Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Seen it?2007 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Nahoko Uehashi
- Mabuki AndoBalsa (voice)
- Naoto AdachiChagumu
- Koji TsujitaniTanda
- Ako MayamaTorogai
- Mayumi AsanoToya
- Yoshinari KobayashiSagumu
- Takkô IshimoriHibitonan
- Hirofumi NojimaShuga
- Hiroshi NakaGakai
- Atsushi OnoEmperor/Rai