Legend of Himiko

For other uses, seeHimiko.

Legend of Himiko(Hỏa mị tử vân,Himiko-Den)is a Japanese media franchise, consisting of ananimetelevision series, amangaseries, anovelseries, and aPlayStationgame. All four were released in early 1999.

Legend of Himiko
Hỏa mị tử vân (Himiko-Den)
Genre	Adventure Historical fantasy
Video game
Developer	Hakuhodo
Platform	PlayStation
Released	March 11, 1999
Anime television series
Directed by	Ami Tomobuki
Produced by	Kenichirō Zaizen Takao Minegishi Akira Kakei
Written by	Sanshirō Kuramoto Masumi Hirayanagi
Music by	Kuniaki Haishima
Studio	Group TAC
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	January 7, 1999–March 31, 1999
Episodes	12
Manga
Written by	Kō Maisaka
Illustrated by	Ito Ōgure
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Dragon Comics
Magazine	Comic Dragon
Demographic	Shōnen
Published	1999
Volumes	1
Novel

The PlayStation game was created byHakuhodoand was released inJapanon March 11, 1999. The manga is a single volume series written by Kō Maisaka and illustrated byOh! greatand released in Japan byKadokawa Shotenin early 1999. It has been licensed inFrancebyPanini ComicsandGermanybyPlanet Manga.

The 12 episode television series aired onTV Tokyobetween January 7, 1999 and March 31, 1999. It was released in Japan byGroup TAC.The anime has been released in the US in a 3-disc release byCentral Park Media.The anime is technically based on the PlayStation game, even though the anime started airing before the game was officially released.

Plot

The Legend of Himiko is probably based on an ancient Japanese tale told in the Chinese history bookSanguo Zhi.The nation ofYamataiis under threat from the overseas kingdom of Kune (probably based on the nation of Kunekoku). In an attempt to stave off an invasion, the people of Yamatai attempt to install a Queen to rule over their kingdom, which is to be chosen by the mysterious Bokka.

However, the Kune army attacks Yamatai before the selection of the Queen can be completed, and the Bokka disperse the six queen candidates across the nation. The Bokka themselves take shelter in a newborn girl named Himiko and the pendant she is wearing and transport her to modern times, where she is found by Masahiko Kutani.

Several years in the future, Himiko and Kutani attend high school together. When the two are wandering around an archeological dig, Himiko's pendant activates, sending both back into ancient Japan where they are found by Imari, one of the queen candidates, and Iga within Kune's place in Yamatai, three years after Kune's initial attack.

Both Himiko and Kutani learn about the Bokka and what relationship they have with it. The six queen candidates also finally all join back together, for the first time since they were dispersed when Kune first attacked. They eventually fight against Shikara, the governor-general of Yamatai and the son of the king of Kune, in order to free Yamatai from Kune's rule.

Characters

Bokka users

• Himiko Himejima
• Masahiko Kutani
• Enki
• Iyo
• Kyou

Queen candidates

• Imari
• Shino
• Seika
• Fujina
• Kouran
• Tadami

Yamatai allies

• Kiyomizu
• Iga

Kune invaders

• Shikara
• Kira
• Chosa
• Heihachirou
• Korai
• Tenmoku

List of Episodes

1. The Sacred Fire

2. The Fountain of Darkness

3. Jaki, The Night Chasers

4. The Hideaway Village

5. Heavenly Spirit

6. The Pendant

7. The Seiseito Metropolis

8. The Albatross

9. The Burning Fortress

10. Guardians of Fire

11. Biwa Island

12. Sword of Seven Blades

External links

• Legend of Himiko(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia