Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Name: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2007-04-07
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Mabuki Ando, Naoto Adachi, Koji Tsujitani, Ako Mayama, Mayumi Asano

ENDED1 Season26 Episodes★ 7.7

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is an animated action-adventure series on NHK BS2 that premiered in 2007, ending after 1 season and 26 episodes.

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NetworkNHK BS2

First AiredApr 7, 2007

Last AiredSep 29, 2007

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

Runtime25 min

Created ByNahoko Uehashi

Original Title精霊の守り人

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionProduction I.G, dentsu, Geneon Entertainment

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.

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Cast

Mabuki Ando

Balsa (voice)

Naoto Adachi

Chagumu

Koji Tsujitani

Tanda

Ako Mayama

Torogai

Mayumi Asano

Toya

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Sagumu

Takkô Ishimori

Hibitonan

Hirofumi Nojima

Shuga

Hiroshi Naka

Gakai

Atsushi Ono

Emperor/Rai

Naomi Kusumi

Mon

Masaya Matsukaze

Jin

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 26 episodes

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E1Balsa, the Female Bodyguard

Apr 7, 200725m

A female spear-wielder, Balsa, is recruited to protect the second prince of Yogo, Chagum, from his own father. The Emperor is determined to kill him, believing the prince is possessed by an evil water spirit.

E2The Hunter and the Hunted

Apr 14, 200725m

Balsa makes preparations to leave the capital with Chagum. She must leave the city without being noticed; a task made difficult by the prince who has overcome with the grief of leaving his family. The Emperor dispatches four secret hunters to recover the prince and kill Balsa.

E3Mortal Combat

Apr 21, 200725m

Balsa discovers that she and Chagum are being followed. She has no choice by to fight against the pursuers. In the confusion Balsa loses Chagum. She manages to rescue him but due to her wounds, Chagum must carry on by himself to Tanda's hut.

E4Torogai's Letter

Apr 28, 200725m

Following Balsa's direction, Chagum successfully reached Tanda's house in the mountains. Balsa is able to catch up, but must now recuperate her strength. Balsa and Tanda nurture their relationship in the process.

E5Secret Advantage: the Blue Hand

May 5, 200725m

Chagum's ailment is revealed by Torogai. Balsa knows that the Emperor will never openly search for the prince. However, when Chagum's staged funeral is held in the capital, a wide-area search for Balsa is in the works.

E6Death on Aogiri

May 12, 200725m

Unable to determine Balsa's exact position, the Emperor's hunters split up. At the Aogiri Mountains they see Balsa and Chagum dragged down a cliff by a large wolf. They assume that Balsa and Chagum have died.

E7Chagum's Resolution

May 19, 200725m

In order to remain hidden until next spring, Balsa buys a watermill and settles there with Chagum for the time being. To pass the time and make some money, they use the mill to grind grain for the local villagers.

E8Swordsmith

May 26, 200725m

Balsa visits a great swordsmith to get a new blade for her spear. The smith agrees to forge her new blade, once he is convinced that Balsa did not kill the prince.

E9Shuga's Thirst

Jun 2, 200725m

Shuga tries to figure of if the drought sign is diminishing. He gets permission from the head star-diviner to translate the ancient stone scrolls, that record the history of Yogo and are rumored to contain information about the drought.

E10Soil and Hero

Jun 9, 200725m

Tōya teaches Chagum how to act more like a city dweller. After Chagum sees through a rigged gambling game, he is determined to teach the men a lesson and help the people get their money back.

E11Flower Wine For Tanda

Jun 16, 200725m

Unhappy with her arranged marriage, Saya's soul leaves her body. Tanda performs a soul call to guide her back. However, Tanda's soul becomes trapped in Nayug and needs Balsa's help to return to his own body.

E12Solstice Festival

Jun 23, 200725m

Chagum challenges a boy to a rucha match on the Summer Solstice festival. He asks Balsa to train him to fight. He fights the boy and wins the match. After the boy's father insults Chagum, Balsa steps in and defeats the father.

E13Neither Man nor Tiger

Jun 30, 200725m

Balsa gets challenged to a duel by a former rival. The rival targets a traveling couple in order to draw out Balsa's anger. She attempts to protect the couple but ends up engaging in a fierce duel and allows her anger to overwhelm her. She wins the fight but thinks that she killed him; breaking her vow to never take a life.

E14The Knot

Jul 7, 200725m

Torogai makes contact with the water beings of Nayug and discusses Chagum's current condition. Torogai discovers that the official Yogo founding history is false, and recounts her escape from the knot.

E15Young Death

Jul 14, 200725m

While gathering more information on the drought sign, Shuga finds proof that Chagum is alive. Shuga wishes to tell the prince's brother, Crown Prince Shagum, whose health has been weakened by the recent events. However, he is unable to, fearing the Emperor will discover Chagum's location.

E16In All Earnestness

Jul 21, 200725m

Chagum's brother, Shagum, dies from overwork and grief leaving Chagum the heir to the throne. Shuga learns from the ancient scroll that the water spirit is not evil, and must be born in order to prevent the drought. Armed with this knowledge, Shuga leads the search for Chagum to bring him back to become the crowned prince.

E17The Water Wheel in Flames

Jul 28, 200725m

Shuga locates Chagum and Balsa in the city. The watermill is found by the emperor's hunters and they lay a trap. This is prevented when Tōya risks his life and sets fire to the watermill. Seeing the fire, Balsa and Chagum set off to find the Inishie Village.

E18The Ancient Village

Aug 4, 200725m

Balsa, Chagum and Tanda travel to Inishie village in hope of learning the ancient story of the water spirit. They locate the village and listen to the ancient story. Chagum is horrified to learn that the spirit's "guardian" must die for the spirit to be born.

E19Flight

Aug 11, 200725m

Chagum runs away in an attempt to return to the Yogo court and avoid being killed by the La Lunga (egg-eater). Determined to keep Chagum safe and bring him to Hunter's cave, Balsa goes after him. Seeing Chagum's distress, Balsa vows to keep him alive even if she must sacrifice her life.

E20The Hunter's Cave

Aug 18, 200725m

Shuga and the hunters arrive in Inishie Village. Torogai tells Shuga of the egg eater. Shuga agrees to return to court and starts deciphering the remainder of the secret tome. Balsa, Chagum, Torogai and Tanda move to Hunter's cave, where they prepare for winter.

E21Jiguro Musa

Aug 25, 200725m

The winter arrives and the mountains become impassable. Balsa tells Chagum the story of her guardian, Jiguro; how 24 years ago he decided to go against his Emperor in order to save Balsa's life.

E22Time of Awakening

Sep 1, 200725m

Balsa continues Jiguro's story, and reveals the reason behind her oath to save eight souls. Balsa begins to train Chagum as they await the spring.

E23In Pursuit of Sig Salua

Sep 8, 200725m

Spring has arrived and Chagum has grown physically and mentally. Chagum and Balsa are reunited with Shuga and the eight hunters. The power of the Sacred Spirit begins to influence Chagum's actions, and La Lunga finally appears to claim the egg.

E24The Last Hope

Sep 15, 200725m

Balsa, Tanda, and the hunters chase after Chagum. Shuga and Torogai learn that the spirit will be born in another location and race to get there before dawn. When Balsa's group encounters the two La Lunga, Tanda learns how to harm the creatures, allowing the group to kill one of the egg eaters.

E25Celebration

Sep 22, 200725m

Balsa's group locate Chagum. The physical world and Nayug begin to merge. Balsa and the hunters manage to hold off endless waves of La Lunga long enough for the sun to rise. Tanda successfully extracts the egg and Chagum's life is saved.

E26Departure

Sep 29, 200725m

Chagum returns to the palace and is named Crown Prince and Divine Hero of the People. While Chagum is reunited with his mother, Balsa contemplates the future. Chagum meets with Balsa and wants to run away with her, but Balsa's words give him the courage to stay. Her pledge finally fulfilled, Balsa departs for Kanbal.

About Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is an animation, action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series on NHK BS2. The show first aired on Apr 7, 2007 and currently has 1 season and 26 episodes. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit has ended. It has a rating of 7.7/10 based on 71 votes. The cast includes Mabuki Ando, Naoto Adachi, Koji Tsujitani, Ako Mayama, Mayumi Asano. Created by Nahoko Uehashi.