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Utsunomiko | |
![]() Utsunomiko Bunko Volume 1, illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata | |
宇宙皇子 | |
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Light novel | |
Written by | Keisuke Fujikawa |
Illustrated by | Mutsumi Inomata |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Original run | 1984 – 1998 |
Volumes | 52 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Kenji Yoshida |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita Kenji Terada |
Music by | Kunihiro Kawano |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Released | March 11, 1989 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Anime film | |
Utsunomiko: Tenjōhen | |
Directed by | Tetsuo Imazawa |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita Junki Takegami |
Music by | Masahiro Kawasaki |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | September 22, 1990 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Utsunomiko: Heaven Chapter | |
Directed by | Tetsuo Imazawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | October 24, 1990 – February 19, 1992 |
Runtime | 30 minutes each |
Episodes | 13 |
UtsunoMiko (宇宙皇子), also written Utsu no Miko, is a Japanese historical fantasy light novel series written by Keisuke Fujikawa (藤川桂介) and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata, which was later adapted into an anime of the same title. The story is set in the late Asuka Period to the Nara Period, and follows the trials of the title character Utsunomiko (usually shortened to Miko), the offspring of the kami of the north star. There are 52 Utsunomiko novels, the first published in 1984, and the last published in 1998. The Utsunomiko anime film premiered in 1989, followed by a second anime film and a 13-episode OVA starting in 1990.