

During a visit to the National Library, Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo stumble upon a strange old book that casts a red light, sucking them inside its unfamiliar world. Upon arrival, the two encounter hostile slave traders and barely escape with the help of Tamahome—a powerful young man bearing a Chinese symbol on his forehead. But, a moment later, the red light returns and takes Yui away. Desperate to reunite with her companion, Miaka asks Tamahome for assistance. However, the situation escalates when the pair encounters the land's emperor, Hotohori, who believes Miaka is the foretold priestess of the kingdom's protector god Suzaku. By gathering the god's seven Celestial Warriors, the priestess can summon Suzaku and have all her wishes granted. Hotohori hopes this will save his country, and since it appears to be a fitting solution to the girl's problems as well, he convinces her to accept the role. Meanwhile, at the library, Yui realizes she has been brought back alone. Unable to intervene, she helplessly witnesses Miaka traversing through courageous trials as the mysterious book's heroine. ...
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Genre : Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Seasons : spring
Type : TV
Eposide : 52
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Studio Pierrot
duration : 23 min per ep
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity : 1970
Member : 127574

Kimura, Kyoutarou
Producer

Kamegaki, Hajime
Director

Ishihara, Tatsuya
Episode Director

Kuroda, Yasuhiro
Episode Director

Makino, Shigeto
Episode Director

Motonaga, Keitarou
Episode Director

Nabeshima, Osamu
Episode Director

Nishizawa, Susumu
Episode Director

Sadamitsu, Shinya
Episode Director

Saga, Satoshi
Episode Director

Shigino, Akira
Episode Director

Shimazaki, Nanako
Episode Director

Shinohara, Toshiya
Episode Director

Yoshimura, Genki
Script

Ishiyama, Takaaki
Storyboard

Mochizuki, Tomomi
Storyboard

Aoki, Kumiko
Theme Song Lyrics

Sakamoto, Chika
Theme Song Performance

Yamanaka, Norimasa
Theme Song Arrangement

Yuzuki, Miyu
Theme Song Lyrics

Hoffman, Bridget
ADR Director

Honma, Yusuke
Music

Ikeda, Yuuji
Art Director

Ikeda, Kazumi
Key Animation

Kanada, Yoshinori
Key Animation

Kitano, Yukihiro
Key Animation

Koyama, Masahiro
Animation Director

Kubo, Tsuguyuki
Animation Director

Kusumoto, Yuuko
Key Animation

Matsumura, Masahiro
Editing

Miyazaki, Nagisa
Key Animation

Motohashi, Hideyuki
Character Design

Motoki, Hisatoshi
Animation Director

Muta, Seiji
Key Animation

Nagasaki, Hitoshi
Art Director

Nagaya, Yuriko
Key Animation

Noguchi, Tooru
Sound Effects

Ochi, Kazuhiro
Key Animation

Ohiwa, Rieko
Background Art

Okino, Masahide
Director of Photography

Okuda, Matsuri
Animation Director

Osaka, Hiroshi
Animation Director

Saitou, Takuya
Key Animation

Sasaki, Mamoru
Animation Director

Seymour, Kevin
Casting Director

Shimizu, Kenichi
Animation Director

Shimizu, Katsunori
Sound Effects

Tanaka, Hiroto
Key Animation

Tokiya, Yoshinori
Animation Director

Urasawa, Yoshio
Series Composition

Watase, Yuu
Original Creator

Yamasawa, Minoru
Animation Director