Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
"Onigamiden" (original title)

A 15-year-old boy goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the war between humans and demons.

Director:

Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Writers:

Takafumi Takada (based on the novel by), Naruhisa Arakawa (screenplay),

Stars:

Ryuji Aigase, Andrew Beckham, Satomi Ishihara

Cast

Credited cast:
Ryuji Aigase	...	(voice)
Andrew Beckham	...	Onigamiden
Satomi Ishihara	...	(voice)
Kentarô Itô	...	(voice)
Yasuyuki Kase	...	(voice)
Sôsuke Komori	...	(voice)
Takashi Kondô	...	(voice)
Shotaro Morikubo	...	(voice)
Shidô Nakamura	...	(voice)
Akio Nojima	...	(voice)
Kensho Ono	...	(voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya	...	(voice)
Masaaki Tsukada	...	(voice)
Kanako Tôjo	...	(voice)

Storyline

A 15-year-old boy goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the war between humans and demons.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | oni | heian period | monk | dragon

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and scary images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 April 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Calles de fuego (2011)

User Reviews

Formulaic and with terrible artwork.

Even if a anime misses the mark story wise, they usually can make up for it by painting up a beautiful world. This film however does not. The character designs are cheap and crude and while the backgrounds are usually pretty good, they're also at time very simplistic. For example, when the protagonist goes back in time to the city in the beginning and the city is attacked by demons, keep an eye on the background stick figures in one of the scenes where people are panicking. Look at the guy who falls into the river. Sheesh.

This anime is for kids who are used to cheap, mass produced Saturday cartoons. If you value quality then look elsewhere.