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 Himiko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to an ancient Chinese history book, Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, which contains the only record about her, Himiko was a shaman who controlled the mind of people by her paranomal abilities.
It was told that her younger broher assisted her as a political adviser and she never showed up at the front of people after she became a queen.
In circa, 188, Himiko initiated to rule Japan and in 248 she died.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/h/hi/himiko.html   (158 words)

  
 Himiko-Den
During a ritual to renew the flame, an evil empire attacks, interrupting the ritual and causing most of the six female guardians involved to be dispersed throughout the land.
Himiko would have been killed in the invasion if the evil general had not tried to burn her in the sacred flame.
Himiko is a headstrong girl; she may have her moments of weakness, but she's far from being a helpless damsel in distress.
www.ex.org /4.6/16-anime_himiko-den.html   (752 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Legend of Himiko - Sacred Fire (2002) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Himiko, the infant heiress to the throne of ancient Yamatai, is thrown into the future when General Shikara, who looks like a cross between a Peking Opera villain and a shower curtain, attacks the temple of the Bokka.
At the ruins of Yamatai, Himiko, who has grown up to be a normal teenager, is hurled back into the past with her friend Kutani.
Himiko meets on of the friendlier of the Kune nobles, who becomes determined to help her.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000063K65?v=glance   (1471 words)

  
 Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Legend of Himiko / Himiko-den
The Bokka disappears along with the baby Himiko, and the six queen candidates are dispersed to various parts of the land.
Himiko winds up in modern day Tokyo, where she is raised as the daughter of archaeologist Dr. Himejima.
Legend of Himiko is no "Fushigi Yuugi" or "Vision of Escaflowne".
www.animetric.com /klm2/himiko.html   (413 words)

  
 Raika
Queen Himiko, who created the country Yamatai and keeps it together through her mixture of politics and religion, is on her deathbed.
Himiko's heir apparent is Iyo, one of her virgin priestesses.
Escape seems possible, until Himiko uses her power; even so, Raika is only stunned and not killed.
www.ex.org /3.2/24-manga_raika.html   (901 words)

  
 Vampire Princess Miyu article by P. Duffield
That night, as Himiko contemplates the fact that all the victims have been female, she is attacked by the white-robed man. Before she can blink, Himiko is saved by a fl-robed man and a mysterious pale girl perched atop a toori.
Himiko's investigation is intercepted by a mysterious man. Once the man exposes himself as a Shinma, Miyu appears.
Himiko Se One of the few significant humans in the Miyu universe, this Buddhist exorcist is part of a fading discipline of religious spiritual mediums.
www.mindspring.com /~theduffields/resume/articles/animerica/miyu.htm   (3036 words)

  
 Series Info: H Section: Himiko Den   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Himiko Den, also known as Legend of Himiko, is a 12 episode TV series that aired from 1/06/99 through 3/31/99.
Along with her schoolmate Kutani Masahiko, Himiko is transported by the flame to an ancient kingdom known as Yamatai.
With some new-found power, Himiko and Kutani slowly realize their links to the ancient world and discover the power of the sacred flame.
www.tapanime.com /series/h/himikoden.html   (247 words)

  
 THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Legend of Himiko
However, a rival country invades and the candidates and the infant appointed as the protector of the kingdom are transported away.
The infant, named Himiko, is teleported to the far future, into modern-day Japan, where she is adopted by a family of archaeologists.
When Himiko is seventeen, she returns to the site where her adoptive stepbrother (read: "love interest") found her, and the same mystical forces that brought her to the future send them both back to the past, where they become embroiled in the war to save her original world from the ultimate darkness.
www.themanime.org /viewreview.php?id=175   (743 words)

  
 TheCritics.org: Movie Review
The “Legend of Himiko: The Pendant” is the second installment in a three disc DVD set from U.S. Manga Corps.
The “Legend of Himiko” is a story about a girl from an alternate planet who grows up on Earth (without knowing her true origin), but is transported back to her home planet by a mysterious pendant in her possession.
It could be argued that the “Legend of Himiko” really doesn’t include anything revolutionary in terms of story (not just in the anime fantasy realm, as you would be forgiven in thinking of Superman and his kryptonite “pendant”).
www.thecritics.org /movies/movie_review.asp?ID=53   (430 words)

  
 Legend of Himiko Episode 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The story of Legend of Himiko is about two friends who ends up in a different world.
Himiko suppose to have this great power to fight off the evil in the distance land.
The setup of the DID scene is Kutani is with this rebel group is suppose to save Himiko from this army.
www34.brinkster.com /DHVIEWER/anime/LegendofHimiko6.htm   (398 words)

  
 Absolute Anime / Get Backers / Himiko Kudo
A member of the Hakobiya (Transporter Service), she works with Akabane and Maguruma and is known as being one of the best at what she does: making deliveries with no questions asked and by any means necessary.
Because of Ban's betrayal, Himiko is hesitant to get close to people and make friends, even after Ginji offers her a chance to join the Get Backers (she refuses).
Himiko is also a witch who uses seven poison perfumes to attack enemies, which do anything from allow her to breathe fire to burn enemies from inside out to dissolve them from the inside out to doubling or tripling her own speed, a talent she learned from her brother.
www.absoluteanime.com /get_backers/himiko.htm   (534 words)

  
 Needcoffee.com DVD Review: Legend of Himiko, Vol. 1 (2002)
When we meet Himiko in modern-day Japan, she seems to fit in perfectly and have no idea of her great destiny.
Soon, Himiko and her friend Kutani are drawn back to her home world and join the resistance against the evil.
The potential queens are all working to the best of their abilities against impossible odds, and that always makes for interesting character development, especially since one of them has gone over to the side of the bad guys.
www.needcoffee.com /html/dvd/lohimiko1.htm   (416 words)

  
 I'm new to this anime. Questions *Spoilers*   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Himiko and her brother called themselves the "Cursed Child".
Himiko's brother asked Ban to kill him because of the curse.
I throught after that, he killed himiko brother becuse of his true form or something.
www.animenfo.com /forums/about7073.html   (1072 words)

  
 Anime-Myth.com v. With You
In early Japan it is believed miko under the goddess Amaterasu had ruling power with the help of brothers or another male figure, and not until about the Heian period does this seem to become less common, and instead miko are seen to perform ceremonies under the shinto priests.
The anime series Legend of Himiko starts in old Japan with the people of Yamatai about to elect their first queen, an event paralleling what perhaps started off the historical Himiko's election.
When the baby Himiko is transported to present-day Japan she is found at an archeological dig.
www.anime-myth.com /q.html   (553 words)

  
 KMC Forums - Himiko-den   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Himiko, even though the series is named after her, seems to take on a minor roll in the overall action of the series, although she *is* heavily involved in the climax and is Kutani's primary reason for getting involved with the struggle against Kunekoku.
She is nothing more than your typical high school girl with no memory of her real parents and a strange pendant that she was wearing when she was first found.
Himiko also happens to be involved in one of the best sight jokes this side of Lodoss Island, in episode 2, when she first appears in the 3rd century.
www.killermovies.com /forums/f74/t376491.html   (1668 words)

  
 Anime News Network - Legend of Himiko (TV)
Legend of Himiko - Sacred Fire (Dub.VHS 1) 2002-07-09
Legend of Himiko - The Pendant (Dub.VHS 2) 2002-09-10
Legend of Himiko - Sword of Seven Blades (Dub.VHS 3) 2002-11-12
www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=474   (199 words)

  
 Vampire Princess Miyu - Anime Products - AnimEigo (Japanese Animation)
Although the exorcism is a failure, a hint that a vampire may be involved sets Himiko upon a new trail.
When Himiko witnesses Miyu bestowing the kiss of blood, she is sure she has the answer...
Later, while investigating the origin of the monster's armor, Himiko learns of the tragic fate of a husband and wife.
www.animeigo.com /Products/VPM.html   (389 words)

  
 Vampire Princess Miyu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Himiko going to Kyoto to try and help a child who has been in an endless sleep.
The vampire Miyu and her very strange companion introduce Himiko to more of the world of the strange and bizarre than she seems able to deal with.
The Vampire Princess Miyu is out to stop her, Himiko is out to stop her, and on top of this we have what amounts to a demonic love story.
www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/janime/vtv1.html   (427 words)

  
 Nara tomb discovery may stir debate over site of Queen Himiko's realm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The chronicle, which describes Queen Himiko's legendary state of Yamatai that dominated Japan in the late second and early third centuries, says Wei Kingdom in China sent the mirrors as gifts to Himiko after she sent a friendly mission to China in 239.
The discovery of the mirror in the Hokenoyama tomb suggests the possibility that Himiko's Yamatai Kingdom was located in the prefecture.
Kunihiko Kawakami, a senior researcher at the institute, said he believes the occupant of the coffin was a powerful local leader belonging to the generation of the father or grandfather of Himiko.
www.trussel.com /prehist/news186.htm   (483 words)

  
 Maison de Himiko Special Edition (Limited Edition)(Japan Version - English Subtitles) DVD - YesAsia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Haruhiko claims to be the boyfriend of her estranged father, Himiko, who now runs a seaside rest home for elderly gays.
When Saori arrives at "Maison de Himiko" she is hostile towards all of the residents, especially her father, who is now bedridden and dying of cancer.
Starring an assuredly competent Ko Shibasaki as Saori, Joe Odagiri as the eternally patient Haruhiko and Min Tanaka as Himiko, Maison de Himiko is a touching, bittersweet tale of acceptance, forgiveness and reconciliation.
global.yesasia.com /en/PrdDept.aspx/section-videos/code-j/version-all/pid-1004095146   (525 words)

  
 Animelab.com: Anime Series Selection: Legend of Himiko
The undead march against the cities of light, to capture the sacred fire that is the source of their power.
Called into this world by the magical flame, a young girl named Himiko is thrust into the maelstrom of danger, betrayal, and war.
Legend of Himiko Volume 3: Sword of Seven Blades DUB
www.animelab.com /anime.manga/series/Legend_of_Himiko   (252 words)

  
 Jellyfish Anime Reviews - Himiko-den Review
The Bokka, in an attempt to escape from Shikara, hid itself inside the body of a baby named Himiko and fled to another dimension.
Seventeen years later, on Earth, Himiko's past is finally catching up to her.
Himiko-den (or Legend of Himiko as it's known in the United States) contains what one might call a "paradox," or a line of reasoning that, in the end, completely contradicts everything before it.
www.boneyjellyfish.com /review/Himikoden.htm   (1337 words)

  
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In "A Banquet of Marionettes," Himiko is hired to investigate several mysterious disappearances at a school.
For Miyu comes to Himiko, and offers her a bargain -- the truth about herself, in return for Himiko's assistance in her battle against the demonic Shinma.
Later, Himiko learns of the tragic fate of a husband and wife.
www.animeigo.com /PR/MAR2001.TXT   (602 words)

  
 Review: Moonprincess Himiko Tarot Deck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Moonprincess Himiko is the first of several decks I procured from her.
I would guess that there is a story line associated with this deck.
Perhaps Moonprincess Himiko is a comic book or cartoon character.
www.tarotpassages.com /himiko.htm   (466 words)

  
 Mezon do Himiko (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
" Saori never liked her gay father...But when a young man comes to tell her that Himiko is dying and that the nursing home is in danger of closing, she begins to see another dimension to his life and to his work." I have seen this movie at the Montreal Film Festival in august 2005.
Though it could have been a very sad story, the director always gives a touch of hope.
Mezon do Himiko is a film everyone should see.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0451123   (286 words)

  
 Funfurde: himiko. waterbus.
The Himiko Waterbus is 114 tons of pure style that makes me wish I lived in Tokyo.
This Nemo-esque beauty was "produced by" Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto and currently plies the waters off the capital of Japan.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
funfurde.blogspot.com /2005/04/himiko-waterbus.html   (133 words)

  
 Anime Test Drive: Legend of Himiko - DVD - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy Online - Shop Smart at Shopzilla!
ANIME TEST DRIVE is a series of releases that presents a few episodes from an anime with a $10 coupon that is redeemable if the viewer wishes to purchase the rest of the series.
As Himiko slowly adjusts to her frightening new world, she begins to learn that she is the heir to the sacred fire, a power that could save the cities of light from the undead.
Now, she must learn to use this power to fight the forces of evil and keep the power of the fire from the clutches of evil.
www.shopzilla.com /9L_-_cat_id--5101__prod_id--10620318   (487 words)

  
 Anime News Network - CPM Licenses Himiko Den   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Central Park Media has announced that they have licensed the fantasy RPG based Himiko Den.
Himiko Den is a 12 episode fantasy action series that is considered one of the rare instances where an anime series based on a video game works.
The series is about a girl who with a mysterious past, who turns about to be the child of the guardens of a sacred flame.
www.animenewsnetwork.com /article.php?discuss=1006   (169 words)

  
 Absolute Anime / Vampire Princess Miyu / Himiko Se
Character Description: Himiko Se Himiko Se is a spiritualist who ran into Miyu while on a job.
Something which may stem from a terrifying experience Himiko had as a child.
Himiko only appears in the Vampire Princess Miyu OAVs.
www.absoluteanime.com /vampire_princess_miyu/himiko.htm   (126 words)

  
 DVD REVIEW - Vault Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When spiritualist Himiko continues her pursuit of Miyu, Princess of the Vampires, she does not have to look far.
For Miyu comes to Himiko, and offers her a bargain--the truth about herself, in return for Himiko's assistance in her battle against the demonic Shinma.
Episodes included are "Fragile Armor" and "Frozen Time." "Fragile Armor" - Himiko agrees to help Miyu defeat a ghastly armored monster.
www.dvdreview.com /movies/VaultTitle.asp?movie_id=12638   (122 words)

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