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Destiny of the Shrine Maiden

12 Episodes
24 min each
FALL 2004

Synopsis

The highborn Himemiya Chikane is cool and aloof, the perfect young lady of good breeding. Kurusegawa Himeko is devoted to her, and secretly her friend. Their lives are undisturbed in their school, until an ancient evil suddenly rears its head. To combat it, Chikane and Himeko must take on the roles of shrine maidens of the Moon and Sun.

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Format
Unknown
Episodes
12
Per Episode
24 min
Source
Unknown

Episodes

12 / 12 Episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1

Chikane and Himeko share the same birthday and it's rapidly approaching. On the day of their birthday, the Orochi are awakened and at first Sōma attacks Himeko who is the Solar Priestess. Eventually, he comes to his senses and is able to fight back against another one of the Orochi, the Second Neck, Sister Miyako. Chikane and Himeko share a kiss.
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Episode 2

Episode 2

The story of the Orochi and the Priestesses is revealed to the unsuspecting Solar and Lunar Priestesses. Later, Himeko contemplates on leaving the town, but first a fight ensues between the Priestesses and the Third Neck of the Orochi, Girochi. Finally, before things get too out of hand, Sōma comes to the Priestesses aide.
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Episode 3

Episode 3

With nowhere else to stay, Chikane offers for Himeko to stay at her mansion for the time being. Later, Kazuki Ōgami reveals more about the Priestess's past and what they are meant to do to protect the world from the Orochi. Also, the Sixth Neck of the Orochi, Nekoko, attacks the Priestesses.
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Episode 4

Episode 4

Sōma invites Himeko to the amusement park on a date and Chikane tries her best to help Himeko prepare for her outing. While on their date, Tsubasa, the First Neck of the Orochi, attacks the couple as Sōma tries his best to protect Himeko.
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Episode 5

Episode 5

Sōma initially gets defeated by Tsubasa in their first fight and Tsubasa promises to return again. In the meantime, Sōma trains to get even stronger for their next fight. It is also revealed that Tsubasa is in fact Sōma's biological older brother.
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Episode 6

Episode 6

Some of the past is revealed on when Chikane and Himeko first met and how they became friends. Later, the Priestesses continue their training to become stronger, but fail once again. Finally, Himeko goes on her second date with Sōma.
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Episode 7

Episode 7

While Sōma and Himeko are on their date, it begins to rain and they take shelter in an abandoned warehouse. Meanwhile, Chikane has an encounter with the Second Neck of the Orochi who also begins playing with Chikane's feelings for Himeko. Later, the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Necks of the Orochi all attack Sōma while on his date with Himeko. After the fight, Sōma kisses Himeko.
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Episode 8

Episode 8

During yet another outing with Sōma, Himeko searches for a present to give to Chikane since she knows something is not right with her. Upon returning to Chikane's mansion, Himeko is shocked to find that the Lunar Priestess has joined the Orochi, becoming the Eighth Neck. Chikane sexually assaults Himeko.
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Episode 9

Episode 9

After the previous night, Himeko is still shaken up by what happened between her and Chikane. Later, her friend Makoto Saotome comes back to school and their friendship is finally healed. Meanwhile, Chikane begins fighting and in the process defeats each of the Orochi one by one until the only one left is Sōma.
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Episode 10

Episode 10

While doing the ritual alone, Himeko finally is able to revive Ame no Murakumo. Later, Chikane comes back home and the two Priestesses spend time together just as before everything began. However, it was shown all to be a ruse by Chikane who warns Himeko that she will kill her very soon.
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Episode 11

Episode 11

Himeko and Sōma enter into the final battle between the Orochi which ultimately leads Himeko to leave Sōma behind in order to find Chikane again. In the end, the two Priestesses have a battle together where the fate of the world rests in the balance.
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Episode 12

Episode 12

After Himeko strikes Chikane's chest with her sword, they share a tender moment which ultimately reveals the unpleasant past the two Priestesses have shared in their past lives and how Chikane only pretended to want to kill her as to pay the cost this time around. The Orochi are finally defeated and everything goes back to normal, but at a price the two Priestesses were not ready to accept. At the end of the credits, a special ending is revealed which shows Himeko and Chikane being reunited.

Characters

Chikane Himemiya
Voice Actors
Ayako Kawasumi (japanese)

Chikane Himemiya

Main

Himeko Kurusugawa
Voice Actors
Noriko Shitaya (japanese)

Himeko Kurusugawa

Main

Souma Oogami
Voice Actors
Junji Majima (japanese)

Souma Oogami

Main

Tsubasa
Voice Actors
Yasunori Matsumoto (japanese)

Tsubasa

Supporting

Sister Miyako
Voice Actors
Ikue Ootani (japanese)

Sister Miyako

Supporting

Girochi
Voice Actors
Yasuyuki Kase (japanese)

Girochi

Supporting

Staff

Kaishaku
Kaishaku
Original Creator
Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Director
Sumio Uetake
Sumio Uetake
Series Composition
Maki Fujii
Maki Fujii
Character Design
Gorou Murata
Gorou Murata
Mechanical Design
Eiichi Akiyama
Eiichi Akiyama
Accessory Design

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Information

Aired Oct 01, 2004 to Dec 17, 2004
Season FALL 2004
Source Unknown
Format Unknown

Studios

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