Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016)
The heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues Prince Chagum who has fallen into a river. The prince is carrying a mysterious spirit egg in his body, and is in danger of being assassinated by his father, the Mikado, who fears this will damage his imperial prestige. Balsa embarks upon a perilous journey when she accepts the queen’s plead to protect her son from her husband.
- First Air Date: 2016-03-19
- Last Air Date: 2018-01-27
- Total Seasons: 3
- Total Episodes: 22
- Episode Runtime: 55 min.
- Network: NHK G, NHK
- Writer: Sumio Ōmori
