Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Name: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
Released: 2016-03-19
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Haruka Ayase, Mizuki Itagaki, Masahiro Higashide, Fumino Kimura, Kento Hayashi

7.7First aired 2016-03-19Last aired 2018-01-27Status: Ended

Action & AdventureDrama

Seasons: 3
Episodes: 22
Networks: NHK G, NHK

Overview

The heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen into a river. The prince is carrying a mysterious spirit egg in his body, and is in danger of being assassinated by his father, the Mikado, who fears this will damage his imperial prestige. Balsa embarks upon a perilous journey when she accepts the queen’s plead to protect her son from her husband.