The Twelve Kingdoms Shadow of the Moon, The Sea of Shadow
01. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The First Chapter
The episode opens with Youko having a nightmare of a strange man showing her visions of monsters. Upon her arrival at school she is confronted by her friend Asano, then a girl named Sugimoto says hi but Youko ignores her... Later that day Youko feels bad and attempts to apoligize to Sugimoto but it would seem that Sugimoto isn't so forgiving. The next morning Youko is still having nightmares of the strange man. Youko is being nagged by her parents to get her hair dyed, but she ignores it and goes to school. That day at school Youko's teacher is giving her a hard time about rumors of her staying out all night and just then a mysterious stranger appears and bows down before her telling her to except her throne.. Just then a giant bird called a Kochou attacks the school. Youko and the stranger run up to the roof while innocent students get injured and killed by the Kochou. At the roof they are confronted by the Kochou and the strangers named is revealed.. He is Keiki and he gives Youko a
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Director
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Storyboard Artist
Hiroto Tanaka
Animation Director
Shinya Takahashi
Key Animation
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Kaori Higuchi
Key Animation
Yūko Kusumoto
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Yanagida
Key Animation
Hiroshi Saitou
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Hitomi Ozaki
Key Animation
Haruo Oogawara
Key Animation
Teruaki Tokumaru
Key Animation
Itsuko Takeda
Key Animation
Shinji Satō
Key Animation
Keiko Shimizu
Key Animation
Haruo Miyagawa
Key Animation
02. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Second Chapter
The episode opens right where the first episode left off.. Youko is flying with Kaiko and just as she is giving her the situation they are attacked by a youma and Youko falls. Elsewhere Sugimoto is with Keiki's youma Jyuusaku and they too are attacked.. Sugimoto falls but is saved by a group of youma. Youko awakes on a beach only to find that she isn't in Japan anymore.. She looks over a sea that has several whirlpools within it. Youko then discovers she has a magic ball on her sword that allows her to heal wounds. While searching the landscape Youko comes across a small town. She goes around asking if anyone knows Keiki.. Only to get attacked by the townsfolk. Her hinman takes over and tries to fight the villagers but there is just too many. She gets tied up and taken to a prison. In her cell she finds Sugimoto, who has also been caught. Sugimoto reveals to Youko that her face and hair are changing since she arrived in this world. They get taken to meet with a council that tells them
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Tetsuharu Nakamura
Director
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Storyboard Artist
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Hiroshi Saitou
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Shinji Satō
Key Animation
Haruo Miyagawa
Key Animation
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Director
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Yōko Kadokami
Animation Director
Eitaro Abe
Key Animation
Jun Watanabe
Key Animation
Zheng Sehuan
Key Animation
Hidetsugu Ito
Key Animation
Haruo Okawara
Key Animation
Haruo Oogawara
Key Animation
03. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Third Chapter
The chase continues.. The youma chasing them are a pack of Kiki. They attack the man stearing and the wagons tips over. Youko, Sugimoto and Asano are still tied up. One of the guards unties them and tells them to run for it, just as he gets killed, but before the others can run they are surrounded. The hinman takes Youko over once again and makes her kill the Kiki. In a palace near by we see the King of Kou and the mysterious figure from before.. It is a woman named Kourin. King Kou tells her that the kaikyaku are a bad omen to the land and that she must use her shirei to kill them.. Kourin is depressed about this. The next morning Youko and the others are looking for food and they come across a town. They break into a house and look around. A woman named Takki arrives and calls them theives. Sugimoto grabs her from behind and tells Youko to kill her.. Youko can't do it and breaks down in tears.. Takki starts to feel pity for them and offers them to stay the night. During the middle of
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Masakatsu Ohyagi
Director
Takuya Sato
Storyboard Artist
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Masatoshi Fukuyama
Key Animation
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Yūichi Endō
Animation Director
Yuuichi Nihei
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Notake
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Konomi Sakurai
Key Animation
Takuya Suzuki
Key Animation
Tatsuya Suzuki
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Mizuno
Key Animation
Tomoaki Sakiyama
Key Animation
Hosoyama Masaki
Key Animation
04. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Fourth Chapter
Auzaru tells Youko that nobody cares about her, and how nothing would change if she were to die. He shows her a collection of masks.. With the faces of everyone in her life. He puts them on one by one mimicking the voices of Sugimoto and Asano.. Making Youko feel worthless. She says she doesn't believe him and he tells her to beware of Takki.. For she isn't who Youko thinks she is. Just then he dissapears and Youko finds herself inside a tent. She comes outside and finds Takki and the rest. They've all been looking for her. Later that night at a inn Takki tells Youko that the next morning Asano should stay behind in the room while they go to meet her mother.. That way less attention would get brought to them. Youko agrees. In the morning Asano watches out the window as the 3 girls leave.. He argues with himself about why Sugimoto is being so shy around him. Outside his room a old man heres him talking and walks in.. He understands what Asano is saying. Meanwhile in town, the girls arri
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Tetsuharu Nakamura
Director
Tetsuharu Nakamura
Storyboard Artist
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Haruo Miyagawa
Key Animation
Sumihiro Koyama
Key Animation
Mamoru Ōtake
Key Animation
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Fumino Fujii
Key Animation
Tadashi Fukuda
Key Animation
Keiko Shimizu
Animation Director
Jun Watanabe
Key Animation
Zheng Sehuan
Key Animation
05. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Fifth Chapter
Kourin tells Sugimoto how it was her who saved her when she first arrived in this land. She tells her that there is someone that needs her help and to come with her. Sugimoto agrees gladly thinking that her time has finally come and she is the chosen one. Asano is still comforting Youko as Sugimoto walks up to get her bag. She tells them that she's going on alone and that Youko is the reason the youma have been attacking. Asano tries to stop her but its no good. Youko and Asano are now alone. They find a strange glowing tree and spend the night under it. The next morning they go to town to try to get some food but no one is willing to hire them. That night while in the woods Asano goes to try to find that tree again while Youko stays behind. Auzura appears before her again and shows her visions of her teacher and mother talking badly about her. He puts on a mask of Asano and mocks him saying that he is only using Youko for her abilities. Auzaru tells Youko to kill Asano, but just then
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Masakazu Obara
Director
Tetsuto Saitoo
Storyboard Artist
Hideyuki Hamada
Key Animation
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Shingo Suzuki
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Key Animation
Miyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Yūichi Endō
Animation Director
Hitomi Misaki
Key Animation
Akira Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Tsubata
Animation Director
Takashi Sato
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Naoki Kusamoto
Key Animation
Yasuhide Ogawara
Key Animation
Hiroshi Takaguchi
Key Animation
Minoru Yamazawa
Key Animation
Masayuki Fujita
Key Animation
06. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Sixth Chapter
In Kou, King Kou is yelling at Kourin for not allowing Sugimoto to finish off Youko. King Kou sends Sugimoto off to a house out in a field where he will allow her to live. Back in the forest Youko awakes in a house.. She is greated by what seems to be a giant talking rat.. His name is Rakushun and he tried to get her to eat. He finally gets her to eat some peaches. When he leaves to go get some water, Auzaru appears and tells her not to trust the rat. Rakushun comes back in. Youko asks him if he knows Keiki, but Rakushun doesn't know him. Just then a officer comes to the door and Youko hides. He tells Rakushun how their looking for a man and woman (Asano and Youko) and that theres a reward. He tells them he knows nothing of it. Youko asks him why shes doing this and he says because he wants to help her. Later that night Rakushun tells Youko about the twelve kingdoms and how it was created. That night when Youko is alone in her room, Auzura appears and tells her the rat will betray her.
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Koji Yoshikawa
Director
Koji Yoshikawa
Storyboard Artist
Minoru Yamazawa
Animation Director
Natsuki Egami
Key Animation
Kumiko Horikoshi
Key Animation
Motonao Komiya
Key Animation
Shunsuke Kanou
Key Animation
Yuichiro Miyake
Key Animation
Junichi Watanabe
Key Animation
Satoshi Fukushima
Key Animation
Hiroaki Hanawa
Key Animation
Masaharu Morinaka
Key Animation
Mari Nakatani
Key Animation
Takashi Hirabayashi
Key Animation
Yuji Takahashi
Key Animation
Yasushi Shingou
Key Animation
Noriyasu Murata
Key Animation
Motonori Nishibe
Key Animation
Naoki Murakami
Animation Director
07. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Seventh Chapter
The group of Kochou attack and Youko kills them. Rakushun gets trampled by the villagers and knocked out during the action. The guards come running out and Youko thinks about killing Rakushun before she leaves so he won't turn her in.. But she runs away instead because she is afraid the guards will give her a hard time for being a kaikyaku. Back in the woods Auzaru appears and asks her why she didn't kill Rakushun.. She replies saying he was her friend. He puts a mask of Rakushun on and says he will turn her in. He tells her that she cares about nothing and she only cares about herself. She finally stands up to him and tells him that she will do whatever she wants and he doesn't control her. She is fed up with him and approaches him with her sword. She tells him she is glad she didn't kill Rakushun. He calls her a fool and she slashes him with the sword as he falls lifelessly into a bush.. She has finally freed herself from Azura. She goes back into town to find Rakushun but no one see
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Shinji Satō
Director
Shinji Satō
Storyboard Artist
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Director
Masatoshi Fukuyama
Key Animation
Mikuo Fujiwara
Key Animation
Yukiko Miyamoto
Key Animation
Hideyuki Hamada
Key Animation
Akihito Aoki
Key Animation
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Fumino Fujii
Key Animation
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Yōko Kadokami
Key Animation
Shingo Suzuki
Key Animation
Hirotaka Kinoshita
Key Animation
08. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Eighth Chapter
Sugimoto is shown talking to King Kou.. Turns out he wants to her service once again. He gives her a sword and tells Kourin to place her hinman on her again. This changes Sugimoto's appearance making her look different. As she is ready to set out she realizes Kourin has fallen ill.. She runs out of the room. Sugimoto arrives at the dock where Youko is and she goes on the same ship as Youko will be traveling on. As the ship takes off she realizes Youko isn't on it. Youko purposely stayed behind because she didn't wanna involve the nice family who helped her anylonger. She goes on a smaller boat that will catch up with ship later. While on the ship Sugimoto meets a hanjyuu who is traveling to En so he can live freely. Youko catches up with the ship and boards it. She ends up standing in the same area with Sugimoto but she doesn't reconigze her due to her hinman. Just then a group of men are harassing the hanjyuu, commanding him to turn back into his human form. Just as they are about to
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Shō Aikawa
Writer
Masakatsu Ohyagi
Director
Takuya Sato
Storyboard Artist
Hiroshi Saitou
Animation Director
Yoshinori Kanada
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Noriko Ootake
Animation Director
Hiroki Takagi
Key Animation
Masashi Wakayama
Key Animation
Mayumi Okamoto
Key Animation
Toshie Fujiwara
Key Animation
Ayako Karatani
Key Animation
Kōichi Nakaya
Key Animation
Kazuhiko Fukuda
Key Animation
Tsunenaka Nozaki
Key Animation
Hisatoshi Motoki
Key Animation
Sumihiro Koyama
Key Animation
Mamoru Ōtake
Key Animation
Yoshinori Tokiya
Key Animation
09. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Ninth Chapter
The episode opens in En. We see Youko getting off the ship.. As she's looking around she hears a familiar voice call her name.. It's Rakushun. He tells her he is glad she made it and how he has been waiting for her. He tries convincing her that the Kochou inncindent was his fault.. She cried and hugs him. Elsewhere in town Sugimoto is shown looking around, she runs into a group of men who know she is a kaikayu, and they take her to the government office. There she meets with a woman, it turns out this place helps kaikayu in En get a home. Enki walks in and recognizes her and decides to help her out. Youko and Rakushun check into a inn for the night. Youko tells Rakushun more about Keiki and how he brought her there. The next day Youko and Rakushun come across a school.. There they meet the teacher named Heki, he tells them he too is a kaikayu. He tells Youko about Reboku trees and how babies are born from them. While going in depth about her story of Keiki they realize that Youko was c
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Kentaro Nakamura
Director
Tetsuto Saitoo
Storyboard Artist
Hiroshi Saitou
Animation Director
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Kazuhiko Fukuda
Key Animation
Hideyuki Hamada
Key Animation
Minoru Yamazawa
Animation Director
Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Key Animation
Miyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshiharu Fukushima
Key Animation
Jun Arai
Key Animation
Yōko Kadokami
Animation Director
10. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Tenth Chapter
As King En is introducing himself to Youko, they are attacked by a second force of youma. Youko takes out the leader of the pack and the rest withdrawal. King En then takes Youko to his personal inn. She tells him her story and how she doesn't think she is a queen. King En explains to her how her sword creates illusions and unless she learns to conquer it, it will continue to haunt her. Just then Enki walks in, Youko is shocked and has realized she has seen this boy before. King En tells Youko to come to his palace with him. She agrees. She goes to get Rakushun but he is hesitant to go with her now that shes going to be a queen.. Finally she talks him into knowing that nothing has changed. They arrive at the palace just before night hits. Youko enjoys the view of the sea from the top of the palace. King En shows them around and after Youko takes a bath she comes out to find Rakushun.. As a human. Finding him attractive, Youko feels embarassed after the way she treated him as a rat. The
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Nagisa Miyazaki
Director
Nagisa Miyazaki
Storyboard Artist
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Hiroshi Saitou
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Ayako Karatani
Key Animation
Kōichi Nakaya
Key Animation
Hisatoshi Motoki
Key Animation
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Fumino Fujii
Key Animation
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Yūichi Endō
Animation Director
11. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Eleventh Chapter
King En's servant explains to Youko and Rakushun how King En was once a the son of a king back when he was a taika. His father, and the entire kingdom was destroyed by a rival group. With his father gone.. He became the leader of the group. They found a new land to live in but war still seemed to follow them. The servant also tells them how Enki was found by his nyokai. He was brought back to the Twelve Kingdoms and raised. He discovered he was a kirin and knew he had to choose a king for En. In a rage of frusteration he created a shoku and came to the land that the soon to be King En was at. They met eachother and King En wanted to him to leave so he wouldn't be harmed by the battle about to begin. Enki decided that he was the one.. And saved him from death in the battle. He bowed to him and made him the king. They came back to the Twelve Kingdoms and that is how King En came to be the ruler of En.
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Mitsutaka Noshiya
Director
Masaya Fujimori
Storyboard Artist
Hiroshi Saitou
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Tsunenaka Nozaki
Key Animation
Sumihiro Koyama
Key Animation
Mamoru Ōtake
Key Animation
Yoshinori Tokiya
Key Animation
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Director
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Yōko Kadokami
Key Animation
Jun Arai
Key Animation
Fumiko Yoshida
Key Animation
Mariko Iguchi
Key Animation
Takeshi Imai
Key Animation
Yūichi Endō
Key Animation
Zheng Sehuan
Key Animation
Hiroshi Takaguchi
Key Animation
Toshiya Washida
Key Animation
12. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Twelveth Chapter
Youko and Rakushun are shown outside their room talking about how Youko will become queen and save Keiki. Later on Youko looks into her sword and it shows her visions of how the last ruler of Kei failed to be a good queen and how it saddended Keiki.. Youko is afraid she will make the same mistake. Back in the village Heki explains to Sugimoto how he was once like her.. And how she should change her ways and soon. Sugimoto ignores him and runs off only to find King Kou.. He tells her that Youko must still be killed, Sugimoto agrees. Back at the palace Enki explains to Rakushun and Youko how what King Kou is doing is against the wills of the heavens and can't be allowed. Youko goes to town and sees visions in her sword of Sugimoto arguing with Heki. At the palace, King Kou goes to meet King En.. King Kou argues that Youko is a fake queen and King En tells him he knows about how he set up the false queen of Kei and kidnapped Keiki. King Kou denies it and leaves. Back in the town Heki is t
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Koji Yoshikawa
Director
Tetsu Kimura
Storyboard Artist
Minoru Yamazawa
Animation Director
Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Key Animation
Natsuki Egami
Key Animation
Kumiko Horikoshi
Key Animation
Shunsuke Kanou
Key Animation
Mari Nakatani
Key Animation
Takashi Hirabayashi
Key Animation
Yuji Takahashi
Key Animation
Motonori Nishibe
Key Animation
Naoki Murakami
Animation Director
Hiroyuki Oue
Key Animation
Kei Ajiki
Key Animation
Minoru Kibata
Key Animation
Takao Sano
Key Animation
Tomohisa Shimoyama
Key Animation
Satomi Matsuo
Key Animation
13. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The Final Chapter
King En yells to King Kou to give it up. Before Kou can speak Kourin appears. Everyone realize she has shitzudo due to King Kou. Enraged King Kou charges at Youko with his sword but Kourin stands in the way and gets stabbed instead.. Kourin falls and dies. Realizing what he's done King Kou wonders what will happen to him now and screams. Later at the palace Youko agrees to save Keiki. King En sets up the attack for the next morning. Before she goes to bed she talks outside with Rakushun. He tells her how much he wants her to become queen. Still doubting herself, Rakushun turns into his human form again and tells her that she was chosen for a reason and to trust Keiki's decision. The next morning Youko, Sugimoto, King En and his army are ready to set off. They arrive at the palace of Kei and King En tells Youko to find Keiki while he and his troops battle the defenses. Youko finds the dungeon where Keiki is being held, she realizes he has a spell on him and uses her magic ball from her
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Masakatsu Ohyagi
Director
Kentaro Nakamura
Director
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Storyboard Artist
Hiroto Tanaka
Storyboard Artist
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Hiroshi Saitou
Key Animation
Noriko Ootake
Animation Director
Hisatoshi Motoki
Key Animation
Sumihiro Koyama
Key Animation
Mamoru Ōtake
Key Animation
Hideyuki Hamada
Key Animation
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Fumino Fujii
Key Animation
Akira Inoue
Key Animation
Tadashi Fukuda
Key Animation
Zheng Sehuan
Key Animation
14. Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - Chapter of Recollection
Youko and Rakushun are shown in Rakushun's house discussing whats all happened. Rakushun goes over with Youko about how the Twelve Kingdoms have 12 rulers.. And what exactly a kirin and ruler is. Youko tells him about how she got transported here, and how shes had such a difficult time here. They go through numerous flashbacks.. And give information on all characters, including Keiki, Enki, Sugimoto, Asano, King En, King Kou, Kourin and others.. Youko tells Rakushun how her friend Asano is still missing and how she is worried about him. Youko tells Rakushun she has to go and leaves him a special bird.. This bird can ""record"" voices and play them back to whomever you send it too. As Rakushun is holding the bird it replays Youko's message to him.. Which states that she is so glad she met him.. How she never would have made as far as she did without him.. And how she promises to make a great kingdom.
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Director
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Storyboard Artist
Nobuaki Ishihara
Background Designer
Hiroki Matsumoto
Background Designer
Hisaharu Iijima
Background Designer
Toshiyuki Tokuda
Background Designer
Yoshio Kajiwara
Background Designer
Yōko Kadokami
Key Animation
Kusaichi Honmachi
Key Animation
15. Episode 15
16. Episode 16
17. Episode 17
18. Episode 18
19. Episode 19
20. Episode 20
21. Episode 21
22. Episode 22
23. Episode 23
24. Episode 24
25. Episode 25
26. Episode 26
27. Episode 27
28. Episode 28
29. Episode 29
30. Episode 30
31. Episode 31
32. Episode 32
33. Episode 33
34. Episode 34
35. Episode 35
36. Episode 36
37. Episode 37
38. Episode 38
39. Episode 39
40. Episode 40
41. Episode 41
42. Episode 42
43. Episode 43
44. Episode 44