Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama is a tV series anime that premiered in summer 2004, produced by Production I.G.

About the production: the story comes from an original script, there are 26 episodes of about 23 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure, drama, fantasy and supernatural, with themes such as Historical, Reincarnation and Female Protagonist.

On AniList, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama has an average score of 64%, an average score, and appears on 4,470 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Kaidoumaru.

The year is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)

Official synopsis from AniList.