Kourakuen
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Nov. 2, 2004, midnight
S1E18 - Ueno
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Nov. 9, 2004, midnight
S1E19 - Shibuya
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Nov. 16, 2004, midnight
S1E20 - Azabu
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Nov. 30, 2004, midnight
S1E21 - Ikebukuro
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Dec. 7, 2004, midnight
S1E22 - Ookubo
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Dec. 21, 2004, midnight
S1E23 - Marunouchi
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Dec. 28, 2004, midnight
S1E24 - Manseibashi
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Jan. 4, 2005, midnight
S1E25 - Episode 25
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Jan. 11, 2005, midnight
S1E26 - Episode 26
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Jan. 18, 2005, midnight
Network: Nippon TV
Episode Runtime: 26 min.
Season Runtime: 676 min.
Released: July 6, 2004
Last Air Date: Jan. 18, 2005, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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