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TV series

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Original title: 精霊の守り人

2007 · Ended

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.

TMDB ID: 42830 ↗
First aired: 2007-04-07
Last aired: 2007-09-29
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 25 min
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Creators: Nahoko Uehashi
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience7.7/1071 votes

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Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (5)

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

PGAustralia (AU)

Parental guidance is recommended for young viewers; PG-rated content may air at any time on digital-only channels, otherwise, it should only be broadcast between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekends.

10Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 10.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

12South Korea (KR)

This rating is for programs that may deemed inappropriate for those younger than 12, and parental discretion should be used. Usually used for animations that have stronger themes or violence then those designed for children, or for reality shows that have mild violence, themes, or language.

Seasons

Season 126 episodes

Crew

Directing11

Masayuki YoshiharaDirector, Assistant Director Kenji KamiyamaDirector Toshiya NiidomeDirector Kiyoko SayamaDirector Toshiyuki KonoDirector Koichi HatsumiDirector Masaki TachibanaDirector Norihiko NagahamaDirector Kohdai KakimotoDirector Shigeru UedaDirector Hiroshi YamazakiDirector

Writing6

Nahoko UehashiNovel Shoutarou SugaWriter Kenji KamiyamaWriter Taiki SakuraiWriter Shunpei OkadaWriter Ryo HigakiWriter

Editing1

Junichi UematsuEditor

Art12

Yusuke TakedaArt Direction Masaki TachibanaStoryboard Artist Soichi MasuiStoryboard Artist Toshiya NiidomeStoryboard Artist Toshiyuki KonoStoryboard Artist Akitoshi YokoyamaStoryboard Artist Kiyoko SayamaStoryboard Artist Makoto BesshoStoryboard Artist Kenji KamiyamaStoryboard Artist Takaaki IshiyamaStoryboard Artist Hiroshi NishikioriStoryboard Artist Shinsaku SasakiStoryboard Artist

Sound2

Kenji KawaiMusic Kazuhiro WakabayashiSound Director

Visual effects97

Gatou AsouCharacter Designer Yumiko KatayamaColor Designer Yoshiaki KyougokuKey Animation Satoru NakamuraAnimation Director, Key Animation Takayuki GotoAnimation Director, Key Animation Keiichi KondoKey Animation, Animation Director Toru OkuboAnimation Director, Key Animation Masaharu UemuraKey Animation Sadatoshi MatsuzakaKey Animation Meiko NagashimaKey Animation Kazumasa OriiKey Animation Nobuyoshi SouzakiKey Animation Hideyuki HamadaKey Animation Mayumi OkamotoKey Animation Tomoaki SakiyamaKey Animation Takaaki ChibaKey Animation Takashi MamezukaKey Animation Tomohiro ShinodaKey Animation Keiko KatoKey Animation Fumi MoritaKey Animation Hanako EnomotoKey Animation Takahiro ChibaKey Animation Ryota NiinoKey Animation Kyoko KotaniAnimation Director Koji KomurakataKey Animation Ryo-timoKey Animation Yui EnomotoKey Animation Yasutaka KubotaKey Animation, Animation Director Tomoyuki OhshitaKey Animation Noboru SugimitsuAnimation Director Eiji KomatsuKey Animation Yukihide OkuKey Animation Mizuka TakahashiKey Animation Hisafumi NakaharaKey Animation Mitsunori MurataKey Animation Shuujirou HamakawaKey Animation Atsushi AonoKey Animation Yuki SatoKey Animation Tomomi OzakiKey Animation Kensuke IshikawaAnimation Director Sachiko IwamuraKey Animation Masahiro YamanakaAnimation Director Kazunobu HoshiKey Animation Mamiko NakanishiKey Animation Kyohei TezukaKey Animation Keiko YamamotoKey Animation Takeshi NinomiyaKey Animation Jouji SawadaKey Animation Nobunori NiwaKey Animation Reina IgawaAnimation Director Hiromi MakinoKey Animation Kazumi IshibashiKey Animation Yuji HosogoeKey Animation Yuko YamamotoKey Animation Lin MingweiKey Animation Mitsunobu NakamuraKey Animation Naoko IgarashiKey Animation Tetsuya KumagaiAnimation Director Hitomi SatouKey Animation Hiroyuki ShimizuKey Animation Shirou TamashiroKey Animation Toshiaki IinoAnimation Director Mariko AokiKey Animation Yasuhiro SaikiKey Animation Akiko KumadaKey Animation Hisaki FurukawaKey Animation Koji HanedaKey Animation Yuko YamadaKey Animation Mitsutoshi KuboKey Animation Hiroyuki HoriuchiKey Animation Misato OtaniKey Animation Misaki SuzukiKey Animation Kazuyo HasegawaKey Animation Miho UemuraKey Animation Akira TakahashiKey Animation Keigo SasakiKey Animation Masako KawaiKey Animation Yoshihiro SugaiKey Animation Naomi YoshidaKey Animation Norihiro NaganumaKey Animation Kayano TomizawaKey Animation Madoka KattoKey Animation Naoto YoshidaKey Animation Kyoji AsanoKey Animation Kim Yun-jiKey Animation Hiroyoshi IidaKey Animation Mika ShirotaKey Animation Reiko OkamuraKey Animation Iku OzawaKey Animation Yurie OohigashiKey Animation Takao TakegamiKey Animation Kenji KuroyanagiKey Animation Asami TezukaKey Animation Kei TsushimaKey Animation Toshiyuki YahagiKey Animation Naoki ArakawaKey Animation Toshie KishinoKey Animation

Camera1

Koji TanakaDirector of Photography

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