The Twelve Kingdoms
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The Twelve Kingdoms is a series of fantasy novels written by Japanese author Fuyumi Ono and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. The first entry in the series called The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow was p
Cover of the first book (first volume) of the Kodansha edition, featuring Youko Nakajima
Studio Pierrot
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Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd., known as Pierrot Co., Ltd. between 2002 and 2025, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuo Kaminashi and Masami Annou
The Twelve Kingdoms
…publish a new translation of the series in English, with the first volume being released in July 2025. It was adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot in 2002, which aired on Japan's NHK from April 2002 to August 2003. The series was licensed and distributed by Media Blasters in the United States at…
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