The story of Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shulato is based on Hindu and Buddhist mythology, although they've interpreted them pretty loosely. Fans of RG Veda will recognize many of the names, although the Shulato characters bear little resemblance to the RG Veda characters of the same name.
The main character is a 16-year-old boy named Hidaka Shulato, who is transported to Tenkuukai, the world of the gods, by the Harmony Goddess Vishnu. He and his childhood friend, Kuroki Gai, are reincarnations of Deva gods. Indrah, the Deva gods' general, turns Vishnu to stone and frames Shulato and his friends for the deed, turning the rest of the Deva gods, including Gai, against them. The series details their journey as they try to revive Vishnu and save the land from the invading Asura gods, as well as clear their own names. Along the way, they are forced to fight their former comrades, and Shulato is forced to fight Gai.
On the surface, this seems like nothing more than another fight-of-the-week show. While there certainly is quite a bit of fighting, underneath it is a wonderful story of friendship, camaraderie and betrayal. Add in beautiful, unusual artwork and gorgeous music and you have something definately worth watching.
Staff: | |
| Producer: | Kuri Ippei (TV series) Ominaga Masakatsu, Okita Motoki (OAV Series) |
| Original Story: | Mihara Gou |
| Planning: | Inagaki Mitsushige, Narijima Hiroki |
| Series Construction: | Koyama Takao, Sekishima
Matano (TV series) Sekishima Matano, Akahori Satoru (OAV series) |
| Character Designer: | Okuda Matsuri |
| Shakti design: | Ammonite Ogawa Kou Ohkura Hirotoshi Ono Ryuuji |
| Music: | Watanabe Hakuyo |
| Chief Directer: | Nishikubo Zuiho |
| Screenplay: |
Koyama Takao (ep. 1, 2, 8, 18, 25, 33) Sekishima Matano (ep. 3, 7, 11, 14, 24, 28, 32, 34, 35, 38; OAV 1, 6) Toudou Akihate (ep. 4, 12, 13, 20, 2d, 30) Watanabe Seiko (ep. 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 31, 37; OAV 3, 5) Inoue Haruki (ep. 6) Kishima Nobuaki (ep. 17, 19, 23, 29, 32, 33, 36) Akahori Satoru (OAV 2, 4) |
| Directors: |
Kato Homeo (ep. 1, 8) Matsumoto Yoshihisa (ep. 2, 6, 15, 21, 28, 33; OAV series) Tonokazu Hideki (ep. 3) Aika Naoki (ep. 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27) Mori Kazuhiro (ep. 5, 31, 34) Takahashi Nobuji (ep. 9) Andou Nobuyoshi (ep. 11, 30) Nakamura Yoshinori (ep. 12) Okada Satoshi (ep. 13, 19, 26) Murayama Sei (ep. 16, 24, 32) Masunari Kouji (ep. 23, 29, 38) Yamaguchi Naoki (ep. 35) Tsuyuda Seizo (ep. 36) Suzuki Mitsuru (ep. 37) |
Cast: | |
| Aomori Shin: | Kali (ep. 5) |
| Doi Mika: | Trylo |
| Fujimoto Yuzuru: | Hidaka Yutaro |
| Furuta Nobuyuki: | Announcer (ep.
1) Dahra (ep. 6) Soldier A (ep. 27) Traveller (ep. 36) |
| Hamura Kyoko | Young Shulato (ep.
1) Young Dan (ep. 9) |
| Hayami Sho: | Scrimil |
| Hayashibara Megumi: | Renge Mii Hidaka Yumiko Child A (ep. 38) |
| Hida Nobuo: | Dan |
| Honda Chieko: | Lebi (ep. 12) |
| Horiuchi Kenyu: | Hyuga |
| Ikura Kazue: | Child A (ep. 25) |
| Inoue Kazuhiko: | Reiga |
| Iwanaga Tetsuya: | Salaryman (OAV 4) |
| Kawamura Maria: | Kuroki Mina |
| Koorogi Satomi: | Minchi Aguri (ep. 36) Child A(ep. 38) Child (OAV 3) |
| Kosugi Jurota: | Mayuri Bikara Soldier trainee A (ep. 9) Soldier A (ep. 14) |
| Koyasu Takehito: | Kuroki Gai |
| Matsumoto Yasunori: | Marichi Akaranarta |
| Matsuoka Fumio | Village elder (ep. 14) |
| Minami Kyoko: | Priestess (OAV 5) |
| Mizutani Yuko: | Lakshu Child (OAV 3) |
| Morikawa Toshiyuki: | Student (OAV 2) |
| Nagashima Yuichi | Soldier 2 (ep.
22) Villager A (ep. 25) Soldier 2 (ep. 26) |
| Naka Hakushi | Soldier A (ep. 21) |
| Nakata Kazuhiro: | Kuuya |
| Nishimura Tomohiro: | Ranban (ep. 4) |
| Ohtatsu Shinya: | Kundalini |
| Ono Kenichi: | Antera |
| Orikasa Ai: | Matsuri Child C (ep. 38) |
| Sakada Takashi: | Takshaka (ep. 4) |
| Sasaki Nozomu: | Kubilah |
| Sasaki Yuko: | Sallas Santera |
| Seki Toshihiko: | Hidaka Shulato |
| Shimamoto Sumi: | Vishnu |
| Shimaka Yutaka: | Haira |
| Shinohara Akemi | Boy A (ep.
9) Kuuya's brother (ep. 12) |
| Shiratori Yuri: | Child (OAV 3) |
| Sugawara Junichi | Soldier 1 (ep. 22) |
| Suzuoki Hirotaka: | Indrah |
| Takagi Wataru: | Soldier B (ep. 21) Soldier A (ep. 35) Traveller (ep. 36) Salaryman (OAV 4) |
| Takizawa Kumiko: | Hidaka Kiriko (ep. 17) |
| Tamagawa Sakiko: | Sati |
| Umezu Hideyuki: | Nirihari (ep.
8) Soldier 1 (ep. 26) |
| Wakamoto Norio: | Shiva Brahma |
| Watanabe Keiko: | Priestess (OAV 5) |
| Yamadera Koichi: | Ryouma Narration |
| Yamazaki Takumi: | Muhra (ep. 6) |
| Yashima Akiko: | Child (OAV 3) |
