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Otogi Zoshi (TV)

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Related anime:
    Otogizoushi (manga)

Alternative title:
OTOGI ZOSHI - The Legend of Magatama
Otogizoushi (Japanese)
Древняя легенда (Russian)
お伽草子 (Japanese)
御伽草子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy
Themes: historical
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: 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.
Video:
User Ratings: 335 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 16 votes (sub:13, dub:3)
 Excellent: 53 votes (sub:36, dub:15, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Very good: 92 votes (sub:63, dub:26, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1, Por.sub:1)
 Good: 81 votes (sub:62, dub:16, raw:1, Fre.sub:1, ?:1)
 Decent: 40 votes (sub:29, dub:8, Tag.dub:1, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)
 So-so: 20 votes (sub:12, dub:6, raw:1, ?:1)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:2)
 Weak: 18 votes (sub:13, dub:3, Rus.dub:1, raw:1)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 703 users, rank: #844
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.119 (Good+.11), std. dev.: 1.7798, rank: #1446
Weighted mean: 7.051 (Good+.05), rank: #1431 (seen all: 7.18 / seen some: 6.88 / won't finish: 5.71)
Bayesian estimate: 7.064 (Good+.06), rank: #1243
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2004-07-06
Opening Theme:
"Zen" by Attack Haus
#02: "Ashita wa Kyou to Onaji Mirai" by Gomes the Hitman (eps 14-)
Ending Theme:
"Hoshi ni Negai o" by Chieko Kawabe
#02: "Cry Baby" by Chieko Kawabe (eps 14-)
Trivia: We have 10
Comment:
Otogizoushi has two arcs of 13 episodes each. The first 13 episodes, the Heian arc is set in the Heian period of Japan, while the next 13 episodes, the Tokyo arc is set in modern-day Tokyo with reincarnations of the characters from the first 13 episodes.
The last two episodes are TV specials, not regular episodes.
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Related reviews:
    Otogi Zoshi DVD 4
    Otogi Zoshi DVD 1

Related releases:
    Otogi Zoshi - DVD 1 + Box (DVD 1) 2005-03-15 (from $22.16)
    Otogi Zoshi - Legend of the Magatama (DVD 1) 2005-03-15 (from $20.69)
    Otogi Zoshi - Enemy Shores (DVD 2) 2005-05-10 (from $18.76)
    Otogi Zoshi - Burning the Past (DVD 3) 2005-07-12 (from $18.76)
    Otogi Zoshi - Modern History (DVD 4) 2005-09-13 (from $19.65)
    Otogi Zoshi - Crossing Boundaries (DVD 5) 2005-11-15 (from $18.76)
    Otogi Zoshi - Full Circle (DVD 6) 2006-01-17 (from $18.90)
    Otogi Zoshi - Collection 1: Heian Arc (DVD 1-3) 2008-09-09 (from $18.99)
    Otogi Zoshi - Premium Box (DVD 1-6) 2006-04-11 (from $83.94)
    Otogi Zoshi - Collection 2: Tokyo Arc (DVD 4-6) 2008-10-14 (from $19.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Hisashi Ezura (Heian arc OP)
Mizuho Nishikubo
Tetsuya Nishio (Tokyo arc OP)

Script:
Hidetoshi Kezuka (eps 12, 15, 23)
Jun'ichi Fujisaku (6 episodes

eps 3, 5, 9, 14, 19, 22
)
Midori Gotou (6 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 16, 20, 25
)

Yoshiki Sakurai (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13, 18, 24, 26
)

Yutaka Oomatsu (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 10, 17, 21
)

Storyboard:
Atsushi Wakabayashi (5 episodes

eps 6-7, 11, 16, 20
)
Hideyo Yamamoto (eps 12, 23)
Jun Takahashi (eps 10, 15)
Jun'ichi Sakata (eps 4, 19)
Junya Koshiba (eps 5, 18)
Kou Matsuzono (ep 22)
Masahiro Ando (ep 25)
Mizuho Nishikubo (eps 1, 13)
Naoki Yamaguchi (ep 26)
Saburo Hashimoto (ep 2)
Shinsuke Terasawa (ep 17)
Tetsuya Nishio (Tokyo arc OP)
Yoriyasu Kogawa (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 14, 21
)

Yuu Kou (eps 9, 24)

Episode Director:
Hideyo Yamamoto (4 episodes

eps 3, 7, 12, 23
)
Jun Takahashi (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 14-15, 19
)

Junya Koshiba (eps 5, 13, 18)
Kaoru Suzuki (ep 22)
Nanako Shimazaki (ep 21)
Saburo Hashimoto (eps 2, 8, 11)
Shinsuke Terasawa (eps 6, 17)
Takeshi Sakurayama (ep 16)
Toshihiko Nishikubo (ep 26)
Yumi Kamakura (eps 20, 25)
Yuu Kou (eps 9, 24)

Music:
Hideki Taniuchi
Kenji Kawai (Tokyo arc)

Original Character Design: Shou Tajima

Character Design: Kazuchika Kise

Art director: Shichiro Kobayashi

Sound director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

Director of Photography: Miki Sakuma

3D Animation: Kaoru Matsumoto (Heian arc OP)

Animation Supervisor:
Akiharu Ishii (ep 1)
Haruko Iizuka (ep 9)
Hideki Ito (ep 17)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (ep 5)
Kazuchika Kise (ep 16)
Koichi Hatsumi (ep 19)
Koichi Maruyama (ep 12)
Mamoru Sasaki (ep 21)
Masayuki Sato (eps 4, 13, 23)
Shinichi Miyamae (ep 25)
Shinsuke Terasawa (eps 11, 22)
Takahiro Chiba (ep 20)
Takashi Saijo (eps 2, 8)
Tooru Ookubo (4 episodes

eps 3, 7, 14, 24
)
Toshiyuki Yahagi (eps 10, 15, 26)
Youko Satou (ep 6)
Yuki Kinoshita (ep 18)

Casting Management: Jun Maki (Mouse Promotion)

Color design: Kumiko Yusa

Editing: Taeko Hamauzu

Key Animation:
Akiko Asaki (Heian arc OP)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (Heian arc OP)
Hiroyuki Okiura (Heian arc OP)
Shinya Ohira (ep 6)
Tetsuya Nishio (Tokyo arc OP)
Toshiyuki Inoue (Heian arc OP)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Heian arc OP)

Line Producer: Tetsuya Nakatake

Series Framework Supervisor: Yoshiki Sakurai

Special Effects: Sumie Murakami (Heian arc OP)

Theme Song Performance:
Attack Haus (OP#1)
Chieko Kawabe (ED)

Visual Effects: Hisashi Ezura (Tokyo arc OP)

 

Fumie Mizusawa as Minamoto no Hikaru

Kan Tokumaru as Abe no Seimei

Kenta Miyake as Watanabe no Tsuna

Shinichiro Miki as Mansairaku

Hiroshi Sugiyama as Usui no Sadamitsu 

Kumi Sakuma as Urabe no Suetake

Oki Sugiyama as Usui no Sadamitsu

Shinichiro Miki as Minamoto no Raikou

Wasabi Mizuta as Kintarou

Yasunori Matsumoto as Shuten Doji/Man in Samui

Atsushi Kakehashi as
Announcer (eps 17, 21)
Policeman (ep 14)
Station staff B (ep 23)

Chihiro Kusaka as Announcer (ep 16)

Daisuke Hirakawa as Imperial Guard (ep 10)

Daisuke Kirii as Onmyoji B (ep 11)

Eiji Maruyama as
Old Man (ep 16)
Regent 

Eri Oono as
Weather Lady (ep 16)
Woman (ep 8)

Hiroshi Naka as
Janitor (ep 17)
Minister of The Right 
Police A (ep 20)

Kaho Kouda as Ibaraki

Katsumi Tyou as Stationmaster (ep 23)

Keiji Okuda as Pirate (ep 5)

Ken Uo as
Police A (ep 18)
Santa Claus (ep 22)
Station staff A (ep 23)

Kenichi Mochizuki as
Court Noble
Imperial Guard B (ep 4)
Onmyoji (ep 10)
Onmyoji C (ep 12)

Kousei Hirota as Torakuma

Kurumi Mamiya as Brother (ep 16)

Makoto Ishii as
Bystander B (ep 18)
Onlooker B (ep 18)

Makoto Naruse as Youth B (ep 17)

Makoto Yasumura as
Arsonist (eps 17-18)
Businessman (ep 25)
Chief Cavalry (ep 10)
Contractor (ep 15)
Emperor
Entertainer (ep 3)
Imperial Guard A (ep 4) 
Onmyoji A (ep 11)
Onmyoji D (ep 12)
Pirate B (ep 6)
Police (ep 23)
Soldier A (ep 7)
Tsuchigumo (ep 3)
TV Announcer - Male (ep 22)
Villager 1 (ep 5)
Weather Reporter (ep 14)

Masakazu Kohara as Onboard Announcement (ep 22)

Masanori Takeda as Taromaru/Homeless Man

Masao Harada as Imperial Guard C (ep 4)

Mayumi Asano as
Kuzume (ep 3)
Nurse (ep 25)

Mitsuaki Hoshino as Homeless (ep 21)

Naomi Kusumi as Akaoni (ep 8)

Otoya Kawano as Blue Corner Fighter (ep 17)

Risa Hayamizu as Daughter 1 (ep 2)

Ryoko Ono as Daughter 2 (ep 2)

Sayori Ishizuka as
Akaoni's Wife (ep 8)
Announcer (ep 17)
Female Servant (ep 1)
Girl (ep 25)
Phone Voice (ep 21)
Reporter (ep 14)
Sadamitsu's Girlfriend (ep 15)
Sister (ep 16)
Store Clerk (ep 19)

Shinichiro Miki as Man in Coat

Soji Maruyama as
Man C (ep 15)
Worker (eps 21, 25)

Takayuki Kondo as Bystander A (ep 18)

Takeshi Maruyama as
Chief Imperial Guard (ep 10)
Onmyoji B (ep 12)
Soldier C (ep 7)

Tetsuo Komura as
Girl's father (ep 25)
Minamoto no Mitsunaka 
Professor (ep 20)

Tomohiro Tsubai as Father (ep 17)

Tomomichi Nishimura as
Minister of The Left 
Old Man (ep 14)

Toshihiko Nakajima as
Man B (ep 15)
Old Man (ep 2)

Tsugumi Higasayama as Village girl (ep 2)

Wotoya Kawano as Hoshikuma

Yasuhiro Fujiwara as
Onmyoji A (ep 12)
Pirate A (ep 6)
Soldier B (ep 7)
Villager 2 (ep 5)

Yasuko Hatori as
Man in Coat (ep 15)
Narration

Yasumichi Kushida as Pirate C (ep 6)

Yasunori Matsumoto as Villager (ep 9)

Yoshiyuki Kouno as Customer (ep 25)

Youhei Oobayashi as Youth A (ep 17)

Yukiko Tagami as TV Announcer - Female (ep 22)

Yukinori Mogami as TV Detective (ep 15)

Yuuichi Nagashima as
Man A (ep 15)
Station announcement (ep 23)

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: NTV

Music Production: VAP

Planning:
NTV
Production I.G

Production: Production I.G

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Kirk Thornton

Executive producer: John Sirabella

Producer:
Eric P. Sherman
Kaeko Sakamoto

ADR Writer:
Barton Bishop
Kirk Thornton

Assistant Engineer: Deb Munini

Assistant producer: Mami Okada

Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto

Dialogue Editing: Humberto Zamores

DVD Art Director: Scott Marchfeld

DVD Author: Naneen Paglieri

DVD Editor: Justin Kim

DVD Production Manager: Sean Molyneaux

DVD Translation Manager: Anna Yamamoto

DVD Translator: Yuki Urakawa

Editing:
Justin Kim
Naneen Paglieri

Post-Production Assistant: Brian Becker

Production Assistant:
Kristal Harwood
Mark Fujita
Megumi Kunisada

Re-Recording Engineer: Humberto Zamores

Re-Recording Mixing: Humberto Zamores

Sound Supervisor: Patrick Rodman

 

Abe Lasser as Abe no Seimei 

Julie Ann Taylor as Minamoto no Hikaru

Lex Lang as Mansairaku 

Taylor Henry as Watanabe no Tsuna

Kirk Thornton as Usui no Sadamitsu

Mona Marshall as Kintaro

Steve Cannon as Minamoto no Raiko

Akira "Mark" Fujita as Police (ep 23)

Alfred Thor as
Minister of the Left 
Train Expert (ep 14)

Barbara Goodson as Narration

Brian Buckings as Stationmaster (ep 23)

Cindy Robinson as Nurse

Daniel Andrews as Old Man

Dave Mallow as
Onmyoji
Tabigeinin A (ep 1)

David Keefir as Station announcement (ep 23)

David Vincent as Pirate (ep 6)

Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Ibaraki

Doug Stone as Taromaru

Ethan Murray as Emperor

Francis C. Cole as Tabigeinin B (ep 1)

J.C. Miller as
Kebiishi
Station staff official (ep 23)

Jane Alan as Kuzume

Jeffrey Stackhouse as Shuten Doji

Jennifer Sekiguchi as Aya

Joey Capps as Aya's Father

Joey Lotsko as Minister of the Right

John Smallberries as
Homeless Man (ep 18)
Professor (ep 20)

Karen Thompson as
Female Anchor (ep 19)
Weather Lady (ep 16)
Weather Reporter (ep 14)

Kim Strauss as Hoshikuma

Kousei Hirota as Torakuma

Lex Lang as Man in Coat

M.A. Lovestedt as Little Boy (ep 17)

Mark Fujita as Soldier (ep 10)

Mia Bradly as Akaoni's Wife (ep 8)

Michael McConnohie as Minamoto no Mitsunaka

Nad Peter as Old Man (ep 16)

Peter Doyle as Soldier (ep 7)

Sam Regal as Shark Usui (ep 17)

Steve Kramer as
Regent 
Tetsu (ep 14)

Tony Oliver as Totate (ep 3)

Melissa Charles

English companies 

Broadcaster: Animax Asia

Distributor:
AnimeWorks
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)
Manga Entertainment (UK)
Manga Entertainment (UK) (UK)

Licensed by: Media Blasters

Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment


Korean staff 
(none)
Korean companies 

Broadcaster: Animax Korea

Korean cast 
(none)
Russian staff 
Russian companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: MC Entertainment

Russian cast 
(none)

Tagalog cast 
Tagalog staff 
(none)

Hazel Hernan as Minamoto no Hikaru

Jefferson Utanes as Abe no Seimei/Mansairaku

Vincent Gutierrez as Watanabe no Tsuna

Jefferson Utanes as Minamoto no Raikou

Louie Paraboles as Usui no Sadamitsu

Marvi Medina as Urabe no Suetake

Rona Aguilar as Kintarou

Dada Carlos

Robert Brillantes

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster:
Hero
QTV Channel 11 (Official)


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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