Legend of Himiko

Legend of Himiko

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Legend of Himiko


caption =
ja_name = 火魅子伝
ja_name_trans = Himiko-Den
genre = Adventure, FantasyInfobox animanga/Game
title =
developer = Hakuhodo
publisher =
released = March 11, 1999
genre = Adventure, Fantasy
ratings =
platforms = PlayStationInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Ayumi Tomobuki
studio = Amuse Video
network = TV Tokyo
first = January 71999
last = March 311999
episodes = 12Infobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Oh! Great
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kadokawa Shoten
flagicon|France Panini Comics
flagicon|Germany Planet Manga
flagicon|Italy Planet Manga
demographic =
magazine =
first = 1999
last = 1999
volumes = 2

Nihongo|"Legend of Himiko"|火魅子伝|Himiko-Den is an anime series, manga book, and PlayStation game. All three were released in early 1999.

The PlayStation game was created by Hakuhodo and was released in Japan on March 111999. The manga is a single volume series created by Oh! great and released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in early 1999. It has been licensed in France by Panini Comics and Germany by Planet Manga.

The 12 episode television series aired on TV Tokyo between January 71999 and March 311999. It was released in Japan by Amuse Video. The anime has been released in the US in a 3-disc release by Central Park Media. The anime is technically based on the PlayStation game, even though the anime started airing before the game was officially released.

Plot summary

The Legend of Himiko is probably based on an ancient Japanese tale told in the Chinese history book Sanguo Zhi. The nation of Yamatai is under threat from the overseas kingdom of Kune (probably based on the nation of Kunekoku) [ [http://www.fybishounen.net/himikoden/series.html Himiko-den Hideaway] - Series Information] . 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.

ee also

*Himiko

References

External links

* [http://www.centralparkmedia.com/himiko/ Legend of Himiko] : Official English "Legend of Himiko" Website


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