Onmyou Taisenki (2004)
Onmyou Taisenki
2004 / TV-PGAll his life, Riku Tachibana has been raised by his grandfather. For some reason, the old man has always been fond of strange hand gestures, and they've rubbed off on Riku, who performs them almost subconsciously, to his classmates' great amusement. One day, however, it suddenly becomes clear to Riku what his grandfather has been surreptitiously teaching him. And the teachings could mean the difference between life and death for Riku.
Seasons & Episode
Riku Tachibana seems to be an ordinary middle school student with the worries of what club to join. His unique feature is that he makes odd hand gestures, and he does not know what they really are. His childhood friend Momo-chan goes through the first of many denials of liking Riku as more than just a friend. Riku decides to ask his grandfather what the gestures mean, and soon after, he finds himself making a contract with the Shikigami, Byakko no Kogenta.
Following a lead from his grandpa's notes, Riku goes to Ooiwasai to search for some more In. Soon after, he is attacked by Misasa, a Chi-ryuu Toujinshi, and her Shikigami, Kanro no Komaki.
Following a lead from their new friend, Masaomi, Riku and Kogenta go to the mountain region of Myoureizan in search of the In for "Saikaidou Kotetsu." Along the way, Riku meets a Toujinshi of the Ten-ryuu, Teru. Because he doesn't want to get Riku involved, Teru goes off by himself. Soon after, Riku and Kogenta fight against two Chi-ryuu Toujinshi, Hazan (Shikigami - Enoki no Otochika) and Dougen (Shikigami - Tsubaki no Gorouza). Teru joins in the battle with his Shikigami, Akagane no Isoroku. Also, Riku finds out the identity of Kogenta's "partner.
Souma gets frustrated by Mikazuchi, his brother Yuuma, and the Ten-ryuu. So, he decides to run away, but he doesn't have any money. With no place else to go, he heads back to Riku's destroyed shrine. There, he and his Shikigami, Ikazuchi no Fusanoshin, fight Kirihito, a Chi-ryuu Toujinshi, and his Shikigami, Uzumibi no Mingobee, who have been requested by Mikazuchi to eliminate Souma.
Riku's grandpa finally wakes up, and he tells Riku to go to the Ten-ryuu Taihaku Shrine in Kyoto. He eventually finds the Taihaku shrine and meets a young girl who seems to be the only person working at the shrine. She begins Riku's "training," but then a Chi-ryuu Toujinshi named Chihaya busts in and summons his Shikigami, Kaede no Kurenai. When they are about to finish off Riku and Kogenta, the girl reveals herself as Nazuna, a Toujinshi of the Ten-ryuu, and summons her Shikigami, Hiiragi no Horin.
While Masaomi and Kibachiyo fight Yakumo and (one of) his Shikigami, Seiryuu no Buryune, Riku and Kogenta battle Yuuma and Rangetsu. When all else fails, Riku decides to use the In that Kogenta taught him before: Hundred Ghost Obliteration Attack. But something strange happens to Kogenta after Riku uses it...
Kogenta is severely injured after the battle with Yuuma and Rangetsu. Nazuna uses a technique in which Horin heals Kogenta. Riku leaves the Taihaku Shrine with Momo and Rina to give Kogenta the time he needs to recover.
Mozu teams up with easy-going Kikusaki (Shikigami - Houjou no Ruri) to search for more Toujin stones, and a deranged Izou goes with them, hoping to destroy Riku and Kogenta. Teru meets up with Riku and Souma. They head into a desert field of Fukumaden, where they do battle with Mozu, Kikusaki, and Izou.
Momo, Rina, and Ryuuji come with Riku and Nazuna to a water field in the Fukumaden. Riku, Kogenta, Nazuna, and Horin then must fight underwater against the Chi-ryuu's Mutsuki (Shikigami - Gyoujaku no Ebihiko) and Daikan (Shikigami - Shuusui no Ryuukon).
Masaomi's bike gets a flat tire. A passerby on a motorcycle helps repair his wheel. As a way of showing his thanks, Masaomi gives the man a special coupon. It is revealed later that his name is Hayate Takamiya, a Toujinshi of the Chi-ryuu.
Riku recieves a letter from Teru. It says that he needs his help at the Kitaguni Hot Spring Village Shinzansou. It turns out that Teru ate a lot of food that wasn't his at an inn in Shinzansou. So, to pay off his debt, he's working for the inn. But the real reason why Teru requests Riku's aid is that he needs his help in getting rid of the demons that have been attacking the people of the inn.
All his life, Riku Tachibana has been raised by his grandfather. For some reason, the old man has always been fond of strange hand gestures, and they've rubbed off on Riku, who performs them almost subconsciously, to his classmates' great amusement. One day, however, it suddenly becomes clear to Riku what his grandfather has been surreptitiously teaching him. And the teachings could mean the difference between life and death for Riku.