“Runaway boy Youka trains in Koboha martial arts under immortal Shouryuujo, embarking on a journey of love and combat.”
Legend of the Condor Hero
神鵰侠侶 コンドルヒーロー
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Synopsis
Runaway boy Youka trains in Koboha martial arts under immortal Shouryuujo, embarking on a journey of love and combat.
Youka is a young 13-year-old boy. One day, his Uncle, Kakusei, has him follow in his steps of martial arts and has him study the art of Zenshinkyou. After being mistreated, Youka runs away Zenshinkyou. He stumbles on a Forbidden Tomb where he finds a beautiful young woman, by the name of Shouryuujo. After a short time, Youka is eventually accepted by Shouryuujo to study the techniques of the Koboha under her, and thus begins their adventure through martial arts and love. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.90 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Feb 2022
- 10 “This is one of the most intense love stories out there in anime. You can really feel the immense depth of the love. This together with the abundance of strong female characters in the story makes...”
- 8 “For anyone who does not know, this is anime adaptation of one of Chinese Classic love stories. Even though there is a lot of drama adaptations(by the Chinese), I find the anime appealing in some...”
- 10 “This is not a place for those who seek best design, animation, soundtrack. This anime only portrays more on a well written story over everything else (including character developments,...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2001 – Oct 2002 Spring 2001
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0865 catalog
Produced by
- Jade Animation Producer