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Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books

Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books

MA 15+2003•30m•5.6/10
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.6/10(11)

Hatsuki is a highschool student living with her sister, Hatsumi, who she has a huge crush on. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she is suddenly surrounded by a green light and disappears in front of Hatsuki! She manages to follow Hatsumi with the help of a being resembling a fat baby chick (literally), ending up in a place called "The Great Library", which is full of different worlds stored in books. Hatsumi wasn't there, though, so the search for Hatsuki's great love begins and involves traveling from book to book.

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Production

Studio Deen

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 2, 2003

Last Aired

December 25, 2003

Networks

ANIMAX

Created By

オービット「ヤミと帽子と本の旅人」

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Hatsuki
E1
Hatsuki
Air date: 2003-10-02
Youko
E2
Youko
Air date: 2003-10-09
Jill
E3
Jill
Air date: 2003-10-16
Mariel
E4
Mariel
Air date: 2003-10-23
Quill
E5
Quill
Air date: 2003-10-30
Miruka
E6
Miruka
Air date: 2003-11-07
Hatsumi
E7
Hatsumi
Air date: 2003-11-14
Fujihime
E8
Fujihime
Air date: 2003-11-21
Meirin
E9
Meirin
Air date: 2003-11-28
Reira
E10
Reira
Air date: 2003-12-05
Tamamonomae
E11
Tamamonomae
Air date: 2003-12-11
Garuganchua
E12
Garuganchua
Air date: 2003-12-18
Ririsu
E13
Ririsu
Air date: 2003-12-25

Cast

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

東 葉月 / Hazuki Azuma (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

リリス / Lilith (voice)

Reiko Takagi

Reiko Takagi

ケンちゃん / Ken-chan (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

リツコ / Ritsuko (voice)

Romi Park

Romi Park

Gargantua (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

ガルガンチュア / Gargantua (voice)

Takashi Nagasako

Takashi Nagasako

Buran (voice)

Rie Kanda

Rie Kanda

Seiren (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Nyuruju (voice)

Ai Shimizu

Ai Shimizu

イブ / Kogechibi / Hatsumi Azuma (voice)

Tadahisa Saizen

Tadahisa Saizen

Gorilla (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

アーヤ / Aya (voice)

Hiroko Kasahara

Hiroko Kasahara

マリエル (voice)

Kyoko Hikami

Kyoko Hikami

玉藻の前 (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

皇 蓉子 (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

サイガ (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

ナンブ (voice)

Maria Yamamoto

Maria Yamamoto

クイル (voice)

Miyu Matsuki

Miyu Matsuki

ミルカ (voice)

Rie Kanda

Rie Kanda

セイレン (voice)

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