Legend of Himiko
1999 • Group TAC
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1999
- Episodes
- 12
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Group TAC · Central Park Media
- Genres
- Adventure · Drama · Fantasy · Supernatural
High school student Himiko Himejima finds her life change forever when a mysterious flame appears before her one day. Along with her schoolmate Kutani Masahiko, Himiko is transported by the flame to an ancient kingdom known as Yamatai. The Yamatai kingdom has recently come under the attack of the Kune empire during its ritual to select a queen among six candidates. As the evil general of Kune creates an army of undead for power, the six queen candidates lead a resistance force to overthrow the Kune empire. Himiko and Kutani soon find themselves fighting alongside the queen candidates to save the kindgom. With some new-found power, Himiko and Kutani slowly realize their links to the ancient world and discover the power of the sacred flame.
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Legend of Himiko, known in Japan as Himiko-den, was produced by Group TAC and broadcast in 1999 as a fantasy television series. The narrative draws inspiration from the legendary figure of Queen Himiko, reimagining her mythos within a sprawling, high-fantasy framework centered on a young girl caught in an ancient struggle for a kingdom. It emerged during a period when Japanese animation studios were heavily exploring cross-media storytelling, frequently pairing anime releases with tie-in manga and video games to capture broader market interest.
The character design for the series was handled by Oh! Great, a manga artist who would later achieve significant fame for his intricate and stylized visual work. His involvement gave the series a distinct aesthetic that departed from the traditional archetypes of late-nineties fantasy anime. While the show aimed to build a complex world, it received a modest reception upon release, ultimately being remembered as an interesting stylistic bridge in the creator's early career rather than a defining commercial landmark of the era.
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