Otogi Zoshi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The year 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.

Series details

• Title: Otogi Zoshi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2004-07-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12687
• IMDb ID: tt0433504
• TVDB ID: 189841

Cast and credited roles

• Fumie Mizusawa — Hikaru
• Kenta Miyake — Tsuna
• Kumi Sakuma — Urabe
• Oki Sugiyama — Sadamitsu
• Wasabi Mizuta — Kintaro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-06; final listed air date 2004-09-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-10-05; final listed air date 2005-03-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Otogi Zoshi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.