Seirei no Moribito: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on a fantasy novel by Uehashi Naoko & Futatsugi Saki. Once every 100 years, a Water Spirit implants an egg into a person who then becomes the Guardian of the Spirit. This time, the responsibility falls on Chagum, the second prince of the New Yogo Kingdom. Chagum's father, the Emperor, believes this spirit is the reincarnation of a demon defeated by his ancestor, the first Emperor, and secretly orders his son killed. Chagum's mother, the Second Empress, fearing for her child's safety convinces a female bodyguard for hire, Balsa, to protect Chagum. Balsa accepts fully knowing that this assignment may be her last, but she does so to atone for sins of her past.

Series details

• Title: Seirei no Moribito
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2007-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12685
• IMDb ID: tt1029248
• TVDB ID: 80044

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-04-07; final listed air date 2007-09-29; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Seirei no Moribito 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.