Kemono no Souja Erin

Kemono no Souja Erin, Kemono no Soujya Erin, Kemono no Sou-ja Erin, 獣の奏者エリン, The Beast Player Erin, Erin, Erin, Erin

Episodes: 50 / 50

Type: TV

Plot Summary: In the land of Ryoza, the neighboring provinces of Shin-Ou and Tai-Kou have been at peace. Queen Shinou is the ruler of Ryoza and her greatest general, Grand Duke Taikou, defends the kingdom with his army of powerful war-lizards known as the 'Touda.' Although the two regions have enjoyed a long-standing alliance, mounting tensions threaten to spark a fierce civil war.Within Ake, a village in Tai-Kou tasked with raising the Grand Duke's army, lives Erin, a bright girl who spends her days watching the work of her mother Soyon, the village's head Touda doctor. But while under Soyon's care, a disastrous incident befalls the Grand Duke's strongest Touda, and the peace that Erin and her mother had been enjoying vanishes as Soyon is punished severely. In a desperate attempt to save her mother, Erin ends up falling in a river and is swept towards Shin-Ou.Unable to return home, Erin must learn to lead a new life with completely different people, all while hunting for the truth of both beasts and humanity itself, with tensions between the two regions constantly escalating.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Studios: Production I.G, Trans Arts

Producers: NHK

Type: TV

Released: Jan 10, 2009 to Dec 26, 2009

Country: Japan

Status: Finished

Tags: #Coming of Age, #Tragedy, #Animals, #Conspiracy, #Veterinarian, #Female Protagonist, #Environmental, #Politics, #Teacher, #Matriarchy, #Boarding School, #Philosophy, #Time Skip, #Rural, #War, #Adoption, #Historical, #Kids