お伽草子

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

The year is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)

Names

Original	お伽草子 (japanese)
Romaji	Otogizoushi
English	Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
Chinese	御伽草子 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known as	Fairytale Book · Древняя легенда · 御伽草子

Facts

Format	TV series · 26 ep · 23 min · 10h total
Aired	2004-07-07 → 2005-03-30 (Summer 2004)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Production I.G
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Adventure Drama Fantasy Supernatural
Themes	Historical Female Protagonist
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	6.53 / 10
Bayesian score	7.25 / 10
Composite	46.5
On lists	4,398
Favourited	24 (0.5%)
Completion	63.6%
Drop rate	13.4%
In backlog	68.7%
Score spread σ	1.96

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2004	D	22 of 37
Year	2004	D	109 of 178
Studio	Production I.G	D	196 of 250
Era	Early 2000s	D	458 of 687
Length	Two-cour	D	543 of 699
Genre	Supernatural	D	864 of 1,234
Season (all years)	Summer	D	1,047 of 1,662
Source material	Original work	D	1,055 of 1,732
Genre	Adventure	D	1,088 of 1,534
Genre	Fantasy	D	1,431 of 2,142
Genre	Drama	D	1,448 of 1,917
Format	TV series	D	2,191 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	4,532 of 7,157