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TV-PG
2007
1 Season
8.2 (2,660)

Guardian of the Sacred Spirit is about the story of a woman named Balsa, who is a wandering vagabond and a warrior whose duty is to save as many lives as she can. Balsa mostly does this in hopes to atone for her past sins. One day, she is ordered to rescue Prince Chagum from the New Yogo Empire and must become his bodyguard, mostly due to his father wanting to assassinate him. During their journey, Prince Chagum learns about Balsa's past, as well as Balsa learning about Prince Chagum's health condition. Later on, they become close friends with each other.

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Seasons

26. Going on a Journey

September 29, 2007

Chagum returns to the palace and is now the crowned prince and the child of heaven. While Chagum is reunited with his mother, Balsa contemplates the future. After Balsa, Tanda, and Torogai were awarded by the Emperor for protecting Chagum.

25. Celebration

September 22, 2007

Tanda gives Balsa, along with the hunters, some sig saluas to pursue the Egg Eater and save Chagum. As Chagum finally makes it to Sanaan, Balsa and the hunters locate him.

24. Last Hope

September 15, 2007

Balsa and Tanda, along with the hunters, are unable to catch up to Chagum, since the egg of the water spirit is controlling the way he moves.

23. Shigu sarua o otte

September 8, 2007

Later, spring has arrived and Chagum has grown both physically and mentally, being given new clothes and his own sword. Chagum, Balsa, Tanda, and Torogai embark on a journey to Aoike Pond, later reuniting with Shuga and the hunters.

22. Season of Awakening

September 1, 2007

Balsa witnesses as Jiguro takes out each hunter one by one. From that day on, Balsa swore an oath to save the same number of lives that Jiguro had taken away for her protection.

21. Jiguro Musa

August 25, 2007

Balsa tells Chagum the story of how she met Jiguro Musa twenty-four years ago. Karna Yansa, her father, was ordered to poison the king of Kanbal by Logsam, the king's younger brother, in which failing to comply would have Balsa killed.

20. Trap

August 18, 2007

Torogai explains to Shuga that the prince will be inevitably killed by the Egg Eater once the egg of the water spirit hatches. He agrees to return to the court and decipher the remainder of the ancient stone scrolls.

19. Chagum's Escape

August 11, 2007

Chagum runs away with Nimka early in the morning in an attempt to return to the palace and to avoid being killed by the Egg Eater. Determined to keep Chagum safe, Balsa goes after him in the mountains.

18. The Ancient Village

August 4, 2007

Shuga, locating him in the city, wants to escort Chagum back to the palace, but Shuga is soon stopped by Balsa. He informs of Sagum's recent death, raising a grave concern for Chagum. After Balsa takes Chagum away from Shuga, they head back to meet up wit

17. Water Mill in Flames

July 28, 2007

16. Just Pursuing Doggedly

July 21, 2007

Hibitonan sends Mon and Zen to prevent Shuga from going down into the canyon, since that is where Chagum and Balsa were said to be killed. Shuga then learns that Sagum has finally died from overwork and grief.

15. Premature Death

July 14, 2007

While Chagum goes out to look for some yamabime, split-opened purple fruit, in the mountains, Torogai tells Balsa and Tanda that Chagum is destined to die and that the egg of the water spirit will hatch during the Spring Equinox.

14. Knot

July 7, 2007

Torogai makes contact with the water creatures of the spirit realm and finds out that Chagum must die in order to protect the egg of the water spirit. Balsa, after realizing that she has not broken her vow, find Torogai in a pool of charcoal oil in a rice

13. Not a Human, Not a Tiger

June 30, 2007

Balsa gets challenged to a duel via letter by a former rival named Karbo, but she declines when she meets with him. Karbo hires a stone shooter named Gyopsal to target a traveling couple, named Tandor and Sena, in order to draw out her anger.

12. Summer Solstice Festival

June 23, 2007

The Summer Solstice Festival is drawing near, and the Rucha Festival Tournament will be held the next evening. A boy named Yarsam challenges one of the village boys to a sparring match, which he proves to be quite skilled at.

11. Flower Wine for Tanda

June 16, 2007

Unhappy with her arranged marriage, Saya's soul leaves her body, something Toya anticipated would happen. Tanda performs a soul summoning on his own to guide her back, with Balsa keeping watch.

10. The Earth and the Hero

June 9, 2007

Balsa tells Toya to teach Chagum how to act more like a city dweller. Toya shows him how to negotiate with a concession stand seller by lowering the price of the food.

9. Thirsty Shuga

June 2, 2007

After having noticed the drought sign has not diminished, Shuga soon finds out that Gakai, another master star diviner, is taking the stone scrolls from the sacred chambers to give to Sagum, the first prince of the empire.

8. Swordsmith

May 26, 2007

Balsa and Chagum visit a great swordsmith to get a new blade for Balsa's spear. The swordsmith agrees to forge her a new blade once he is convinced that she did not kill the prince.

7. Chagum's Decision

May 19, 2007

In the city, Balsa proves to Chagum and Tanda that the whole town has been telling stories about her, some of which are false. While the three stop by at a shop for some medicinal herbs, Tanda comments on how Balsa treats Chagum as her child.

6. It Dies in the Blue Fog

May 12, 2007

Balsa and Chagum, now with his hair cut off, set off and head toward the mountains. Unable to pinpoint the location of the bodyguard and the prince, all of the Emperor's hunters split into separate areas.

5. Secret Step, the Blue Hand

May 5, 2007

Torogai reveals that Chagum is carrying the egg of the water spirit, chosen to be its guardian. Balsa knows that the Emperor will never openly search for the prince, so she comes up with a plan to throw the Emperor off her trail.

4. Torogai's Writings

April 28, 2007

The Emperor is told that the secret hunters failed to capture the prince and finish Balsa off. After Torogai, an elderly magic weaver, defeats Hyoku and Rai, two warriors also sent by the Emperor, she sends a letter to the star diviners.

3. A Fight to the Death

April 21, 2007

Balsa discovers that she and Chagum are being followed by the secret hunters, having no choice but to fight against these pursuers while Chagum runs away.

2. The Hunter and the Hunted

April 14, 2007

Balsa makes preparations to leave the capital with Chagum. She must leave the city without being noticed, a task made difficult by the prince being overcome with the grief of leaving his family.

1. Barusa, the Female Bodyguard

April 7, 2007

Balsa, a female spear wielder from Kanbal, has returned to the Shin Yogo Empire after two years to have her spear repaired.

Description

During their journey, Prince Chagum learns about Balsa's past, as well as Balsa learning about Prince Chagum's health condition. Later on, they become close friends with each other.