Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 2004 · 26 episodes Season details＋

July 6, 2004

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Special episodes

Specials 2005 · 2 episodes Season details＋

March 22, 2005

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Cast

K Kan TokumaruAbe no Seimei (voice) K Kenta MiyakeWatanabe no Tsuna (voice) W Wasabi MizutaKintarou (voice) O Otoya KawanoHoshikuma (voice) K Kohsei HirotaTorakuma (voice) S Shin-ichiro MikiMansairaku (voice) · Man in Coat (voice) · Minamoto no Raikou (voice) T Tetsuo KomuraMinamoto no Mitsunaka (voice) F Fumie MizusawaMinamoto no Hikaru (voice) O Ooki SugiyamaUsui no Sadamitsu (voice) Y Yasunori MatsumotoShuten Doji (voice) M Makoto YasumuraEmperor (voice) T Tomomichi NishimuraMinister of The Left (voice)

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H Hiroshi NakaMinister of The Right (voice) Y Yasuko Hatori(voice) E Eiji MaruyamaRegent (voice) K Kenichi MochizukiCourt Noble (voice) M Masanori TakedaTaromaru (voice)