It was an introduction to the second series, there's a lot left unsaid and undone, but it's a nice watch with fantasy and folklore... and bishie overkill ;-)
Now i have to wait to see what really is going on :-(
Anime: Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun
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Five years ago, almost every villager of Ootsuka died due to a tragic plague. But mysteriously enough, three survivors: a girl and two boys, emerged. Now living in a church, the three live in isolation, hidden from those who may seek to find them. Shino, one of the survivors, has control over the power of Murasame, the blade of life. But when the imperial church seeks to take the Murasame for themselves, their peaceful life becomes a thing of the past...
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by sakura42 on 2013-04-04 09:53
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by Fairyhimesama on 2013-04-03 23:45
This is a nice show - nothing fantastic, but since the "Japanese mythology" genre isn't used a lot these days, it's certainly good for a change.
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appears in ep: 1-5, 8-9, 13
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voiced by:
Takagaki Ayahi
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-13
male, bishounenA bishounen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of effeminate beauty. While the beauty transcends gender, the character clearly has a male body; their gender is not ambiguous and there the character is not androgynous., blue eyesThis character has blue-colored eyes., blue hairThe character has blue hair., calmFree from excitement or passion., fair skinFair skin is a naturally occurring range of skin colour that is lighter than the average for humans, but not light enough to be considered white. Ethnically speaking, a reasonable real life metric for fair skin is the skin colour of people normally said to be "white"., katanaA type of Japanese sword, often called a "samurai sword". The term katana may be applied to the standard size moderately curved Japanese sword with a blade length of greater than 60 cm. The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single edged blade, circular or squared guard, and long grip to accommodate two hands., shapeshifting -- TO BE SPLIT AND DELETEDThis tag is meant to be split and deleted. If you can, please retag characters that have this tag with either free-form shapeshifting or fixed-form shapeshifting, as appropriate to each case, and then remove this tag from them. Thank you., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length.
voiced by:
Hino Satoshi
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-13
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Kakihara Tetsuya
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appears in ep: 2-4, 6-8, 10-13
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voiced by:
Maeno Tomoaki
episode appearance
appears in ep: 6-11, 13
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voiced by:
Miyake Jun`ichi
episode appearance
appears in ep: 2-4, 6-13
male, bishounenA bishounen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of effeminate beauty. While the beauty transcends gender, the character clearly has a male body; their gender is not ambiguous and there the character is not androgynous., brown eyesThe character has brown eyes., brown hairThe character has brown hair., fair skinFair skin is a naturally occurring range of skin colour that is lighter than the average for humans, but not light enough to be considered white. Ethnically speaking, a reasonable real life metric for fair skin is the skin colour of people normally said to be "white"., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., shapeshifting -- TO BE SPLIT AND DELETEDThis tag is meant to be split and deleted. If you can, please retag characters that have this tag with either free-form shapeshifting or fixed-form shapeshifting, as appropriate to each case, and then remove this tag from them. Thank you., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.
voiced by:
Terashima Takuma
episode appearance
appears in ep: 8
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voiced by:
Miki Shin`ichirou
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appears in ep: 1-4, 7-9, 13
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episode appearance
appears in ep: 5, 9, 13
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voiced by:
Akesaka Satomi
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-4, 6-10, 12-13
birdno description set, crowno description set, overeaterA character (who quite often is anything but fat) eats enough for an entire football team, usually devastating the whole table — and perhaps entire restaurants — with their insatiable hunger. Often combined with a speed-eating technique that makes food seem to vanish spontaneously from the plate., shapeshifting -- TO BE SPLIT AND DELETEDThis tag is meant to be split and deleted. If you can, please retag characters that have this tag with either free-form shapeshifting or fixed-form shapeshifting, as appropriate to each case, and then remove this tag from them. Thank you., talking animalTalking animals are a common theme in mythology and folk tales, as well as children`s literature. Fictional talking creatures often are anthropomorphic, possessing human-like qualities but appearing as a creature. An animal that only knows how to say its name (for example, 99.9% of all Pokemon), are not talking animals.
voiced by:
Okamoto Nobuhiko
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-6, 8-10, 12-13
male, bishounenA bishounen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of effeminate beauty. While the beauty transcends gender, the character clearly has a male body; their gender is not ambiguous and there the character is not androgynous., brown eyesThe character has brown eyes., fair skinFair skin is a naturally occurring range of skin colour that is lighter than the average for humans, but not light enough to be considered white. Ethnically speaking, a reasonable real life metric for fair skin is the skin colour of people normally said to be "white"., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair., young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.
voiced by:
Namikawa Daisuke
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-6, 9-13
male, blue eyesThis character has blue-colored eyes., cross pendantThis character wears a cross on a chain around his/her neck., fair skinFair skin is a naturally occurring range of skin colour that is lighter than the average for humans, but not light enough to be considered white. Ethnically speaking, a reasonable real life metric for fair skin is the skin colour of people normally said to be "white"., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., long hairLong hair is hair from (but not including) shoulder-length, up to (but not including) waist length hair. Sidelocks do NOT count as long hair., summoningAbility to call/materialize some kind of creature., yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair., young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.
voiced by:
Kamiya Hiroshi
episode appearance
appears in ep: 1-5, 7, 9, 13
voiced by:
Hino Satoshi
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Explanation by deadphoenix on Saturday, 16.02.2013 23:27
Both series gives the same mood.