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Guardian of the Spirit (精霊の守り人, Seirei no Moribito) is the first in the ten volume Guardian (守り人, Moribito) series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Nahoko Uehashi. It has since been adapted into numerous media, including radio, manga and anime adaptations. Scholastic are releasing the novel in English in June, 2008. Media Blasters has confirmed that they acquired the rights to the anime, which they will release in fall 2008.
Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead.
Source: Wikipedia - Guardian of the SpiritBalsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead.
Not a whole lot of info... So I'm curious; has anyone here heard of the series before? The original novel was published back in '96. The manga adaptation was published March 12th, 2007, and is ongoing to date. The anime adaptation started airing April 7th, 2007, and it ended September 29th. (The anime's directed by Kenji Kamiyama, by the way, who also worked on Blood: The Last Vampire and some other titles.) If anyone's familiar with the series, how is it?