Seirei no Moribito
English title: Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit
Japanese title: 精霊の守り人
Alternative titles: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit
Type: TV
Source: Novel
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2007 to Sep 29, 2007
Broadcast: Saturdays at 08:06 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Production I.G
Producers: Dentsu, NHK Enterprises, Geneon Entertainment, Fonishia
Licensors: VIZ Media, Media Blasters, Sentai Filmworks, Geneon Entertainment USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

On the precipice of a cataclysmic drought, the Star Readers of the Shin Yogo Empire must devise a plan to avoid widespread famine. It is written in ancient myths that the first emperor, along with eight warriors, slew a water demon to avoid a great drought and save the land that was to become Shin Yogo. If a water demon was to appear once more, its death could bring salvation. However, the water demon manifests itself within the body of the emperor's son, Prince Chagum—by the emperor's order, Chagum is to be sacrificed to save the empire.

Meanwhile, a mysterious spear-wielding mercenary named Balsa arrives in Shin Yogo on business. After saving Chagum from a thinly veiled assassination attempt, she is tasked by Chagum's mother to protect him from the emperor and his hunters. Bound by a sacred vow she once made, Balsa accepts.

Seirei no Moribito follows Balsa as she embarks on her journey to protect Chagum, exploring the beauty of life, nature, family, and the bonds that form between strangers.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Seirei no Moribito is based on Nahoko Uehashi's Moribito novel series. It adapts the first novel in the series, and greatly expands the midsection of the novel.