
Ankoku Shinwa
Long ago there were fierce gods of legends who shook the earth to its foundation with their power. There are now prehistoric rivals from the primitive times in Japan, that fought to protect their secrets in the present day. The God of Darkness Susanoah-oh is now sleeping in the shadows of the underworld waiting for his rebirth. However his coming hasn't gone unoticed. There are agents from the Kikuchi Clan (descendants of Japans first inhabitants) who have seen the warning signs of the spreading of darkness's bringing. These investigators are armed with ancient knowledge and artifacts who are willingly prepared to face the God of Darkness. Now they must fight the assembled spirits of hell to find the one young boy who is chosen by fate to grasp the chaotic might of the deadly Gods.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Rankings
#26 most popular of 1990
Data
Format
OVA
Episodes
2
Episode Duration
50 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Mon Feb 26 1990
End Date
Fri Mar 23 1990
Season
WINTER 1990
Average Score
43%
Mean Score
43%
Popularity
1248
Favourites
8
Studios
Producers
Daiei
Manga Entertainment
Source
MANGA
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Psychological, SupernaturalRomaji
Ankoku Shinwa
English
The Dark Myth
Native
暗黒神話
Relations

SOURCE
Ankoku Shinwa
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters

Takeshi Yamato
MAIN
Nozomu Sasaki
JAPANESE


Miya
SUPPORTING
Hiromi Tsuru
JAPANESE


Takeuchi
SUPPORTING
Mizuho Suzuki
JAPANESE


Kotaro Koizumi
SUPPORTING
Takkou Ishimori
JAPANESE


Mom
SUPPORTING
Masako Matsubara
JAPANESE


Kazuhiko Kikuchi
SUPPORTING
Shou Hayami
JAPANESE


Narrator
BACKGROUND
Staff

Kenji Kawai
Music

Tomomi Mochizuki
Storyboard (ep 1)

Michael Bakewell
ADR Director (English)

Yoshiaki Yanagida
Character Design

Hiromasa Ogura
Art Director

Daijiro Morohoshi
Original Creator

John Wolskel
ADR Director (English)

John Wolskel
ADR Script (English)

Akira Ookuma
Sound Director

Atsuo Tobe
Key Animation (ep 2)
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
31 Users
- PLANNING
564 Users
- COMPLETED
582 Users
- DROPPED
51 Users
- PAUSED
20 Users






