Manga spear girl series#

Manga spear girl series#

It began life as the first in the ten volume Moribito series of fantasy novel written by Uehashi Nahoko, and although these novels were intended for children, they gained many adult fans. Seriei no Moribito (or Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), is not your normal anime. Seirei no Moribito follows Balsa as she embarks on her journey to protect Chagum, exploring the beauty of life, nature, family, and the bonds that form between strangers. Bound by a sacred vow she once made, Balsa accepts. After saving Chagum from a thinly veiled assassination attempt, she is tasked by Chagum's mother to protect him from the emperor and his hunters. Meanwhile, a mysterious spear-wielding mercenary named Balsa arrives in Shin Yogo on business. However, the water demon manifests itself within the body of the emperor's son, Prince Chagum-by the emperor's order, Chagum is to be sacrificed to save the empire.

If a water demon was to appear once more, its death could bring salvation. It is written in ancient myths that the first emperor, along with eight warriors, slew a water demon to avoid a great drought and save the land that was to become Shin Yogo. On the precipice of a cataclysmic drought, the Star Readers of the Shin Yogo Empire must devise a plan to avoid widespread famine.