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Anime like Arata: The Legend

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Legend of Basara

1998, TV, 13 eps, 69%, KSS

War, Fugitive, Desert

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her…

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Manga for fans of Arata

Shunkan Lyle2015, Manga, 30 ch, 64% Kachou Fuugetsu2011, Manga, ongoing, 75% 07-Ghost2005, Manga, 100 ch, 74% Haeiljuuibo2026, Manga, ongoing, 77% Ore no Tantou wa Kaibutsu2026, Manga, ongoing, 67% Nina the Starry Bride2019, Manga, ongoing, 79% From Far Away1991, Manga, 61 ch, 81% Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy2015, Manga, ongoing, 77%

About Arata: The Legend

2013, TV, 12 eps, 60%, Satelight

Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head!

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