Series synopsis
NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-, also known as なむあみだ仏っ! -蓮台 UTENA- is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on AT-X on April 8, 2019. It ended on June 24, 2019. It stars Masaaki Mizunaka, Tomoaki Maeno, Tetsuya Kakihara and Yusuke Kobayashi.
The pain that everyone cannot escape when living: the living, old, sick, and death. The way to save it is through Buddhist enlightenment. At the end of a war, a prince who obtained the Buddhist enlightenment became the Shaka Nyorai and saved the world. Long time has passed since that, currently the latter age of decadence. Mara, the worry that once tried to destroy Shaka's enlightenment, has made a contract with the devil in order to seek revenge against Shaka. He begins to control people with w ...
Premise
The pain that everyone cannot escape when living: the living, old, sick, and death. The way to save it is through Buddhist enlightenment. At the end of a war, a prince who obtained the Buddhist enlightenment became the Shaka Nyorai and saved the world. Long time has passed since that, currently the latter age of decadence. Mara, the worry that once tried to destroy Shaka's enlightenment, has made a contract with the devil in order to seek revenge against Shaka. He begins to control people with worries.
Meanwhile, a team centering around Shaka, called the Thirteen Buddhas, and the two benevolent deities who protect the dharma, Taishakuten and Bonten, have stood up to fight against Mara to protect people from worries. A battle between Mara and the Buddhist gods that involves people begins now!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masaaki Mizunaka as 帝釈天
- Tomoaki Maeno as 梵天
- Tetsuya Kakihara as 大日如来
- Yusuke Kobayashi as 阿閦如来
- Daisuke Hirakawa as 阿弥陀如来
- Showtaro Morikubo as 釈迦如来
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as 薬師如来
- Ryuichi Kijima as 文殊菩薩
Supporting cast
- Shun Horie as 普賢菩薩
- Taku Yashiro as 地蔵菩薩
- Ayumu Murase as 弥勒菩薩
- Yuma Uchida as 観音菩薩
- Kohei Amasaki as 勢至菩薩
- Kisho Taniyama as 虚空蔵菩薩
- Kengo Kawanishi as 不動明王
- Daiki Yamashita as 迦楼羅天
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as 阿修羅王
- Takeo Otsuka as マーラ
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 8, 2019 | June 24, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Amount of Shooing Can Keep Earthly Vices at Bay Taishakuten and Bonten are here to deliver the Earth from evil! But evil takes time to show up, and these two deities need a crash course on the conveniences of modern life. |
April 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
No Treasure Is Worth More than Friendship Karuraten is tired of Taishakuten and Bonten's constant bickering, but if he wants to stay in the material world, he'll need help to get the two to behave. |
April 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
Behold the Flower that Blooms in the Shadow of the Obvious Kannon and Seishi are brothers but misunderstandings threaten to drive them apart. Meanwhile, Miroku seeks to prove he's not a kid and finds new friends among senior citizens. |
April 22, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2019 |
| Last aired | June 24, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |