Shin Hakkenden
Shin Hakkenden

Shin Hakkenden

Based on the long cherished, classic Japanese novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Bakin Kyokutei Takizawa (1767), a modified version of it was made into animation.

Taking place in the future, during this time wars were occuring in heaven, mostly for possession between the eight moons created by the savior Fuse that surrounded God's land. When the war ended, there was only one ruling family - that of the Oowaris, and the remaining son gained control of all the moons of heaven, except for one. Meiten, the moon of the pope, where people refrained from war and were therefore out of it's terms.

Eight people. Each from one of the eight moons. Each possessing one of the jewels - the elements that compose Earth. They are those who are destined to become saviors of humanity. All of them have sacrificed for these jewels, and are determined to complete their duty to Queen Fuse who entrusted these to them. When the mad emperor Kai threatens to revive a ghost who wants to prevent the restoration of Earth, these eight must battle using the powers given by their jewels in order to create Earth and defeat those who want to prevent it.

So they all go to Kusanagi, the ship in the center of God's land. They must gather the jewels in the key called Yatsufusa at Kusanagi's center, in order to create Earth.

(Source: AniDB)

Rankings

  • #24 highest rated of 1999

  • #44 most popular of 1999

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    26

  • Episode Duration

    26 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Mon May 03 1999

  • End Date

    Mon Oct 25 1999

  • Season

    SPRING 1999

  • Average Score

    67%

  • Mean Score

    71%

  • Popularity

    1852

  • Favourites

    25

  • Studios

    Public & Basic

  • Producers

    TV Aichi

  • Source

    OTHER

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Romaji

    Shin Hakkenden

  • Native

    神八剣伝

Tags

  • Martial Arts

    79%

  • Space

    20%

  • Swordplay

    20%

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Atsuko Ishida

    Atsuko Ishida

    Character Design

  • Masahiko Ookura

    Masahiko Ookura

    Mechanical Design

  • Miharu Sakai

    Miharu Sakai

    Color Design

  • Yasushi Hirano

    Yasushi Hirano

    Original Creator

  • angela

    angela

    Theme Song Performance (OP)

  • Hideo Takahashi

    Hideo Takahashi

    Sound Director

  • Shintarou Inokawa

    Shintarou Inokawa

    Episode Director

  • Katsuyoshi Yatabe

    Katsuyoshi Yatabe

    Chief Director

  • Iwao Teraoka

    Iwao Teraoka

    Sub Character Design

  • Moriyasu Taniguchi

    Moriyasu Taniguchi

    Animation Director (eps 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 25)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    103 Users

  • PLANNING

    991 Users

  • COMPLETED

    631 Users

  • DROPPED

    71 Users

  • PAUSED

    56 Users

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