Twelve Kingdoms: The Wind's Thousand Miles, Dawn's Sky, Volume 1 [DVD]

Review

Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi Original Story: Fuyumi Ono Character Design: Akihiro Yamada Adaptation: Noboru Aikawa Character Design: Hiroto Tanaka/Yuko Kusumoto Creature Design: Yasuyasu Moriki/Atsushi Wakabayashi Art Director: Junichi Azuma Sound Director: Tsutomu Kashiwakura Voice Cast: Naomi Wakabayashi/Houko Kuwashima/Minami Takayama/Wakana Yamazaki/Reiko Suzuki/Tomoaki Nishimura/Aya Hisakawa/Takehito Koyasu/Akiko Hiramatsu -- Contents (From the "CD Journal" database)

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Although originally published as a light novel, Fuyumi Ono's Chinese-inspired fantasy "Twelve Kingdoms" series has become beloved by readers of all generations due to its sheer entertaining nature. This is the third installment of the TV anime series (following "Shadow of the Moon, Sea of ​​Shadows" and "Sea of ​​Wind, Shore of the Labyrinth" and is the fourth installment in the original manga series, with one more installment in between). Suzu is exiled from Horai (Japan) and lives a difficult life under the care of a female immortal in Saikoku. Shokei lives in the city after her oppressive father, the king, is killed in a rebellion. And then there's Yoko, who, like Suzu, arrives from Horai and becomes the king of Jingkoku, without really understanding how this world works. The film depicts three girls confused by their positions, who, through the civil war in Jingkoku, eventually stand on their own as people. While the production is not flashy, the well-crafted world setting and the carefully depicted story that encourages the viewer are overwhelming. (Tanaka Gen)