The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.

• Released: 2002-04-09
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 4, 45 episodes
• Episode length: 25m
• Network: NHK BS1
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 57 votes

Top cast

• Aya Hisakawa
• Takehito Koyasu as Keiki (voice)
• Kenichi Suzumura as Rakushun (voice)
• Masaki Aizawa as Shōryū (voice)
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Rokuta (voice)
• Aya Ishizu as Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
• Yuji Ueda as Ikuya Asano (voice)
• Rie Kugimiya as Taiki (voice)
• Kousuke Okano as Takasato (voice)
• Naomi Wakabayashi as Suzu (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Twelve Kingdoms

• United States: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Cineverse, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll; watch free on Tubi TV

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