The Dark Myth
Ankoku ShinwaSummary
Long ago there were fierce gods of legends who shook the earth to its foundation with their power. There are now prehistoric rivals from the primitive times in Japan, that fought to protect their secrets in the present day. The God of Darkness Susanoah-oh is now sleeping in the shadows of the underworld waiting for his rebirth. However his coming hasn't gone unoticed. There are agents from the Kikuchi Clan (descendants of Japans first inhabitants) who have seen the warning signs of the spreading of darkness's bringing. These investigators are armed with ancient knowledge and artifacts who are willingly prepared to face the God of Darkness. Now they must fight the assembled spirits of hell to find the one young boy who is chosen by fate to grasp the chaotic might of the deadly Gods.
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 1 h 40 min (2 × 50 min)
- Season
- Winter 1990
- Start date
- January 26, 1990
- End date
- February 23, 1990
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Ajiado
- Romaji title
- Ankoku Shinwa
- English title
- The Dark Myth
- Native title
- 暗黒神話
Characters 7
Main characters
- Takeshi YamatoMain
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- MiyaSupporting
- TakeuchiSupporting
- Kotaro KoizumiSupporting
- MomSupporting
- Kazuhiko KikuchiSupporting
- NarratorナレーターBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Takashi AnnouDirector
- Daijiro MorohoshiOriginal creator
- Yoshiaki YanagidaCharacter design
- Kenji KawaiMusic
- Hiromasa OguraArt director
- Akira OokumaSound director
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- Tomomi MochizukiStoryboard (ep 1)
- Michael BakewellADR Director (English)
- John WolskelADR Script (English)
- Atsuo TobeKey Animation (ep 2)
- Laurence GuinnessExecutive Producer (English)
- John WolskelADR Director (English)