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Onmyō Taisenki (2004)

Onmyō Taisenki poster
Original title
陰陽大戦記
Genre
fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 52 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy uses traditional Japanese magic to summon spirits and fight in exorcism battles. The story follows his journey as he controls a guardian beast to defeat demons and master his powers.

energeticaction-packedsupernaturalyouthfulmythologicalstructuredbattle-centered

What happens

Onmyō Taisenki (陰陽大戦記) is a Japanese mixed-media project developed by WiZ and Bandai. A manga series, scripted by Yoshihiko Tomizawa and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kaidō, was serialized in Shueisha's V Jump magazine from November 2003 to December 2005, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. A 52-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise, NAS, and TV Tokyo, was broadcast from September 2004 to September 2005. Three video games were also released: one for Game Boy Advance in 2004 and two for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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