Kekkaishi (2006)

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Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura—his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi—about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger himself, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight!

• Released: 2006-10-16
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 1, 52 episodes
• Episode length: 24m
• Network: YTV
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 21 votes

Top cast

• Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yoshimori Sumimura (voice)
• Rie Saitou as Tokine Yukimura (voice)
• Asako Dodo as Sizue Yukimura (voice)
• Ryoko Shiraishi as Young Yoshimori Sumimura (voice)
• Takeharu Oonishi as Madarao (voice)
• Masanori Ishii as Hakubi (voice)
• Yohei Tadano as Shigemori Sumimura (voice)
• Atsushi Miyauchi as Masamori Sumimura (voice)
• Miyuki Kawasho as Toshimori Sumimura (voice)
• Mayumi Tanaka as Tokiko Yukimura (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Kekkaishi

• United States: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll
• Australia: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

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