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Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)

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.

  • 2 seasons
  • 26 episodes
  • JA
Directing
Mizuho Nishikubo, Jun Takahashi, Hideyo Yamamoto and 7 more
Writing
Midori Goto, Junichi Fujisaku, Yutaka Omatsu and 3 more
Music
Hideki Taniuchi, Kenji Kawai
Editing
Taeko Hamauzu

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Original title
お伽草子
Status
Ended
First air date
July 6, 2004
Episode runtime
26 minutes
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Networks
Nippon TV