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Youko Nakajima has only ever wanted to be normal. She does what she is asked, gets good grades, is the class president, and even helps her classmates whenever she can—but because of her red hair, she has never fit in. With her pushover attitude, Youko lets classmates take advantage of her, so she has nobody she can really call a friend. But on an otherwise ordinary day, a man who claims to be from another world barges into Youko's classroom and bows before her.
This elegant blond-haired man, Keiki, claims that Youko is his master and belongs on the throne of his kingdom. However, their first meeting is cut short as Keiki has been followed by otherworldly beasts called youma. He is able to es...
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How many episodes is The Twelve Kingdoms anime?
The anime has 45 episodes and aired on NHK from April 9, 2002 to August 30, 2003. It was animated by Pierrot and adapts Fuyumi Ono's fantasy novel series.
Why does Youko Nakajima get taken to another world?
Youko is taken from Japan because she is connected to the kingdom of Kei and its kirin, Keiki. Her red hair and outsider status matter because the story turns her from a passive student into a ruler.
Is The Twelve Kingdoms an isekai like modern game-world anime?
It is an isekai, but it is closer to political fantasy than a video game power fantasy. The setting has kingdoms, kirin, rulers, heaven's mandate, and court politics rather than levels or RPG menus.
Is there a modern English release of the Twelve Kingdoms novels?
Tokyopop released earlier English volumes in the late 2000s, and Seven Seas announced a new English license in 2024. That matters because the anime only covers part of Fuyumi Ono's larger novel continuity.
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