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“Immortal Masters dispatch a young wizard to defeat evil sorceress and save the bewitched empire from destruction.”
Soul Hunter
仙界伝 封神演義
7.05
4,472 rank · 18,873 viewers · 76 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Immortal Masters dispatch a young wizard to defeat evil sorceress and save the bewitched empire from destruction.
Thousands of years ago, it was a time of witchcraft and dark magic. An evil sorceress has bewitched the emperor of the mighty dynasty and he has become a mindless puppet. The country is in shambles, and evil spirits lurk everywhere. The human world is on the verge of utter destruction. A bold mission is planned by the Confederation of the Immortal Masters. They send a young master wizard to hunt down the villains and evil warlocks in the devastated lands. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.24
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.24 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.40
Running avg · Feb 2010 → May 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “An anime that is truly a gem, very old but indeed memorable. The characters feel so natural and fresh, the history is simple and direct with no fillers and the pasting is nice. Without a doubt if...”
- 8 “Hello, it's been a while since I've wrote a review, so I decided to write an article on one of my favorites, the famous but yet not so famous Soul Hunter (aka Hoshin Engi). It sounds like I'm...”
- 9 “With the release of Hakyu Houshin Engi i was reminded of this old gem. I personally view it as one of the bests of all time and a rare case when anime straying away from manga's storyline is not a...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 0%
Long · 60%
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1999 – Dec 1999 Summer 1999
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1009 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor