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“Middle schooler Jun is transported to Heian period Japan where he must use a dragon to fight oni, but discovers they're not what they seem.”
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
鬼神伝
6.49
7,768 rank · 16,252 viewers · 22 favorites
Action
Award Winning
Supernatural
Mythology
Time Travel
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Synopsis
Middle schooler Jun is transported to Heian period Japan where he must use a dragon to fight oni, but discovers they're not what they seem.
When middle school student Jun Tendou is chased by a strange creature into a temple, he is shocked when the head priest, Genun, offers more details about the oni demon he had just evaded. Before he has time to consider this new information, Genun suddenly transports them both back in time to the Heian period, where Heian-kyo—the ancient city which would eventually become modern Kyoto—is facing regular attacks by these same oni. The nobles of Heian-kyo see Jun as their savior; as the descendant of a special bloodline, Jun can control the dragon Orochi and use its tremendous force to defeat the oni. However, not only is Jun hesitant to resort to violence, but he also discovers that the oni are not what they appear to be.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.32
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 0.43
Running avg · Oct 2011 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “First of all personally it's my Favorite movie anime. mainly because i'm really into this stuff. Basically it's your classic weak guy who doesn't know just how strong he really is. I'm sure many of...”
- 9 “This animated movie reminds me of Princess Mononoke, because it has a similar setting,that is man vs nature. But it also offers a greater insight into modern day society as the protagonist himself...”
- 7 “While the art on this movie is superb, the animation behind it did a great job bringing it to life, it is then that it is unfortunate the soundtrack could not accompany this epic movie, the music...”
Verbosity
Short · 57%
Medium · 14%
Long · 29%
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- Format 1 × 98′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 38m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2011 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5378 catalog
Produced by
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Atelier Musa Producer
Licensed by
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Licensor