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お伽草子
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)
Kirk Thornton
ADR Director (English)
Shouu Tajima
Character Design
Kenji Kawai
Music (eps 14-26)
Yuu Kou
Episode Director (eps 9, 24)
Junichi Fujisaku
Script (eps 3, 5, 9, 14, 19, 22)
Yoshiki Sakurai
Series Composition
Chieko Ochi
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Chieko Ochi
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Hideki Taniuchi
Music (eps 1-13)
Akiharu Ishii
Animation Director (ep 1)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation (Heian arc OP)
Masahiro Andou
Storyboard (ep 25)
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