Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato

Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
Promotional image for Shurato
天空戦記 シュラト (Tenkū Senki Shurato)
Genre	Martial Arts, Spiritualism
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Kawamoto
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen King
Original run	February, 1988 – September, 1988
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Toshihiko Nishikubo
Produced by	Ippei Kuri Hyota Ezu Masakatsu Kozuru Motoki Ueda
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Hiroya Watanabe
Studio	Tatsunoko
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 6, 1989 – January 18, 1990
Episodes	38
Original video animation
Shurato: Dark Genesis
Directed by	Yoshihisa Matsumoto
Produced by	Ippei Kuri
Written by	Satoru Akahori
Music by	Hiroya Watanabe
Studio	Tatsunoko
Released	August 16, 1991 – March 16, 1992
Episodes	6

Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (天空戦記 シュラト, Tenkū Senki Shurato^?, lit. "Shurato of the Heaven Wars", occasionally spelled in the Siddhaṃ script on the logo and related merchandise), is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Production. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also spawned a 6-episode OVA series named Shurato: Dark Genesis (シュラト 創世への暗闘, Shurato Sōsei e no Antō^?, lit. "Shurato: The Secret Feud of Creation"), that ran from August 16, 1991 to March 16, 1992. It was one of the most popular shōnen anime series of 1989.

Set in a parallel world called "Tenkūkai", which exists alongside Earth, evil forces known as the Asura Gods threaten to overcome the forces of good, causing the magical leader of this realm to transport warriors from Earth to their world. It was heavily based on Hindu and Buddhist mythology, and covered a range of topics, including brotherhood, reincarnation, camaraderie, inter-dimensional travel, destiny, and spirit magic.

The plot revolves around two non-hereditary brothers, Shurato Hidaka and Gai Kuroki, lifelong best friends who are polar opposites of each other in appearance and personality. While fighting each other in a martial arts tournament, they are suddenly encased in a beam of light and transported to a parallel world, Tenkūkai, where modern technology does not exist and instead the people rely on Sohma, a form of spiritual energy.