Series synopsis
Mononoke, also known as モノノ怪 is a Japanese animation mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 13, 2007. It ended on September 28, 2007. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Sakaguchi and Eiji Takemoto.
The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its Reason in order to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword and fight against it. He must begin his strange exorcisms with intense psychological analysis and careful investigative work—an extremely dangerous step, as he must first confront ...
Premise
The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its Reason in order to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword and fight against it. He must begin his strange exorcisms with intense psychological analysis and careful investigative work—an extremely dangerous step, as he must first confront and learn about the mononoke before he even has the means to defeat it.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Medicine Seller (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Sougen (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Hyoue Sasaki (voice)
- Eiji Takemoto as Kiyoshi Moriya (voice)
- Aiko Hibi as Zashiki Warashi (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Setsuko Ichikawa (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Man in Fox Mask (voice)
- Hiroshi Iwasaki as Jutarou Fukuda (voice)
Supporting cast
- Houko Kuwashima as O-chou (voice)
- Kozo Shioya as Tokuji (voice)
- Masashi Hirose as Tansui Nakarai (voice)
- Minoru Inaba as Sakae Kadowaki (voice)
- Rie Tanaka as Shino (voice)
- Ryusei Nakao as Genkei (voice)
- Seiji Sasaki as Bunpei Kinoshita (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Robou Oosawa (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Genyousai Yanagi (voice)
- Toshiko Fujita as Hisayo (voice)
- Wakana Yamazaki as Lady Ruri (voice)
- Yasuhiro Takato as Tamon Mikuniya (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 13, 2007 | September 28, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zaraki Warashi, Part 1 The Medicine Seller checks into the last room of a traditional inn, just as a pregnant woman named Shino desperately asks for shelter. She is given a secret room - a room possessed by a group of ghosts. |
July 13, 2007 |
| 2 |
Zaraki Warashi, Part 2 The Medicine Seller delves into the inn's past as he attempts to understand the ghost's motivations and history, before it can interfere with Shino. |
July 20, 2007 |
| 3 |
Umibouzu, Opening Act The Medicine Seller takes a journey on a merchant's luxurious ship, but before long the craft is diverted into the Dragon's Triangle, an area of the sea infested with ghosts. |
July 27, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 13, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2007 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 00:45:00 |