Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Overview

Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives, in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. Throughout the story, Balsa's past will come to light and they will uncover mysteries about Chagum's condition while developing a family-like relationship with each other and others.

Series details

First air date

2007

Last air date

2007

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

26

Episode runtime

25 min

Genres

Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Original language

JA

Origin country

JP

Networks

NHK BS2

Created by

Nahoko Uehashi

Production

Production I.G, dentsu, Geneon Entertainment, NHK Enterprises

Cast

Mabuki Ando

Balsa (voice)

Naoto Adachi

Chagumu

Koji Tsujitani

Tanda

Ako Mayama

Torogai

Mayumi Asano

Toya

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Sagumu