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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(精霊の守り人,Seirei no Moribito) is the first in the twelve volume Moribito(守り人) series of Japanese fantasy novels by Nahoko Uehashi. It has since been adapted into numerous media, including radio, manga, and anime adaptations. Scholastic released the first novel in English in June 2. Media Blasters has confirmed that they acquired the rights to the anime.[1] The series premiered on Adult Swim in the U. S. at 1: 3. 0 a. m. August 2. 4, 2. 00.

EST, but was dropped from the schedule without warning or explanation on January 1. The program returned to Adult Swim during the summer 2. Plot introduction[edit]Balsa, spear wielder and bodyguard, is a wandering warrior who has vowed to atone for eight deaths in her past by saving an equivalent number of lives. On her journey, she saves Prince Chagum, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. His own father, the emperor, has ordered his assassination. The two begin a perilous journey to ensure the survival of the prince.

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Balsa's complicated past begins to come to light and they uncover Chagum's mysterious connection to a legendary water spirit with the power to destroy the kingdom. Characters[edit]An asterisk (*) denotes original characters added in the TV animation. Protagonists[edit]Balsa. Voiced by: Mabuki Andou (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)Played by: Haruka Ayase. A skilled warrior from the faraway land of Kanbal. She is 3. 0 years old. Watch A Shot In The Dark Tube Free on this page.

Balsa claims to be a simple bodyguard- for- hire; in reality she wields her spear in order to save lives in atonement for the eight lives that were taken to protect her when she was a child. Balsa is pragmatic and intelligent and she does not hold much regard for class distinction customs.

Despite her deadly skill with a spear, Balsa tries not to kill in combat. As a result her body is covered with scars. At one point it's revealed that she is the daughter of the former Kanbal King's physician who had discovered that the new King had poisoned his predecessor. Worried that his crime would be revealed the new King ordered the physician and his daughter, Balsa, be executed for treason.

To protect his daughter the physician asked the one warrior he could trust, Jiguro who was the first of the King's 9 Spears, to take her and run while he stayed behind. Unfortunately the King sent the other 8 Spears (while holding their families hostage) after them. Her guardian was able to protect her but had to kill all 8 of his former comrades to do so. Later he taught Balsa how to use a spear responsibly after seeing her perfectly re- enact the moves she'd seen him use.

During their journey, Balsa becomes attached to Chagum and even teaches him some important lessons in life. At the end of the series, she is seen returning to Kanbal for reasons unspecified but is hinted to be putting Jiguro's soul to rest. Chagum. Voiced by: Naoto Adachi (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English)Played by: Kai Kobayashi (season 1), Mizuki Itagaki (season 2)The second prince of the Imperial Family, who bears the egg of the water spirit making him the 'guardian of the spirit'. At first it is believed to be the reincarnation of a demon defeated by his ancestor, the first Emperor. Convinced that it would bring misfortune and destruction to the country, Chagum's father secretly condemns him to death.

However, before they could assassinate him, his mother, the Second Empress, hires Balsa to hide and protect him. Later, it was revealed that the egg is a water- bestowing spirit that revives the land once every hundred years upon successfully hatching. The real demon that his ancestors defeated was a creature that seeks to consume the egg before it can hatch resulting in the land suffering an extreme drought for a long time. By accepting the job to protect him, Chagum becomes the eighth and final soul Balsa vows to save to complete her atonement. During their journey together, he becomes emotionally attached to Balsa. At the end of the series, he is appointed the crown prince and hailed as a hero for helping the spirit be born.

He bids a tearful farewell to Balsa, Tanda, and Madam Torogai as they leave the palace, thanking them for everything they did for him. Tanda. Voiced by: Kouji Tsujitani (Japanese); Peter Doyle (English)Played by: Masahiro Higashide. An herbalist who lives in the mountains. His skill as a shaman are lacking, but he is an accomplished doctor as he would always tend to Balsa's injuries suffered in battle as they grew up together . He also works as a traveling medicine man, trading his wares with the local towns and cities. Tanda has also had a long standing crush on Balsa that seems to have dated several years before the start of the main story.

Balsa acknowledges his feelings for her and in fact feels the same way about him as he does for her, but the two never act on their feelings during the series. At the end of the series, Tanda is seen having dinner with Saya and Tōya, telling them that he will gladly wait for Balsa to return from Kanbal. Torogai. Voiced by: Ako Mayama (Japanese); Barbara Goodson (English)Played by: Reiko Takashima. An old shaman and Tanda's teacher, who proves to be incredibly competent at taking care of herself. A master of the old ways, she is in- tune with the spirit world, Nayuga. It is this relationship that allowed her to discover the spirit's true identity.

She is capable of communicating with denizens of the spirit realm. She is eccentric and unfailingly blunt, but never fails to tell the truth. Jiguro Musa. Voiced by: Rintarou Nishi (Japanese); Kyle Hebert (English)Played by: Koji Kikkawa.

Balsa's mentor, caretaker, and bodyguard. Originally the leader and strongest member of the king of Kanbal's 'Nine Spears'; he 'betrayed' his country to save Balsa's life. After fleeing Kanbal, they were pursued by the other eight 'Spears'. In a series of pitched battles, Jiguro was forced to kill the men he considered his best friends. He also trained Balsa to wield a spear honorably and with wisdom, and she later inherited his spear after he died. When Balsa's father asked Jiguro to protect her, he at first refused, but later appeared to save Balsa from two of the Kings assassins. Balsa believes that Jiguro helped her because he could not live with the guilt of not helping his friend, as he believed that not helping someone when you are in a position to do so is the equivalent of harming them yourself.

Kōsenkyō Downtown (Ōgi- no- Shimo)[edit]Tōya. Voiced by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)Played by: Seishiro Kato. An orphan boy and friend of Balsa, whom he regards as his elder sister. It is later discovered that he and Saya were saved by Balsa, and that is how they became acquainted. This may be the reason why Tōya claims that he would go "through fire and water for Balsa". He is very clever for his age, often haggling with merchants to lower their prices and is always successful in doing so.

He teaches Chagum how to barter with merchants as well the basics of gambling. Saya. Voiced by: Ryo Hirohashi (Japanese); Erika Lenhart (English)Played by: Riana Saijima. An orphan girl who is a friend of Balsa.

Due to Balsa staying at their hut, she and Tōya have to leave the city and end up following Balsa because they would be troubled if the pursuers were to find them again. It is later found out that she has a crush on Tōya. The Blue Hand (Aoi- te)*Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki (Japanese); Tony Oliver (English)A slave trader acquainted with Balsa due to her guarding VIPs who did various things which hurt the slavery business. Balsa uses the money she got from the Empress to buy and free a bunch of slaves from him. This allows her to not only free the slaves, but by journeying home the former slaves create a lot of false leads for the Emperor's men to waste time and attention running them down and away from Balsa and the prince.

The Swordsmith*Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori (Japanese); Michael Forest (English)A highly skilled smith who forges swords for guards of the imperial court.

FLCL - Wikipedia. FLCL(Japanese: フリクリ,Hepburn: Furi Kuri, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly) is an original video animation (OVA) anime series written by Yōji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I. G, and King Records.

FLCL follows Naota Nandaba, a twelve- year- old boy living in the fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase, and his interactions with Haruko Haruhara, who arrives in the quiet suburb, drawn by the industrial town houses and the Medical Mechanica building. The six- episode series was released in Japan from April 2. March 2. 00. 1. A manga and novel were also created at the time. It aired in the United States on Adult Swim in 2. It aired once again on the network's Toonami block from October 2. January 2. 5, 2. 01. The series is also available via Hulu, i.

Tunes, and on Funimation's website. Two new seasons totaling 1. March 2. 4, 2. 01.

Production I. G and Adult Swim.[3]FLCL is a coming- of- age story and revolves around Naota Nandaba, a 1. His life in the city of Mabase is interrupted by the arrival of Haruko Haruhara, who runs over Naota with her yellow Vespa 1. SS scooter, gives him CPR, then hits him on the head with a blue vintage Rickenbacker 4.

Naota discovers that the blow to his head created an "N. O." portal, from which giant robots produced by a company known as Medical Mechanica emerge periodically. Naota later finds Haruko working in his house as a live- in maid. Showtime Full Beyond The Call To Duty Online Free there.

It is later discovered that Haruko is an investigator for the Galactic Space Police Brotherhood. Haruko uses Naota for her search for the Pirate King, Atomsk. She is at odds with Medical Mechanica, a monolithic industrial corporation. Naota is being watched by Commander Amarao, a special agent of the Bureau of Interstellar Immigration, who believes that Medical Mechanica is out to conquer the galaxy. Naota is ultimately drawn into a three- way battle between Haruko, Amarao and Medical Mechanica. Production[edit]FLCL was directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I. G,[7] and Starchild Records.[8]Tsurumaki has said that he tried to "break the rules" of anime when making FLCL, for example, by choosing a contemporary Japanese band to provide the soundtrack, and patterning the style more after "a Japanese TV commercial or promotional video", creating a work that is "short, but dense- packed".[9]FLCL's localization director and script writer Marc Handler stated that localization of the script was the hardest part of the show.

The in- jokes in the show included obscure pop culture references that had to be decoded and transferred to English audiences. One example was a reference to Cheerio, a discontinued soft drink in Japan, for the English release the choice was made to use a discontinued American soft drink at the time, Crystal Pepsi.[1.

Director Kazuya Tsuramaki responded to criticism of FLCL, stating "comprehension should not be an important factor in FLCL."[1. The Medical Mechanica building featured is in the shape of a large iron. The character Amarao describes Medical Mechanica's goal as the destruction of all thought. FLCL uses the iron as a symbolic breakdown of "thought" by smoothing out the wrinkles as equated to the removing of the brain's wrinkles. For English localization, the Japanese team had to explain the concept because a direct translation of script did not convey the ideology.[1.

Release[edit]Six DVD compilations, each containing one episode, have been released in Japan by Gainax.[1. In addition, a DVD collection box, containing all six DVD compilations, was released in Japan on August 1. Three DVD compilations were released by Synch- Point in North America. A DVD collection box, containing all the DVD compilations of the English episodes, was released on January 2. In January 2. 01. Funimation announced that they had acquired the license for the series and would be releasing it on DVD and Blu- ray Disc in February 2.

Shortly after, it has been released in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment on a 3- disc DVD set and on Blu- ray Disc.[1. It is also licensed in the United Kingdom by MVM Films.[2.

The series also aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block from August 4[2. August 1. 3, 2. 00. Episodes[edit]Ep. Title. Original release date.

English airdate. 1"Fooly Cooly / FLCL""Furi Kuri"(フリクリ) April 2. August 5, 2. 00. 3Naota Nandaba and his friend Mamimi Samejima are hanging out underneath a bridge. Mamimi then begins to kiss Naota's neck.

He asks why she always does that and she replies that she has to or she will overflow, presumably emotionally. Naota narrates his life in the city of Mabase as being "ordinary" and "nothing ever happens there." Naota and Mamimi buy a drink from a vending machine and Mamimi points out a hickey on Naota's neck, when they are interrupted by the arrival of Haruko Haruhara, who runs over Naota with her Vespa scooter, gives him CPR, then hits him on the forehead with a left- handed Rickenbacker 4. The blow leaves a large, horn- like bump which Naota covers with a bandage. The next day, his classmates tell rumors about the "Vespa woman" and how getting hit by the Vespa leaves a mark that shows you've been doing perverted things. He's then stalked by Haruko as he goes to the hospital after school. Haruko turns out to be the nurse and Naota runs away. After returning home, Naota finds Haruko working in his house as a live- in maid.

Haruko settles in Naota's room. However, Naota and Haruko argue about where she will sleep and Naota says she should stay with his father. He goes downstairs, where his father says that Mamimi came by to get the day old bread from their bakery and inquires if Mamimi's family is poor. When Naota goes to find her, she tells him how much she likes his brother, who lives in America because of his professional baseball career. Naota reveals to her that his brother has an American girlfriend.

Mamimi suddenly says she's overflowing. A robot and a detached piece of another from Medical Mechanica come out of the bump on his head and begin fighting, only to have the battle end with Haruko hitting the robot with her bass. 2"Fire Starter / Fi.

Sta""Faisuta"(ファイスタ) June 2. August 6, 2. 00. 3X- rays taken by the robot reveal that Naota's head is empty.

This is because the blow to his head created an N. O. Portal which doesn't show up on the X- rays.

Haruko tells him she's a First Class Space Patrol Officer. Mamimi is obsessed with a hand- held video game called Fire Starter, in which the player performs the role of an arsonist in order to please the Lord of Black Flames, Cantido. The robot is kept occupied doing chores at the Nandaba residence, while Haruko, despite being the maid, performs little to no work. Mamimi sees the robot while he is recovering the parts from his head that Haruko had damaged, wearing black wings, a halo and flying off a burned rooftop. She believes him to be a god and calls him Kanti.

Haruko tries to break into the Medical Mechanica plant in town, which is in the shape of a giant iron. She fails and questions security why there is no entrance or exit. She is taken home by Naota. A series of fires meanwhile erupts around the city. Naota visits the site of one fire with two of his school friends, where he sees Mamimi down by the river and learns from his friends that she is being bullied at her school. Naota realizes it is Mamimi who is starting the fires.

He finds her performing a 'fire ritual' by the water bank. She explains she burnt down her old school house when she was younger because she 'hated the place', and had been saved from the flames by Naota's brother, which was the reason she loved him. She ends the ritual by asking the robot to bless her with a kiss. A robot emerges from Naota's head then, and starts to battle Kanti.

Naota merges with Kanti, transforming into a large weapon to destroy the robot.