History Literature / Moribito

[[AC:Anime and Manga]]

* ''Guardian of the Spirit'', a manga series written by Kamui Fujiwara and serialized in [[/index]]Creator/SquareEnix's magazine ''Monthy Shonen Gangan'' from May 2007 to July 2008.[[index]]
* ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'', an anime television series created by Creator/ProductionIG and broadcast by NHK since April 2007.
* ''Jin: Guardian of the Spirit Anime Side Story'', a manga spin-off of the anime ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' written by Miki Kanae and illustrated by Gatou Asou and serialized in ''Young Gangan'' in 2008.
* ''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'', a manga series illustrated by Yū and serialized in Asahi Shimbun Publications' magazine ''Nemuki+'' from 2014 to 2017.

[[caption-width-right:300:Cover of the first Japanese edition; 1996]]

In addition to the main series of novels, there are spin-offs, a guide book, and [[SpinOffCookbook a cookbook]].

* Volumes 5-6: ''[[Literature/GuardianOfTheGod Guardian of the God]]'', divided into two parts. (January 2003, both parts)

* Volumes 8-10: ''[[Literature/GuardianOfHeavenAndEarth Guardian of Heaven and Earth]]'', divided into three parts. (January to February 2007)

* ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit''
* ''Literature/MoribitoIIGuardianOfTheDarkness''
* ''[[Literature/GuardianOfDreams Guardian of Dreams]]''
* ''[[Literature/TravelerOfTheVoid Traveler of the Void]]''
* ''[[Literature/GuardianOfTheGod Guardian of the God]]'', divided into two parts.
* ''[[Literature/TravelerOfTheIndigoRoad Traveler of the Indigo Road]]''
* ''[[Literature/GuardianOfHeavenAndEarth Guardian of Heaven and Earth]]'', divided into three parts.

* ''[[Literature/Wanderers2008 Wanderers]]'', a collection of four short stories.
* ''[[Literature/TreadingThePathOfFire Treading the Path of Fire]]'', a collection of two novellas.
* ''[[Literature/TravelerOfTheWind Traveler of the Wind]]''

* ''All About Moribito: The Complete Guide to the Moribito Series'', which includes two short stories.
* ''Balsa's Table'', a [[/index]]SpinOffCookbook that includes recipes from novels by Nahoko Uehashi.

* A Japanese live-action drama that ran for 22 episodes across three seasons from 2016 to 2018: ''Guardian of the Spirit'', ''The Anguish of the Destroyers'', and ''Balsa's Fate'', plus ''Gaiden'', a bonus episode that takes place between the first two seasons. All seasons received fansubs by [[https://earth-colors.dreamwidth.org/tag/drama+subs:+seirei+no+moribito earth_colors]].

[[folder:Novels as a whole]]

[[folder:Radio drama]]

[[folder:Live-action drama]]

* A Japanese live-action drama that ran for 22 episodes across three seasons from 2016 to 2018: ''Guardian of the Spirit'', ''The Anguish of the Destroyers'', and ''Balsa's Fate'', plus ''Gaiden'', a bonus episode that takes place between the first two seasons.

* A Japanese live-action series released in 3 seasons from 2016 to 2018: ''Guardian of the Spirit'', ''The Anguish of the Destroyers'', and ''Balsa's Fate''. There is also a short television film called ''Seirei no Moribito: Gaiden'', which takes place between ''Guardian of the Spirit'' and ''The Anguish of the Destroyers''.

[[folder:Live-action series]]
* AdaptationTitleChange: The series is based on the novel series of the same name, but it has the same original Japanese title as the first novel, ''[[Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit Guardian of the Spirit]]''.
* NamedAfterFirstInstallment: The series is named in Japanese after Season 1 ''Guardian of the Spirit''.

* AdaptationTitleChange: The series is based on the novel series of the same name, but it has the original Japanese title as the first novel, ''[[Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit Guardian of the Spirit]]''.

* ''Jin: Guardian of the Spirit Anime Side Story'', a manga spin-off of the anime ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' written by Miki Kanae and illustrated by Gatou Asou in 2008.

[[folder:''Traveler of the Void'']]
* PosthumousSibling: Tugum was born to the Mikado after the death of his oldest son, Sagum.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Tugum is twelve years younger than his surviving half-brother, Chagum. Their deceased half-brother, Sagum, would have been fourteen years older than Tugum if he'd survived the ending of ''Guardian of the Spirit''.
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The series follows the adventures of Balsa Yonsa, a wandering warrior woman in a RedemptionQuest to save eight lives, and Chagum, the second prince of the New Yogo Empire, in a diverse Asian-inspired universe divided into Sagu the human world and Nayugu the SpiritWorld.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: The Mikado must stay aloof and distant from everyone, including his own family, in order to rule the New Yogo Empire effectively. Or at least that's the attitude of the court; several characters question this at times.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Chagum becomes new Mikado after defeating the Talsh Empire and the death of his father. Balsa and Tanda finally become a proper pair as well. But, on the other hand, it's still unknown if Balsa and Chagum see each other again after the finale of ''Guardian of Heaven and Earth'' as they part ways in the second volume.]]

* A Japanese live-action series released in 3 seasons from 2016 to 2018: ''Guardian of the Spirit'', ''The Anguish of the Destroyers'', and ''Balsa's Fate''.