Seirei no Moribito

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Synonyms: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit

Japanese: 精霊の守り人

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Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 7, 2007 to Sep 29, 2007

Premiered: Spring 2007

Broadcast: Saturdays at 08:06 (JST)

Producers: Geneon Universal Entertainment, Dentsu, NHK Enterprises

Licensors: VIZ Media, Media Blasters, Sentai Filmworks, Geneon Entertainment USA

Studios: Production I.G

Source: Novel

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.13¹ (scored by 76,838 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #455²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1106

Members: 218,485

Favorites: 2,754

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Synopsis

On the precipice of a cataclysmic drought, the Star Readers of the Shin Yogo Empire must devise a plan to avoid widespread famine. It is written in ancient myths that the first emperor, along with eight warriors, slew a water demon to avoid a great drought and save the land that was to become Shin Yogo. If a water demon was to appear once more, its death could bring salvation. However, the water demon manifests itself within the body of the emperor's son, Prince Chagum—by the emperor's order, Chagum is to be sacrificed to save the empire.

Meanwhile, a mysterious spear-wielding mercenary named Balsa arrives in Shin Yogo on business. After saving Chagum from a thinly veiled assassination attempt, she is tasked by Chagum's mother to protect him from the emperor and his hunters. Bound by a sacred vow she once made, Balsa accepts.

Seirei no Moribito follows Balsa as she embarks on her journey to protect Chagum, exploring the beauty of life, nature, family, and the bonds that form between strangers.

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Background

Seirei no Moribito is based on Nahoko Uehashi's Moribito novel series. It adapts the first novel in the series, and greatly expands the midsection of the novel.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yonsa, Balsa

Main

Shindo, Naomi
Japanese

Chagum

Main

Adachi, Naoto
Japanese

Tanda

Supporting

Tsujitani, Kouji
Japanese

Torogai

Supporting

Mayama, Ako
Japanese

Musa, Jiguro

Supporting

Nishi, Rintarou
Japanese

Shuga

Supporting

Nojima, Hirofumi
Japanese

Saya

Supporting

Hirohashi, Ryou
Japanese

Touya

Supporting

Asano, Mayumi
Japanese

Sagum

Supporting

Kobayashi, Ryouya
Japanese

Jin

Supporting

Matsukaze, Masaya
Japanese

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Matsuda, Akio

Producer

Nishimura, Tomoyasu

Producer

Kamiyama, Kenji

Director, Script, Storyboard

Masui, Souichi

Episode Director

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Opening Theme

"SHINE" by L'Arc~en~Ciel

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Ending Theme

"Itoshii Hito e (愛しい人へ; To the loved one)" by Sachi Tainaka

Reviews

Sep 8, 2008

Archaeon

Recommended

Seriei no Moribito (or Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), is not your normal anime. It began life as the first in the ten volume Moribito series of fantasy novel written by Uehashi Nahoko, and although these novels were intended for children, they gained many adult fans. In fact, the novels proved to be so popular that they the first volume was adapted into a manga, an anime (directed by Kamiyama Kenji, who directed Ghost in the Shell SAC and 2nd Gig), and even a radio drama. The novel is also scheduled for release in english in mid 2008 because of the immense popularity of the ...

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Mar 4, 2008

thefunkhunter

Mixed Feelings

This anime disappointed me as I was expecting a show with a little more depth that what was delivered. The major flaws of this anime are the characters and their lack of progression. The main character is a woman whom serves no purpose other than to be a bodyguard for a prince and the prince as young as he is, never matures despite all the hardships they are forced up against. The problem is none of the characters act outside their roles which leads to a dull, predictable series of episodes. This show is largely plot driven, and the tool they use to progress the ...

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Jun 14, 2012

Dr_Peace

Not Recommended

This was honestly one of the dullest anime's I've ever seen.

Despite an awesome setup and a lot of potential, the series failed to amaze me at every turn, mainly because of it's dull and generic cast of characters. Despite having a wide array of characters, none of them really stood out to me, and made me care about what happens to them. The only exception is the grumpy old lady Madame Torogai, who was the ONLY character in the entire show who made me care in the slightest about the story.

Although the main character Balsa isn't really such a BAD character, she is by no ...

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