Otogi Zoshi (TV)
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Otogizoushi (manga)
Alternative title:
Fairytale Book
OTOGI ZOSHI - The Legend of Magatama
Otogizoushi (Japanese)
Древняя легенда (Russian)
お伽草子 (Japanese)
御伽草子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes:
historical
Objectionable content:
Significant
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.
User Ratings:
413 ratings have been given [details]
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-)
Official website:
NTV's Otogizoushi Site (Japanese)
Production IG's Otogizoushi Site (Japanese)
VAP's Otogizoushi Website (Japanese)
御伽草子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
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.
Reviews:
Otogi Zoshi DVD 4 (Sep 24, 2005)
Otogi Zoshi DVD 1 (May 9, 2005)
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| DVD (Region 1) |
| Otogi Zoshi - DVD 1 + Box (DVD 1) 2005-03-15 (from $4.99) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Legend of the Magatama (DVD 1) 2005-03-15 (from $3.49) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Enemy Shores (DVD 2) 2005-05-10 (from $3.49) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Burning the Past (DVD 3) 2005-07-12 (from $29.95) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Modern History (DVD 4) 2005-09-13 (from $29.95) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Crossing Boundaries (DVD 5) 2005-11-15 (from $3.49) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Full Circle (DVD 6) 2006-01-17 (from $3.49) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Collection 1: Heian Arc (DVD 1-3) 2008-09-09 (from $10.24) |
| Otogi Zoshi - Collection Of Ages (DVD 1-6) 2010-03-30 |
| Otogi Zoshi - Premium Box (DVD 1-6) 2006-04-11 |
| Otogi Zoshi - Collection 2: Tokyo Arc (DVD 4-6) 2008-10-14 (from $9.34) |
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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)
Original Character Design: Shou Tajima
Character Design: Kazuchika Kise
Art Director: Shichiro Kobayashi
Chief Animation Director: Kazuchika Kise
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
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)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Noboru Hamaguchi
Assistant producer: Mikiko Kobayashi
Casting Management: Jun Maki (Mouse Promotion)
Color design: Kumiko Yusa
Editing: Taeko Hamauzu
In-Between Check: Takashi Isomatsu (ep 7)
Key Animation:
Akiko Asaki (Heian arc OP) Hiroyuki Horiuchi (Heian arc OP) Hiroyuki Okiura (Heian arc OP) Shinya Ohira (eps 6, 12) Takafumi Hori (eps 1, 12, 17) Takashi Mukouda (eps 12, 17) Tetsuya Nishio (Tokyo arc OP) Tomokazu Sugimura (ep 6) Toshiyuki Inoue (Heian arc OP) Yasunori Miyazawa (ep 1) Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Heian arc OP; eps 4, 23)
Layout: Mao Lamdo
Line Producer: Tetsuya Nakatake
Material Coordinator: Masahiro Kawashima
Mix Engineer: Jiro Miyazawa
Production Committee:
Hiroyuki Nakano (Production I.G) Hiroyuki Ueno (NTV) Kenichi Takasu (Production I.G) Machiko Shibata (VAP) Michiru Ishikawa (Production I.G) Rieko Ono (NTV) Tetsu Kanuma (Production I.G) Toru Horikoshi (NTV) Yōko Takashima (NTV) Yukiko Kimishima (NTV)
Production Desk: Yukiya Sakikawa
Rough Key Animation: Mao Lamdo
Series Framework Supervisor: Yoshiki Sakurai
Sound Effects: Michihiro Ito (Sound Ring)
Sound Production: Nobue Yoshinaga (Foinse Co., Ltd.)
Special Effects: Sumie Murakami (Heian arc OP)
Visual Effects: Hisashi Ezura (Tokyo arc OP)
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Backgrounds: Studio Uni
Broadcaster: NTV
Music Production: VAP
Production: Production I.G
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center
Sound Production: Foinse
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Director: Kirk Thornton
Executive producer: John Sirabella
Assistant producer: Mami Okada
Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto
Dialogue Editing: Humberto Zamores
DVD Art Director: Scott Marchfeld
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DVD Translation Manager: Anna Yamamoto
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Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Distributor:
AnimeWorks Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) Manga Entertainment (UK) Manga Entertainment (Great Britain & Ireland)
Licensed by: Media Blasters
Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
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