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{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
{{Other uses|Himiko}}
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| name = Legend of Himiko
| name = Legend of Himiko
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| ja_kanji = 火魅子伝
| ja_kanji = 火魅子伝
| ja_romaji = Himiko-Den
| ja_romaji = Himiko-Den
| genre = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name="THEM">{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Carlos|title=Legend of Himiko|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=127|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|access-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref>|[[Historical fantasy]]<ref name="THEM"/>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
| genre = [[Adventure]], [[Fantasy]]
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{{Infobox animanga/Game
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| publisher =
| publisher =
| released = March 11, 1999
| released = March 11, 1999
| genre = [[Adventure]], [[Fantasy]]
| genre =
| ratings =
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| type = tv series
| director = [[Ayumi Tomobuki]]
| director = Ami Tomobuki
| producer =
| producer = {{ubl|Kenichirō Zaizen|Takao Minegishi|Akira Kakei}}
| writer =
| writer = {{ubl|Sanshirō Kuramoto|Masumi Hirayanagi}}
| music =
| music = [[Kuniaki Haishima]]
| studio = [[Amuse Video]]
| studio = [[Group TAC]]
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| first = January 7, 1999
| first = January 7, 1999
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| type = manga
| author = [[Oh! Great|Ito Ōgure]]
| author = Kō Maisaka
| illustrator = [[Oh! Great|Ito Ōgure]]
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| publisher_other = {{flagicon|France}} [[Panini Comics]]<br />{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Editorial Ivrea]]<br />{{flagicon|Germany}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Planet Manga]]
| demographic =
| imprint = Dragon Comics
| magazine =
| magazine = Comic Dragon
| first = 1999
| published = 1999
| last = 2000
| volumes = 1
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| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type= novel
| author=
| illustrator=
| publisher=
| demographic=
| imprint=
| first= 1999
| last= 2003
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| volumes= 12
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Legend of Himiko'''''|火魅子伝|Himiko-Den}} is a Japanese media franchise, consisting of an [[anime]] television series, a [[manga]] series, a [[novel]] series, and a [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] game. All four were released in early 1999.


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The PlayStation game was created by [[Hakuhodo]] and was released in [[Japan]] on March 11, 1999. The manga is a single volume series written by Kō Maisaka and illustrated 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]].
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{{Nihongo|'''''Legend of Himiko'''''|火魅子伝|Himiko-Den}} is an [[anime]] series, [[manga]] book, and [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] game. All three were released in early 1999.


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The 12 episode television series aired on [[TV Tokyo]] between January 7, 1999 and March 31, 1999. It was released in Japan by [[Group TAC]]. 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.
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The PlayStation game was created by [[Hakuhodo]] and was released in [[Japan]] on March 11, 1999. 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]].


==Plot==
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The 12 episode television series aired on [[TV Tokyo]] between January 7, 1999 and March 31, 1999. 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.
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The Legend of Himiko is probably based on an ancient Japanese tale told in the Chinese history book [[Sanguo Zhi]]. The nation of [[Yamataikoku|Yamatai]] is 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.


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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.
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==Characters==


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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.

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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.

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==Characters==
===Bokka users===
===Bokka users===
* Himiko
* Himiko Himejima
* Kutani
* Masahiko Kutani
* Enki
* Enki
* Iyo
* Iyo
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* Seika
* Seika
* Fujina
* Fujina
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* Tadami
* Kouran
* Kouran
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* Tadami


===Yamatai allies===
===Yamatai allies===
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* Iga
* Kiyomizu
* Kiyomizu
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* Iga


===Kune invaders===
===Kune invaders===
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12. Sword of Seven Blades
12. Sword of Seven Blades


==Plot summary==
==References==
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{{reflist}}

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The Legend of Himiko is probably based on an ancient Japanese tale told in the Chinese history book [[Sanguo Zhi]]. The nation of [[Yamataikoku|Yamatai]] is under threat from the overseas kingdom of Kune (probably based on the nation of [[Kunekoku]]).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070515051537/http://www.fybishounen.net/himikoden/series.html Himiko-den Hideaway] - Series Information</ref> 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.

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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.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{ann|manga|4831|Himiko-Den}}
*{{ann|anime|474|Legend of Himiko}}
*{{ann|anime|474|Legend of Himiko}}


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Latest revision as of 08:37, 11 March 2023

For other uses, see Himiko.
Legend of Himiko
火魅子伝
(Himiko-Den)
Genre
Video game
DeveloperHakuhodo
PlatformPlayStation
ReleasedMarch 11, 1999
Anime television series
Directed byAmi Tomobuki
Produced by
  • Kenichirō Zaizen
  • Takao Minegishi
  • Akira Kakei
Written by
  • Sanshirō Kuramoto
  • Masumi Hirayanagi
Music byKuniaki Haishima
StudioGroup TAC
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run January 7, 1999 – March 31, 1999
Episodes12
Manga
Written byKō Maisaka
Illustrated byIto Ōgure
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintDragon Comics
MagazineComic Dragon
DemographicShōnen
Published1999
Volumes1
Novel

Legend of Himiko (火魅子伝, Himiko-Den) is a Japanese media franchise, consisting of an anime television series, a manga series, a novel series, and a PlayStation game. All four were released in early 1999.

The PlayStation game was created by Hakuhodo and was released in Japan on March 11, 1999. The manga is a single volume series written by Kō Maisaka and illustrated 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 7, 1999 and March 31, 1999. It was released in Japan by Group TAC. 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

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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). 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

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Bokka users

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

Queen candidates

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

Yamatai allies

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  • Kiyomizu
  • Iga

Kune invaders

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

List of Episodes

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Ross, Carlos. "Legend of Himiko". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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