Eight Clouds Rising

Eight Clouds Rising

Two young men are bound by a sword that can cleave souls.

TV-141997•30m•5.0/10

AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(1)

Fuzuchi Kuraki is a quiet young high school student blessed with immense psychic powers and an ancient sword. He is searching for other magical artifacts with the help of Nanachi Takeo, a college student with latent powers of his own. They delve deep into the dark magic of Izumo, only to discover the secrets buried within the birthplace of all Japanese mythology!

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Production

Pierrot, Bandai Visual, Media Blasters

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 25, 1997

Last Aired

November 25, 1997

Created By

Natsumi Itsuki

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 1997-10-25

E2

Part 2

Air date: 1997-11-25

Cast

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Takeo Nanachi (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Kuraki Fuzuchi (voice) / Manashi (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Kitano (voice)

Kinryu Arimoto

Kinryu Arimoto

Ushio Fuzuchi (voice)

Mako Hyodo

Mako Hyodo

Kayoko (voice)

Mitsuaki Madono

Mitsuaki Madono

Ema Mitsuru (voice)

Tomo Sakurai

Tomo Sakurai

Yasuko Fuzuchi (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Wakakuni Fuzuchi (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Mikachihiko (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Kitano Hideto (voice)

Mako Hyodo

Mako Hyodo

Housekeeper (voice)

Yuka Imai

Yuka Imai

Yuka Nanachi (voice)

Misa Watanabe

Misa Watanabe

Chika Toda (voice)

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