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| Onmyō Taisenki | |
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陰陽大戦記Onmyō Taisenki | |
| Genre | Shōnen, Mythology |
| Anime series | |
| Directed by |
Masakazu Hishida |
| Studio |
Sunrise, NAS |
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| Original run |
September 30, 2004 — September 29, 2005 |
| No. of episodes |
52 |
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| Serialized in | |
| Original run |
2004 – |
| No. of volumes |
3 |
Onmyō Taisenki (陰陽大戦記) is an anime series produced by Sunrise, and monthly manga series. The series has two authors: Hiroyuki Kaidō (海童博行, Kaidō Hiroyuki) and Yoshihiko Tomisawa (富沢義彦, Tomisawa Yoshihiko).
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[edit] General information
Onmyō Taisenki literally means 'The Chronicles of the Great Yin-Yang War'. The series makes clear references to I Ching and to the Daoist theory of the five elements: Wood (木, ki), Gold (金, kin), Earth (土, chi), Fire (火, hi) and Water (水, mizu). Various Daoist elements are incorporated within the story: the existence of the four Kimon (鬼門; Literally meaning "Demoniac Portals"), the use of cards that act as the Onmyōdō's amulets (闘神符, toujinfu), the use of trigrams to represent direction when the Drive is swung (north-south-east-west is represented as 坎-離-震-兌 instead of 北-南-東-西, respectively), the emphasis on the balance of the sekki (the 24 seasons), and the character Nazuna, who is a Taoist maiden. Also, the show itself can be split into four seasons (13 episodes each), each with its distinct story, purpose, and goals.
The Onmyō Taisenki anime was produced by Sunrise. It has a total of 52 episodes, and was aired weekly in TV Tokyo (from PM 6:00 to PM 6:30) from September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2005. It replaces the series Aqua Kids and then was replaced by series Kotencotenco.
[edit] Story
Riku Tachibana (太刀花リク, 'Tachibana Riku') is a 12-year old Japanese boy who lives near Tokyo. Never having met his parents, he lives an ordinary life with his adoptive grandfather. His grandfather had taught him a series of strange hand movements, which Riku did not know the purpose of until the day his grandfather is attacked near his shrine. But it is not an ordinary attacker. The attacker is a Shikigami (式神; Literally meaning "Ritual Gods"), strange monsters with human owners called Toujinshi. Riku comes to the scene and that's where he first gets in contact with his Drive (神操機), the device he uses to call and make a 'contract' (契約, keiyaku) with Kogenta of the Byakko (白虎のコゲンタ, Byakko no Kogenta), his Shikigami and, from that day on, best friend. The Shikigami needs, for special attacks, a special series of In (印; Literally meaning "Seals"), one of which happens to be the strange hand movements Riku's grandfather always taught him. As Riku's grandfather decides to leave the house for a journey, the 10-year old boy Souma Asuka (飛鳥 ソーマ, 'Asuka Sōma') and the 10-year old girl Nazuna (ナズナ) rent rooms in Riku's house. The 17-year old man, [[.//Masaomi/]], who teaches Riku the secrets of Onmyoudou (such as the use of Toujinfu, for example), drops by eventually. The three of them have 'contracts' with other Shikigami. The main events of Onmyou Taisenki anime are related to the menace of the Chi-Ryū (地流), a powerful Japanese financial group related to the Onmyoudou; attempting to open the four Taiten (Shitaiten) (四大天; Literally meaning "the 'Four Great Heavens'"); and freeing Utsuho (ウツホ), a boy who was born with the power to control yōkai (妖怪), and had been imprisoned for thousands of years.
[edit] The Shikigami
Main article: Shikigami
[edit] Episode List
Main article: Episodes
[edit] Characters
Main article: Characters
[edit] External links
- Official Onmyou Taisenki portal (Japanese)
- TV Tokyo Onmyou Taisenki website (Japanese)
| Genre | Shōnen +, and Mythology + |
| Series name | Onmyō Taisenki + |
