Series synopsis
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars, also known as 学園戦記ムリョウ is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on NHK on May 8, 2001. It ended on December 4, 2001. It was created by Tatsuo Satou. It stars Issei Miyazaki, Kenji Nojima, Masumi Asano and Rie Kugimiya.
The world is about to be turned upside down for Hajime Murata. First, a strange alien ship appears over Tokyo, and then a mysterious new transfer student arrives at his school wearing an ancient school uniform. His name is Muryou, and with his arrival, everything begins to change. Students suddenly begin to display amazing psychic powers, a giant white guardian keeps appearing in the skies over the city to fight off gigantic alien creatures, and men with threatening weapons are haunting the shad ...
Premise
The world is about to be turned upside down for Hajime Murata. First, a strange alien ship appears over Tokyo, and then a mysterious new transfer student arrives at his school wearing an ancient school uniform. His name is Muryou, and with his arrival, everything begins to change. Students suddenly begin to display amazing psychic powers, a giant white guardian keeps appearing in the skies over the city to fight off gigantic alien creatures, and men with threatening weapons are haunting the shadows of the school grounds.
With all these strange events taking place around him, Hajime is determined to figure out the truth about a world he thought he already knew. This is his story: a tale of aliens and humans, starships and spies, and friends who are often more than they appear. Join Hajime as he uncovers the mystery of Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Issei Miyazaki as Muryou Subaru (voice)
- Kenji Nojima as Hajime Murata (voice)
- Masumi Asano as Mineo Harumi (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Murata Futaba (voice)
- Romi Park as Nayuta Moriyama (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Moriguchi Kyoichi (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Hachiyou Tsumori (voice)
- Bon Ishihara as Kenichi Yamamoto (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | May 8, 2001 | December 4, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The War Record Begins Hajime wakes up to discover that aliens have landed, and coincidentally there's a mysterious new transfer student in his class. After a morning of startling revelations, the interesting day is just getting started. |
May 8, 2001 |
| 2 |
Muryou's Power Hajime witnesses an argument gone battle that involves more than just fists between Muryou and Kyoichi. Bewildered by this show of psychic powers, Hajime questions Muryou. What will he tell Hajime? |
May 22, 2001 |
| 3 |
The Name is Shingu The talk around Misumaru Middle School is that someone stole a pair of girls clothing from the school. Who is this thief and what connections does he have with the strange events witnessed by Hajime? |
May 29, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 8, 2001 |
| Last aired | December 4, 2001 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |