Kemono no Souja Erin
| Kemono no Souja Erin | |
Cover art of the first Kemono no Souja novel
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| 獣の奏者 | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Nahoko Uehashi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Kodansha Novels |
| Original run | November 21, 2006 – August 10, 2009 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nahoko Uehashi |
| Illustrated by | Itoe Takemoto |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Original run | October 25, 2008 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Kemono no Sōja Erin | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
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Production I.G Trans Arts |
| Original network | NHK |
| Original run | January 10, 2009 – December 26, 2009 |
| Episodes | 50 |
Kemono no Sōja (獣の奏者?, lit. "The Beast Player") is a Japanese novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi and published by Kodansha between 2006 and 2009. It focuses on a girl who can control the greatest of beasts as she gets involved in a war between two kingdoms.
The series has been adapted as a manga serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius since October 25, 2008, and as an anime television series, called Kemono no Sōja Erin (獣の奏者エリン?, lit. "The Beast Player Erin") produced by Production I.G and Trans Arts that premiered in Japan on NHK on January 10, 2009.
10-year-old Erin is a young girl who lives with her mother in the Tai-Kou region in the small village of Ake. She has a big love for animals, especially the Touda, dragon-like creatures used in the war.
Her mother So-yon was originally of the Mist People, an ancient clan who have members with green hair and eyes, and is rumored to follow in the ancient ways, practice magic, and hide in the mist. But despite her genealogy, they stay in the village because Erin's late father was the son of the village chief and So-yon is the head Touda doctor.
But one night, the Kiba, the Grand Duke's strongest Touda, mysteriously dies. According to law, since So-yon was the person who was charged with caring for them, she is responsible for their condition and was sentenced to death. Erin learns of this and tries to save her mother, but So-yon refuses rescue, and Erin is swayed along the river as her mother is eaten by the wild Touda.
Erin is taken into the Shin-Ou region and is found and adopted by a beekeeper. There, she learns of the "king of beasts" the Ouju. Erin's spark for learning takes her to the Kazalm Ouju Breeding School, and leads her to the baby Ouju Lilan. As Erin stays at Kazalm and spends more time with Lilan, she creates a miraculous bond with her that is said to be impossible and ends up getting involved in a civil war between the Tai-Kou and the Shin-Ou regions.
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